Jon Marsh -- NRK Nitelife Vol. 01 (NRK/Fusion III) A hot little mix from a hot little label featuring tracks from hot new jacks like Dano, Halo and Toronto's Sirus. 8.5 (KE)

Lan Xang -- Hidden Garden (Naxos) Cutting-edge jazz from Donny McCaslin, Dave Binney, Scott Colley and Kenny Wollesen. 8.5 (LD)

The Crown -- Deathrace King (Metal Blade/Attic) Galloping, classic thrash metal returns. Think Slayer. 7.5 (JC)

Various -- Platinum Reggae Vol. 3 (AO!/Oasis) I man Lennox kill bloodcots fi fun! And listen to Platinum tree all at once, seen? 7 (SC)

Sons of Otis -- Spacejumbofudge (Man's Ruin/Outside) Toronto's stoner kings' re-release of debut. Kind of sounds like Eggnog-era Melvins. 7 (JC)

Micronauts -- Bleep to Bleep (Science/Virgin) One bleep leads to another, and that leads to chaos in an animatronic barnyard. 6 (RB)

DJ Soul Slinger -- One Sound System One Music (Moonshine/Koch) Incredibly pretentious and annoying live drum & bass mix from NYC via Brazil's Jungle Sky DJ Carlos Soul Slinger. And that MC TC Izlam needs a few new rhymes... 6 (KE)

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