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Thought it was about time I wrote a journal... anyway...

The idea is to go to the page of your number one artist, and follow the link of it's number one similar artist, then repeating that for this artist and so on, noting down each artist as you go. Do this until you've got to 50 artists. If you get any repeats, just go to the second similar artist or the nearest one that you haven't already had.

Starting with:

1. The Beatles
2. John Lennon
3. George Harrison (seeing a pattern here)
4. Paul McCartney
5. Paul McCartney & Wings
6. Paul & Linda McCartney (lol)
7. Wings
8. Ringo Starr
9. John Lennon & Yoko Ono
10. Yoko Ono
11. Nico
12. The Velvet Underground
13. Lou Reed
14. Lou Reed & John Cale
15. John Cale (hmmmm)
16. Brian Eno & John Cale
17. Brian Eno
18. Harold Budd/Brian Eno
19. Harold Budd
20. John Foxx & Harold Budd
21. Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd
22. Robin Guthrie
23. Cocteau Twins
24. This Mortal Coil (I stopped recognizing the names around here)
25. The Hope Blister
26. Dif Juz
27. The Wolfgang Press
28. Colourbox
29. Ultra Vivid Scene
30. Pale Saints
31. Chapterhouse
32. Ride
33. Slowdive
34. My Bloody Valentine
35. The Jesus and Mary Chain
36. Spacemen 3
37. Spiritualized
38. Spectrum
39. Sonic Boom
40. The Telescopes
41. Loop
42. Flying Saucer Attack
43. Bardo Pond
44. Hash Jar Tempo
45. Roy Montgomery
46. Dadamah
47. Dissolve
48. Magnog
49. Amp
50. Windy & Carl

So... wtf.

Dzisiaj eksploruję :-) Początkowo mnie wzięło na powroty, bo nagle zachcialo mi się Wolfgang Press...bo się dawno nie słyszeliśmy...a przy okazji bycia w okolicach 4AD...to aż wstyd się przyznać, ale odkryłam dzisiaj coś, czego w 4AD nie znałam poprzednio- Dif Juz.... miłe takie :)

S1

1. Slon - Um Leere Raeume zu Fuellen (7:18)
2. Telstar Ponies - voices from the new music (4:05)
3. Emanuele Errante - rugiada (6:52)
4. Languis - even when you sleep (3:07)
5. Gorodisch - Harps And Hurdies (2:27)
6. Hura Yup - Really there isn't no fear (3:26)
7. Electroluminescent - farad (6:08)
8. J'aime - Tiergarten (2:49)
9. Julianna Barwick - Dancing With Friends (3:15)
10. Kjartan Sveinsson - Síðasti bærinn (1:39)
11. Arca - Maybe Chicago (2:23)
12. Leila - Underwaters (one for keni) (3:24)
13. Last Days - Mountains (3:03)
14. Balmorhea - If Only You Knew the Rain (5:03)
15. Carly Comando - every day (5:45)
16. mama!milk - August (3:13)
17. Pearls of Joy - Gloria (2:42)
18. The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Parallel Corners (3:34)
19. Aus - Beyond The Curve (6:26)
20. Beneva vs. Clark Nova - 88 Kilos Of Excrement (4:13)
21. Volovan - Panqué (1:34)
22. White Rainbow - Middle (5:02)
23. Adolf Plays the Jazz - over the hill (5:43)
24. Dif Juz - Re (4:28)

S2

25. Massimo Volume - Il primo dio (3:07)
26. Bury the Sound - What Would One Become (8:47)
27. super thirty-one - Her Eyes in Five (2:45)
28. svetemisli - zaljubljenica plesa (4:41)
29. Furniture - I Am Ying (7:57)
30. The Shadow Project - All The Pretty Things (6:32)
31. The Workhouse - Chancers (5:16)
32. Long Distance Calling - Horizon (5:53)
33. Tunturia - Echoes Of The Unmoved Mover (6:35)
34. Upcdowncleftcrightcabc+start - Not Of The Fallen (3:08)
35. Vanessa Van Basten - Il Faro (2:05)
36. Massimo Volume - Nessun ricordo (2:54)
37. Volta Do Mar - Move Sparrow Fast Towards New Season (3:37)
38. We vs. Death - And How To Translate It (4:26)
39. Sugar Plum Ferry - No More Soundtrack (5:28)

