Eleven head-turning albums for 2004 so far:

The Tipping Point – The Roots
Journeys By DJ Special Release – Gilles Peterson
Theme And Variation Vol 1&2 – Various
Afrobeat Sessions – Various
Madvillainy – Madvillain
Overgound House VI – Various
No Roots – Faithless
Remixes, Rarities & Classics – De La Soul
Talkie Walkie – Air
The Clarence Greenwood Recordings – Citizen Cope
The Outernational Sound – Thievery Corporation [mix]