Dälek - Abandoned Language (2007)

4.5/5
Hip hop, Industrial, Noise, Shoegaze, Ambient
USA (Newark, NJ)
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The most unique hip hop album I've probably ever heard. This duo gets ridiculous points for originality and execution. Instrumental prowess is well expressed here, and the album is very solid on the whole. Highly recommended to all.

1. "Abandoned Language" – 10:13
2. "Bricks Crumble" – 3:36
3. "Paragraphs Relentless" – 5:33
4. "Content to Play Villain" – 5:20
5. "Lynch" – 5:25
6. "Stagnant Waters" – 4:24
7. "Starved for Truth" – 4:35
8. "Isolated Stare" – 6:15
9. "Corrupt (Knuckle Up)" – 4:04
10. "Tarnished" – 6:45
11. "(Subversive Script)" – 6:33

Madworld OST (2009)

4/5
Hip Hop
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A zany mix of catchy, and strangely good, hip hop reminiscent of the kooky soundtracks of the Jet Grind Radio games. Worth looking into, especially if you're familiar with the game.

1. "Get It Up" -Ox - 2:47
2. "Come With It" -Doujah Raze - 2:35
3. "Survival" -S.O.U.L. Purpose - 2:30
4. "Body That" -Ox - 2:36
5. "MadWorld" -Optimus - 2:24
6. "Ain't That Funny" -Sick YG - 2:17
7. "Let's Go" -Ox - 2:39
8. "Death & Honor" -Wordsmith - 2:30
9. "Crazy" -Doujah Raze - 2:34
10. "Deathwatch" -Doujah Raze - 2:32
11. "Crimson Rain" -Ox - 2:44
12. "You Don't Know Me" -Bendy Leggz - 2:21
13. "Move" -Ox - 2:40
14. "It's a Mad World" -Sick YG - 2:29
15. "Bang" -Ox - 2:26
16. "Ride!!" -Ox - 2:48
17. "Breathe" -Ox - 2:33
18. "Look Pimpin!" -Sick YG - 2:38
19. "So Cold" -Ox - 2:32
20. "Soul" -Ox - 3:48

Beastie Boys - To the 5 Boroughs (2004)

5/5
Hip Hop
USA (New York City, New York)
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One of the best Hip Hop albums I've heard in a while, and still consistently good. Those Jews sure can make good music. The best they've done since Paul's Boutique.

1. "Ch-Check It Out" – 3:12
2. "Right Right Now Now" – 2:46
3. "3 the Hard Way" – 2:48
4. "Time to Build" – 3:11
5. "Rhyme the Rhyme Well" – 2:47
6. "Triple Trouble" – 2:43
7. "Hey Fuck You" – 2:21
8. "Oh Word?" – 2:59
9. "That's It That's All" – 2:28
10. "All Lifestyles" – 2:33
11. "Shazam!" – 2:26
12. "An Open Letter to NYC" – 4:18
13. "Crawlspace" – 2:53
14. "The Brouhaha" – 2:13
15. "We Got The" – 2:27

Boris - Amplifier Worship (2003)

4/5
Sludge Metal, Drone Doom
Japan
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Boris can do whatever the fuck they want. Here's proof. Face smashing heaviness that carries the weight of a house, done to perfection.

1. "Huge" – 9:14
2. "Ganbou-Ki" – 15:44
3. "Hama" – 7:30
4. "Kuruimizu" – 14:27
5. "Vomitself" – 16:57

Boards of Canada - Geogaddi (2002)

4/5
Trip Hop, Ambient Electronica
Scotland
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Boards of Canada consistently remains one of my favorite electronica outfits, and this just cements them further into my list of bands I can't do without. Do drugs. Listen to this album. PROFIT!

1. "Ready Lets Go" - 0:59
2. "Music Is Math" - 5:21
3. "Beware the Friendly Stranger" - 0:37
4. "Gyroscope" - 3:34
5. "Dandelion" - 1:15
6. "Sunshine Recorder" - 6:12
7. "In the Annexe" - 1:22
8. "Julie and Candy" - 5:30
9. "The Smallest Weird Number" - 1:17
10. "1969" - 4:20
11. "Energy Warning" - 0:35
12. "The Beach at Redpoint" - 4:18
13. "Opening the Mouth" - 1:11
14. "Alpha and Omega" - 7:02
15. "I Saw Drones" - 0:27
16. "The Devil is in the Details" - 3:53
17. "A is to B as B is to C" - 1:40
18. "Over the Horizon Radar" - 1:08
19. "Dawn Chorus" - 3:55
20. "Diving Station" - 1:26
21. "You Could Feel the Sky" - 5:14
22. "Corsair" - 2:52
23. "Magic Window" - 1:46

The Offspring - Smash (1994)

5/5
Pop Punk
USA (Huntington Beach, California)
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The most fun album ever, as well as a landmark in pop punk.

1. "Time to Relax" - 0:25
2. "Nitro (Youth Energy)" - 2:27
3. "Bad Habit" - 3:43
4. "Gotta Get Away" - 3:52
5. "Genocide" - 3:33
6. "Something to Believe In" - 3:17
7. "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" - 3:17
8. "Self Esteem" - 4:17
9. "It'll Be A Long Time" - 2:43
10. "Killboy Powerhead" - 2:02
11. "What Happened to You?" - 2:12
12. "So Alone" - 1:17
13. "Not the One" - 2:54
14. "Smash" - 10:42

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)

5/5
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues-Rock, Folk Rock
England
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My personal favorite of the entire Zeppelin catalog, rivaled only in excellence by Houses of the Holy. Pure fucking genius. It's got Kashmir, Bron-Yr-Aur, AND fucking Ten Years Gone! Everything else is amazing, too.

Disc One
1. "Custard Pie" - 4:13
2. "The Rover" - 5:37
3. "In My Time of Dying" - 11:05
4. "Houses of the Holy" - 4:02
5. "Trampled Under Foot" - 5:37
6. "Kashmir" - 8:32

Disc Two
1. "In the Light" - 8:46
2. "Bron-Yr-Aur" - 2:06
3. "Down by the Seaside" - 5:13
4. "Ten Years Gone" - 6:32
5. "Night Flight" - 3:36
6. "The Wanton Song" - 4:07
7. "Boogie with Stu" - 3:53
8. "Black Country Woman" - 4:24
9. "Sick Again" - 4:42

Burzum - Hvis lyset tar oss (1994)

4/5
Black Metal, Dark Ambient
Norway
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Classic Burzum. Can't go wrong here.

1. "Det som en gang var" – 14:21
2. "Hvis lyset tar oss" – 8:05
3. "Inn i slottet fra drømmen" – 7:52
4. "Tomhet" – 14:12