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Esham - Suspended Animation: My favorite album of the year, and absolutely no one outside of this area seemed to care at all. The production was so neat on this, and with the near 40 song tracklist... there's a whole lot of to love about this album if you're a hip-hop fan. It certainly wasn't Closed Casket, or KKKill the Fetus - but damn, did it get the job done.
Bardo Pond - Bardo Pond: This album is beautiful, on-par with Lapsed for sure. It may not be as distorted and fuzzed out, but it has an intricate droned out haze all it's own. I don't think anyone was raving about this one too much, which is a shame. Probably my true 2nd favorite release of the year, it's really grown on me since we all made our lists.
UUUUUU - Astral Travels: This is my 3rd favorite release of the year. Kinda funny how this post includes all 3 of my favorite 2010 releases... that wasn't a concious decision, they're all just pretty underrated.
Of course we all know how great this one is... but it certainly hasn't hit the audience it deserves yet. This album is so calming to me, I use it to meditate, or to deal with my anxiety - works like a charm every time. More than just your average ambience album, Derek really created something special here.
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