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ALBUMS 2000 - 2009

There is no ulterior motive for these journals. This is as honest and truthful as I can be. I am not a part of some online music publication or have any desire to stick to trends or include what is currently popular, unless I genuinely feel it deserves to be (waves at Pitchfork & NME fans). I am not some budding music journalist trying to entice people with a flouncy, 'know it all' attitude. If you agree with some of my choices then that's great! If you don't then that's great too. I mean, who cares anyway? It's just a bit of fun.

Please feel free to check back over the next couple of months to see the remaining entries. I will be updating each album entry with my own little review (the top 20 more substantially).



100. Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye (2006)



So we start with Junior Boys and the ‘So This Is Goodbye’ record. An album I discovered only last year, but still feel deserves a place in this relatively awe-inspiring (say what?) top 100. So surely this must be an awe-inspiring album? Well, being that we’re at the arse end of the rundown, the honest answer is no. BUT it is a damn good electro pop album with plenty of upbeat moments including the cracking single and album highlight In The Morning. A song that even Rolf Harris (the original beat boxer) would be envious of!

Jeremy Greenspan's vocal effort is mostly eloquent and sensual, sometimes bordering on gentle whispers. It works well against the trippy beats which generate a soothing aural experience. It’s not quite the chill-out album of the decade, mainly because chill-out records and the term itself tend to suck to the high heavens (I wouldn’t dare lump it in with such a clichéd bunch of bores) but if you’re after a funky pop album with fragile Cliff Richard meets Jon Marsh alike vocals where you’re STILL able to shake your ass; then you could do a lot worse. Good shit!


99. Ours - Distorted Lullabies (2001)



A criminally ignored record by the big wigs of the music media world (they need new wigs, seriously). YES, it sounds like Jimmy Gnecco’s been squeezing a couple out over copies of Buckley’s ‘Grace’ and singing U2 classics in the shower but there’s a lot more on offer here than from your usual rip off rockers.

Firstly, this is no rip off. This isn’t just Buckley in eyeliner. Although there are undeniable similarities in Gnecco and Buckley’s vocal delivery, Gnecco could claim ignorance if he so wished. The guy has been making music since the late 80’s.

Secondly, this is a darkly melodic album with wonderful harmonies and heart felt lyrical content that just proves singers like Gnecco (and Buckley) are a rare breed. Listeners should be more interested in the quality on offer than comparing the two artists. Evidently, a lot of soul and hard work went into completing the thing. Gnecco’s vocal range can be quite astounding on tracks such as Medication and Fallen Souls. Listen to the last few moments of either to appreciate such grandeur.

You can probably buy the album for around £0.99 on amazon.co.uk. An absolute steal!

98. Orbital - The Altogether (2001)



I remember my uncle playing the Snivilisation track Sad But True on his brand new stereo back in 94. I was 14 and had never heard an Orbital track before. I was hugely impressed with how crisp and clean it sounded coming out of expensive speakers that I wouldn’t be able to afford until many years later. It sounded futuristic and exciting (curiously, I discovered Alison Goldfrapp did the vocals around ten years later). I’ve been more than a casual listener ever since.

The Altogether released in 2001 was a record I picked up at Woolworths just because it was the only potentially good album available there that I didn’t already own (I would have had to travel to Cardiff or Newport to get to a decent music retail outlet back then – pre online music buying days, kids). I had previously read an article about it and the excitement surrounding a version of the Dr Who theme, but I was more interested in the track that sampled Tools Sober. As it turned out, these were the weakest tracks on the album. There were far more synthetic techno pleasures to appreciate on tracks like Oi! and Last Thing. Funny Break (One Is Enough) with its top-drawer female vocal prowess, became an addiction for a while.

Another point of interest - I had started crafting my own compositions using codemasters (they did the Micro Machine games!) spectacularly titled music creation software MUSIC just a couple of years before hearing ‘The Altogether’ album and was intrigued with certain tracks sounding like they had been crafted with this particular software. The bass line in Pay Per View is almost a straight sample from the MUSIC software library. I became increasingly inspired with each listen and started taking my own compositions more seriously with the belief that quality could indeed be achieved using such limited software. For this reason alone, I hold up The Altogether as a very influential and beautifully swish record.

