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So I decided to reset my charts... again (after about 23,000 scrobbles). Here are my top artists and albums from early January up until late November. It seems I can't go more than 25k scrobbles without resetting... I would probably have over 100,000 scrobbles if I never reset my charts (combined with my scrobbles from my old account).


1. Steve Roach- 504
2. Boards of Canada- 490
3. Agalloch- 377
4. maudlin of the Well- 343
5. Autechre- 324

6. Mayhem- 273
7. Bethlehem- 269
8. The Prodigy- 259
9. Organized Konfusion- 256
9. Tiesto- 256
9. Aphex Twin- 256
12. Stars of the Lid- 233
13. OutKast- 227
14. Enslaved- 202
15. Slowdive- 198
16. Global Communication- 183
17. Stendeck- 181
18. Gorguts- 179
18. Drudkh- 179
20. Sun Kil Moon- 177

21. Bjork- 174
22. Burzum- 168
23. Hypocrisy- 167
24. Emperor- 166
25. Biosphere- 163
26. J-Live- 160
27. Cannibal Ox- 157
28. Harold Budd- 156
29. Warning- 155
30. Have a Nice Life- 152
31. Bathory- 147
31. Isis- 147
33. Robert Rich- 145
34. Deepspace- 143
35. Tool- 142
36. Low-140
37. The Cure- 136
38. Darkthrone- 134
39. Venerean- 127
40. Katatonia- 124
40. Air Liquide- 124
42. Cryptopsy- 122
43. The Future Sound of London- 120
43. The Smashing Pumpkins- 120
45. dälek- 119
46. Wolves in the Throne Room- 117
47. Death- 115
47. Squarepusher- 115
49. diSEMBOWELMENT- 114
50. Red House Painters- 112

51. Thomas Köner-107
52. Jesu- 106
52. Atheist- 106
54. Nine Inch Nails- 105
55. Above & Beyond- 104
56. Ulrich Schnauss- 101
57. Devin Townsend- 100
58. Tenhi- 97
58. CunninLynguists- 97
60. Edge of Sanity- 96
61. Eluvium- 94
61. Jóhann Jóhannsson- 94
61. Tiamat- 94
61. Amorphis- 94
61. Lykathea Aflame- 94
61. The Orb- 94
67. Walknut- 93
68. Opeth- 92
68. DJ Shadow- 92
68. Pestilence- 92
68. Negură Bunget- 92
72. Jeru the Damaja- 91
72. Nas- 91
72. Shining- 91
72. Aesop Rock- 91
76. In the Woods...- 90
77. Harold Budd/Brian Eno- 88
78. Smif-N-Wessun- 86
79. Natural Snow Buildings- 81
80. Arcticology- 80
80. Proem- 80
82. Deep Puddle Dynamics- 79
83. Jedi Mind Tricks- 76
83. Ulver- 76
85. Neurosis- 75
86. Dereleech- 74
86. Lifelover- 74
86. Boris- 74
89. Morbid Angel- 73
90. In Flames- 71
90. Radiohead- 71
92. Antonio Vivaldi- 70
93. M83- 69
93. Carbon Based Lifeforms- 69
95. The Flaming Lips- 68
95. Depeche Mode- 68
95. Satyricon- 68
98. Weakling- 66
98. Wu-Tang Clan- 66
100. The Marcia Blaine School for Girls- 65
101. Genelec & Memphis Reigns- 64
102. Fen- 63
102. Blut aus Nord- 63
104. Dolorian 62
104. Elliot Smith- 62
104. Nadja- 62

Albums
1. Boards of Canada- Geogaddi- 283
2. The Prodigy- Music for the Jilted Generation- 251
3. Bethlehem- Sardonischer Untergang Im Zeichen Irrelioser- 249
4. Agalloch- The Mantle- 246
5. Steve Roach- Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces- 243
6. Organized Konfusion- Stress: The Extinction Agenda- 240
7. maudlin of the Well- Leaving Your Body Map- 227
8. Slowdive- Souvlaki- 192
9. Global Communication- 76:14- 166
10. Stendeck- Faces- 162

