ARTIST	WORK TITLE	COMMENTS
Adorable	Against Perfection; Fake	Amazing poetry over beautiful melodies that pull you in and never let go.
Air Liquide	Red	Man takes advantage of electricity and technology.
Daniel Ash	Coming Down; Foolish Thing Desire	With that voice and guitar talent, how can you go wrong?
Aterciopelados	El Dorado; La Pipa de La Paz; Caribe Atomico	From fast punk to slow sensuality, and Santana rhythm guitar inbetween, this band has it!
Bauhaus	Burning From the Inside	Unparalled eloquence.
Barbee Boys	Black List	Nice combination and alteration of vocals and saxophone.
Bjork	Homogenic	She has a voice that I never fell for, but this music on this one is gorgeous.
Blur	Leisure	Other albums may be better but I can listen to this w/o skipping a song.
Body Count	Body Count	The all-wise, ever-loveable Ice-T.
David Bowie	Changesbowie	An essential.
Brujeria	Matando Gueros	A not serious band who seriously kicks ass.
B12	Time Tourist	Everyone hates a tourist but time travel is good for the heart and soul.
Buck-Tick	Seventh Heaven; Aku No Hana; Sexy Stream Liner	Boredom is a state of mind but life would be quite dull without these albums.
Burzum	Daudi Balders	Sounds so rich it's hard to swallow they're not acoustic.
Cafe Tacuba	Re	More talent in their split ends than in most conservatories.
Caifanes	Caifanes	Tu sabes que esa fue una mal decision en corte de pelo.
John Cale	Seducing Down the Door	Traditional rock arrangements with twisted experimentalism. For those who believe fear is man's best friend.
Walter/Wendy Carlos	A Clockwork Orange Soundtrack; Tales of Heaven and Hell	You go boy, er girl!
Chico Science and Nação Zumbi	Da Lama ao Caos	I don't know what the fuck he's saying but I still sing along.
Graham Coxon	The Sky is Too High	Music to mellow out to.
Cradle of Filth	Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein	An exquisite blend for the senses bound to haunt.
The Creatures	Boomerang; Anima Animus	Budgie's percussive talents and Siouxsie's voice are almost too much for the senses.
Marlene Dietrich	Dietrich in Rio; The Essential Marlene Dietrich	A seductive wise voice of a great entertainter who is no more.
Echo and the Bunnymen	Songs to Listen and Learn	Songs that make you want to sing.
Elastica	Elastica	Slightly fast simple catchy songs can clock in at under two minutes.
Emperor	Anthems to the Welkin At Dusk	The shit that makes you want to visit ice country, dress in corpse paint, and pose with medival weapons.
Brian Eno	Ambient1: Music For Airports	Music for residential buildings and elevators too.
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs	Vasos Vacios	Music that speaks to my non-existant Latin hips.
The FarmLopez	Cancionero Popular	Don't you wish you were in Spain?
Fobia	Fobia	Don't be afraid of a little fobia.
Frontline Assembly	The Initial Command	Music for when the lights are out.
The Germs	(MIA) The Complete Anthology	He is his own lexicon devil.
Guns 'N' Roses	Appetite For Destruction; Lies	Slash's roar and Axl's growl compliment best on these two. Don't even bother with the others.
Hole	Live Through This	Call on me anytime and I will live through this with you.
Huggy Bear	Taking the Rough with the Smooch	Being in a band like this in high school would have been enormous fun.
Jane's Addiction	Ritual de lo Habitual; Kettle Whistle	The lethal combination of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll can bring lots of pleasure to the fans.
KMFDM vs. Pig	Sin, Sex & Salvation	Watts once again shows them how to do it.
Kraftwerk	Electric Cafe; The Mix	It's a tough call between these two.
Leather Strip	Serenade for the Dead	Even the dead need romance.
Living Colour	Time's Up	A fucking brilliant album whose time on my stereo is up.
London After Midnight	Psycho Magnet	I've worn the others to death.
Love And Rockets	Express; Love And Rockets	It would be easier to pick one if they had a cheesy collection.
Lycia	A Day in the Stark Corner	(maybe...)
