DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M HERE? – Emeralds

Washes over and propels forward, an aural whiplash of the best kind. Broad generalization (that only scratches the surface): what I imagine a collaboration between Steve Reich, Daft Punk, and The Cure might sound like.

BY MYSELF – Abdul Wadud

Self-released in 1977 and out of print until its reissue earlier this year, Wadud's solo masterpiece sounds as throughly modern and daring now as I can only imagine it did when it first landed. Essential.