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Late night with the lights off...
Sigur Ros - Agaetis ByrjunSigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun by Sigur Ros
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Soak in Jonsi's voice and travel to the strange worlds inside ourselves
Rainer Live at the Performance CenterRainer Live at the Performance Center by Rainer Ptacek
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National Guitar, One Genius, and a converted chapel.. In many ways the most spiritual album i own.
Hounds of LoveHounds of Love by Kate Bush
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The cinematic scope of Kate's finest work is here, and especially the grand concept piece The Ninth Wave
Amsterdam StrandedAmsterdam Stranded by Midnight Choir
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Epic, soaring and spacious. Widescreen Baroque and a voice that you must hear
Live in TokyoLive in Tokyo by Brad Mehldau
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Focus entirely on where mehldau takes his explorations and feel the melodies paining pictures in your head
Everything's FineEverything's Fine by Willard Grant Conspiracy
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Some of the above are voice albums, others music, this is both. This is where Robert's lugubious voice and the band (especially DMC's violin) mesh with the lyrics most sweetly.
The Seven Steps to MercyThe Seven Steps to Mercy by Iarla Ó Lionáird
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One of the voices of Afro Celt Sound Sytem, one of the purest most haunting voices you will ever hear.
Songs of LoveSongs of Love by Mark Eitzel
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Some of the most gut-wrenching songs ever, sung solo by a singer who doesnt believ in his vocal strength.
New Moon DaughterNew Moon Daughter by Cassandra Wilson
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A voice like melted chocolate. Nobody else ever came as close to matching Billie Hoilidsy on 'Strange Fruit' and thats not the best moment on this CD!
New York TendaberryNew York Tendaberry by Laura Nyro
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without whom, no Jeff Buckley, Kate Bush, Eitzel, Bjork, one of the great 'city' records too. You don't know New York til you know Nyro
Songs from the Front PorchSongs from the Front Porch by Michael Franti
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Maybe some 'scented' candles with this one?
Furnace Room LullabyFurnace Room Lullaby by Neko Case & Her Boyfriends
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John Peel once said that 'if god played an instrument it would be pedal steel' couple that with a voice of perfectly pitched melancholy beauty and raw sexuality
The Texas-Jerusalem CrossroadsThe Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads by Lift to Experience
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So intense, so powerful, so heartstoppingly 'true' to its premise.
My Father, My KingMy Father, My King by Mogwai
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Just feel this record in your soul as it grows.
Luna LiveLuna Live by Luna
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The one that makes stars shimmer behind yourveuelids
The Go SessionsThe Go Sessions by Stomu Yamashta's Go With Stevie Winwood
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Epic, Space-y, and huge.
Paris 1919Paris 1919 by John Cale
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beautiful songs in a beautiful accented voice. Andalucia should be in any top 10