HI, Certainly not a stupid threat for me. Death Ambient "Synaesthesia" Would be almost my #1. Much more accesible than their first outing, with subtle melodies and really beautiful playing by Frith. Lots of noise as well but perfectly bearable and to me absolutely enjoyable. My feeling is there are more things going on in this one. Fred Frith "Clearing" I usually like solo guitar albums but this is so fresh, dynamic, varied, entertaining... All in all, Frith at his best: not only noise or extended techniques but also beautiful melodic passages with a certain abstraction that makes them even more interesting. Marty Ehrlich "Sojourn" Pretty different from other albums by his Dark Woods Ensemble (which I don't actually like). I missed Ribot being a bit more himself, a bit more noticeable so to speak. Mark Helias is lovely here. A nice chamber-jazz album full of great melodies and beautiful small ensemble playing. JZ "Duras/Duchamp" This really has something. Although I'm not that interested in the minimalistic aesthetics in general (what a stupid word is minimalism, btw), how could someone depict Duras' work in another way? It's somehow dark but really appealing. One of the few Zorn chamber-oriented compositions that I fully enjoy. JZ "Elegy" What can I say???!! It's just amazing. The ensemble is great, the composition couldn't be more evocative and violent at some phases and it's again a perfect portray of Genet's literary world. JZ- All Masada live albums except their "First Live 1993" and the Naked City live. I guess this doesn't need comment. "The Big Gundown" & "Godard/Spillane" reissues. Marc Ribot "Shoe String Symphonettes" First word that comes to my mind is "assorted" There's a bit of everything: surf, a solo acoustic song, chamber music, noise, a nice Cuban Montuño, ... Tim Sparks "At the Rebbe's Table" I've insisted so much about this album's pleasures that I'd feel a bit embarrassed to do it again. It's just beautiful. Bobby Previte "The 23 Constellations of Joan Miró". Great ensemble, great compositions and some sort of Mediterranean flavor all through (couldn't explain why, maybe Miró's name on the cover has something to do with that impression). Although maybe not so edgy at first sight, I find the music here to be really original and inspired. Pffff... I'm realizing the list could go on and on and on so I'm stopping now or this will soon become my Tzadik Top-50! Won't check my shelves or I'll write part II. Best, Efrén del Valle _______________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Nueva versión: Webcam, voz, y mucho más ¡Gratis! Descárgalo ya desde http://messenger.yahoo.es