• Swans - To Be Kind. I'm not sure how I feel about it. The production value is excellent, the vocals are powerful, the layering is up there with the best, and yet some of the songs just didn't work for me. Toussaint Louverture!
• And So I Watch You From Afar - All Hail Bright Futures. Pure joy.
• Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestite. A black metal band makes an excellent ambient/drone album with neither vocals nor drums. It's beautiful.

August music:

• "廃獄ララバイ" (Toy; 協奏符「拾遺物語」 {R11}) [symphony]
• "おつかいメイドのひといき" (水橋ゆっきー; Kirisame Mahou Yougashiten {C85}) [instrumental]
• "竹取飛翔" (k-wave labs; 幽かのたまゆら {C84}) [Celtic]
• "東方妖々夢" (k-wave labs; 幽かのたまゆら {C84}) [Celtic]
• "幽雅に咲かせ、墨染の桜" (k-waves LAB; 幽かのたまゆら {C84}) [Celtic]
• "ほおずきみたいに紅い魂" (k-wave labs; 幽かのたまゆら {C84}) [Celtic]
• "時間差カルテ" (Tokyo Active NEETs; Touhou Bakuon Jazz 4 {C84}) [jazz]
• "令・瞑コード零" (Tokyo Active NEETs; Touhou Bakuon Jazz 4 {C84}) [jazz]
• "紅星ミゼラブル～廃憶編" (Tokyo Active NEETs; Touhou Bakuon Jazz 4 {C84}) [jazz]
• "感情の摩天楼 ～ Cosmic Mind" (あきやまうに; 暗黒能楽集・心綺楼 東方心綺楼 ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK {C84}) [instrumental]
• "Thawing Realism" (Autoban feat. Senya; Hiding You in the Evening Cherry Trees {C85}) [trance]
• "NEXTLIFE" (隣人 feat. 坂上なち (twinkle* twinkle); THE LEAP NEXTRA {C84}) [electronic]
• "party in the streets of Tokyo" (Renko; a-romatic {C84}) [house]
• "風の向こうへ" (JeetSingh feat. Chia; Serendipity {R10}) [vocal]
• "voyage" (きりん feat 茶々; con spirito {C85}) [vocal]
• "Cherry Ashes" (senya; The Whole World {C84}) [vocal]