Area Man recommends:
Headcrack
by Controlled Bleeding
Huge influence. It's hard to pick one record by them...one of the great underground groups of all time.
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Bobuck Plays The Residents
by H.Fox - Bobuck
One of the geniuses behind The Residents. His solo work since (and just before) leaving the group has been fantastic. This album reinterprets some of his best work from the group.
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I can't recommend anything Helios Creed touches enough. The last two albums are just as good as anything by the classic lineup.
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A sampler of the sound of the Filipino diaspora, and a field guide to finding defiant happiness even (or especially) as the world burns.
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I Was A Soldier EP
by Fontaine SMC
Fontaine SMC are two French artists who have joined forces to share what they call “positive nostalgia” in their rubbery electropop songs.
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Pneumania
by E L O N (Elon Katz)
Glitchy minimalism from Elon Katz, where songs are composed of pinprick synths and murmuring beats.
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