| 4 excellent |
| A Silver Mount Zion 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons |
| Acid Mothers Temple Crystal Rainbow Pyramid Under the Stars |
| Adrian Belew Side One |
| Albert Ayler Spiritual Unity |
| Andrew Hill Black Fire |
| Andrew Hill Smokestack |
| Angelo Badalamenti Twin Peaks |
| Art Blakey Moanin' |
| Ash Ra Tempel Ash Ra Tempel |
| Avril Lavigne The Best Damn Thing |
| Bardo Pond Amanita |
| Bjork Debut |
| Boris Feedbacker |
| Boris Amplifier Worship |
| Boris Absolutego+ |
| Buckethead Kaleidoscalp |
| Buckethead Colma |
| Buckethead Enter the Chicken |
| Burzum Hvis Lyset Tar Oss |
| Cecil Taylor Conquistador! |
| Charles Mingus Mingus at Antibes |
| Charlie Parker Jazz at the Philharmonic, 1949 |
| Chick Corea Now He Sings, Now He Sobs |
| Chick Corea Return to Forever |
| David Bowie The Man Who Sold The World |
| Deftones Adrenaline |
| Devin Townsend Ocean Machine |
| Devin Townsend Infinity |
| Disturbed Believe |
| dredg Orph E.P |
| dredg Live at the Fillmore |
| EAQuartett Electroacoustiquarett |
| El-P I'll Sleep When You're Dead |
| Electric Wizard Dopethrone |
| Esmerine Aurora |
| Ghost In Stormy Nights |
| Ghost Ghost |
| God Is An Astronaut A Moment of Stillness EP |
| God Is An Astronaut All Is Violent, All Is Bright |
| Godflesh Us and Them |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To |
| In Flames Come Clarity |
| In Flames Colony |
| In Flames A Sense of Purpose |
| Intronaut Prehistoricisms |
| Isis Panopticon |
| Jack Rose Raag Manifestos |
| Jesu Conqueror |
| The interesting thing about this, and indeed all of Jesu's material, is that it seemingly gives some great insight into Justin Broderick's world and philosophy. Underneath the thickness of his production and the distorted wall of guitars, we witness a vulnerable Broderick exploring an almost child-like curiosity for melody and harmony. The direct contrast of darkness/light is not a new frontier but it seems as if Jesu is an outlet where the imagination can run wild even among the muck and sludge of a world that tries to crush the spirit. |
| Jesu Sundown/Sunrise |
| John Coltrane Stellar Regions |
| John Coltrane The John Coltrane Quartet Plays |
| John Coltrane A Love Supreme |
| John Coltrane Lush Life |
| John Frusciante Niandra Lades And Usually Just A T-Shirt |
| John Frusciante Smile From the Streets You Hold |
| John Zorn Six Litanies for Heliogabalus |
| John Zorn Astronome |
| John Zorn Moonchild |
| Katatonia The Great Cold Distance |
| Kayo Dot Blue Lambency Downward |
| King Crimson Beat |
| King Crimson Starless and Bible Black |
| King Crimson THRAK |
| King Crimson Three of a Perfect Pair |
| Korn Issues |
| Leviathan Massive Conspiracy Against All Life |
| Lou Reed Berlin |
| Madvillain Madvillainy |
| Marcus Miller Silver Rain |
| Mastodon Remission |
| maudlin of the Well My Fruit Psychobells... A Seed Combustible |
| Mogwai Rock Action |
| Mouth of the Architect Mouth of the Architect | Kenoma Split |
| Nels Cline Destroy All Nels Cline |
| Nick Drake Bryter Layter |
| Nine Inch Nails With Teeth |
| Nine Inch Nails The Fragile |
| Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral |
| Nine Inch Nails Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D |
| Om Pilgrimage |
| Opeth Blackwater Park |
| Porcupine Tree In Absentia |
| Porcupine Tree Signify |
| Porcupine Tree Nil Recurring |
| ProjeKct X Heaven and Earth |
| Queens Of The Stone Age Songs For The Deaf |
| Riverside Out of Myself |
| Roland Kirk The Inflated Tear |
| Russian Circles Enter |
| Sigur Ros Takk |
| Six Organs Of Admittance Goatflower |
| Slint Spiderland |
| Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness |
| Sun Kil Moon Tiny Cities |
| The Cinematic Orchestra Every Day |
| The Cinematic Orchestra Ma Fleur |
| The Nels Cline Singers Draw Breath |
| The Pax Cecilia Blessed Are The Bonds |
| Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane At Carnegie Hall |
| Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners |
| Toby Driver In the L..L..Library Loft |
| Tool Aenima |
| Wayne Shorter Speak No Evil |
| {{Sunset}} Bright Blue Dream |
Bright Blue Dream never makes any apologies for its anachronistic approach to psych-pop, but instead draws from a wider palette to catalyze new directions in sound. While the hypnotic nature of the songwriting rightly implies a repetitive theme in many or all of the songs, it is the sonic inventiveness and subtleties that keep the album from being negatively affected by this approach. While the album has a lot of fun throughout its course, it is never afraid to strip itself naked and show some real earnest vulnerability and it is in these moments that the album lets its guard down and transcends itself. It is the intermingling of a wide variety of sonic ideas into a cohesive and emotional package that makes the Bright Blue Dream a worthwhile listen, and one to mark down for 2008s early successes.
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