Best of October 2006

		Modern Times - Bob Dylan  $14.95 The final installment in Bob Dylan's "renaissance" trilogy of albums that started with 1997's Time Out of Mind and continued with 2001's Love and Theft sees Bob following the dictum of another famous Dylan, and most definitely not going... More details...

		OE: Brazil - Various Artists  $10.95 OE:Brazil is the result of a project in which six New Zealand musicians stayed in Sao Paulo for three weeks to record a album with some of Brazil's finest musical artists... More details...

		Flavourism - Definite & Bling  $9.95 Auckland-based hip-hop duo Definite and Bling have been winning over fans since their inception in 2003, and now, finally, the duo have followed up their successful 12" releases and CD single with this keenly awaited debut album... More details...

		The Letting Go - Bonnie Prince Billy  $27.95 Multi-monikered Will Oldham's latest, out under his Bonnie "Prince" Billy pseudonym, could be considered the first "real" Oldham offering since 2003's Master and Everyone - in between he's created a live album (Summer in the Southeast), as... More details...

		Te Whaiao : Te Ku Te Whe Remixed - Various Artists  $27.95 The original Te Ku Te Whe was released in 1993, and was instantly recognised as a landmark in the history of Maori music - bringing the sounds of Nga Taonga (traditional Maori instruments) to the ears of a mainstream audience for the first time... More details...

		Nashville - Solomon Burke  $26.95 The king of Gospel-Soul acknowledges his and his Southern-Soul counterparts country roots, with a collection of duets with some of the country music's best know and most talented ladies - duets with Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Patty... More details...

		Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain - Sparklehorse  $29.95 Sparklehorse have always taken a generous amount of time to deliver new albums, and Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain is no exception to this rule, with a five-year gap between this offering and its predecessor It's a Wonderful Life... More details...

		Shut The Squizwot Factories Down - Mestar  $16.95 The Intermittent Mestar make a welcome return with their third album Shut The Squizwot Factories Down... More details...

		1968 - Pajo  $27.95 Last year it seemed David Pajo was reaching the conclusion of a musical journey that began a decade or so ago when he first started releasing solo recordings (previous to that he had played in influential bands Slint and Tortoise), under the various... More details...

		A Hundred Miles Off - The Walkmen  $27.95 2004's Bow & Arrows and specifically single 'The Rat' bought The Walkmen to mainstream attention, culminating in that ultimate crossover coup - an appearance The O.C.... More details...

		Up from the Catacombs: The Best of Jane's Addiction - Jane's Addiction  $24.95 The title of this compilation says a lot about the Jane's Addiction journey - so much promise, so many fans, but ultimately they became a little buried under the weight of the alternative rock history that they helped create... More details...