Iaora Tahiti
Artist: Mouse on Mars

More upbeat and with far greater detail than the debut, Iaora Tahiti proves Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma haven't stood still. The pair's fondness for all things lo-fi follows them here, but just as evident is a depth and punch lacking in their earlier material. Jungle-style programming pops up on the first single, "Bib," as well as elements of... Read More

DJ-Kicks
Artist: Kruder & Dorfmeister
Community Score: 8.60

Though it's a close race, Kruder & Dorfmeister make for better DJs than producers, as witnessed by their volume in the DJ-Kicks series. Beginning with downbeat trip-hop including Herbaliser, Statik Sound System, and Thievery Corporation, Kruder & Dorfmeister flow through jazzy drum'n'bass (with Aquasky and JMJ & Flytronix) and techno (with... Read More

Trailer Park
Artist: Beth Orton
Community Score: 6.67

A folkie for the electronica age, Beth Orton brilliantly bridges the gap between acoustic songcraft and digital dance beats with her extraordinary debut album, Trailer Park. Fusing the plaintive emotional power of the singer/songwriter tradition with the distanced cool of trip-hop rhythms, Orton creates a fresh, distinct, and surprisingly... Read More

Promised Land, Vol. 1
Artist: LTJ Bukem
Community Score: 10.00

A double-disc collection of L.T.J Bukem's mixing talents, Promised Land, Vol. 1 includes fewer items from his own Looking Good/Good Looking labels, and the lack of intelligent jungle shifts the focus to harder, darker and earlier tracks than are featured on his Logical Progression and Mixmag compilations. The mixing is excellent throughout. ~... Read More

94 Diskont
Artist: Oval
Community Score: 7.50

94 Diskont is undoubtedly a standout in the field of electronically advanced, glitch-heavy music. In addition to having clear resonance with those primarily interested in process, this record resides in an autonomous and highly aesthetic sonic universe, where bits of production and granulated noise easily melt into warm, repetitive arrangements.... Read More

Smoker's Delight
Artist: Nightmares on Wax

George Evelyn's solo step as Nightmares on Wax, Smoker's Delight, is a whole delightfully irreducible to its parts, which, as with earlier releases, is largely electro, hip-hop, and soul, with bits of Latin percussion and down-tempo funk thrown in. The album spawned a pair of somewhat forgettable remix EPs and was reissued by TVT immediately... Read More

The Best of Strange Cargos
Artist: William Orbit
Community Score: 3.00

Compiling tracks from his three Strange Cargo albums (with recordings dating from 1984 to 1994), William Orbit displays a range of recording styles, drifting from the ambient-pop of "Water from a Vine Leaf" with Beth Orton to recordings more obsessed with trance and world rhythms. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide Read More

Exile on Coldharbour Lane - BONUS DISC
Artist: A3

While it wasn't a delayed smash hit on the level of the Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)," when the loping, ominous "Woke Up This Morning" was selected as the theme for The Sopranos, the surprise success of that TV series meant that A3 finally got some American attention, a year after the release of this album, the band's debut. Exile's... Read More