Dec 23, 2000 In the Fishtank 5 by Tortoise, The Ex (Review) Sounds like a Fugazi clone with a horn player and a strange sort of intensity that got lost in the translation.
Dec 23, 2000 Glimpse by Triangle Paradise (Review) You’re left with an EP that sounds like nothing more than a bar band covering old ’80s classics.
Dec 23, 2000 Destructor by Supremeex (Review) This album represents what Hip Hop can be when a focused artist is given the right amount of time and space.
Dec 23, 2000 The Three Calamities by Switchblade Symphony (Review) So for all you cats whose Portishead tapes popped as a result of repeated listens, slide this in and you won’t miss a beat.
Dec 23, 2000 2000 Fold by Styles Of Beyond (Review) While it may be hip to be unknown and trendy to record for an independent label, you still have to make good music.
Dec 23, 2000 Music for Modern Dance, Volume 1 by Bill Storch, John Storch (Review) This music is spirit glorified.
Dec 23, 2000 Per Aspera Ad Astra by Stars Of The Lid, Jon Mccafferty (Review) Pure contemplative magic.
Dec 23, 2000 Sequence of the Negative Space Changes (Review) The whole disk is nice and airy, never a dissonant note for too long.
Dec 23, 2000 Good Looking Blues by Laika (Review) There’s so much more substance here than anything produced by the average person alone in a basement doing electronically reconstructed jazz.
Dec 23, 2000 Normal Control Range (Bliss Out Vol. 16) by Technicolor (Review) While all of the songs are electronic in nature, they avoid falling into the normal trappings of your average dancehall fare.
Dec 23, 2000 Dual by Supercollider (Review) Compared to other post-rock artists, there’s something surprisingly raw and brutal about Supercollider’s music.
Dec 23, 2000 Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp (Review) This is undoubtedly one of the best things to happen in 2000.
Dec 23, 2000 Rare Tracks by Morrissey (Review) Many of these songs were so good that they should’ve been on Maladjusted instead of that album’s weaker tracks.
Dec 23, 2000 From the Porch by Ticklepenny Corner (Review) After several long, hard listens, one sees how lovely this simply, unassuming album can be.
Dec 23, 2000 Friction by Stavesacre (Review) This will appeal to anyone who wants a heavy, powerful album, both musically and lyrically.
Dec 23, 2000 Alpha by Tri-Danielson (Review) He has taken evangelism to a peculiar but effective level that involves love and not persecution.
Dec 23, 2000 Artcore, Volume 2 by Various Artists (Review) Buy this album, if only to see what’s currently happening in cutting-edge Christian music.
Dec 23, 2000 Scientific by Scientific (Review) Scientific’s self-titled debut possesses a sense of nostalgic fun that sounds retro without being kitschy.
Dec 23, 2000 Live at the Royal Albert Hall by Spiritualized (Review) Disappointing, but will do just fine for those who haven’t heard bootlegs of Spiritualized‘s inspired live show.