Glen Galaxy’s Soul-Junk is unquestionably too hip for the room that is Christian music. 1956 goes beyond offbeat, beyond eclectic, beyond 99-and-a-half percent of all Christian music to deliver a record that defies description.

Vocalist/guitarist/chief sound manipulator Galaxy—with at least 14 helpers—offers a diverse collection of synth and drum loops as well as trip-hop that moves skillfully from stream-of-consciousness free association ("How We Flow") to groove-inflected Bible story recounting ("Dry Bones"), all while drawing the listener deeper with each revolution of the turntable.

With 1956, the new millennium has its answer to the beat poetry of the ’60s. And while it may be beyond the grasp of its market, the brave souls who stretch to reach it will not be disappointed.