11. Stars of the Lid- The Tired Sounds of...- 159
12. Sun Kil Moon- April- 157
12. Cannibal Ox- The Cold Vein- 157
14. Warning- Watching From a Distance- 149
15. Bjork- Vespertine- 139
16. Mayhem- De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas- 136
17. OutKast- ATLiens- 120
18. Gorguts- The Erosion of Sanity- 118
19. diSEMBOWELMENT- Transcendence Into the Peripheral- 111
19. Mayhem- Wolf's Lair Abyss- 111
19. Autechre- Amber- 111
22. The Future Sound of London- Lifeforms Disk 1- 109
23. Steve Roach- Dreamtime Return- 107
24. Biosphere- Substrata- 103
25. Harold Budd- The White Arcades- 101

26. Red House Painters- Red House Painters [Rollercoaster]- 100
27. J-Live- The Best Part- 97
27. Tool- Lateralus- 97
29. Air Liquide- The Increased Difficulty of Concentration- 96
30. Ulrich Schnauss- Far Away Trains Passing By- 95
30. Low- I Could Live in Hope- 95
32. Lykathea Aflame- Elvenefris- 94
32. Eluvium- Copia- 94
34. Walknut- Graveforests And Their Shadows- 93
34. dälek- Absence- 93
36. Tiamat- Wildhoney- 92
36. DJ Shadow- Endtroducing...- 92
38. Hypocrisy- The Final Chapter- 91
38. Boards of Canada- Music Has the Right to Children- 91
40. Emperor- Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk- 89
40. Jeru the Damaja- The Sun Rises in the East- 89
42. Enslaved- Below the Lights- 88
42. Nas- Illmatic- 88
44. Tiesto- Magik, Vol. 7: Live in Los Angeles- 87
45. Bathory- Under the Sign of the Black Mark- 84
46. maudlin of the Well- Bath- 83
47. Negură Bunget- Om- 82
48. In the Woods...- HEart of the Ages- 81
49. Deep Puddle Dynamics- The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel- 79
49. Aphex Twin- Drukqs Disk 1- 79

51. Atheist- Unquestionable Presence- 77
51. Deepspace- World Ocean Atlas- 77
51. Smif-N-Wessun- Dah Shinin'- 77
54. Jedi Mind Tricks- Violent By Design- 76
55. Tenhi- Kauan- 75
56. Johann Johannsson- Fordlandia- 74
57. Have a Nice Life- Deathconsciousness- 73
57. Agalloch- Ashes Against the Grain- 73
59. CunninLynguists- Strange Journey Volume One- 70
60. Death- Human- 68
60. Natural Snow Buildings- The Dance of the Moon and the Sun- 68
62. Pestilence- Testimony of the Ancients- 67
63. Wu-Tang Clan- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)- 66
63. Weakling- Dead as Dreams- 66
65. Amorphis- Tales From the Thousand Lakes- 65
65. Thomas Koner- Nuuk- 65
65. M83- Saturdays=Youth- 65
65. Drudkh- Autumn Aurora- 64
69. Genelec & Memphis Reigns – Scorpion Circles- 64
69. Devin Townsend- Ocean Machine- 64
71. Fen- The Malediction Fields- 63
71. The Orb- The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld Disk 1- 63
73. Have a Nice Life- Voids- 62
74. Burzum- Filosofem- 61
75. Drudkh- Forgotten Legends- 60
75. Arcticology- Eternal Now- 60
75. J-Live- All Of The Above- 60
79. Cryptopsy- Blasphemy Made Flesh- 59
79. The Marcia Blaine School for Girls – Halfway Into The Woods- 59
81. Sodom- Persecution Mania- 58
82. GZA/Genius- Liquid Swords- 57
82. The Higher Intelligence Agency & Biosphere- Polar Sequences- 57
82. Isis- Wavering Radiant- 57
82. Lifelover- Konkurs- 57
86. Stars of the Lid- Avec Laudenum- 56
87. Proem- Socially Inept- 55
87. Burzum- Det Som Engang Var- 55
87. OutKast- Aquemini- 55
87. Edge of Sanity- Purgatory Afterglow- 55
87. Elliot Smith- Either/Or- 55
93. Isis- Oceanic- 54
93. Jesu- Jesu- 54
95. The Cure- Pornography- 53
95. ColdWorld- Melancholie- 53
95. Terrorizer- World Downfall- 53
98. Enslaved- Blodhemn- 52
98. Massive Attack- Mezzanine- 52
98. Aphex Twin- 52
101. October Tide- Rain Without End- 51
101. Carbon Based Lifeforms- Hydroponic Garden- 51
103. Depeche Mode- Black Celebration- 51
103. Wolves in the Throne Room- 51
103. Robert Rich- Calling Down the Sky- 51
103. Darkthrone- A Blaze in the Northern Sky- 51