97. Robots in Disguise - Get Rid! (2005)



Produced by Chris Corner, this second long player from the mighty Robots in Disguise was a far bolder affair. Full bodied and funky, with more killer than filler! Tunes that made you want to get rat arsed in some gaudy bar, throw shapes like a spaz, before returning to your own abode totally steaming, waking up the following afternoon to find around fifteen people you’ve never seen before lying half naked on your unfortunately ruined new carpet from Aunt Phyllis.

Album opener Turn It Up with its gorgeously fat sounding bass and trashy drums coupled with the trademark yelps of Sue Denim & Dee Plume made it an irresistibly childish party track (for grown ups!). It’s up there with The Flirts best from their 1982 album 10 Cents A Dance. For Realz!

The cute, jangly robotic cover of The Kinks favourite You Really Got Me is mildly diverting but my own electronically charged spot light would target The Dj's Got a Gun and the Chris Corner reworking of Hot Gossip. It can be a sad fact when a remix is better than the original, but in the case of Hot Gossip, it is simply true!

The album can grate after repeated listens, mainly due to the vocals which are not particularly engaging, heartfelt or well executed (well duh!) but this is not an album to listen too on a Sunday evening just before Songs of Praise (maybe try Sue and The Unicorn). It does, however deliver that ‘spur of the moment’ appeal which similar groups tend to lack. The fun factor is simply undeniable. Those who disagree are either lying or Harrison Ford.

I’m aware that a large majority of people latched onto the Robots after witnessing their contributions to the Mighty Boosh show. I admit to having never seen an episode! It is perhaps something that I will rectify in time, but at least I don’t feel a desire to see the Boosh shows to understand what these girls are about. The music says it all and that is what is most important. Great fun!

96. Charlotte Gainsbourg - 5.55 (2006)



My boyfriend introduced this album to me in the summer of 2008, just before we started seeing each other. I was originally directed to The Operation clip on Youtube and really liked both the visuals and music track. Before this, I’d only witnessed her acting roles in 21 Grams and The Science of Sleep. I was surprised to discover another creative side to this Intriguing woman. After learning of her esteemed lineage and that popular French duo Air were involved in the creation of her album, I understood why following in her fathers musical footsteps was not only a good idea, but to be expected.

Although not her first foray into the world of music, 5.55 does give us our first peek into the world of a fully grown Charlotte. There are no ‘from the grave’ Serge collaborations or cheesy cover versions here. In fact, having listened to her fathers own recordings, I feel a delicate enough tribute is paid just by having Air on board as collaborator (what with Air often citing Serge as a major influence).

Of course, the high profile collaborators are not all this album has to offer. Charlotte Gainsbourg herself shines with an impressive and distinctive vocal delivery. This is a woman whose voice exhibits a sexual intimacy with cool, well-mannered structure. It’s somewhere between whisper and breathlessness and works perfectly alongside the lo-fi production and occasional rumbled bass line. The aforementioned Operation single exudes said bass line with a simple yet catchy beat that sounds like Air at their very best. No mean feat, especially when you consider (and maybe even pout over) their own, less than glorious, recent material.

I consider 5.55 an important record. Not just because I believe it to be the first step toward more impressive releases (the new album featuring Beck is sounding very exciting) but also because it’s a part of the soundtrack to my first real love (as gooey as that sounds).

There were a few special nights spent listening to this album with my boyfriend. Whether cuddled up in bed in the early hours of the morning or being miles away from each other, synchronising our album copies so we could listen and talk about it on msn or on the phone together, it always sounded like it was made for us alone. Since then, however and wherever I listen, it makes me feel happy. Maybe an odd choice of word considering some of the song lyrics and themes but the simple truth is 5:55, along with The Ventriloquist and The Blue God will always be a record that makes me smile and feel special (especially after a little Night-Time Intermission).

95. Dani Siciliano - Likes (2004)



Is it possible to talk about Dani Siciliano without first mentioning her earlier work with avant-garde electronic papa, Mr Matthew Herbert? The answer is yes, but what would be the point in that when they fit perfectly, hand in glove style. Who wouldn’t want to revel in such a tasty mix? Dani Siciliano’s debut offering isn’t really a huge departure from her collaborative work with Herbert. His trademark cut and paste samples and chopped up vocals are evident from the get go. This is not a bad thing.

