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–En cierta oportunidad usted dijo que “componer es improvisar lentamente”. ¿Podría desarrollar esa idea?
–Cuando uno compone tiene que disminuir velocidad de la marcha, ir a un paso más lento del que normalmente iríamos en otras circunstancias. Uno va y viene. Fíjese por ejemplo en la Quinta Sinfonía de Beethoven. Si observa la partitura original, va a ver que él hizo un montón de versiones de esas primeras notas tan famosas que todos conocemos, hasta que finalmente se decidió por una y descartó las otras. Así es como suelen trabajar muchos compositores, aunque después uno lea en sus biografías que “súbitamente, la inspiración descendió sobre él y bla, bla, bla”. No, se trabaja lentamente y se busca lo que mejor funciona para la música, y esa es la única forma que tiene un músico para comprometerse, ya no con lo que hace, sino con toda la humanidad.
–Ya que menciona a un compositor de los llamados “cultos”, ¿qué fue lo que lo llevó en sus últimos discos a trabajar sobre lo escrito por compositores como Mendelsohn y Sibelius?
–Y también Villalobos y, ya que lo dice, próximamente sobre Ginastera (en 1972 o 1973, no recuerdo exactamente, estuve con Weather Report en la Argentina y la viuda de Ginastera era la productora de esos conciertos, en los que también estaba Friedrich Gulda). Ahora bien, decidí trabajar sobre obras de esos compositores que menciona porque no es cuestión de que todo sea yo y nada más que yo y mis composiciones. Para mí, humanidad es la capacidad de poder apreciar lo que otros hicieron o están haciendo, con independencia de lo que yo mismo haga.
–Además de la gran consideración que goza como intérprete, buena parte de su reputación proviene de la composición. Sin embargo, usted toca muchos de sus propios temas y, con el tiempo, va introduciendo modificaciones que, en ocasiones, los aleja mucho de lo que alguna vez fueron.
–¿Y no pase lo mismo con todos nosotros? ¿Acaso no crecemos y nos convertimos en otra cosa? Supongo que la esencia de mis temas, como la de todo lo que existe, es eterna. Pero la música, como los seres humanos, debe crecer y, en cierta forma, morir para llegar a ser algo nuevo.
–Volviendo a sus composiciones, ¿cómo se siente cuando las oye interpretadas por otros?
–No es asunto mío, sino de quién se toma el trabajo de usar mis composiciones para lograr algo distinto. Si yo me opusiera a eso –y sólo lo hago cuando el propósito es exclusivamente comercial–, estaría contradiciendo lo que creo. Lo mío es la sustancia, no la forma que algo que escribí vaya a asumir. La música es como barro que hay que modelar. Y, repito, lo que importa es la sustancia, no la forma. No sentirme atado a nada es algo que aprendí del budismo. La sujeción a lo que sea causa sufrimiento.
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This is something that's been on my mind recently:

You all know that nu-metal bands took an assload of influence from funk metal bands like RHCP, Jane's Addiction, Primus, Mr. Bungle, and Faith No More, but the funny thing is that the bands influencing their influences are so vast in genres and yet have nothing directly to do with their sound. I made a list of such bands:

XTC
Talking Heads
Frank Zappa
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
Devo
The Residents
Peter Gabriel
Bauhaus
Bob Marley
Parliament
Funkadelic
The Germs
The Stooges
The Velvet Underground
Rush
Pink Floyd
Oingo Boingo
Grateful Dead
King Crimson
Sly & The Family Stone
Jimi Hendrix
Fela Kuti
The Smiths
Public Image Ltd.
Dead Kennedys
Brian Eno
Black Flag
Burt Bacharach
Bad Brains
Gang of Four
Minutemen
The Doors
David Bowie
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Cure
The Beach Boys
Roxy Music
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Ennio Morricone
John Zorn
Queen
Sammy Davis Jr.
Weather Report
Return to Forever

Очередной пост, посвященный статистике. Сегодня нашей темой является джаз (точнее, топ-100 тега jazz).

Just another one statistical post. Jazz is our field of research today (top-100 of the tag jazz, to be exact).

предыдущие посты / previous entries
mainstream
russian rock
progressive rock
black metal

Сначала наше традиционное упорядочение по количеству прослушиваний и слушателей.

First of all, our traditional arrangement with respect to number of plays and number of listeners.








