Recommendations

Nate Patrin on Danger Mouse & Black Thought, the Mountain Goats and 700 Bliss

Jeff Treppel on Whitesnake, Trans Am, A Flock of Seagulls, Witch Cross, Death Angel, The Darkness and Merzbow

Philip Freeman on Resistant Culture, Joshua Redman, Wormrot, Rotting Christ, Defeatist, Patrick Zimmerli and Brooklyn Rider

Sean Wood on Albums by Jessye Norman, Mary Halvorson and George Benjamin

Tyran Grillo with a set of field recordings

Guides

Rick Anderson on old-school jungle

Ned Raggett on 4AD before 2000

Harold Heath on Detroit techno