Top 20 Albums of 2005

By nature we usually focus on just a few tracks. Though most of these albums are good throughout, some may not be. Preview before buying!

artist album title label / cat.no.
1 – Pitch Black [nz] APE TO ANGEL Waveform 05102
2 – Various Artists CHILLING GODDESS Peak 004*
3 – Grey Area AND THEN THE CLOUDS Waveform 05103
4 – Various Artists NATURAL BORN CHILLERS Aleph Zero 03*#
5 – Various Artists SMOOTH CHILL – THE RADIO SINGLES Waveform 05101
6 – Maneesh De Moor SADHANA Mdmsound.com
7 – Bliss QUIET LETTERS Quango 1003
8 – Bluetech ELEMENTARY PARTICLES (EP) Native State 001*
9 – Al-Haca Soundsystem INEVITABLE Different Drummer 26*#
10 – Various Artists GROOVE CLOSET Ball of Waxx 132
11 – Tara Putra GROOM MOUNTAINS Spiritual Beings 7239*
12 – Adham Shaikh FUSION Sonicturtle 131101*#
13 – Anoushka Shankar RISE Angel 80295
14 – Thievery Corporation THE COSMIC GAME ESL 081
15 – Colin Mansfield MILLIONS Blue Water 009#
16 – The Winston Giles Orchestra SOUNDTRACKS FOR SUNRISE Playup 20002*#
17 – Midival Punditz MIDIVAL TIMES Six Degrees 1109
18 – Various Artists LEFT COAST LIQUID VOL. 1 Native State 002*
19 – Timewarp, Inc. DUB MY FUNKY GROOVE Timewarp 001*
20 – Cantoma CANTOMA Quango 1005
* denotes import # denotes prior year release