Ras G & The Afrikan Space Program
Back on the Planet
Sci-fi electronic funk from somewhere in the Sun Ra-verse. Favorite tracks: "Culture Riddim" and "Asteroid Storm".
RocketNumberNine
Meyouweyou
Techno electro-jazz with some awesome funky percussion. Favorite tracks: "Steel Drummer" & "Lope".
Hidden Masters
Of This & Other Worlds
New Glasgow band takes on prog-tinged psych-folk with a definite early '70s feel. Favorite tracks: "She Broke the Clock of the Long Now" & "There Are More Things".
XNY
Orange
First full length from the Brooklyn-based alt-rock duo. Excellent vocals from Pam Autuori. Favorite tracks: "Jaw" & "Rabbit".
V/A
Mutazione - Italian Electronic & New Wave Underground 1980 - 1988
Title says it all. The better electronic tracks remind me of Kraftwerk or other German electronic acts & several of the new wave songs show influence from early Cabaret Voltaire.