Christmas Gifts - A few things that are definitely worth checking out...

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A few things that are definitely worth checking out...

	PROPELLERHEAD Reason 2.5 (Windows/Macintosh) Propellerhead's Reason - hear it in action at www.myspace.com/eclecthyde (I would recommend purchasing the latest version, currently Reason 3.0 at November '06)
	Ableton Live 6 Ableton Live - hear it in action at www.myspace.com/eclecthyde (I would recommend purchasing the latest version, currently Ableton Live 6 at June '07 )
	Drukqs by Aphex Twin Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £3.91 Aphex Twin (aka Richard D. James) - weird electronica, definitely an acquired taste but definitely worth listening to... check out his other work too (and give it a chance, it's not easy listening!)
	Chronology by Dom and Roland Buy used from: £23.97 One of drum'n'bass' finest producers, Dom and Roland (Dominic Angus and his drum machine). 'Chronology' is a stunning trip into twisted,organically textured drum'n'bass of the highest calibre.
	Hold Your Colour by Pendulum Buy used from: £3.68 Pendulum - quite commercial drum'n'bass. Recommend finding the Pendulum/Prodigy Voodoo People Remix single
	Year Zero by Nine Inch Nails Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £3.99 Nine Inch Nails - listened to them/him for years...also see Pretty Hate Machine,Downard Spiral,Broken,The Fragile,With Teeth,various remix EPs+soundtracks to films+the odd computer game
	Rage Against the Machine/Evil Empire/Battle of Los Angeles by Rage Against the Machine Buy new: £23.27 / Used from: £12.94 Rage Against The Machine - I still listen to these albums now... a good mix of metal, bluesy/jazzy riffs, hip-hop and politics
	Inland Empire [DVD] [2007] Buy new: £7.88 / Used from: £4.00 Inland Empire - '...a woman in trouble' and a great, surreal film
	Twin Peaks: Complete Season 1 [DVD] [1990] Buy new: £17.68 / Used from: £14.99 Twin Peaks - featuring a jazz loving, dancing dwarf, owls that 'are not what they seem', dopplegangers, a giant and Bob (inspiration for [eclect:hyde]'s 'Doppelganger' - www.myspace.com/eclecthyde
	Lost Highway [DVD] [1997] Buy used from: £19.98 Lost Highway - another one by David Lynch. Two inter-related stories...partly due to the main character of the 1st story transforming in to the main character of the 2nd story... typical Lynch oddness
	Pi [DVD] [1999] Buy used from: £11.49 Pi (Darren Aronofsky) - a great film...Patterns exist everywhere: in nature, in science, in religion, in business... so drill a hole in your head! (and for those more open to suggestion... DON'T!)
	Donnie Darko - Director's Cut (Two Disc Set) [DVD] [2002] Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £2.96 Donnie Darko - time travel and a six foot rabbit... what more could you ask for?
	Planes, Trains & Automobiles [1987] [DVD] Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £2.16 Planes, Trains and Automobiles - Ok, maybe it hasn't stood the test of time but I still think it's great... a classic featuring Del Griffith (John Candy), the shower-curtain-ring guy....
	Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee Buy new: £7.38 / Used from: £6.10 Tao of Jeet Kune Do (the way of the intercepting fist) - the foundation of Bruce Lee's own fighting method
	Music Projects with Propellerhead Reason: Grooves, Beats and Styles from Trip Hop to Techno by Hollin Jones Buy used from: £20.32 Music Projects with Propellerhead's Reason - hear it in action at www.myspace.com/eclecthyde
	Power Tools for Reason 3.0: Master the World's Most Popular Virtual Studio Software (Power Tools Series) by Kurt Kurasaki Buy new: £10.45 / Used from: £3.30 Power Tools for Reason 3.0 - hear it in action at www.myspace.com/eclecthyde
	Hairlocking: Everything You Need to Know: African, Dread and Nubian Locks by Nekhena Evans Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £2.79 Dreadlocks! I love 'em... haven't read this book, nor do I think you really need it but, hey... dreadlocks!