While re-listening to Bitches Brew tonight it occurred to me, there’s never been anything that sounds quite like it since, and there never will be again.

What are your favorite unicorn albums?

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    I’ll throw my few in here:

    Lemon Jelly - KY
    Paul Simon - Graceland
    Air - Moon Safari
    Portishead - Dummy
    Alt-J - An awesome wave

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    Ugly Casanova. Someone left modest mouse on the burner for too long and made a powdered concentrate.

    Literally every album by The Mars Volta. Each one is unique and I’ll never find anything like them again.

    Yanni-live at the Acropolis. There’s was a brief moment in 1994 when yanni actually achieved world peace. Also Tribute, another live album, that shows how unbelievably massive yanni was. He sold out a show at the fucking Taj Majal.

    Anna ash and the family tree- hello friend, from bird above. An indie folk album that’s a perfect cross between a prairie home companion and the hipster folk Renaissance of the early 2000s.

    Pity sex-dark world. One of the best albums out there. Emo shoegaze garagy jams with killer guitar work.

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    KLF - the White Room . It is a quite unique combination of a early 90s dance album (with a few bangers that still sound good) and road movie soundtrack.

    Also, excellent tread!

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    I wanted to add some of my faves!

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    Just a few old ones…

    Art of Noise - The Best Of … but all are good Yellow - Pocket Universe … but also The Essential Moloko - ? Kosheen - Kokopelli (I think)

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    Prince - Sign O the Times

    One of the few albums I listen to beginning to end.

    Also, Pink Floyd. Pretty much any album, but specifically Dark Side of the Moon or Wish You Were Here.

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    A Grand Don’t Come For Free by The Streets. I love this album start to finish and it’s got a great story right through it.

    First time I heard it I’d gotten an email from Vice promoting it and I clicked the link thinking it would just be the first 20 seconds of each song but it was the whole album! Was just starting a movie but I never watched it, just listened to the album straight through. So good.

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    The Hissing of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell. I like JM well enough, but don’t really listen to many other albums of hers. But HoSL just has this unique vibe that keeps bringing me back, especially on those slightly delirious hot days of summer.

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    I’m loving these comments, so many great albums! And a ton I’ve never hear of and will need to check out.

    I have a few of these, but two that really jump out at me are

    • The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of Niggy Tardust - Saul Williams
    • Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By - Lovage
    • Common People - William Shatner

    These are albums that you’ve just gotta let play.

    e: can’t believe I forgot Shatner!

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    Here is mine.

    https://youtu.be/J2WP-55FLNk

    Such a unique time when it came out. Electronic music was at peak experimental stage in the late 90’s. Kind of like B**ches Brew was the peak 60’s psychedelic experiment. This album was the perfect culmination of two masters of world music, psychedelic trance, and ambient music. Simon Posford is the absolute genius sound engineer at the peak of his game and Raja Ram was the old hippie wizard guiding him through realms unknown.

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    2112 by Rush

    In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

    I’m the only person I know that’s heard side 2

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      Iron Butterfly has an excellent live album too. The sound quality is tinny at best, but it has a good rendition of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.