My recommendations are

AFX Adham Shaikh Arovane Astralasia Asura B12 Balil Carbon Based Lifeforms Casino Versus Japan Caustic Window Cell Christ. FFWD Four Tet Gescom H.U.V.A. Network Ishq LFO Long Range Luke Vibert Makyo Meat Beat Manifesto Mike & Rich Mouse on Mars Mystical Sun Ochre Ott Paul Hartnoll Pete Namlook Polygon Window Secede Seefeel Sounds From the Ground Speedy J Sun Electric Synaesthesia The Black Dog The Chemical Brothers The Irresistible Force The KLF The Sabres of Paradise The Shamen Two Lone Swordsmen Tycho Ulrich Schnauss Wagon Christ William Orbit Woob Younger Brother µ-Ziq

Take the 50 top artists in your musical profile, and create a cloud of the similar artists that are not in your top 50. The result is a collection of highly recommended artists for your personal profile. You can generate your own cloud (in BBCode) at http://anthony.liekens.net/pub/scripts/last.fm/recommend.php

I know, I know... these journals are all over the place here. But I decided to jump on the bandwagon to look back at 20,000 scrobbles since my list reset. Why not?

omega_switch22b's top albums (overall)
1. Bethlehem - Sardonischer Untergang Im Zeichen Irrelioser (243) 2. Agalloch - The Mantle (239) 3. The Prodigy - Music For The Jilted Genertion (232) 4. Boards of Canada - Geogaddi (230) 5. Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda (221) 6. maudlin of the Well - Leaving Your Body Map (198) 7. Slowdive - Souvlaki (192) 8. Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (150) 9. Steve Roach - Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces (149) 10. Warning - Watching From A Distance (146) 11. Sun Kil Moon - April (143) 12. Björk - Vespertine (139) 13. Global Communication - 76 14 (127) 14. Gorguts - The Erosion of Sanity (115) 15. Stendeck - Faces (113) 16. OutKast - ATLiens (112) 17. The Future Sound of London - Lifeforms Disc 1 (109) 18. Red House Painters - Red House Painters (100) 19. Autechre - Amber (98) 20. Ulrich Schnauss - Far Away Trains Passing By (95) 21. diSEMBOWELMENT - Transcendence Into the Peripheral / Dusk (91) 22. Steve Roach - Dreamtime Return (90) 23. Low - I Could Live in Hope (90) 24. Mayhem - Wolf's Lair Abyss (89) 25. Nas - Illmatic (88) 26. Dj Tiesto - Magik, Vol. 7: Live in Los Angeles (87) 27. J-Live - The Best Part (87) 28. Walknut - Graveforests And Their Shadows (87) 29. Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris (86) 30. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (84) 31. Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East (83) 32. Tool - Lateralus (82) 33. In the Woods... - HEart of the Ages (81) 34. maudlin of the Well - Bath (80) 35. Deep Puddle Dynamics - The Taste of Rain...Why Kneel (79) 36. Negură Bunget - Om (79) 37. Aphex Twin - Drukqs Disc 1 (79) 38. Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk [Bonus Tracks] (77) 39. Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin' (Parental Advisory) (77) 40. DJ Shadow - Entroducing... (76) 41. Eluvium - Copia (75) 42. Johann Johannsson - Fordlandia (74) 43. Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark (74) 44. Hypocrisy - Final Chapter (71) 45. Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness (71) 46. Enslaved - Below the Lights (71) 47. Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent By Design (Parental Advisory) (68) 48. Pestilence - Testimony of the Ancients (67) 49. Harold Budd - The White Arcades (66) 50. Amorphis - Tales From the Thousand Lakes (65)

Covers Mix




14 Covers


1. Calexico - Dance of Death (John Fahey)
2. Bat for Lashes - A Forest (The Cure)
3. Momus - Don't Leave (Jacques Brel)
4. Gene - The Ship Song (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds)
5. Marsheaux - New Life (Depeche Mode)
6. Crooked Fingers - Mansion On The Hill (Bruce Springsteen)
7. Ride - Sight Of You (Pale Saints)
8. Dave Gahan - A Song For Europe (Roxy Music)
9. Joe Henry & Madonna - Guilty By Association (Vic Chesnutt)
10. Joel Gibb - That’s Us/Wild Combination (Arthur Russell)
11. Justin Townes Earle - Can't Hardly Wait (The Replacements)
12. M. Ward - Story Of An Artist (Daniel Johnston)
13. Iron & Wine - Love Vigilantes (New Order)
14. Ulrich Schnauss - It's Raining Today (Scott Walker)


