Atmosphere - Seven's Travels
Simply one of the best hip-hop albums yet created. Slug's emo-hop is unmatched, both in verbal acuity and emotional intensity. And Ant's production is none too shabby either.
Mobb Deep - Murda Muzik
(Hey, it was used and dirt cheap)
LTJ Bukem - Journey Inwards
Cheese. Cheesy McCheese Cheese.
Basement Jaxx - Remedy
Jaxx does it again...amazingly, while it's still upbeat dance music, the character of the album is completely different from Kish Kash. Which is, to wit, a sign of an awesome musical duo.
All Tomorrow's Parties 3.0 (Curated by Autechre)
An amazing collection of hip-hop, IDM, electro, techno, house, and various combinations of the above. Opening with Public Enemy's "Gotta Give the Peeps What They Need," it's all very oldskool IDM/dance from there on out, which is awesome. The inclusion of a Dr. Doooom remix was a nice touch too.