S3

40. 999 - Feelin' Alright With The Crew (3:33)
41. Gene Loves Jezebel - worth waiting for (3:31)
42. Ian McCulloch - Lover, Lover, Lover (LP Mix) (3:48)
43. Johnny And The Self Abusers - Saints & Sinners (1:52)
44. Killing Joke - Eighties (3:51)
45. Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (3:38)
46. The Mekons - Ghosts of American Astronauts (3:42)
47. Delta 5 - Train Song (3:01)
48. Modern Eon - Euthinics (3:05)
49. Band of Susans - Take the Express (3:25)
50. The Skids - Circus Games (3:54)
51. Processory - Evil Twins (4:26)
52. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Placebo Effect (4:37)
53. The Teardrop Explodes - Sleeping Gas (3:47)
54. The Slits - Love Und Romance (2:23)
55. Dead Can Dance - Fortune (3:47)
56. Athletico Spizz 80 - red and black (3:49)
57. The Comsat Angels - Eye Of The Lens (4:00)
58. The March Violets - Religious As Hell (3:50)
59. The Triffids - The Seabirds (3:18)
60. Tom Verlaine - Coming Apart (2:58)
61. Blank Dogs - She's Violent Tonight (3:10)
62. The Wild Swans - Bible Dreams (3:19)

***
63. AC Berkheimer - Ordinary Days (4:07)
64. Thrushes - wake up (3:32)
65. For Those Who Know - Hello (4:37)
66. Maggie Cheung - Strawberry Stain (4:20)
67. The White Birch - Beauty King (5:34)
68. Fjord Rowboat - can't see the sun (3:33)
69. Monster Movie - waiting (2:56)
70. Astreal - Lover And The Sea (3:48)
71. For Against - sabres (3:24)
72. The Asteroid #4 - to be in your eyes (4:38)

Artist - Album


23 Skidoo - Peel Session, Sept. 23

Alice Coltrane & Marian McPartland - Piano Jazz

Altered Images - Happy Birthday

Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex

B-52's - Party Mix EP

Bauhaus - Mask

The Beatles - Rarities EP

Big Star - No 1 Record - Radio City - Third Album Disc2

The Birthday Party - Nick the Stripper 7"
The Birthday Party - Prayers on Fire

Black Flag - Damaged
Black Flag - Damaged demos

Bobby Hutcherson - Solo Quartet

Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

Cabaret Voltaire - Eight Crépuscule Tracks

Holger Czukay - On the Way to the Peak of Normal

The Clash - The Rat Patrol from Ft. Bragg (Combat Rock demos)

Clock DVA - Thirst

The Cramps - Psychedelic Jungle

The Creatures - Wild Things EP

The Cure - Carnage Visors OST
The Cure - Faith
The Cure - Faith Remaster Rarities
The Cure - Live - Phillipshalle, Düsseldorf - Jun. 18
The Cure - Rarities - Early Symptoms

David J / René Halkett - Nothing . Armour

Dead Kennedys - In God We Trust, Inc. EP

Delta 5 - See the Whirl!

Dif Juz - Huremics EP
Dif Juz - Vibrating Air EP

Duran Duran - Careless Memories EP
Duran Duran - Duran Duran
Duran Duran - Girls on Film EP
Duran Duran - My Own Way EP
Duran Duran - Paradiso Club, Amsterdam - Sep. 12
Duran Duran - Planet Earth EP

The Durutti Column - LC

Echo & The Bunnymen - A Promise EP
Echo & The Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here (Remastered)
Echo & The Bunnymen - Shine so Hard EP
Echo & The Bunnymen - Urgh! A Music War The Album

Erik Satie (Phillipe Entremont) - Piano Music

Etoile de Dakar feat. Youssou N'Dour+ - Volume 3: Lay Suma Lay

The Fall - A Part of America Therein
The Fall - Complete Peel Sessions
The Fall - Slates

Fela Kuti - Coffin for Head of State
Fela Kuti - Original Suffer Head

Flipper - Generic

Frank Zappa - Return of the Son of Shut Up & Play Yer Guitar
Frank Zappa - Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
Frank Zappa - Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More

Fred Frith - Speechless

Gang of Four - Another Day/Another Dollar EP
Gang of Four - Live ­ The Second Chance, Ann Arbor, MI
Gang of Four - Peel Sessions

Genesis - Odds & Sods 1977-81

Phil Collins - Face Value

The Honeymoon Killers - Les Tueurs de la Lune de Miel
The Honeymoon Killers - Les Tueurs de la Lune de Miel (2003 Reissue)

Inti-Illimani - Palimpsesto

INXS - Underneath the Colours

Jaco Pastorius - Word of Mouth

Japan - Tin Drum

Killing Joke - Chaos for Breakfast, CD4: Follow the Leaders EP
Killing Joke - The Unperverted Pantomime
Killing Joke - What's THIS for... !