Download:
http://www.divshare.com/folder/611073-419



The Original 14


1. John Fahey - Dance of Death
2. The Cure - A Forest
3. Jacques Brel - Ne Me Quitte Pas
4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Ship Song
5. Depeche Mode - New Life
6. Bruce Springsteen - Mansion On the Hill
7. Pale Saints - Sight of You
8. Roxy Music - A Song For Europe
9. Vic Chesnutt - Guilty By Association
10. Arthur Russell - That's Us/Wild Combination
11. The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait
12. Daniel Johnston - Story Of An Artist
13. New Order - Love Vigilantes
14. Scott Walker - It's Raining Today

Download:
http://www.divshare.com/folder/611100-ea8





Halloween Mix





One Halloween Night ...


1. Silver Jews - Candy Jail
2. Cut Copy - Visions
3. Arab Strap - Haunt Me
4. Boards of Canada - The Devil Is In The Details
5. Apoptygma Berzerk - Paranoia
6. Cabaret Voltaire - If the Shadows Could March?
7. Jeniferever - A Ghost In The Corner Of Your Eye
8. Amon Düül II - Three-Eyed Overdrive
9. Pnau - Bloodlust
10. Barry Adamson - Crackula Has Risen From The Grave
11. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
12. Coil - Panic
13. Frank Zappa - Zomby Woof
14. The Residents - Dead Man
15. Brian Eno - Spirits Drifting


Download:
http://www.divshare.com/folder/611113-979

A new Northcape collab. track with vocalist Pixieguts is now up! Pixieguts is an Australian vocalist who has worked with a hugely diverse range of musicans across the world, if you have heard any of her work previously you'll realise why I was so happy to collaborate with her on this track! Thanks a lot to Pixieguts for giving me the opportunity to do this...

Star (feat. Pixieguts) is now up here for streaming and free d/l. Vocals by Pixieguts, lyrics based on the writings of Andrei Masliev, and instrumental music/ production is by Northcape.

Comments and feedback are very welcome! The superb quality of Pixieguts emotive, folk-influenced vocals obviously make this track- if you like this one, please check out the other tracks on Pixieguts page and please also support her at her bandcamp page:
pixieguts.bandcamp.com and her website http://pixieguts.com..

Northcape is a British electronica producer currently based in Hove, UK, producing warm, melodic electronica, ambient and IDM. His last EP Some Bright Valley was released on the monotonik netlabel and the new album is finished and expected to be released early next year. The music may appeal to fans of artists such as Ulrich Schnauss,Kettel,Boards of Canada and Global Communication but has its own distinctive feel.

If you're interested in staying informed about future Northcape material- including the forthcoming album which will be announced shortly as well as planned future collaborations- please join the Northcape mailing list here!

Following the success of Jean Philips & Mike Kelly's On Demand back in April this year, Plastic Fantastic ventures once more to Germany. DJ Hordak is a producer from Hamburg, who first came to our attention through his remix of DK7's Sweetness in Time, on Process' Disarmed - Remixed set of new DK7 remixes.



He became interested in music at a young age after hearing 80s music from Depeche Mode, Talk Talk, Erasure and Pet Shop Boys, and started producing music in his teens using Fasttracker and Cubase.

Soon he was DJing at Goa-Events in and around Hamburg, chosing to name himself after the dark and evil opponent of cartoon character He-Man: Hordak. For his own productions, he is influenced by Chris Micali, Kasey Taylor, Ulrich Schnauss, Dousk and Benz & MD, resulting in big rhythmic tracks with melancholic melodies. Three of them are on this new release from Plastic Fantastic: You Can't Stop Me, Spring Breeze and the very moody March To Morning.

For more info about the label & new releases, click here.

-- Plastic Fantastic Recordings

Ulrich's music is speaking to me through this rough time.
Every fucking song makes me feel happy and sad at the same time but also makes 309584 thoughts run through my brain which leads me to realize that I will heal from this and that I'm already part way there. heal. heal. heal.
It would be stupid of me to not allow myself to heal, which means mega Ulrich binge has been in effect and will continue to be for quite some time.


Dear Ulrich Schnauss,
I love you.

Love,
Olivia