Darren, I shoulda asked about that Ridgway disc. The ones you want are Mosquitos and Partyball. Glad you liked Mentalflake. I think the first half flows like a mo-fo. RPWL is a current favorite for me. They started out as a Pink Floyd coverband and those roots still show. I like the fact that their sound relates more to the early 70s Floyd than the later band.

Dave, you need to send me that Flower Kings DVD set right away.

That Conspiracy disc is rather bland. John Foxx's Metamatic is just downright strange. Makes gary numan sound like Justin Timberlake.

Zappa Lather is a 3 disc compilation of 3 mid-70s albums (Orchestral Favorites, Sleep Dirt and that other one I can't remember) and unreleased live stuff. Some of the instrumental fusion on this set simply kills.

Other goodies include a couple of recently released Porcupine Tree live albums. that XM Radio show sounds phenomenal.

How about the band England? The album Garden Shed. Someone dubbed this rarity from an LP for me and it's a terriffic 70s prog missing link.

Still GarageBanding like an addict, too.