Album opener Same boasts plenty of random clicks and half-slaps spliced with a broken vocal ditty from Siciliano that at first doesn’t seem to go anywhere. Like with most of Herbert’s work, it will begin to make sense and reveal itself with patience. It all blends together eventually, but the fascinating part is getting there. Possibly more than any of Herbert’s own recordings, Likes is all about perseverance. To think that all the swishes, swipes, tiny snips and random static effects gel effortlessly with Siciliano’s sultry vocal into one cohesive whole is pretty amazing. Not that you always want them too. It is quite an experience just to lose ones self in Herbert and Siciliano’s spaghetti for a little while, caught in the chaos of clutter and muddle.

Surprisingly, there are a couple of more obvious pop structured tracks to enjoy. Walk the Line and the Jazzy cover of Nirvana’s Come as You Are tick all the right pop boxes. In fact, this was the first track I heard (on Radio 1’s Breezeblock show).

For those who consider Herbert’s production too ‘random’ and ‘scatty’, then use of the word ‘pop’ might sound a little ridiculous. Especially to half hearted listeners. It certainly isn’t as immediate as Róisín Murphy’s Ruby Blue album, for instance. Siciliano's vocal isn’t all power house Whitney Houston and she obviously isn’t focused on perfect pop produce, in the classic flowery chart topping sense of the word. However, this IS a pop album. It’s just pop with flair and originality. It is also an oddly relaxing affair. Hidden underneath the chaotic Herboticness there is an assuasive quality to Dani’s vocal that I greatly admire.

I believe Dani Siciliano is one of the most honest musicians working today. I find her character interesting but totally unpretentious. How often can you say that these days? I'm with Björk on this one. She's gorgeous. Walk the Line people!

94. Anathema - A Fine Day to Exit (2001)



93. Sébastien Tellier - Sexuality (2008)



92. Kings of Convenience - Versus (2001)



91. Bell X1 - Music In Mouth (2003)



90. Coldcut - Sound Mirrors (2006)



89. Dogs Die in Hot Cars – Please Describe Yourself (2004)



88. Data Rock – Datarock Datarock (2005)



87. Tom Vek – We Have Sound (2005)



86. Róisín Murphy – Overpowered (2007)



85. Wildbirds & Peacedrums – The Snake (2009)



84. Quiet Village – Silent Movie (2008)



83. Jackson and His Computer Band – Smash (2005)



82. The Kills – Midnight Boom (2008)



81. Madnomad – Tamper - Evident
(2003)

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4. Beth Orton (w/ Finley Quaye & William Orbit
5. Goldfrapp
6. PJ Harvey (w/ Tricky, w/ Nick Cave)
7. Ani DiFranco
8. Jill Scott
9. Bjork
10. Joy Malcolm (Waldeck, Incognito)
11. Sia (Zero 7)
12 Erykah Badu
13. Beth Gibbons (Portishead)

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4... Joy Malcolm
5... Erykah Badu
6... Jewel
7... Bebel Gilberto
8... Mari Boine
9... Shirley Bassey
10... Zap Mama
11... Angélique Kidjo
12... Beth Gibbons
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1. Kata Miletich
2. Lou Rhodes
3. Cat Power
4. Julee Cruise
5. Beady Belle
6. Smoke City
7. Goapele
8. Dani Sici
9. Brazil Girls
10. Sia
11. Zap Mama
12. Micatone
13. Joss Stone

