Dreams of Dying Stars - Funeral in The Void

Dreams of Dying Stars Funeral in The Void:

Dude taping down a key on his Moog synthesizer and walking away for half an hour, then calling it a song.

Rating: 2/15 Endless planes of nothing

Grouper - Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill

Grouper Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill:

This is what Mazzy Star hanging out with Jesu would sound like, yet somehow more boring. The girl can sing, but the album just drones on and not in a good way.

Rating: 9/15 Quaaludes

Psychic Ills-Mirror Eye

Psychic Ills Mirror Eye: Trippy drone music, heavily influenced by Classical Indian music. Though long, the songs never plod. The guitarist and keyboardist continually find interesting sounds, while the rhythm section holds steady. A good record for zoning.

Rating: 12/15 Interesting uses of a Vocoder.

Across Tundras - Lonesome Wails From The Weeping Willow

Across Tundras Lonesome Wails From The Weeping Willow:

If Electric Wizard ever played bluegrass, this what it would sound like.

Rating: 13/15 tripping cowboys

Black Moth Super Rainbows- Drippers

Black Moth Super Rainbow Drippers:

A group of Hate Edge punk rockers righteously espousing the use of any and all substances.

Rating: 13/15 No Poison For Life XXX neck tattoos

Ascend- The Obelsik of Kolob

Ascend The Obelisk of Kolob:

Like Sunn 0)))), but interesting stuff happens periodically.

Rating: 11/15 Dudes in Cowls

Om-A Conference of Birds

Om A Conference of Birds:

Long ass songs about celestial entities made with only bass, drums and chanted vocals. Not something I listen to everyday, but if I want to space out this is the album I'll turn to.

Rating: 11/15 Handfuls of shrooms

Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull

Earth The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull:

Earth continue their transition from sounding like a broken refrigerator fed through a distortion pedal to a slow tempo post-gospel instrumental rock group. This is a really beautiful album to listen to while taking a walk, or lying at home with your head between the speakers. All the tracks range from great to solid, but the three featuring Bill Frisell prove the most effective. Carlson is a great guitarist, but his playing style works best when juxtaposed with another melodic element. At any rate, this is one of the better instrumental rock albums I've heard in quite some time.

Rating: 14/15 Awesome Biblical allusions