Artist |
Album Name |
Notes |
| Amadou & Mariam |
Dimanche a Bamako |
NPR, Malian |
| Anderson, Laurie |
The Ugly One With The Jewels And Other Stories |
| Animal Collective |
Feels |
NPR, weird but cool |
| Atlas, Natacha |
Diaspora |
| Dub Yalil |
| Badu, Erykah |
Baduizm |
Soul/R&B |
| Bernstein, Steven |
Diaspora Soul |
Klezmer-fusion. |
| Bjork |
Homogenic |
| The Blind Boys of Alabama |
Deep River |
| Bonfa, Luiz |
(any) |
early Bossa-nova guitar, Julian rec. |
| Bowie, David |
Scary Monsters |
| Bright Eyes |
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning |
NPR, Country-folk-rock-ballads, Amazon '05 pick |
| Broken Social Scene |
? |
NPR, Leslie Fiest is the singer |
| Buckley, Tim |
Starsailor |
OOP, Rock |
| Burning Spear |
Marcus Garvey |
Reggae |
| Butthole Surfers |
Psychic Powerless |
9/10 |
| Calexico |
The Book And The Canal |
NPR, Cooder-like, instrumental |
| Camel |
Snow Goose |
| Camper Van Beethoven |
Camper Van Beethoven |
| II & III |
| Cash, Johnny |
American Recordings |
| Cat Stevens |
Mona Bone Jakon |
| Cave, Nick |
From Her To Eternity |
| the Celibate Rifles |
Platters Du Jour |
| Mid-Stream of Consciousness |
| Cliff, Jimmy |
Anthology (2CD) |
Reggae |
| Cohen, Leonard |
Ten New Songs |
| Coil |
Musick to Play in the Dark Volume 1 |
With Red Queen, Red Birds..., Broccoli, etc. |
| Collins, Edwyn |
Doctor Syntax |
alt-pop, Julian rec |
| Coltrane, John |
A Love Supreme |
| Cooder, Ry |
A Meeting By The River |
| Boomer's Story |
| Slide Area |
| Cop Shoot Cop |
Consumer Revolt |
| The Cramps |
Date With Elvis |
7 |
| Crime and the City Solution |
Just South of Heaven |
| Shine |
| Davis, Miles |
Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants |
| Deadbolt |
Zulu Death Mask |
| Voodoo Trucker |
| Tiki Man |
Get this first? |
| DRI |
Dealing With It or Dirty Rotten LP/Violent
Pacification |
| Donovan |
Sunshine Superman |
| Fairy Tale |
| Eagles |
One of These Nights |
| Einsturzende Neubauten |
Ende Neu Remixed |
| Eurythmics |
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) |
| Be Yourself Tonight |
| Fahey, John |
Fare Forward Voyagers |
9/10, folky |
| Feist, Leslie |
Let It Die |
NPR, minimalist a-la Laurie Anderson |
| Fink, Orinda |
Invisible Ones |
NPR, atmospheric moody tribal vocal |
| Foetus |
Hole |
8/10 |
| Franklin, Aretha |
Queen of Soul: the Atlantic Recordings (4CD) |
| Fugazi |
Repeater |
9/10 |
| Fugazi |
8/10 |
| Red Medicine |
8/10 |
| Galas, Diamanda |
Litanies of Satan |
| Gang of Four |
Entertainment! |
Post-punk, clash-like, UK, Julian rec |
| Germano, Lisa |
On The Way Down From Moon Palace |
8/10 |
| Excerpts From A Love Circus |
8/10 |
| Giant Drag |
Hearts and Unicorns |
NPR, LA-grungy cool torch songs, not serious |
| The Go Team |
Thunder, Lightning, Strike |
NPR, eclectic upbeat urban UK |
| GBH |
Leather Bristles Studs & Acne |
| Haza, Ofra |
Ofra Haza 1997 |
| My Soul |
| Heap, Imogen |
Speak For Yourself |
NPR, cool vocoder tune |
| Hendrix, Jimi |
Are You Experienced? |
| Electric Ladyland |
| Hersh, Kristin |
Hips and Makers |
Former Throwing Muses singer |
| House, Son |
1928-30 |
definitely find this (Lomax recordings?) |
| Complete Library of Congress Sessions |
| Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions |
| Hughes, Bobby |
Retro-funk |
| Information Society |
Greatest Hits: Strange Haircuts/Cardboard Guitars/Computer
Samples |
| James, Skip |
The Complete Early Recordings of Skip James |
| Jones, Rickie Lee |
Pirates |
7.5/10 |
| Keita, Salif |
Moffou |
| the Kinks |
The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society |
| Kirk, Rahsaan Roland |
Does Your House Have Lions: The Rahsaan Roland Kirk Anthology
(2CD) |
| Blacknuss |
| Klezmatics |
Well |
| King Crimson |