-- Pat Appleton (De-Phazz, w/ VFSix)
-- Beth Orton (w/ Finley Quaye & William Orbit
-- Goldfrapp
-- Alice Russell (Quantic, The Quantic Soul Orchestra, TM Juke, Bah Samba, Kushti
-- Me'Shell NdegéOcello
- Amy Winehouse
- Morcheeba... Skye Edwards
-- PJ Harvey (w/ Tricky, w/ Nick Cave)
-- Róisín Murphy (Moloko, w/ Handsome Boy Modeling School)
- Joy Malcolm (Waldeck,Incognito)
- Cowboy Junkies... Margo Timmins
- Lou Rhodes (Lamb)
- Kata Miletich (LoCura)
- Sia (Zero 7)
- Cocteau Twins... Elizabeth Fraser (w/ This Mortal Coil, w/ Massive Attack, w/ Ian McCulloch
- Jill Scott
- Ani DiFranco
- Incognito
- Bebel Gilberto
- Mari Boine
- Cat Power
- Sarah Vaughan
- Julee Cruise
- Erykah Badu
- Jewel
- Smoke City
- Bjork
- India.Arie *
- Lady Z... Slow Train Soul-- Slow Train
- Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
- Lucinda Williams
- Dani Siciliano (Matthew Herbert)
- Suzanne Vega
- Micatone
- Joss Stone
- Brazilian Girls
- Sade
- Billie Holliday
- [re: Jazz]
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Angélique Kidjo
- Everything but the Girl -- Tracey Thorn
- Astrud Gilberto
- Mazzy Star
- Jazzamor
- Shirley Bassey
- Nina Simone
- Alif Tree *
- Katy Perry *
- Moriarty *
- Norah Jones *
- Kylie Minogue
- Kosheen *
- Lila Downs
- Goapele
- Emiliana Torrini *
- Madonna
- Karen Ramirez *
- Lady GaGa
- Hird *
- Dido
- The Brand New Heavies
- The Dø *
- Tori Amos
- Alicia Keys *
- Les Nubians *
- Beady Belle
- Feist *
- Sweet Coffee *
- Naomi *
- Count Basic *
- Aretha Franklin
- Pink
- Gabin
- Stereolab
- Mellissa Etheridge
- MC Lyte
- Fiona Apple *
- The Cranes
- Kinny & Horne *
- Esthero *
- Emmylou Harris

1. The Decemberists ‘Shiny’
2. The Miserable Rich ‘Over And Over’
3. The Antlers ‘Two‘
4. Blackbird Harmony ‘Hello’
5. Wild Sweet Orange ‘Ten Dead Dogs’
6. Bat for Lashes ‘Sweet Dreams’
7. The Faint ‘The Conductor’ (Thin White Duke Remix)
8. Seelenluft ‘Manila’
9. Dani Siciliano ‘Come As You Are’
10. Guru ‘Trust Me’
11. Manchester Orchestra ‘I Can Feel A Hot One’
12. Daniel Martin Moore ‘By Dream’

You can listen to all this here: www.heutepopmorgen.com

I found an appealing iTunes Essential mix named modern sirens on the US iTunes. It's a compilation of nice tracks from many of my favorite female singers and I also found some new artists to adore on it:

1. Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
   
2. 1234 - Feist
   
3. Bubbly - Colbie Caillat
   
4. Like A Star - Corinne Bailey Rae
   
5. The Way I Am - Ingrid Michaelson
   
6. New Soul - Yaël Naïm
   
7. ooh child (alternative version) - Beth Orton
   
8. Dance Me To The End Of Love - Madeleine Peyroux
   
9. Almost Lover - A Fine Frenzy
   
10. So Sorry - Feist
    
11. I Melt With You - Nouvelle Vague
    
12. Sunrise - Norah Jones
    
13. Falling Or Flying - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
    
14. Don't Wait Too Long - Madeleine Peyroux
    
15. I Feel It All - Feist
    
16. Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
    
17. Honey Honey - Feist
    
18. Ashes And Wine - A Fine Frenzy
    
19. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Cat Power
    
20. Those Dancing Days Are Gone - Carla Bruni
    
21. 5:55 - Charlotte Gainsbourg
    
22. La La La - The Bird and the Bee
    
23. Prescilla - Bat for Lashes
    
24. Your Song - Kate Walsh
    
25. The Ride - Joan as Police Woman
    
26. The Greatest - Cat Power
    
27. Breathe Me - Sia
    
28. Fidelity - Regina Spektor
    
29. God Knows (You Gotta Give To Get) - El Perro del Mar
    
30. What I Wouldn't Give - Holly Brook
    
31. I Found a Reason - Cat Power
    
32. Tallymarks - Thao Nguyen
    
33. Blue and White - Beth Waters
    
34. Cosy In The Rocket - Psapp
    
35. Wild Horses - Charlotte Martin
    
36. This Land Flows With Milk - Isobel Campbell
    
37. Ballerina - Leona Naess
    
38. Lay Your Head Down - Keren Ann
    
39. Get On With Your Life - Stina Nordenstam
    
40. Sunny Road - Emiliana Torrini
    
41. Come as You Are - Dani Siciliano
    
42. Coco - Brisa Roché
    
43. Back Where We Started - Tina Dico
    
44. Dream - Priscilla Ahn
    
45. Snow Falls In November - Julie Doiron
    
46. Clean Getaway - Maria Taylor
    
47. Garden Rose - Lavender Diamond
    
48. Farewell - Rosie Thomas
    
49. Wait For Me - Dean & Britta
    
50. A Temporary Dive - Ane Brun
    
51. Human Racing - St. Vincent
    
52. I Wish You Love - Rachael Yamagata
    
53. Blundering Blood - Nedelle
    
54. Half the Perfect World - Anjani
    
55. Fools In Love - Inara George
    
56. Djuna! - Frida Hyvönen
    
57. Tomorrow Never Comes - Dot Allison
    
58. Unlike Me (Acapella) - Kate Havnevik
    
59. Umbrella - Marié Digby
    
60. Warm Whispers - Missy Higgins
    
61. Take Some Time - Rose Melberg
    
62. Blue Caravan - Vienna Teng
    
63. Young And Free - Sasha Dobson
    
64. Boys With Girlfriends (Daytrotter Session) - Meiko
    
65. What If We Do? - Mia Doi Todd
    
66. Moonglow, Lamp Low - Eleni Mandell
    
67. No Trace Of Grey - Anja Garbarek
    
68. goodbye - The Postmarks
    
69. Look At Me - Keri Noble
    
70. A Crush In The Ghetto - Jolie Holland
    
71. Misty Canyon - Anjali
    
72. The Husband - Megan Reilly
    
73. Make Love - Jess Klein
    
74. One Flight Down - Rebecca Martin
    
75. Story In Your Eyes - Kelly Flint
    

But there were many amazing female singers missing, what inspired me to create a mix of the essential voices that I didn't find in the iTunes list:

1. Sway - Bic Runga
   
2. I Don't Belong To You Anymore - Schuyler Fisk
   
3. Asking For Flowers - Kathleen Edwards
   
4. Trouble Is A Friend - Lenka
   
5. Crazy Ever After - The Rescues
   
6. Brand New Love - Serena Ryder
   
7. Give Me Heart - Susie Suh
   
8. Mad World - Alex Parks
   
9. AEIOU - Charlotte Sometimes
   
10. Crush - Natalie Walker
    
11. Gravity - Sara Bareilles
    
12. Hands On Me - Vanessa Carlton
    
13. The Hill - Markéta Irglová
    
14. Make Your Move - Audrey Vanessa
    
15. Let Me Be - Christine Evans
    
16. Message To Myself - Melissa Etheridge
    
17. Extraordinary - Mandy Moore
    
18. Chasing Pavements - Adele
    
19. Midnight - Adrina Thorpe
    
20. Giggling Again For No Reason - Alanis Morissette
    
21. St. Elmo's fire - Cloetta Paris
    
22. Shout - Donna Lewis
    
23. All We Need - Jessica Sonner
    
24. If A Song Could Get Me You - Marit Larsen
    
25. At Constant Speed - Gemma Hayes
    
26. Wicked game - Nina June
    
27. Mercy - Duffy
    
28. Anyone Who Had A Heart - Shelby Lynne
    
29. 32 Flavors - Alana Davis
    
30. Undress Me - Anggun
    
31. Forever Love (Digame) - Anna Nalick
    
32. Miss Halfway - Anya Marina
    
33. Face Forward - Beth Hart
    
34. What Can I Say - Brandi Carlile
    
35. Fresh Pair of Eyes - Brooke Waggoner
    
36. Love Me - Courtney Jaye
    
37. Are You Out There - Dar Williams
    
38. Hold Me - Ebba Forsberg
    
39. Rock Your Soul - Elisa
    
40. Doctor Blind - Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton
    
41. Acid - Emm Gryner
    
42. When - Ilse DeLange
    
43. Switchblade - Phildel
    
44. Not A Day More - Jessie Baylin
    
45. Eye in the Sky - Jonatha Brooke
    
46. Brooklyn's On Fire! - Nicole Atkins
    
47. Runaway Train - Kasey Chambers
    
48. Loud Nonsense (And Whispered Secrets...) - Amber Rubarth
    
49. Mudshow - Krista Detor
    
50. Little Death - L.P.
    
51. Ashes - KT Tunstall
    
52. Night Bird - Lisa Moscatiello
    
53. The Mummers' Dance - Loreena McKennitt
    
54. The Reminder - Maia Sharp
    
55. Vuelve - La Oreja de Van Gogh
    
56. Stronger - Mieka Pauley
    
57. I'm Happy - Terra Naomi
    
58. Rien n'est comme avant - Hélène Ségara
    
59. A&E - Goldfrapp
    
60. Can't Get You Out Of My Mind - Sonya Kitchell
    
61. Magnolia Street - Catie Curtis
    
62. The Same Inside - Caitlin Crosby
    
63. Leave - Katie Todd Band
    
64. Mona Lisa - Doe Deere
    
65. temptation - Dísa
    
66. Close to You - Do
    
67. Enough Now - Susy Thomas
    
68. Dandelion - Antje Duvekot
    
69. Mariner's Song - Elizaveta
    
70. For someone else - Gaia Riva
    
71. Ella, Elle L'a - Kate Ryan
    
72. Bounce With Me - Kreesha Turner
    
73. That's Alright - Lady Linn and her Magnificent Seven
    
74. If I Could Have You Back - Aly & AJ
    
75. The world can wait - Over the Rhine
    

There are still lots of names missing.
This is probably a thing to be continued...

1. How did you get into 31? [Bat for Lashes]
I DVR'd the video for "Prescilla" from IMF by accident when I was trying to get Dame de Lotus by Emilie Simon. I ended up liking the video and then Zeus asked my if I liked her randomly later that week so I ended up getting the album since he liked her too.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? [Tie: Risae∂lan and Leila]
I think it was something off of Like Weather for Leila, probably the live "Enjoy" remix if that counts. I don't know about Risae∂lan, I think whatever's at the beginning of Efta! So "Bíbí".

3. What's your favourite lyric by 29? [Siobhan Donaghy]
"[incomprehensible]", from "Ghosts".

4. What is your favourite album by 49? [CocoRosie]
Noah's Ark

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? [Magga Stína]
Both of them, An Album and Syngur.

6. What is your favourite song by 50? [Deerhoof]
"The Perfect Me"! Friend Opportunity is the only album I own by them though.

7. Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad? [Stina Nordenstam]
"The Man With A Gun". It's been over a year since I deleted Dynamite, I should put it back in my library soon. I don't think the year apart helped though, I can still hear every song in my head perfectly XD

8. What is your favourite song by 15? [Anja Garbarek]
"The Diver", It's so beautiful.

9. What is your favourite song by 3? [Tori Amos]
"Suede"

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? [Martina Topley-Bird]
"Phoenix" and "Deflect" are two of my most favorite songs ever. They complete me.

11. What is your favourite album by 40? [Dani Siciliano]
Likes

12. What is your favourite song by 12? [The Fiery Furnaces]
ブラック ハート ボーイ!!

13. What is a good memory you have involving 33? [OOIOO]
Hearing "UMA" before the Björk concert ツ

14. What is your favourite song by 37? [Cat Power]
"Keep On Runnin'"

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? [Emilie Simon]
"Dame de Lotus (Video Mix)", it's so much better than on the album.

16. How many times have you seen 24 live? [Róisín Murphy]
No but I have a bootleg of Ruby Blue at the Paradiso. That sort of counts init?

17. What is the worst song by 23? [Tie: Leila and Risae∂lan]
Leila's worst song is anything with Luca Santucci in it. I looked and I couldn't find a single song by Risae∂lan that I didn't like. If I had to choose, probably "Hunang, Sýróp, Kandýfloss" just because it's the first song they did. But I'm listening to it now and it's great! I'll have to say that they have no bad songs.

18. What is your favourite album by 11? [Kate's Bush]
"The Dreaming". Le duh!

19. Who is a favourite member of 1? [Björk]
Mark Stent, his remixes are STILL off the chain.

20. Have you ever seen 14 live? [Danielle Dax]
No and she quit music so I doubt I'll get to see her.

21. What is a good memory involving 45? [Electrelane]
Sitting on the roof of the greenhouse doing nothing but listening to "No Shouts, No Calls" one day at work.

22. What is your favourite song by 16? [Planningtorock]
The Helmet Song!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_DIibmZxKs

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? [Sia]
"Breathe Me"

24. What is your favourite album by 21? [HK119]
Fast, Cheap, And Out Of Control!

25. What is your favourite song by 18? [Portishead]
"Nylon Smile"

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 38? [Kate Nash]
"Foundations"

27. What is your favourite lyric by 5? [Cocteau Twins]
How do I feel, about myself?
I try, I am resourceful, I contribute, I belong when I contribute.
I don't have to be perfect,
I'm accepting myself as I really am,
I'm feeling love for my successes.

