Lately I've been focusing on individual songs instead of full albums. When isolated, a track from the middle of a tech album that usually gets lost in the shuffle, becomes a stand out song in its own right. An example is some the middle tracks of Vektor - Terminal Redux. Many of them stand on their own. Tonight I've been messing with Pestilence Spheres. Listen to 1 track and then take a break, listen to something else.
I mean, especially the last minute or so of this is sheer brilliance. The shifting time signatures, the intentional dissonance, the wild horns, the build to the climax. Check it out.