King Crimson - Discipline

The Kinks - Give the People What They Want

The Lounge Lizards - The Lounge Lizards

Magazine - Magic, Murder & the Weather

The Minutemen - 'the punch line'
The Minutemen - Joy 7"
The Minutemen - Mabuhay Gardens, SF - KUSF 90.3 - Oct. 26

Mission of Burma - Signals, Calls and Marches 12"

Modern English - Mesh & Lace

My Captains - AD103 7''

Negative Approach - 10 Song demos, May

New Age Steppers - New Age Steppers

New Age Steppers & Creation Rebel - Threat To Creation

New Order - 12"
New Order - 12" FBN 8
New Order - Movement
New Order - The John Peel Session, Jan. 26

NoMeansNo - Untitled (Betrayal, Fear, Anger & Hatred) EP

Oingo Boingo - Only a Lad

Paco de Lucia - Entre Dos Aguas
Paco de Lucia - Solo Quiero Caminar

Pete Shelley - Homosapien

phew - Phew

Pink Floyd - A Tree Full of Secrets, CD05

The Police - Ghost in the Studio - Definitite Demos
The Police - Live - Bring on the Night - Paris
The Police - Lost BBC Studio Tapes

Polyrock - Changing Hearts

Rip Rig + Panic - God

Popol Vuh - Tantric Songs

Psychedelic Furs - Dumb Waiters b/w Dash 7"
Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk

Public Image Ltd. - Plastic Box, CD2

R.E.M. - Chronic Town EP
R.E.M. - Chronic Town Sessions
R.E.M. - I.R.S. Demos
R.E.M. - Live - So Much Younger Then

The Raincoats - Odyshape

The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash

The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You

Roy Ayers - Virgin Ubiquity: Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981

Rush - Moving Pictures

Saccharine Trust - Pagan Icons

Scientist - Meets the Space Invaders

Scritti Politti - Early

Severed Heads - Clean EP

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Arabian Knights 12"
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju [R2K6]
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound EP

The Slits - Peel Sessions
The Slits - Return of the Giant Slits

SPK - Information Overload Unit

The Gadgets - The THE vs The Gadgets

The The - Burning Blue Soul
The The - Cold Spell Ahead 7"

This Heat - Deceit

Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club

Tuxedomoon - Desire

U2 - Fire 12" (R.O.K.)
U2 - Fire 7"
U2 - Live - Malibu Night Club, Lido Beach, NY, Dec. 13
U2 - October

Van Halen - Fair Warning

Various Artists - Busted at Oz
Various Artists - Just Another Asshole #5
Various Artists - Lieber Zuviel als Zuwenig
Various Artists - NME: C81
Various Artists - NME001-Dancin' Master
Various Artists - Some Bizzare Album
Various Artists - Urgh! a Music War
Various Artists - Urgh! A Music War [VHS dub]

Vice Squad - No Cause For Concern

Vienna Art Orchestra - Concerto Piccolo

Weekend - The '81 Demos

The Wipers - Box Set: [2] Youth of America

Wire - Document and Eyewitness

Colin Newman - Provisionally Entitled the Singing Fish

Desmond Simmons - Alone on Penguin Island

Dome - 3

Mass - Labour of Love

Xmal Deutschland - Großstadtindianer 7''

Yes - Classic Yes

Guys, you won't believe what I found! Except that you will because I have a link to it: http://www.last.fm/user/Mosquitokillah/journal/2007/12/2/588813/
Great idea, innit? I love it even more since I am a Pole and, as we all know, all Poles love to complain. So, let's get this hate-party started!

1. Cocteau Twins
There is no song I loathe more than "Tishbite". "Heaven or Las Vegas" is overproduced. "Milk & Kisses" is unremarkable.

2. This Mortal Coil
I can't listen to "I Am the Cosmos". The whole of "Blood" is overrated, really.

3. Kristin Hersh
For some reason I can't get into "Sky Motel". Also, the fillers on "Learn to Sing Like a Star" are completely unnecessary.

4. Björk
"Volta".

5. Slowdive
The only bad thing I can think about is that they broke up much too early.

6. Shannon Wright
"Let In the Light" was a disappointment for me. I also dislike the original version of "The Patch of Least Persistence" on "Perishable Goods".

7. A Silver Mt. Zion
Well, the lyrics to "Teddy Roosevelt's Guns" could be better... Oh, whom am I kidding. They are perfect. Efrim, Sophie, Thierry, please marry me.

8. Throwing Muses
I can't get into their "middle" recordings between the untitled album and "Red Heaven". It's probably a matter of time, though. Oh, and the 2003 album was pretty meh.

9. Yann Tiersen
The soundtrack to "Good Bye Lenin!" is soporific.

10. Mogwai
I can't get into "Rock Action". I haven't even tried listening to "Zidane".

11. Low
While they still have exciting new ideas, their songwriting is getting stale.

12. Portishead
Can't they just release the new album? Same goes to you, Liz Fraser. Why don't you stop being so bloody secretive? Oh, and fire your manager, she sucks.