И тут, и там наиболее популярным исполнителем является Amy Winehouse (и, да, по личным соображениям я убрал из статистики Тома Уэйтса). Дальше начинается вполне классический джаз - Norah Jones, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong и так далее.

In both cases the most popular artist is Amy Winehouse (and, yes, I supposed it would be correct to exclude Tom Waits from jazz stats). Then the things go more classical: Norah Jones, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong and so on.




А вот так выглядит общая зависимость количества прослушиваний джазовых исполнителей от числа слушателей. Заметно, что чем правее, тем сильнее эта зависимость идет вверх. Таким образом, получается, что лидеры находятся на каком-то особенном положении у слушателей.

And that's the way, general dependence of playcount to number of listeners looks like. You can notice, it's bending upwards with growing number of listeners. So, that means, the leaders of our statistics are treated by listeners in a different way, than other artists.




Это также подтверждается графиком удельного числа прослушиваний (число прослушиваний делить на число слушателей для каждого исполнителя). Вообще, у джаза этот показатель оказался рекордно низким - в среднем 11 прослушиваний. Наибольший показатель у вездесущей Эми Уайнхаус - 32.

The graph of specific number of scrobbles (a playcount divided by number of listeners for each artist) confirms that notation. Surprisingly, jazz artists have very low specific scrobble number - 11 in average. Amy Winehouse has the highest one - 32.




Гистограмма лишь подтверждает печальный факт концентрации удельного числа прослушиваний вблизи рекордно низких значений, в целом по форме повторяя распределение для других жанров. Джаз умер?

The histogram just supports concentrating of specific number of scrobbles near very low values, repeating the histogram for other genres in general. Sad, but true. Is jazz dead?




Немного статистики по активности слушателей в рупорах исполнителей. Как видно из графика, какой-либо строгой зависимости числа сообщений в рупоре от числа слушателей не наблюдается. То, что более популярным исполнителям больше пишут, понятно и так. Кстати, Эми Уайнхаус я сюда не включил - взглянув на следующий график, вы поймете, почему.

Some stats about the user activity in shoutboxes. As one can see, there's no strict dependence of number of shouts to number of listeners. It's obvious, that more popular artists should get more shouts. By the way, Amy Winehouse isn't included here - see the next plot to understand why.




А вот зависимость числа сообщений в рупоре от удельного числа прослушиваний. Эми Уайнхаус и здесь лидирует, причем с шестикратным отрывом. Короче говоря, для джаза она - исполнитель, аномальный по всем параметрам) А вот если убрать Эми, то будет видно обнаруженое ранее явление: среднее удельное число прослушиваний является чем-то вроде барьера, разделяющего исполнителей с малым и с большим числом сообщений в рупоре. Посмотрим, что покажут другие жанры)

And here's the dependence of number of shouts in the shoutbox to specific number of scrobbles. Amy Winehouse takes the lead again, having six times more shouts than others. So, she's really anomalous for the jazz. And without Amy, the graph exhibits the property, found in previous research: average specific number of scrobbles behaves like a barrier, separating artists with few shouts from artists with lots of them. Let us see, what another genres would show us the next time)

P.S. Суммарное число прослушиваний в top-100 джаза - 348 миллионов.
The total playcount in jazz's top-100 is 348 millions.

P.P.S. Спасибо Hzlqgmnzhh за полезный скрипт.
Thanks to Hzlqgmnzhh for his script.

List of considered artists:

Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Frank Sinatra, Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Louis Armstrong, Herbie Hancock, Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Amy Winehouse, Thelonious Monk, Jamie Cullum, Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, Michael Buble', Katie Melua, Madeleine Peyroux, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan, Esbjo"rn Svensson Trio, Keith Jarrett, Dave Brubeck, Stan Getz, Pat Metheny, The Cinematic Orchestra, Oscar Peterson, Cassandra Wilson, Count Basie, Pat Metheny Group, Dizzy Gillespie, Dinah Washington, Koop, Weather Report, John Zorn, Richard Cheese, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Pink Martini, The Bad Plus, Chick Corea, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Melody Gardot, Dexter Gordon, Julie London, Brad Mehldau, Cannonball Adderley, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Eva Cassidy, Stacey Kent, Benny Goodman, John Scofield, Horace Silver, Room Eleven, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Skalpel, Astrud Gilberto, Marcus Miller, Jan Garbarek, Wynton Marsalis, Lee Morgan, Tord Gustavsen Trio, Peggy Lee, Glenn Miller, Bill Frisell, Jimmy Smith, Jaga Jazzist, Sade, Harry Connick, Jr., Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd, Bill Evans Trio, Lisa Ekdahl, Lizz Wright, Erik Truffaz, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis, Ornette Coleman, Blossom Dearie, Jaco Pastorius, Sun Ra, Etta James, The Cat Empire, Paolo Conte, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Grant Green, Avishai Cohen, Quincy Jones, Al Di Meola, Keiko Matsui, Al Jarreau, Morphine, Silje Nergaard

