F.S.O.L:Amorphous Androgynous-Alice in Ultraland. (2004)

Along with 'lifeforms' which was a landmark in 90's electronic music for the future sound of london...
If you have a open mind,and manage to forget the other wonderful
releases from F.S.O.L for a minute,and arn't afraid to listening to a mellow,far-out cosmic ray psychedelic experience,besides the electronics for a
moment,then it's possible you'll hear and understand just how outstanding of a album 'Alice in ultraland' is.
It's got everything in it progrock,it's funky with sitar-sliced euphoria,
musically & production wise this is a must have in your album collection..check it out you'll be amazed,i was!

Spirtualized: Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997(1998)

Let me start by saying on equal par to 'Echo & the bunnymen',Nick Cave & the bad seeds',
Spritualized are my favourite band...and my favourite album which captures the brilliance
of them is this one.Recorded in october 1997 this captures the band at their best,well before
jason decided to sack the band.
heres a except from wikipedia write-up on the band:



Following a major breakdown in relations between Spacemen 3 co-frontmen Peter Kember and Jason Pierce, the group's bassist Will Carruthers, drummer Jonny Mattock and session guitarist Mark Refoy decided to form a splinter group, before persuading Pierce to join alongside local friend Steve Evans to create Spiritualized. The band took their name from an adaptation of the text on the back label of a bottle of Pernod.

The first Spiritualized release, in 1990, was a cover of The Troggs' "Anyway That You Want Me"; the record heralded the official split of Spacemen 3 following contractual wrangles over the band's name and its use in Spiritualized-related promotional material (initial copies of "Anyway That You Want Me" came with a Spacemen 3 logo on the sleeve).

Evans was replaced on keyboards by Pierce's then-girlfriend Kate Radley for the follow-up single, "Run"/"I Want You". A number of singles followed, before the band, in early 1992, released their first LP Lazer Guided Melodies, which had been recorded in Rugby over the previous two years. A second album, Pure Phase, was released in 1995, and a third Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space emerged in 1997 to notable critical acclaim and commercial success.

The musical style of Spiritualized relies heavily on sustained 'pedal' notes and drones. Lazer Guided Melodies and Pure Phase incorporate elements of the shoegazing style, drones and tremolo. The landmark Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space saw the influence of African-American gospel and blues beginning to show, while "walls of sound" modeled after the production styles of Phil Spector and Brian Wilson also made their presence felt. Such influences dominated Spiritualized's next album, Let It Come Down which included over 120 musicians playing live for Pierce. Amazing Grace favored a more stripped down sound with the gospel, blues, and soul influences even more dominant than before.

I would also like to mention another essential live album to check out is 'Fucked up inside'.....but if you want to hear the band at their peak,then in my own opinion,this is the album to check out...i check it out quite frequently.

Echo and the bunnymen

Echo and the bunnymen: Ocean Rain.
Channeling the great experimental psychedelic sounds of Porcupine into a more conventional and simple structure,ocean rain emerges
as the bunnymen's most beautiful and memorable albums.
With a consistant flow of strong lyrical songs from Ian McCulloch
and subdued guitar features,sweeping string arrangements and
not to mention the outstanding production,'The killing moon'
ocean rain's centrepiece is the groups unrivalled masterpiece.
A great album..probably one of my favourite bands of all time!
go and listen to it..

Track Listing:
1.Silver.
2.Nocturnal me.
3.Crystal days.
4.The yo-yo man.
5.Thorn of crowns.
6.The killing moon.
7.Seven seas.
8.My kingdom.
9.Ocean rain.
Note*..i also recommend the other following albums :Crocodiles,Heaven up here,porcupine,Evergreen.

Portishead

Portishead:Third (2008)

It's been long time over due for this album to
be released..near anough 10 years!..but it's been worth the wait of anticipation for it to come.
the driving force of Beth Gibbons vocals are still amazing!..Portishead are back on track.
Track listing:
1.silence.
2hunter.
3.nylon smile.
4.the rip.
5.plastic.
6.we carry on.
7.deep water.
8.machine gun.
9.small.
10.magic doors.
11.threads.

The Ruts

Ruts:The crack
I was still at school when this album came out...
and wow!..what a impression it made on me.
This is just 'sheer brilliance'...and i highly recommend it.
Track listing:
1.Babylon's burning.
2.Dope for guns.
3.sus.
4.something that i said.
5.you're just a...
6.it was cold.
7.savage circle.
8.jah war.
9.criminal mind.
10.backbiter.
11.out of order.
12.human punk.
13.give youth a chance.
14.i ain't sofisticated.
15. The crack.
Recommended Tracks: Babylon's burning, Jah war, somthing that i said.

The psychedelic furs

The Psychedelic Furs:


this was one of my favourites when it came out on release..it still has passion to this day.

Track listing:
1.India.
2.sister europe.
3.susan's strange.
4.fall.
5.we love you.
6.soap commercial.
7.imitation of christ.
8.pulse.
9.wedding song.
10.flowers.
Recommended tracks: India, Sister europe, we love you, imitation of christ.