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This seemed overly simple on first listen. The acoustic guitar, new to this record, appeared to be too high in the mix and playing very basic melodies. A few months down the line and this is coming closer to being my favourite BOC LP. The production has such depth and warmth. Maybe it's just because the summer seems to have arrived in full effect.

Another old favourite. If this doesn't rock your house party, your guests are dead. Mixing is straightfoward, but there's a relentless stream of breakbeat monsters that can't be beat.

Is there any less fashionable music these days than deep house? This LP is 10 years old and the soundtrack to my hedonistic mid-20s. Still love it.

'Fishscale' is apparently slang for unprocessed cocaine, which might explain why a good 90% of the content is about kilos ('made up of 1000 grams, easy to remember' - a valuable lesson, kids) of coke. Production, without the RZA this time I think, is ace, the vintage soul contrasting well with the gritty content.

Black Dog had a completely distinctive sound, and I think they were better than most of their more feted contemporaries. I like the Egypt/UFO think they had going on with this LP. Spanners, Bytes, Temple of Transparent Balls and Parallel are all wonderful. VA - Tropicalia: A Brazilain Revolution in Sound

A Solid Steel podcast. Some of the mixing seems surprisingly off, possibly as this is a genuine live mix, but there are still some great bits. The brass band version of 'The 900 Number' rocks.

My favourite period of the oldest teenagers in town's massive output is the Daydream Nation/Goo/Dirty era. This is quite similar in feel, reining in some of the more expansive tendencies. It sounds great. Solid Steel Presents Mr Scruff - Keep It Solid Steel DFA Compilation #2

When people describe the likes of Coldplay and Snow Patrol as having an 'epic' sound, what they're really describing is simple, bombastic music that lots of people can bellow along to in a stadium. Whereas this is epic. Complicated arrangements of tunes with interesting changes but strong melodies that build and soar. Amon Tobin - Supermodified

This is growing on me. I first thought that the rest of the LP paled terribly in comparison to the mighty 'Over and Over' (with an equally good video ), but I'm now warming to the quieter parts. 'The Warning' has the funniest chorus I've heard for a while: 'Hot Chip will break your legs, snap off your head, Hot Chip will put you down, under the ground'. Love the snap .

A early nineties Warp-styled smooth techno LP that I bought in the most opulent record shop I've ever been in, DMR in Shibuya, Tokyo. I bought it on the strength of a staff recomendation and the beautiful cover. DFA Compilation #1 Grooverider - FabricLive 06

I feared on first listen to the opening seconds of arpeggiated synths that this was going to be some kind of arch '80s parody, but I was utterly wrong. This is brilliant. The combination of the highly-processed vocals with the happy accidents of pronunciation and vocabulary that happen when writing in a foreign language make this sound completely otherworldly, which the, ahem, glacial production complements. David Bowie - Young Americans

Odd how much the first couple of tracks on this sound like Stevie Wonder! Not so much punk with the funk.

First time I've listened to this. In theory I think I like this 'new weird folk' business, but this didn't grab me too much. The pared-down Sung Tongs , and the live show without full band are more my cup of tea. David Bowie - Low Following my second hand purchases at the weekend. 'Sound + Vision' seems to set off some kind of synaesthesia for me, just an amazing arrangement.

Early Herbert album, pre concepts and more straightforward house than more recent efforts. Good sleeve notes: 'Optional extras - half a pound of butter, bushy eyebrows, a south facing garden'. I saw the Herbert with the Big Band live and they were brilliant. The brassy big band sound is powerful and propulsive, and the stage 'show' entertaining (sampling coffee cup and newspapers). I wonder if a challenger tank and Nigella Lawson meal feature in the show at the moment?

Bought the pair of these on LP today for the princely sum of £7. It was the first properly hot day of summer in Brighton today and Young Americans sounded spot on. Also listened to Boards of Canada - Trans Canada Highway EP. I like Dayvan Cowboy, and think that The Campfire Headphase has received unjustly poor reviews. The criticism seems to be that this is just 'more of the same' but with such an original, distinctive and downright lovely sound I'd be happy if they never changed. Not quite got to grips with this yet, but the accompanying DVD is great - guy skydives from 62 miles up, then surfs to shore. Omni Trio - Haunted Science. Breezy summer listening.