this list is subject to constant revision and update. (last update 4/13/09)

(note:
"?" means subject to deletion or i need to get more familiar with;
"*" means albums or discographies I need to get my hands on again;
strikethrough means i listened to it and didn't deem it worthy)

feel free to comment, especially concerning artists or albums with * or ?


ABBA
gold: greatist hits

Ace of Base
the sign

Agua de Annique
air

Air
pocket symphony

Al Di Meola
elegant gypsy
land of the midnight sun

Al Green
the definitive greatest hits

Alamaailman Vasarat
maahan
vasaraasia*
käärmelautakunta*

Alice in Chains
Facelift
Dirt
Sap (ep)
Jar of Flies (ep)
Alice in Chains
MTV Unplugged (live)

Allan Holdsworth*
secrets

Amon Amarth
once sent from the golden hall

Andrew Lloyd Weber
jesus christ superstar

Anekdoten
a time of day

Anglagard
hybris

Ani DiFranco
not a pretty girl
knuckle down
reprieve

Arcturus
the sham mirrors

Asia
asia

Atmosphere
Overcast!
God Loves Ugly
Seven's Travels
You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having
Strictly Leakage
When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

Audioslave*

Ayreon
the human equation
01011001

AZ ?

Banco del Mutuo Soccorso*
darwin!
io sono nato libero

?
the best of the band ?

Barry White
white gold

BeardFish
sleeping in traffic: part two

Beastie Boys
licensed to ill
paul's boutique*
the mix-up*
to the 5 buroughs ?
the in sound from way out ?
ill communication ?
hello nasty ?
aglio e olio ?

Beatallica
beatallica
a garage dayz nite

The Beatles
please please me
with the beatles
a hard day's night
beatles for sale
help!
rubber soul
revolver
sgt. pepper's lonely hearts club band
magical mystery tour
the beatles
yellow submarine
abbey road
let it be
the beatles 1 (compilation)
love (comp)

Ludwig van Beethoven
piano concerto no. 1
piano concerto no. 2
piano concerto no. 3
piano concerto no. 4
piano concerto no. 5
piano sonata no. 8
piano sonata no. 14
piano sonata no. 23
string quartet no. 1
string quartet no. 2
string quartet no. 3
string quartet no. 4
string quartet no. 5
string quartet no. 6
string quartet no. 7
string quartet no. 8
string quartet no. 9
string quartet no. 10
string quartet no. 11
string quartet no. 12
string quartet no. 13
string quartet no. 14
string quartet no. 15
string quartet no. 16
symphony no. 1
symphony no. 2
symphony no. 3
symphony no. 4
symphony no. 5
symphony no. 6
symphony no. 7
symphony no. 8
symphony no. 9
violin sonata no. 1
violin sonata no. 2
violin sonata no. 3
violin sonata no. 4
violin sonata no. 5
violin sonata no. 6
violin sonata no. 7
violin sonata no. 8
violin sonata no. 9
violin sonata no. 10

Behold... the Arctopus
nano-nucleonic cyborg summoning
skullgrid

Bela Bartok
string quartet no. 1
string quartet no. 2
string quartet no. 3
string quartet no. 4
string quartet no. 5
string quartet no. 6
the miraculous mandarin
piano concerto

Between the Buried and Me
alaska
colors

Bill Bruford
one of a kind

Billy Cobham
shabazz
spectrum

Billy Joel
greatest hits

Black Star
black star

Blondie
the best of blondie

Blotted Science
the machinations of dementia

Bob Dylan
blonde on blonde
highway 61 revisited
greatest hits

Bob Marley ?
legend

Bon Jovi
cross road

Brad Mehldau
trio live 2008 ?

