Daily Arrivals

You might've listened to this back when it first came out, but it's definitely worth a revisit. I know my ears were a little more biased a decade and

One of the landmark albums that helped to start the California punk revival of the 90s. If you told 14 year old me that I'd be writing a review of th

This is one of the most respected dub albums of all time, featuring Augustus Pablo 's finest instrumentals run through the King Tubby version machine

Historically, In A Silent Way is known to be Miles Davis ' first studio album that fully embraced electronics, so basically it's his first fusion rec

Reissue of NOW's most popular album from 1995, Smoker's Delight, from the good folks at Warp. I always thought the cover and title had a lot to do wi

Official 12" reissue of this Lab all-timer! 2024 pressing with the original 6+ minute mix of "Bizarre Love Triangle" on side A, "Bizarre Dub Triangle

Conspiracy theorists say technology and ideas develop in linear motion . TVs started with sound only (radio), then color, then stereo sound, then rem

This is it, the big one . The Rolling Stone five star all time great Smiths album. I don't really believe in this kind of stuff, especially with this

With most of these seminal brit-pop albums of late eighties / early nineties, I listen to them today and nearly gag at the sound of the pompous front

20th anniversary pressing of Portishead's classic 1994 debut, now on 180 gram vinyl. I don't care what kind of music you listen to, production-wise,

My favorite jazz record of all time . Anytime a record can both drive you mad and ease your soul at different times is classic in my eyes. This Impul

This is the album that New Order fans pretend not to like. As in: "I prefer their early, formative stuff like Movement or Power Corruption Lies . " W

Capacity is the second album by Big Thief , recorded in snowbound upstate New York with now-frequent collaborator Andrew Sarlo . The tracks on Capaci

Stereolab 's fifth studio album from 1997, and arguably their best! Their sound here had tightened up even more (read: less rock-ish) since Emperor T

Daft Punk 's 1997 debut album took the raw foundation of Chicago house to prog rock levels of high concept and grandiosity... looking over the odd ph

Best album of the 90s? Possibly maybe! For her second album, Bjork and her cast of collaborators escaped to the Bahamas to record at Compass Point St

"Remastered 2LP vinyl version of the classic 1987 compilation originally released via the legendary Factory Records. Substance compiles all of New Or

I don't know how Stones Throw are going to top this. Without exaggeration, this is one of the greatest meeting of the minds of this whole SP1200-abus

Absolutely essential Brazilian jazz funk from Arthur Verocai. What was a rather deep cut at the beginning of this century has become an indispensable

After a spell of being aggravatingly out of print, Daft Punk 's Discovery finally repressed on their own Daft Life imprint. Here's Woodman's OG Lab r

Blackboard Jungle Dub is one of the benchmark dub albums - an all-time great for reggae music, one of Lee Perry 's most highly regarded and widely kn

What can you say about Minor Threat that hasn't already been said? The DC punk band, fronted by Ian MacKaye , launched the straight edge hardcore mov

Aphex Twin ’s Selected Ambient Works 85-92 was released in 1992 by R&S offshoot Apollo Records after Richard D. James had just two singles to his nam

What can I say about this album? Easily in the top 10 of all time, there is no way to pick favorites on this album. Not even one okay track on here.

High quality 180 gram import of the British synthpop titans' 1990 full-length. Depeche Mode 's first album of the 90s saw the group taking a new appr

First time domestic reissue of this classic from B-Music and Light In The Attic. This deluxe version pressed on crystal clear wax features glossy gat

Official import pressing of MBV's Loveless ! This reissue was overseen by Kevin Shields and is fully analog cut, resulting in the truest representati

30 years old and still potent as ever... Cypress Hill's self-titled debut. The album, available on colored vinyl, features audio remastered from the

What can I say about this album? Easily in the top 10 of all time, there is no way to pick favorites on this album. Not even one okay track on here.

“We do actually believe that there are powers in music that are almost supernatural. I think you actually manipulate people with music.” Boards Of Ca

When Donuts first rolled into the Lab, I gave it a cursory listen, and, wanting to get home to the new episode of Lost as quickly as possible, tossed

By special request, Stones Throw has pressed up copies of Dilla's beat sketch masterpiece Donuts with the "smile" cover, originally used for the CD v

"Bump into each other..." Originally released in 1990, World Clique is the debut album from Lady Miss Keir , Supa Dj Dimitry , and Towa Tei , better

In 1988, Robert Smith was 29 years old, panicking that he had yet to deliver a masterpiece before the curtain fell on his 20s . He began writing song

20th anniversary edition! To celebrate 2 decades with one of MF DOOM's most beloved projects, Big Dada have made the album available in its original

Original Lab review: Third full length from the UK trip hop powerhouse. I know you've all been waiting for another installment from our favorite down

"Bitches ain't shit but hos and tricks, lick on the nuts and suck the dick..." Ahhh, quality ish. My earliest memory of this record was when Dr. Dre

An indispensible artifact from an era when the Aphex Twin could do no wrong. In the mid 90s, Richard D. James led the charge of the IDM world, lived

I have a folder with every Lab review written for the site. There's definite themes that emerge when you read the older ones. Let me set this one up.