Maki Fujii Assembled	Deviation From System	Once again displaying his brilliance.
Maldita Vecindad y Los Hijos del 5o Patio	El Circo; Baile de Mascaras	Twist y grito con pantalones de pachuco.
Manic Street Preachers	The Holy Bible	I don't know if I wanna die in the summertime but I sure love this album.
Mazzy Star	So Tonight That I Might See	Pretty guitar; pretty voice.
Ian McCulloch	Mysterio	It's been years since I've listened to this but when I did it was extremely often.
Ministry	Psalm 69	Soundtrack to aggression. Best when driving through quiet suburbs.
Morrissey	Bona Drag	Wallow together with Steven in misery.
Ned's Atomic Dustbin	God Fodder	Double bass and phrases that belong on T-shirts.
Nine Inch Nails	Wish	No matter what you say, that Spiral is CRAP. (but it does grow on you)
Nirvana	Nevermind	When everyone wore Nirvana shirts I wanted the band to go away..they did and I started buying their stuff, used.
Pale Saints	Mrs. Dolphin	BRILLIANT!!! If I were in a band it'd sound like this!
Pig	Sinsation	Directions: absorb in headphones.
Polar Bear	remix 12"; E.P.	Have you swum naked in cold water?
Porcelain Boys	If You Were Real	If they weren't some garage band that I never heard from again.
Porno For Pyros	Porno For Pyros; Good God's Urge	It was nice to have someone mention the riots so soon after and swim with 100 gays.
Psi Com	Psi Com	Makes you wish they stuck around for more.
Pulp	His 'N' Hers	Superior music, vocals, and lyrics that the band has never matched.
Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side--The Best of Lou Reed	Listen to this on vinyl for maximum effect.
Clara Rockmore	The Art of the Theremin	Even more haunting than a human voice.
Scarlet	Vanity of Vanities	"I hate you and I love you"
Schaft	Switchblade	"Oh, to have seen them live," I lament.
Sepultura	Chaos A.D.	Being hard doesn't mean you can't have an element of rock/pop tradition.
The Sex Pistols	Never Mind the Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols	Not bad for people who claim they can't play as they practice all night.
Shed Seven	Change Giver	The elements of rock music made digestable.
Siouxise and the Banshees	The Scream; Juju; Tinderbox; Peepshow	It's so damn hard to choose between the elaborate executions.
Sleeper	Smart	Some songs are sleepers.
The Smiths	Hatful of Hollow; Meat is Murder; The Queen is Dead	Solace to many teenagers who dress in black.
Snoop Doggy Dogg	Doggystyle	The funniest record ever to come out of the LBC.
Soft Ballet	Ai to Heiwa; Forms	Love and peace are still sung about.
Spicelab	Spice Vs. Spice	The reason why explorers travelled the seven seas.
Spread	Spread	You know I'm going to love it.
Star Sugar	Fashion Like A Virgin	..and English like a Japanese man.
The Stone Roses	The Stone Roses	Inspiration to many.
Morton Subtonick	A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur	Listen with speakers placed strategically across the room.
Suede	Suede	She sells heart, he eats meat.
Supergrass	I Should Coco	I should cocoa.
Test Department	The Unacceptable Face of Freedom	Unacceptable to some ears, not mine.
Thanatos	This Endless Night Inside	Pretty. Acoustic. Guitar. Goth.
These Animal Men	Too Sussed?	Too Britpop? No way.
Tijuana No	No; Transgressores de La Ley	Distinct keyboards with three vocalists and a political punk edge.
Tones On Tail	Everything!	No really, that's the name of it, it has everything.
The Ukrainians	Pisni Iz The Smiths	The most brilliant covers ever.
The Velvet Underground	The Velvet Underground and Nico	John Cale? Lou Reed? and Nico? Oh stop! It's too much. No, I can't handle all that.
Victimas del Dr. Cerebro	Victimas del Dr. Cerebro; Brujerias	Best use of choreography.
Xmal Deutschland	Qual	I like to play this to Germans, just to hear them say it's "scary" or the lyrics are "not good".
X-Ray Spex	Germfree Adolescents	Poly's words still stick today.