Ludicra- The Tenant

Best metal album of 2010, thus far. highly recommended

tracklist

1. Stagnant Pond
2. A Larger Silence
3. In Stable
4. The Undercaste
5. Clean White Void
6. Truth Won't Set You Free
7. The Tenant

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Loscil- Endless Falls

Latest from Kranky mainstay Loscil, ambient dubby chill. Last track features a vocal piece by Dan Bejar

1. Endless Falls
2. Estuarine
3. Shallow Water Blackout
4. Dub For Cascadia
5. Fern and Robin
6. Lake Orchard
7. Showers of Ink
8. The Making of Grief Point

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Supersilent- 9

Seems like you can't visit any of the major Norwegian electronic free jazz blog these days without hearing about the latest from Supersilent.

tracklist

1. 9.1
2. 9.2
3. 9.3
4. 9.4

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Supersilent- 9

Spacemen3- Recurring

The last album. By this point the relationship between Pierce and Kember was so frayed that they clouldn't enter the studio together. As a result this is two albums, with each artist taking up a side. The result is a surprisingly solid album that deserves more attention, and of special interest to either fans of Spectrum, E.A.R or Spiritualized

tracklist

1. Big City
2. Why Couldn't I see
3. I Love You
4. Just to See You Smile
5. Set Me Free/I Got the Key
6. When Tomorrow Hits
7. Feel So Sad
8. Hypnotized
9. Sometimes
10. Feelin' Just Fine (Head Full of Shit)
11. Billy Whiz/ Blue pt. 1

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Loop- Gilded Eternity

often considered an early forerunner to shoegaze due to their buried vocals and wall of guitar sound, Loop played some of the most druggy kraut inspired riff heavy space psych ever recorded. Phenomenal!

tracklist

1. Vapour
2. Afterglow
3. The Nail Will Burn
4. Blood
5. Breathe Into Me
6. From Centre To Wave
7. Be Here Now
8. Shot With a Diamond
9. The Nail Will Burn (Burn Out)
10. Arc-Lite (Sonar)

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Pale Saints- Comforts of Madness

Best "shoegaze" album ever. period.

tracklist

1. Way the World Is
2. You Tear the World In Two
3. Sea of Sound
4. True COming Dream
5. Little Hammer
6. Insubstantial
7. A Deep Sleep For Steven
8. Language of Flowers
9. Fell From the Sun
10. Sight of You
11. Time Thief

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Amon Duul II- Yeti

Amon Duul II were on the outer fringes of the already outer fringe scene of late 60's early 70's german experimental rock (aka krautrock). This is some of the most out there druggy free-kraut-improv-psych ever recorded. I'm guessing these people were on some shit that gets you in touch with some other shit, if you know what i'm saying. Makes King Crimson sound like Stars of The Lid.

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sparklehorse- It's a Wonderful Life

RIP Mark Linkous

tracklist

1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. Gold Day
3. Piano Fire
4. Sea of Teeth
5. Apple Bed
6. King of Nails
7. Eyepennies
8. Dog Door
9. More Yellow Birds
10. Little Fat Baby
11. Devil's New
12. Comfort Me
13. Babies on the Sun

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Striborg- Autumnal Melancholy

Aptly dubbed "The Black-Metal Jandek", Striborg has spent much of the last decade self-recording his own albums from his seclusion deep in the Tasmanian forests. The songs alternate between burzumic atmospheric pieces, and worded fair typically consisting of home recorded drums and guitar and his signature high pitched croak. AmateurishIy recorded with a seemingly early Mountain Goats inspired buzz covering everything. Imangine Gollum singing misanthropic dirges from deep under his mountain, disturbing stuff indeed. Extremely fucked-up brilliance.

tracklist

1. The Scrying Mirror
2. The Void and Cloudless Sky
3. As a Hermit Hiding in the Trance of Night
4. In Opressive Silence
5. The Manifestation of Black Residual Energy
6. Autumnal Melancholy
7. Meandering in Sorrow
8. Transfiguration of Terror

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Bruce Springsteen- Nebraska

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White Hills- s/t

tracklist

1. Dead
2. Counting Sevens
3. Three Quarters
4. Let the Right One In
5. We Will Rise
6. Glacial
7. Polvere di Stelle

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High On Fire- Snakes For The Divine

tracklist

1. Snakes for the Divine
2. Frost Hammer
3. Bastard Samurai
4. Ghost Neck
5. The Path
6. Fire, Flood, and Plague
7. How Dark We Pray
8. Holy Flames of The Fire Spitter

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Swell Maps- Jane From Occupied Europe

The least typical post-punk band.

tracklist

1. Robot Factory
2. Let's Buy a Bridge
3. Border Country
4. Cake Shop Girl
5. Helicopter Spies
6. Big Maz in the Desert From the Trolley
7. Big Empty Field
8. Mining Villages
9. Collision With a Frogman .Vs. The Mangrove Delta Plan
10. Secret Island
11. Whatever Happens Next. . .
12. Blenheim Shots
13. A Raincoat's Room
14. The Stairs Are Like an Avalanche (Bonus Track)
15. New York (Bonus Track)

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Faust- IV

Faust, particularly the mighty "IV", took the electronic experimentation of their krautrock peers like Cluster and Kraftwerk and added a certain WTF!! that made them a major influence on some of avant-garde rocks least compromising acts like Swell Maps, Pere Ubu, Dead C and Sonic Youth, bands that would influence many others in turn. A true musical Landmark

tracklist

1. Krautrock
2. The Sad Skinhead
3. Jennifer
4. Just a Second (Starts Like That!)
5. Picnic on a Frozen River, Deuxieme Tableux
6. Giddy Smile
7. Lauft...Heisst Das Es Lauft Oder Es Kommt Bald...Lauft
8. It's a bit of a Pain

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