Sahg - III (2010)

It's Blizzard Of Oz all over again....except this time it's 2011 and nobody gives a fuck. Acid doom-rock at its catchiest, undiluted best.

Listen Here - "Downward Spiral"

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Z0mb1 - 5urface To Air (2006)

As far as electronic albums go, I can't think of too many that top this one in terms of personal treasures. Amalgamating the synth-driven mystique of Tangerine Dream, the in-your-face bass+drum punch of 80's Rush and foreboding atmospherics of guys like John Carpenter and Italian proggers Goblin, this is one instrumental act you do not want to miss. And although they now have four major albums to their name (including a release this year), this is by far their best and most realized set of opuses.

Listen Here - "Surface To Air"


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LTJ Bukem - Points In Time X [Best Of] (2011)

Good Looking Records is an atmospheric drum & bass label under 90's D&B pioneer and accomplished DJ, master LTJ Bukem that produced some of the best drum & bass compilations on the planet from 1999-2000. Tonight, dear fellows, I have compiled a special one-of-a-kind personal 8-track mix from these various compilations at the highest possible lossy bit quality and put them together here in Points In Time X. Hell, I even created my own version of the various compilations' trademark cover art -- looks awesome eh?

If you dig fast, fat jazzy beats, deep synths and heavenly soundscapes, then this is will be your crack from now until the end of eternity.

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J0hn M4rtyn - Heav3n & 3arth (2011)

Although the grave has held him long and lonely since his unfortunate passing a few years back, everyone favorite bark-voiced English bard has finally gotten his final studio recording out into the presses for us, the fortunate living, to inhale and appreciate from pulse to pulse. Slick funk broods along the boogie blues of a swampy bayou, and its a ride that will be remembered long after the works of lesser singer-songwriters are left in the dust of yesterday's zeitgeist.

Love J.M. or hate him, these are some final bits of timelessness to add to his already rich and everlasting sonic hoard of riches. Let his soul wash over yours so that you may come out a better beast tommorrow.

Listen Here - "Heel Of The Hunt"


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The 13utterfly 3ffect - 1mago (2007)

Along with Karnivool's Sound Awake and Cog's Sharing Space, this here is one of the defining masterpieces of Brisbane, Australia's nu-prog. scene, and it's pretty fuckin' catchy stuff regardless of whether you decide to let it sink in or not. Then again, I guess if you don't like music that can simultaneously appeal to the mind and body alike then you wouldn't be here to begin with. Go figure!

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|)ream Th3ater - 1mages And W0rds (1992)

Early 90's progressive metal classic everyone should own, and another one of those life-changing records that got me interested in music as a young schmuck. And yes, I know how "meh" this band's reputation is, but even the wank kings themselves had a few good shots in the barrel before they lost their musical minds. This was the second of three such gems in this group's discography (the others being When Dream And Day Unite and Awake), and its a helluva trip for anyone who digs metal with a big of emotional flavor and a sense of atmosphere. Highlights include 'Surrounded', the single best power ballad in the history of fancy metal, MTV metal one hit wonder 'Pull Me Under' and axe-shred staple 'Under A Glass Moon'.

Listen Here - "Surrounded"


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Pat Metheny Group - We Live Here (1995)

With the exception of most of The Rippingtons' early output, I am of the humble opinion that this gem from 1995 is the best smooth jazz record ever made. The album is a grand culmination of cool beats, a vessel of minimalistic piano-guitar laden voyages where the warm tides of the occasional synth-wash will carry you to new, undying places in your mind.

Every corner of the jazz genre multiverse has a Love Supreme, a Kind Of Blue, the sort of penultimate statement that can stand permanent in time even as other albums, other trends, other ideas, etc. fade to nothingness or are warped beyond recognition.

This, my friends, is that kind of statement made in a lite-jazz context, and you need it in your collection pronto!

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