Star Wars: Main Theme - Dave Matthews (Funk/Soundtrack)

The funkiest hunk of junk in the galaxy, this track is seriously one of the coolest and funkiest things I've ever heard - and it isn't funky just because that's the genre, funk, but because it's also an extremely unique and odd rework of John Williams' Star Wars: Main Theme. It's almost an homage to Williams, demonstrating how strong of a backbeat he incorporated into the original classical version that only needed a little encouraging to reach this god-like funk level. In addition to just being mesmerizingly well done, it also has one of my favorite drummers, Steve Gadd, keeping time and just rocking out as well as keyboardist and arranger David Matthews (no, not Dave Matthews) who also worked with artists like Nina Simone and Ron Carter in the 70s. All around it's simply an all star team doing a lot of justice to one of my favorite soundtracks and I just had to share it.

Comus - First Utterance (Progressive Rock)

So Comus is a pretty cool "British progressive rock/folk" band (if you're into the Wikipedia symantics). Within you will find a theremin, acoustic guitar, mindblowing female and male vocals, bongos, a violin, mandolin, flute, and a handful of other instruments. It's one of those rare musical experiences where you can't discern when the album was made because the music is timeless, unique, and transcends genres. Other then that I don't have a lot of words for the album besides that it is relatively strange and dissonant at times, but it's great for expanding your musical horizons.

Comus - The Herald