Die Moulinettes Alfa Bravo Charlie (S.H.A.D.O.) Quatrilingual, Euro-gloss flight-bag retro pop. Including remixes by High Llamas and Stereo Total, plus a Morricone tune from Danger: Diabolik. 9 (RB)

MF Doom Operation Doomsday (Sub Verse/Fusion III) LOOK! Someone re-released the hot shit again--for the third time! 9 (SC)

Bryn Roberts Present Tense (BMR/Fusion III) A winning first outing by this local pianist/composer abetted by the likes of Seamus Blake and Stefan Bauer. 9 (LD)

Various DJ Smash Presents Phonography (Blue Note/EMI) A decade of Blue Note jazz (MMW, Us3, St. G etc.) remixed by Guru, Joe Claussell, Nitin Sawhney and more. Dope. 8 (RB)

Mark D The Silent Treatment (Tee Pee) That's right, it's the former member of the Melvins and yep, it's heavy. 7.5 (JC)

Bows Pink Puppet (Too Pure) Four unique takes on an amusing anecdote, from intelligent to groovy. Remixers include Chilly Gonzales and Rob Swift. 7 (LC)

Paul McCartney Wingspan: Hits and History (Capitol/EMI) Aquarian phoenix or boomer-tune shithawk? "'Twas right, said they, such birds to slay/That bring the fog and mist." --Coleridge. 5 (RB)

Red House Painters Old Ramon (Sub Pop) Excessively long, slow, simple, homey tunes. If indie rock had a stroke, this'd be the aftermath. 4 (LC)

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