Johannes Brahms
cello sonata no. 1
cello sonata no. 2
piano concerto no. 1
piano concerto no. 2

Brian Eno* ?

Brother Ali
the undisputed truth

Bruce Springsteen
greatest hits

Cake
fashion nugget

California Guitar Trio ?
cg3+2

Camel
camel
mirage
the snow goose
moonmadness
rain dances ?
breathless ?
a live record (live)
nude

Caravan
if i could do it all over again, i'd do it all over you
in the land of grey and pink

Chris Cornell ?
euphoria morning
carry on
unplugged in sweden (live)

Chris Squire
fish out of water

The Chronicles of Israfel ?
starborn

Common*

Consequence
don't quit your day job

Daft Punk*
alive 2007 (live)

Damien Rice*

damien licht
dexter (ost)

Dark Tranquility
fiction ?

The Darkness ?
permission to land

David Gilmour
live in gdansk ?

Days of the New ?

De La Soul*
3 feet high and rising

dead prez
let's get free
revolutionary but gangsta

Dean Martin
all the hits

Death ?
human
individual thought patterns
sound of perseverance
symbolic

Debussy* ?
string quartet

The Decemberists ?

Deftones*
adrenaline
around the fur
deftones

Dimmu Borgir
enthrone darkness triumphant ?
godless savage garden ?
death cult armageddon
puritannical euphoric misanthropia
in sorte diaboli ?
spiritual black dimension ?
stormblast ?

The Dissociatives
the dissociatives

DJ Danger Mouse
the grey album

DJ Krush ?
milight

DJ Shadow
endtroducing*

Doom
born like this

Dr Dre
the chronic
chronic 2001

Dream Theater*
When Dream And Day Unite
Images and Words
Awake
A Change of Seasons (ep)
Falling Into Infinity
Scenes From a Memory
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Train of Thought
Octavarium
Systematic Chaos
Live at the Marquee (live)
Live Scenes From New York (live)
taste the memories (fan club)
nightown nostalgia (bootleg)
ytsejam records:
New York City 3/4/93 (live)
When Dream and Day Reunite (live)
The Majesty Demos 1985-1986 (demos)
los angeles, ca 5/18/98 (live)
tokyo, japan 10/28/95
dark side of the dream (cover)
master of puppets (cover)
the number of the beast (cover)

dredg
Catch Without Arms
El Cielo

Earth, Wind and Fire
the very best

Eddie Vedder
into the wild ?

Electric Light Orchestra
out of the blue

Eloy ?
dawn ?
inside ?
ocean ?

Emerson, Lake & Palmer
brain salad surgery*
pictures at an exhibition
tarkus
trilogy

Eminem ?
the eminem show
encore
the marshall mathers lp
slim shady lp

Epica ?
the divine conspiracy ?

Eric B & Rakim
paid in full

Eric Clapton ?
complete clapton ?

Evergrey
in search of truth
the inner circle
a night to remember (live)

Familjen
det snurrar i min skalle

Fates Warning
a pleasant shade of grey ?

Fear Factory ?

fiddler on the roof
fiddler on the roof

Fish
sunsets on empire?

Fleetwood Mac
rumours*

Flight of the Conchords
flight of the conchords

Flobots
fight with tools

Focus
moving waves
hamburger concerto*

Foo Fighters
foo fighters

Foreigner
the very best of

Frank Sinatra
my way (compilation)

Frank Zappa* ?
best of
hot rats

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
the very best of

Fripp & Eno ?
the equatorial stars

Frost ?
experiments in mass appeal

The Fugees ?
the score ?

The Game
the documentary
lax*

Garaj Mahal*

Garmarna ?
guds speleman ?
vedergallningen ?
vittrad ?

Garth Brooks
the hits ?

The Gathering
mandylion ?

