I passed on the Plastic Cloud reissue when it was around. You're right, the lead guitarist is incredible. Thought the songs were sort of spotty, like it didn't cohere so well. The Acid Archives loves it, though.
Milk Music, Beyond Living DL
Nice record of well made, tuneful guitar rock that sounds like an indie record from '91 or thereabouts, like it coulda shared shelf space with... I dunno, Treepeople. I don't care about this sort of thing personally, but it's certainly "accomplished" for what it is.
Crazy Spirit s/t DL
So enjoyable, these krazy kidz with their puke rock. I would like to own a copy of this EP on vinyl.
Autechre, Draft 7.30
Survived the past decade with its dignity intact. Still a mindbender, a jigsaw puzzle, a masturpiece of process if not exactly an enjoyable end-product. This twisted my brain into a knot when I played it in the early hours of a Wednesday morning in '03 after a night-long vision quest / psychotherapy session.
The Rebel, The Race Against Time Hots Up DL
EXCELLENT! The best Rebel record I've heard. The songs are packed with ideas and immensely catchy. I urge you to purchase this record and maybe buy a spare for me, as I do not yet own it.
Pink Reason, Shit in the Garden
This Heat, s/t