The KLF – Chill Out (1990). I don’t think anything’s been made like it. It’s one long, dreamy soundscape slowly weaving in and out samples of Elvis, Tuvan throat singers someone named Acker Bilk. I read it was made to be a soundtrack for ravers for the end of a long night when the sun is coming up. I frequently use it as background when back- announcing songs on my KUOI show or for between song mixes – sometimes with speed changes done manually on the turntable.
– Leigh Robartes
The Domestics – Little Darkness (2017)
Kodaline – Coming Up for Air (2015)
My Chemical Romance – the Black Parade (2006)
-Clyde McCaw
AC/DC-High Voltage. It was my first rock and roll album I listened to. I love the combination of guitar and Bob Scott’s vocals. I really like the bag pipes in the first song of the album: it’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll. If it wasn’t for this album, I never would have gotten into rock and roll. With that album it’s what got me into classic rock.
– Ryan Hill
Daymoon by Strange Ranger, Mount Eerie by the Microphones, Leaves Turn Inside You by Unwound, Red Burns by Standing on the Corner, The Moon & Antarctica by Modest Mouse, Drome Triler of Puzzle Zoo People by Gasp, Summer Death by Marietta, I Don’t Like Shit I Don’t Go Outside by Earl Sweatshirt
– Sandis Simchuck
One of my absolute favorite albums is A Deeper Understanding by The War on Drugs. I love how smoothly it flows from one song to the next, its wide variety of tonal textures, and its impressive range of stylistic influences. Elements of artists as diverse as Bob Dylan and My Bloody Valentine clearly informed the band’s dense indie rock sound, and that makes it all the more appealing to someone with my varied musical tastes. I truly believe it has no weak tracks, which makes it one of my favorite albums ever.
-Eric Mulligan
My current favorite is the just released ” Herb Alpert Music volume 3 Titled Herb Alpert reimagines The Tijuana Brass these are new modern arrangements of some of his classics and there are some Excellent remakes here such as ” Whipped Cream” Wade In the Water and The Lonely bull just to name a few And at age 83 Herb Is Still going strong when he does remakes of his or any other song He always does them in different ways that” haven’t been done quite that way Before.
– Bob Hesselholt