Geddy Lee
my favorite headache

Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich
krupa & rich

Genesis
From Genesis to Revelation ?
Trespass
Nursery Cryme
Foxtrot
Selling England By The Pound
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
A Trick of the Tail ?
Wind And Wuthering ?
...And Then There Were Three... ?
Seconds Out (live) ?
Turn It On Again - The Hits (compilation)

Gentle Giant
gentle giant
acquiring the taste
three friends
octopus
in a glass house
the power and the glory
free hand
interview
playing the fool (live)

Gnarls Barkley
st. elsewhere
the odd couple

Gojira*

Gorillaz
demon days

Grieg ?
violin sonata no. 3

Grobschnitt
ballerman
rockpommell's land

Gryphon
red queen to gryphon three
*

Hammer of the Gods
two nights in north america (cover/live)

Harmonium
si on avait besoin d'une cinquieme saison

Hawkwind
in search of space*
warrior on the edge of time

Herbie Hancock ?
head hunters
*

hi-tex ?
hi-teknology 2: the chip ?

HIM ?

hyrule symphony

Ian Anderson*
plays the orchestral jethro tull
rupi's dance*
the secret language of birds

Ice Cube
amerikkka's most wanted
death certificate
the predator
lethal injection

Immortal Technique
revolutionary vol. 1
revolutionary vol. 2
the 3rd world

In Flames
colony
come clarity
the jester race/black inheritance

Iron Maiden
*

James Brown ?
gold ?

Jason Becker
perpetual burn

Jay-Z
Reasonable Doubt
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
Vol. 3... Life And Times Of S. Carter
the dynasty: roc familia
The Blueprint
the blueprint²: the gift & the curse
The Black Album
Kingdom Come
American Gangster

King Crimson
In the Court of the Crimson King
In the Wake of Poseidon
Lizard
Islands
Larks' Tongues in Aspic
Starless and Bible Black
Red
Discipline
Beat
Three of a Perfect Pair
Thrak
The ConstruKction of Light
The Power to Believe
The Great Deceiver (live)
The Night Watch (live)
Absent Lovers (live)
The Deception Of The Thrush (compilation) ?
Epitaph* (live) ?
Cirkus (live) ?
On Broadway (live) ?
Live In Berkeley (live)
B'BOOM: Live in Argentina (live) ?

Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin I
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin IV
Houses of the Holy
Physical Graffiti
Presence
In Through the Out Door
Coda
How The West Was Won (live)

Meshuggah
Contradictions Collapse
Destroy Erase Improve
Chaosphere
Nothing
I (ep)
Catch 33
obZen

Metallica*
Kill 'em All ?
Ride the Lightning
Master of Puppets
And Justice For All
Metallica
Load
Reload
Death Magnetic
S&M (live)

The Moody Blues
days of future passed
in search of the lost chord
on the threshold of a dream
to our children's children's children
question of balance
every good boy deserves favour
seventh sojourn

Mos Def
black on both sides
the new danger
true magic

Mozart
don giovanni
le nozze de figaro
mass, 'requiem'
piano sonata no. 3
piano sonata no. 10
piano sonata no. 13
serenade no. 6 'serenata notturna'
serenade no. 9 'posthorn'
serenade no. 13 'eine klein nachtmusik'
symphony no. 40
symphony no. 41 'jupiter'

Muse
absolution
black holes and revelations

Mussorgsky
pictures at an exhibition
night on bald mountain

N.E.R.D.
seeing sounds

Nas
Illmatic
It Was Written
I Am... ?
Nastradamus ?
Stillmatic
God's Son ?
Street's Disciple ?
Hip Hop Is Dead*
Untitled

Nightwish
Wishmaster*

No-Man
Flowermouth
Returning Jesus
Speak (compilation) ?
Together We're Stranger
Schoolyard Ghosts

Norah Jones*
Come Away With Me*
Feels Like Home*
Not Too Late*

Notorious BIG
Ready to Die
Life After Death

Nwa
Straight Outta Compton*

Oceansize
frames

The Offspring
the offspring
smash

Opeth
Orchid
Morningrise
My Arms, Your Hearse
Still Life
Blackwater Park
Deliverance
Damnation
Ghost Reveries
Watershed
The Roundhouse Tapes (live)

OSI ?

Ours ?

OutKast ?
speakerboxxx/the love below

Ozric Tentacles ?
pungent effulgent

Paco de Lucia Al Di Meola John McLaughlin
friday night in san francisco

Pagan's Mind ?
god's equation

Pain of Salvation
Entropia
One Hour by the Concrete Lake
The Perfect Element I
Remedy Lane
BE
Scarsick
12:5 (live)
the second death of pain of salvation

Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau
metheny/mehldau quartet

Pearl Jam
Ten
Vs.
Vitalogy
No Code
Yield
Binaural ?
Riot Act ?
Pearl Jam
Live on Two Legs (live)
Lost Dogs (compilation)

A Perfect Circle
mer de noms

Peter Gabriel ?
car
passion

Peter Hammill* ?
chameleon in the shadow of night

Pharrell Williams ?
in my mind ?