Hahaha just kidding, that song's lyrics sucks balls. The way she sings it makes them even worse. The only good vocal in the entire song is when she sings "I'm doing a fine job" at the end of the choruses. But that lyric still sucks.

28. What is you favourite song by 1? [Björk]
"An Echo, A Stæn"

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? [Caroline Lavelle]
"Moorlough Shore".

30. What is you favourite song by 8? [Pram]
I think, "Omnichord".

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? [Anna Ternheim]
approximately none, but i hope to change that sometime soon

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? [Tie: Peaches and Robyn]
"Slippery Dick" and "With Every Heartbeat", respectively.

33. What is you favourite album by 12? [The Fiery Furnaces]
Bitter Tea

34. What is the worst song by 46? [Yoko Ono]
"Mulberry", what an abortion of a song.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? [Fjona Eple]
Ëxträördïnärÿ Mächïnë.

36. What is you favourite album by 42? [Yeah Yeah Yeahs]
Is Is.

37. How many times have you seen 39 live? [Chara]
Nön.

38. What is your favourite album by 35? [Juana Molina]
Un Día!

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? [Feist]
"Mushaboom" I think, I didn't like it.

40. What is the best thing about 7? [PJ Harvey]
Her versatility. She can jump from rock, to blues, to electronics, to ethereal without batting an eye. Nice rack too.. ツ

1. How did you get into 31? [Fiona Apple]
I'd seen the Criminal video years ago and when I heard some people talking about Extraordinary Machine when it came out i bought it at Targét.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? [Siobhan Donaghy]
I downloaded Ghosts for no apparent reason months before it came out.


3. What's your favourite lyric by 29? [Chara]
uhhh, something in Japanese.


4. What is your favourite album by 49? [Juana Molina]
Well I only have Segundo so let's go with that.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? [Emilie Simon]
self-titled import and the Japanese edition of Vegetal.

6. What is your favourite song by 50? [The Projects]
Unknown Things.

7. Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad? [Stina Nordenstam]
Slow Piece is beautiful but a downer. None of her stuff's exactly happy.

8. What is your favourite song by 15? [Tie for 14th, ADULT. and Planningtorock]
ADULT. - Bad Ideas, PTR - Changes.

9. What is your favourite song by 5? [Cocteau Twins]
In The Gold Dust Rush

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? [Pram]
I'm A War

11. What is your favourite album by 40? [Yeah Yeah Yeahs]
Is Is

12. What is your favourite song by 12? [Joanna Newsom]
Bridges and Balloons

13. What is a good memory you have involving 33? [Peaches]
Listening to "My Dumps" in my car with my friends who thought it was very peculiar.

14. What is your favourite song by 37? [Bloem De Ligny]
Amberine

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? [Róisín Murphy]
Parallel Lives

16. How many times have you seen 24 live? [Risaeðlan]
None, and I never will.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? [Anja Garbarek]
Balloon Mood

18. What is your favourite album by 11? [Magga Stína]
An Album

19. Who is a favourite member of 1? [Björk]
Mark Stent, his remixes are off the CHAIN.

20. Have you ever seen 14 live? [ADULT.]
If they ever come to Minneapolis or Omaha i will!

21. What is a good memory involving 45? [HK119]
None, I'm kind of over her anyway.

22. What is your favourite song by 16? [Risaeðlan]
GUN FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? [Dani Siciliano]
I think I heard Slappers on the EPK first.

24. What is your favourite album by 21? [The Knife]
Silent Shout, duh.

25. What is your favourite song by 18? [Feist]
My Moon My Man

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 38? [Electrelane]
Saturday?

27. What is your favourite lyric by 3? [Tori Amos]
Tuna, rubber, a little blubber in my igloo, yes.
And I knew you, pigtails and all.

28. What is you favourite song by 2? [Broadcast]
Lunch Hour Pops

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? [Danielle Dax]
Probably Bed Caves.

30. What is you favourite song by 8? [The Fiery Furnaces]
Blueberry Boat

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? [Anna Ternheim]
approximately none, but i hope to change that sometime soon

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? [Robyn]
Konnichiwa Bitches is pretty cute.

33. What is you favourite album by 12? [Joanna Newsom]
Milk Eyed

34. What is the worst song by 46? [Zazie]
Well i only have one song by her and it's pretty darn good.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? [Blonde Redhead]

36. What is you favourite album by 42? [Martina Topley-Bird]
Well we'll see come May 12 or whatever.

37. How many times have you seen 39 live? [Yoko Ono]
None.

38. What is your favourite album by 35? [Sia]
Some People Have Real Problems, because it's got the only song by her that I like. (Buttons)

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? [Kate Nash]
Foundations on IMF.

40. What is you favourite album by 7? [PJ Harvey]
Is This Desire?

yes.

Let's start with the main Gods:

The greatest of all is without any doubts Matthew Herbert (who, as any respectable God, is also known under various other names such as Herbert, Doctor Rockit, Wishmountain, Radioboy, Transformer and formed his own Big Band, The Matthew Herbert Big Band). He's a really versatile artist, and an absolutely bright composer insomuch as I often call him the modern Johann Sebastian Bach. Of all the people I introduced him to, no one so far didn't fall in love with him. Warnings: highly addictive.
Minor goddess related: Dani Siciliano, his wife and key collaborator, does most of the vocalist work in his music and released some of her own work lately. Amazing voice, very flexible and rich.

Next major divinity: Róisín Murphy. Produced by Matthew Herbert (of course, in mythology everyone is related!) is becoming increasingly important in the electronic panorama thanks to her awesome vocals, breakthrough sounds and imposing personality. Called by some the new Madonna, I personally think she's at the moment musically far better than any other female artist.
Minor gods related: Moloko. Child of Róisín and Mark Brydon, very successful in the first 00's and now sadly deceased.

The third main divinity is David Sylvian, my favourite male vocalist and lead singer of both Japan and Nine Horses, two amazing new wave-chillout bands. He's got one of those very distinctive voices they just don't make anymore.

Last big boss of the musical heaven: Massive Attack. They really don't need introduction. Pioneering, innovative, influential, daring.


Minor gods include:
-Psapp, very fun and playful, happy music.
-Sia, very interesting voice, relaxing songs and great lyrics.
-Télépopmusik: fucking GREAT vocalist, really enjoyable sounds. To be listened again and again, especially during rainy days.
-The Cinematic Orchestra
-Burial

ok, this one has a tracklist that is 'a bit' longer than usual. I tried to combine a lot of songs (or not always full songs, but sometimes just small parts of them) in one consistent mix (sometimes there are like 5 songs running at once).
I think it's one of my better mixes, but perhaps also less accessible.
Anyway, I'm interested in what you think of this experiment, I enjoyed it.. :-)

download it here
(right click + save target as)

tracklisting:
01. Grindvik - mnemonic
02. Steve Angello - Teasing Mr Charlie (Short Version)
03. Minilogue - The Leopard
04. Dani Siciliano - Same
05. mike uzzi & ben recht - Numbers Are Only Indicators
06. Carl Craig - Darkness
07. Holden - Idiot Clapsolo
08. Mark & John - Jagging (Ozgur Can Remix)
09. Trentemøller - Moan (Radio Slave's remix for k)
10. Matthew Herbert - See You On Monday
11. Joris Voorn - Club Wire (Dark Science Rework)
12. Fatty Acid - Love 2 Dance (Blakkat Mix)
13. hughes and spier - Idiot Box
14. Plastikman - Ping Pong
15. Extrawelt - Doch Doch (Moonbeam Mix)
16. Kenlou - The Bounce
17. Lazy Fat People - Big City (Rippertons Beat Tool)
18. Len Faki - Mekong Delta (Adam Beyer Remix)
19. Danism - Bajo Sucio
20. Full Blown - Funk Acid Machine (Asle's Acid Dub)
21. John Nedza - Magic Drums (Drums in Space)
22. Plastikman - Snark (Ricardo Villalobos edit)
23. Gus Gus - I.I.E.
24. Daft Punk - Rock'n Roll
25. James Thomason - Rub
26. Mr Oizo - Fiat 55
27. Tractile - ardorant (marc houle remix)
28. Plej - Blue (Akufen's Different Shade of Blue mix)
29. Underworld - Two Months Off
30. Magama - Highway to the sky