Altered Zones

2010 was more of an "oldies but goodies year" for San Francisco's Rangers, whose eery, degraded guitar-loop vignettes have had our heads spinning since he dropped his debut Suburban Tours LP on Olde English Spelling Bee in February. To celebrate the end of the year, Joe Knight sent in a photo of his roommate holding a cat in a Santa outfit and a handful of the glam, post-punk, kraut, prog, funk, and industrial classics he's had on repeat this year. Obscurer highlights include tracks by Stockholm Monsters, MX-80, Throbbing Gristle, The Chemistry Set, Spectrum, Loop, and La Dusseldorf.