Pink Floyd
the piper at the gates of dawn
a saucerful of secrets ?
more (ost) ?
ummagumma ?
atom heart mother ?
meddle ?
obscured by clouds
dark side of the moon
wish you were here
animals
the wall
the final cut ?
a momentary lapse of reason ?
division bell ?
relics (compilation)
pulse (live)

The Police*
outlandos d'amour
reggatta de blanc
zenyatta mondatta
ghost in the machine
synchronicity

Porcupine Tree
On the Sunday of Life ?
Up the Downstair ?
The Sky Moves Sideways ?
Signify
Stupid Dream
Lightbulb Sun
Voyage 34
Recordings ?
Metanoia ?
In Absentia
Futile (ep)
Deadwing
Lazarus (ep)
Fear of a Blank Planet
Nil Recurring (ep)
Coma Divine (live)
XM (live)
XMII (live)
Rockpalast (live)
We Lost the Skyline (live)
Warszawa (live)
Arriving Somewhere (live)

Premiata Forneria Marconi*
per un amico

Prokofiev ?
violin concerto no. 1
violin concerto no. 2
violin sonata

Q-Tip
the renaissance
amplified

Queensryche
operation mindcrime

Rachmaninov* ?
spring cantata, op. 20
youth symphony
caprice bohemien, op. 12
isle of the dead, op. 29
the rock, op. 7
scherzo in f major, ?
prince rostislav
vocalise for orchestra, op. 34 no. 14
piano concerto no. 1
piano concerto no. 2
piano concerto no. 3
piano concerto no. 4
symphonic dance, op. 45
the bells, op. 35
three russian songs, op. 41
rhapsody on a theme of paganini, op. 43, nos. 18-24

Radiohead*
pablo honey
the bends
ok computer
kid a
amnesiac
hail to the thief
in rainbows
toronto (bootleg)

Raekwon ?
only built 4 cuban linx...

Rainbow ?
rising ?

Ravel ?

Reflection Eternal
train of thought

Renaissance ?
scheherezade and other stories
turn of the cards

Rick Wakeman
journey to the centre of the earth
the six wives of henry viii

Rimsky-Korsakov ?
scheherezade*

Riverside*
out of myself
second life syndrome
rapid eye movement
reality dream (live)

The Roots
things fall apart
phrenology
the tipping point
game theory
rising down

Run DMC
greatest hits (compilation)

Rush*

Santana
abraxas

Savatage
handful of rain

SBB
iron curtain

schubert ?
erlkonig

Shakira*
pies descalzos
donde estan las ladrones?
laundry service
servicio de lavanderia
fijacion oral vol 1
oral fixation vol 2
mtv unplugged (live)
live & off the record (live)
oral fixation tour (live)
the remixes (compilation)
grande exitos (compilation)
love in the time of cholera (ep)

Shostakovich ?
symphony no. 5
symphony no. 6
symphony no. 7
symphony no. 9
symphony no. 10

Sigur Ros ?
aegetis byrjun

Silverchair
frogstomp
freak show
diorama
young modern

Smashing Pumpkins
siamese dream
mellon collie and the infinite sadness
american gothic (ep)
adore
zeitgeist*

Snoop Dogg ?
doggystyle

Soilwork ?
sworn to a great divide ?

Sonata Arctica ?
unia ?

Soundgarden
Superunknown
Down on the Upside

Steve Hackett ?
spectral mornings
voyage of the acolyte

Steve Unruh ?

Steve Vai
passion & warfare ?

Steven Wilson
insurgentes

Stevie Wonder
definitive collection (compilation)

Stravinsky
rite of spring
petrushka
firebird*

Strawbs
grave new world ?

Styx
greatest hits

Supertramp
crime of the century
greatest hits

System of a Down ?
toxicity
steal this album! ?
mesmerize
hypnotize

Talib Kweli
quality
ear drum
the beautiful struggle

Talking Heads ?
best of

Tan Dun & YoYo Ma
crouching tiger hidden dragon (ost)

The Tangent
a place in the queue

Tangerine Dream ?
phaedra ?

