Polyrhythmics, "Lord of the Fries" A repeat! New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, "Call Me" It seems like a concept that would be kind of evergreen - ska up some jazz standards, add a few originals, off you go. But somehow, it had diminishing returns? Each album...
Big Audio Dynamite II, "Rush" Whe Mick Jones left The Clash, he started a new band, Big Audio Dynamite. He wanted to explore the use of dance music techniques, sampling, and the like. That band too broke apart, but he took another run at things...
Einstürzende Neubauten, "Nagorny Karabach" Alles Wieder Offen ("All Open Again") represents Neubauten fully completing their new model of creating albums. In 2002, Neubauten wanted to get themselves total creative freedom to create the music they wanted, without any label interference. They managed to get 2,...
Dr. Ring-Ding and the Senior All-Stars, "Big Man" Love a trombonist/singer! Madvillain, "Curls" Madvillain, the collaboration between MF Doom and Madlib, is such an incredible record, it's a shame that there's no followup to it. This is a great example of the wizardry -...
