January 1 - 7, 2002
New Sound Review

5xCD / various / Nederbeat 63 - 69

OK, if you've ever entertained the idea of exploring the phenomenon that was Dutch rock n' roll in the mid-sixties, here's your chance to do it in one fell swoop.Just dive right in--because what we have here is a 5-CD box set of music recorded in the Netherlands between 1963 and 1969.
[read more] ---Pip

CD / various / Sincerely Yours / Klein Records (Austria)

Combines many musical genres piled into the jumble of Germanic modern music including jazz, rock, indie and electronica.
[read more] ---Patrick Rands

CD / various / Beat at Cinecitta Vol.3 / Crippled Dick Hot Wax

Compilation of Italian film music from the '60s & '70s. Now-Sound, funky grooves and pseudo-soul; pretty much what one would expect from Italian soundtracks of this era (1966-1971).
[read more] ---Peter Ledebur

4xCD / The Conet Project / Irdial Discs

This set is a collection of recordings of shortwave radio broadcasts; encrypted, presumably, in the service of espionage.
[read more] ---Peter Ledebur