Alright JayB if you like those suggestion and there is only one CD that you will buy for the next year, you need to buy 13 & God. I am not one to listen to a CD over and over day after day, but this one I can not stop listening to. There are influences of classical, jazz, hip-hop, electronica, alt rock and spoken word all wound together for one CD that really needs to be several hour longer.
I just went on a shopping spree when I was back so here is a couple of other suggestions.
*Peeping Tom (Mike Patton and others, not too chill but very cool)
*Dan the Automator-Wanna buy a monkey
*Gnarls Barkley-St. Elsewhere (Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo)