Playlist Week of 12-01-12

* Handel: 12 Solo Sonatas, Op.1 (Academy of Ancient Music/Egarr) (Harmonia Mundi 2CD)

* Debussy: Orchestral Music (New Philharmonia/Cleveland/Boulez) (d.2) (Sony Classical 2CD)

* Andrew Hill: Black Fire (Blue Note CD)

* Andrew Hill: Smokestack (Blue Note CD)

* Andrew Hill: Judgment! (Blue Note CD)

* Steely Dan: Gaucho (MCA DVD-A)

* Big Star: Keep An Eye On The Sky (d.2) (Ardent/Rhino 4CD)

* Animal Collective: Centipede Hz (Domino 2LP/DVD/FLAC)

* Neurosis: Honor Found In Decay (Neurot MP3)†

* King Crimson: Islands (DGM/Inner Knot CD/DVD)

* Mary Halvorson Quintet: Bending Bridges (Firehouse 12 CD)

* Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone: Departure Of Reason (Thirsty Ear CD)

* Weasel Walter/Mary Halvorson/Peter Evans: Electric Fruit (Thirsty Ear CD)

* Weasel Walter/Mary Halvorson/Peter Evans: Mechanical Malfunction (Thirsty Ear CD)

* MAP (Mary Halvorson/Tatsua Nakatani/Clayton Thomas): Six Improvisations (H&H CD)

* MAP (Mary Halvorson/Tatsua Nakatani/Reuben Radding): Fever Dream (Taiga 2LP)

* Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up: The Air Is Different (482 Music CD)

* Tom Rainey Trio: Camino Cielo Echo (Intakt CD)

* Opeth: Still Life (Peaceville CD/DVD)

* Opeth: Blackwater Park (Music For Nations/Sony CD/DVD)†

* Opeth: Deliverance (Music For Nations/KOCH CD)†

* Opeth: Damnation (Music For Nations/KOCH CD)†

* Anathema: We’re Here Because We’re Here (KScope CD)†

* Anathema: Weather Systems (The End CD)†

* Katatonia: Last Fair Deal Gone Down (Peaceville CD/CDEP)†

* Katatonia: Viva Emptiness (Peaceville CD)

* Katatonia: Great Cold Distance (Peaceville CD)†

* Katatonia: Night Is The New Day (Peaceville CD)†

* Agalloch: The Mantle (The End CD)†

* Agalloch: The Grey EP (Agalloch/Bandcamp FLAC>CDR)†

* Agalloch: The White EP (Agalloch/Bandcamp FLAC>CDR)†

* Agalloch: Ashes Against The Grain (The End CD)†

* Agalloch: Marrow Of The Spirit (Profound Lore CD)

* Love: Forever Changes (Elektra/Rhino LP+7”)

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Commentary:

Somewhere there.