Telepath Must be something in that Philadelphia air. This soulful, the Philly kind, combo lays down an organic, fat-free electronica groove that's one part world music, one part dub, a dash of jazz and plenty drum 'n' bass. The instrumental band makes heads sway with a spacey psychedelic vibe, but they're also pretty darn danceable to boot. Double Door Inn (Shukla)
Lunchbox Records 3rd Anniversary/Fucked Up Every town needs a Lunchbox Records. A place where the obscure is as important as the obvious. A place that doesn't hustle you out the door after 20 minutes, knowing that it's completely normal to spend two hours crate-digging for three bargain-bin, $1.99 specials. A place that does its part to hustle in hot-shit bands like the anarchobuddhists Fucked Up, who are as advertised: They A) sound fucked up, B) sonically fuck some shit up and C) cause you to see that, everywhere you look, things are indeed (wait for it!) fucked up. Their latest, Chemistry of Common Life, isn't an easy listen, but it's just as hard to turn off. With Double Negative, Planet Piss and Grids. Milestone (Davis)