Three of a Perfect Pair: 30th Anniversary |
| Knopfler, Mark |
The Ragpicker's Dream |
| Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra |
Fuss and Fight |
| Konono No. 1 |
Congotronics |
NPR, from Chansasa, recycles junk |
| Krakauer, David (Trio) |
Klezmer Madness! |
| Lamb |
Fear of Fours |
| Lateef, Yusef |
Jazz Moods |
| Blue Yusef Lateef |
| Into Something |
| LaVette, Bettye |
I've Got My Own Hell To Raise |
NPR, funky bluesy drum&bass, cover tunes |
| Leverett, Margot |
Art of Klezmer Clarinet |
| Levin, Tony |
Double Espresso |
| Waters of Eden |
| London, Frank |
Invocations |
| Lords of Acid |
Lust |
| Love and Rockets |
Hot Trip To Heaven |
| Love is Colder Than Death |
Teignmouth |
| Mahavishnu Orchestra |
Birds Of Fire |
| Massive Attack |
No Protection: Massive Attack Vs. Mad Professor |
| McLaughlin, John |
My Goals Beyond |
| Friday Night In San Francisco (w/Lucia & DiMeola) |
| Passion, Grace and Fire (w/Lucia & DiMeola) |
| Metallica |
Master of Puppets |
| Mingus, Charles |
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady |
| the Minutemen |
Double Nickels On The Dime |
9/10 |
| the Misfits |
Walk Among Us |
| Monade |
Socialisme ou Barbarie: The Bedroom Recordings |
related to Stereolab, Julian recommendation |
| Morphine |
Yes |
| The Night |
| Moses, Pablo |
In the Future & Dub |
| My Bloody Valentine |
Isn't Anything |
| My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult |
Kooler Than Jesus |
| Napalm Death |
From Enslavement To Obliteration |
| Nico |
The End |
| Nimoy, Leonard and Shatner, William |
Spaced Out: the Best of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner |
| Pelican |
The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw |
NPR, instrumental metal, builds up to wall of sound,
cool |
| Perceptionists |
Black Dialogue |
NPR, Houston-based hip-hop |
| Portishead |
Glory Times |
| Public Image Ltd. |
Second Edition |
| Flowers of Romance |
| Reed, Lou |
Berlin |
| Street Hassle |
| Metal Machine Music |
| Ecstasy |
| Residents |
Not Available |
9/10 |
| Schulze, Klaus |
Irrlicht |
9/10 |
| Cyborg |
8.5/10 |
| Seal |
Seal (1994) |
the one with Kiss From A Rose |
| Shakti |
Natural Elements |
| Sia |
Colour the Small One |
NPR, breathy female vocals |
| Soft Machine |
3 (AKA "Third") |
9/10, late 60s jazzy prog-rock |
| Jon Spencer Blues Explosion |
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion |
7.5/10 |
| Extra Width |
7/10 |
| St. Etienne |
Interlude |
| Smash the System: Singles and More |
| So Tough |
| Tiger Bay |
| Continental |
| Sonic Youth |
Sister |
7.5/10, amazon essential |
| Spoon |
Give Me Fiction |
NPR, alt pop |
| Stereolab |
Space Age Batchelor Pad Music |
| Switched On |
| Tear Garden |
For Those Who Would Walk With The Gods |
| Tosh, Peter |
Equal Rights |
| Toure, Ali Farka and Toumani Diabate |
In The Heart Of The Moon |
NPR, African harp from Mali + guitar = delta blues? |
| Trance Control |
Beyond 2001 |
| Trio Mediaeval |
Stella Maris |
NPR, 12th-century vocal music |
| U2 |
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb |
| Various Artists |
| Cosmos (soundtrack) |
| ESL Soundtrack, Vol. 1 |
| The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 (4CD) |
| Veloso, Caetano |
Tropicalia (30 years) (5CD) |
Find this! |
| Qualquer Coisa |
| Fina Estampa |
(not the live one) |
| Omaggio A Frederico E Guilietta |
| Wilson, Cassandra |
Blue Light Til Dawn |
| Wyatt, Robert |
Rock Bottom |
9/10 |
| Wonder, Stevie |
At the Close of a Century (4CD) |
| XTC |
White Music |
| Drums and Wires |
| Black Sea |
| Zappa, Frank |
Uncle Meat |
Get this first |
| Absolutely Free |
| We're Only In It For The Money |
| Weasels Ripped My Flesh |
| Burnt Weeny Sandwich |
| Zorn, John |
the Grand Guignol |