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CURATED SWAPTION #3 Beat Happening, Black Candy One of my all-time favorites. I did not make this my AoTM because I wanted to cover as many stylistic bases as possible with my pick. This album is the soundtrack to being a weird 5-year-old kid and everyday is summer and every night is...

It is done :) Pickups are twin-sound Jaguar pickups made by the Creamery, each attached to their own three way switch. Each pickup has the option of modern or classic wiring. HOWEVER, the classic wiring sound is a bit quieter. To combat that and create even leveling, the chicken head knob is an...

RELATED SWAPTION #2 Jay Some, Everybody Works The second of hopefully many, many albums that Melinda makes, this album was a classic and a masterpiece the day that it was released. A one-man band album recorded at home, Melinda creates the illusion of a community affair and a universe where...

RELATED SWAPTION #1 DJ Shadow, Endtroducing I feel like I shouldn't need to explain this one, but I will briefly. DJ Shadow was one half of U.N.K.L.E. for the AoTM. His debut album is a landmark recording that I still use as the example by which I compare other albums like it. I actually...

My one and only sadness about the album is that they used "Unreal" instead of "Be There." That being said, if I had never heard "Be There," I would have been entirely content with the album as it is

Why did I chose U.N.K.L.E.'s "PSYENCE FICTION" album for the N&G AoTM? And what are some original sample sources? Read all about it here: https://www.needlesandgrooves.com/threads/n-g-aotm-vol-60-june-2024-u-n-k-l-e-s-psyence-fiction.2582/post-837571

WHY PSYENCE FICTION? When the idea of the forum selecting its own albums of the month started, I immediately knew that I wanted to sign up to pick an album and this was my first choice. At the time, it was out of print and awaiting a reissue. I'm glad I finally am getting to do this album. But...

The June N&G AoTM has been successfully guessed! Check out the thread for clue explanations :) and congratulations to @Hemotep for nailing it! https://www.needlesandgrooves.com/threads/n-g-aotm-vol-60-june-2024-u-n-k-l-e-s-psyence-fiction.2582/

Congratulations @Hemotep for getting the closest with the clues. In related news, the album of the month IS........ U.N.K.L.E.'s Psyence Fiction! When I started researching clues for this album, I honestly was not sure if they were going to be impossible to decipher or if the album was...

@Hemotep you have some very interesting interpretations of the clues that I never considered. Fascinating :)

Can you show how the clues fit?

I know I said nothing until Monday, but I can't resist this... CLUE #9 If you are like me, then once the album is revealed, you are going to do what I did when I chose the album: spend a LOT of time on whosampled.com CLUE #10 Sun Ra is actually sampled on this album

This is fantastic work and I love how you interpreted the clues :) You just upped the bar for whoever guesses next!

Great album! How did you arrive at this one?

Today is my last clue until Monday. If no one guesses before then (and please show your work, I am super curious!), I will reveal on Monday May 20.