Piana - Ephemeral (2005)

Second album by Piana. Full of lush electronic soundscapes and gentle, whispery vocals. Reminds me of Ai Aso a bit. Very adorable and relaxing. Recommended for fans of Lullatone and the like.

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Official site.

Castor - Tracking Sounds Alone (1999)

Castor's second album.

Check it out.

Label site.

Castor - Castor (1995)

Castor hail from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, the same area as wonderful bands like Hum and Love Cup. They're a great band and it took me a little while to track down their stuff, but it was worth it. Recommended if you enjoy guitar based music.

Check it out.

Label site.

Z-Rock Hawaii - Z-Rock Hawaii (1996)

Collaboration between Ween and Japanese experimental noise-rockers Boredoms. An interesting mixture of Ween's off-kilter humour and Yamantaka Eye's unmistakable noisy style, and a pretty enjoyable listen overall.

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Ween's official site. / Boredoms' official site.

Ghost - Snuffbox Immanence (1999)

Fifth album by the legendary psych-folk group Ghost. This is the band that collaborated with Damon & Naomi on the previously posted Damon & Naomi with Ghost.

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Official site.

Boris - Heavy Rocks (2002)

Fourth album by the incredible Boris. Unlike previous albums, which focused on a drone-doom style, this album is straight up stoner rock/metal. The title is very accurate.

Check it out.

Official site.

Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left (1969)

Nick Drake's first album. Not as good as Pink Moon or Bryter Layter, but it's still one of the best albums I've ever heard, and is still an essential listen.

Check it out.

Official site.

Nick Drake - Pink Moon (1971)

The third and final album by Nick Drake, which was impressively recorded in less than two days. His only album that is completely solo. A depressing, beautiful listen, and one of the best folk albums ever made. A masterpiece.

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Official site.

Seefeel - Quique (1993)

Amazing debut album by Seefeel. Lush, beautiful, dreamy, and absolutely perfect. This version is the 2007 remaster with a bonus disc of rarities. Definitely an essential.

Check it out: disc one, disc two.

Official MySpace.

World's End Girlfriend - Seven Idiots (2010)

World's End Girlfriend's most recent album. According to Katsuhiko Maeda, he wrote complete vocal tracks for each song first, then filled them in with instrumentation. Afterwards, he removed the vocals and continued to mix until each song was completed. Very interesting. I would call it Maeda's best to date.

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Official site.

Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill 3 Original Soundtracks (2003)

Another amazing soundtrack from an amazing game. While not quite as good as the Silent Hill 2 OST previously posted, it is still more than deserving of a listen. Play the game too, while you're at it.

Check it out.

Official blog.

Death From Above 1979 - You're a Woman, I'm a Machine (2004)

Debut album by the Canadian dance-punk Duo. Very, very good.

Check it out.

Official site.

Sweet Trip - Velocity : Design : Comfort (2003)

Second album by the incredible Sweet Trip. This album is like mixing IDM, Dream Pop, and My Bloody Valentine, all into one beautiful album.

Check it out.

Official MySpace.