Sucker Punch Requiem - An Homage to Jean-Michel Basquiat Lisle Ellis Lisle Ellis's homage to Jean-Michel Basquiat translates the work of a visual artist into a musical palette and Ellis does it with great imagination, integrity, and beauty.
	Minamo Carla Kihlstedt Satoko Fujii In the liner notes Larry Ochs (ROVA Sax Quartet) says "Carla Kihlstedt and Satoko Fujii show us exactly how improvisation can be the strongest tool in the composer's tool box." He's right. Listen.
	unsettled on an old sense of place Gustavo Aguilar This brilliant percussionist covers a wide range of music: solo on snare drum, glockenspiel and poetry, his compositions performed by talented and creative ensembles, and a solo guitar track. No holding Aguilar back; he pays no attention to genres, thank heavens.
	Sound On Survival Live Lisle Ellis, bass Marco Eneidi, alto saxophone Peter Valsamis, drums. These recordings were made when the trio was on a US tour last year (2004). How they could keep their amazing musical energy while on-the-road is a feat in itself.
	Baggerboot Gunda Gottschalk, violin / viola Peter Jacquemyn, bass Ute Völker, accordion We heard these musicians from Germany and Belgium at the WIM Festival in Antwerp and were basically "knocked out" by their sound.