13. Dead Can Dance
I only like one song on "Aion".

14. Sigur Rós
They seem to care more about the packaging than its content lately.

15. Robin Guthrie
His EPs are much weaker than the albums.

16. The Arcade Fire
"Neon Bible" is good, but could have been so much more. "Us Kids Now" is snail-paced.

17. Dif Juz
Too little material.

18. The Hope Blister
Pretentious fucks.

19. Emiliana Torrini
To be honest, I don't know her pre-"Love in the Times of Science" material (yet!); it's probably not as good as the latest two albums. Probably.

20. Kate Bush
I haven't gotten to the weaker stuff yet.



Doing this would have been fun if my computer hasn't crashed while I was dissing Throwing Muses. Thanks, computer. I knew I could count on you. No pun intended.

01. How did you get into #31?

PJ Harvey
I read a discussion about "To Bring You My Love" on 4um.bjork.com and obtained the album.
By the way, PJ is going to advance on my charts soon. I love "White Chalk" and I have recently rediscovered some of her other work.

02. What was the first song you ever heard by #22?

Fear of Dolls
My first Pediophobia song was "Wax and Wane", a cover of a Cocteau Twins song.

03. What's your favorite lyric by #41?

Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
I like the mysteriousnes of "Rustin Man"

04. What is your favourite album by #49?

Lao Che
"Powstanie Warszawskie"

05. How many albums by #13 do you own?

Dead Can Dance
Unfortunately, I don't own anything by them physicially. I have all of their albums in mp3s, though.

06. What is your favourite song by #50?

My Bloody Valentine
I don't have a favourite by them.

07. Is there a song by #4 that makes you sad?

Kristin Hersh
Quite a few, most notably "Sno Cat".

08. What is your least favourite song by #15?

Robin Guthrie
I have no idea.

09. What is your favourite song by #5?

Slowdive
I can't choose just one. I love "Catch The Breeze", "When the Sun Hits", "Dagger", "Rutti" and many more.

10. Is there a song by #6 that makes you happy?

Shannon Wright
"Pay No Mind".

11. What is your favourite album by #40?

Godspeed You! Black Emperor
"Yanqui U.X.O", "Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven" being a close second.

12. What is your favourite song by #10?

Throwing Muses
Again, I don't have a definite favourite.

13. What is a good memory you have involving #33?

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
I don't have one.

14. What is your favourite song by #37 ?

Cranes
I could listen to "Lilies" all day.

15. Is there a song by #19 that makes you happy?

Sea of Tranquility
"None Done None Won" is cute.

16. How many times have you seen #24 live?

Ultra Vivid Scene
Zero

17. What is the first song you heard by #23?

Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright
"No Mercy for She".

18. What is your favourite album by #11 ?

Portishead
I can't decide between "Dummy" and "Portishead"

19. Who is your favourite member of #1?

Cocteau Twins
They are all very interesting and talented people.

20. How many times have you seen #14 live?

Sigur Rós
Zero.

21. What is a good memory you have involving #45?

The Sugarcubes
Singing "Fucking in Rhythm and Sorrow".

22. What is your favourite song by #16?

The Arcade Fire
"In the Backseat" and "Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)".

23. What is the first song you heard by #47?

His Name Is Alive
I don't remember.

24. What is your favourite album by #3?

Björk
"Homogenic".

25. What is your favourite song by #18?

The Hope Blister
"Dagger".

26. What is the first song you heard by #38?

Kate Bush
I think it was "Sat In Your Lap".

27. What is your favourite lyric that #21 has sung?

múm
I don't really notice their lyrics.

28. What is your favourite song by #2?

This Mortal Coil
And once again, I don't have a favourite.

29. What is the first song you heard by #32?

Bloc Party
Whatever is first on "Silent Alarm".

30. What is your favourite song by #8?

Yann Tiersen
At the moment: "Les Bras De Mer". Hearing it live was one of the best moments in my life.

31. How many times have you seen #17 live?

Dif Juz
Zero.

32. Is there a song by #44 that makes you happy?

Bell Orchestre
I can't think of anything.

33. What is your favorite album by #12?

Low
At the moment, I would say it is "The Curtain Hits The Cast".

34. What is the worst song by #29?

Lisa Germano
I haven't heard enough of her work to choose.

35. What was the first song you heard by #34?

The Knife
"Silent Shout"

36. What is your favourite album by #42?

Maria Peszek
Well, she has only one album, so it's not much of a choice.

37. How many times have you seen #39 live?

M83
Zero

38. What is your favourite album by #36?

Massive Attack
I must admit that I only know some of their discography and I cannot choose a favourite.

39. What is the first song you heard by #28?

Planningtorock
"The PTR show"

40. What is your favourite album by #7?

A Silver Mt. Zion
Either "He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts Of Light Sometimes Grace The Corner Of Our Rooms..." or ""This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather+Sing,"

This survey made me realise how much my tastes keep changing.