Thelonius Monk ?
brilliant corners
monk's dream
thelonius monk with john coltrane

3
the end is begun
wake pig ?

Timbuktu
the botten is nadd
oberoendeframkallande

Tool
Opiate (ep)
Undertow
Ænima
Lateralus
10,000 Days ?

Transatlantic
bridge across forever

A Tribe Called Quest
the low end theory
midnight marauders
people's instinctive travels and the paths of rhythm

Tristania ?

2Pac
greatest hits (compilation)
all eyez on me

Turtle Island Quartet
a love supreme

The Turtles
greatest hits

UK
uk

Unexpect ?
in a flesh aquarium

Van der Graaf Generator
the aerosol grey machine
the least we can do is wave to each other
h to he, who am the only one
pawn hearts
godbluff
still life
world record
the quiet zone / the pleasure dome
vital (live)
lost live tapes ()
the radio one sessions ()

Vanden Plas
christ 0

Vienna Teng
dreaming through the noise

virt

Vivaldi
violin concertos 1-4 the four seasons

Vladimir Horowitz
horowitz plays chopin vol 1

Von Frickle

Weather Report
black market

The Who
who's next
tommy
quadrophenia

the wire soundtrack

Wishbone Ash
argus ?

Wu-Tang Clan
enter the wu-tang (36 chambers)
8 diagrams

XTC
skylarking

Yes
the yes album
fragile
close to the edge
tales from topographic oceans
relayer
going for the one ?
tormato ?
drama ?

Yezda Urfa
boris
sacred babboon

Yngwie Malmsteen
rising force

Yo-Yo Ma * ?

Youssou N' Dour ?

The Zombies
odessey and oracle

50 Cent
the massacre

I forgot to write this for february, but whatever.

I've recently listened to a lot of jazz/fusion, which I have opened more up for lately. I've listened a lot to artists like Planet X, Allan Holdsworth, and Mahavishnu Orchestra, but I've moved more into jazz this month.

This month's list of my "New to Library":

Brand X - I think it's a coinsidence that I like so many bands with an X. This must be the most ideal jazz/fusion there is. Exactly what you expect from the genre, even if you're not into it. I love this band, it's very memorable! Their album "Unorthodox Behaviour" is orgasmic!

Mike Stern - Cool, smooth jazz/fusion. A mighty skilled guitarist and musician! I love his tone, and how well the guitar and tenor saxophone work together, on his albums Jigsaw and Time in Place.

Chick Corea - I heard the song "Spain" for the first time three years ago, and to be honest, I didn't like it at all. This has obviously changed.

Level 42 - Mr. Pink is kickass, Mark King is king.

Stanley Clarke - Smooth and relaxing jazz/fusion. Definitely one of my favorite bass players.

Weather Report - It's really fun listening to, haha! Check out Teen Town!

There is a lot more added to my library in March, but those listed are the most important! :'D

Next list coming in the end of April, or May... Who knows?

My friend oslofish told me to make a list. :)



With little help of my friends, here are stunning instrumentals, ordered by year of the album release:

• West End Blues (feat. Earl Hines) by Louis Armstrong & HIs Hot Five
  
• In The Mood by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
  
• 'Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk
  
• Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
  
• Giant Steps by John Coltrane Quartet
  
• Apache by The Shadows
  
• Rhapsody In Blue by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  
• Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones
  
• Wipe Out by The Surfaris
  
• telstar by tornados
  
• Toad by Cream
  
• Repent Walpurgis by Procol Harum
  
• Air by Ekseption
  
• Albatross by Fleetwood Mac
  
• Bourée by Jethro Tull
  
• In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed by The Allman Brothers Band
  
• Echoes by Pink Floyd
  
• Also sprach Zarathustra by Eumir Deodato
  
• Frankenstein by Edgar Winter Group
  
• Tubular Bells (part one) by Mike Oldfield
  
• The Köln Concert: Part I by Keith Jarrett
  
• Over Birkerot by Terje Rypdal
  
• The Hustle by Van McCoy
  
• Europa by Carlos Santana
  
• Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) by Gato Barbieri
  
• Rise by Herb Alpert
  
• Oxygene (Part IV) by Jean-Michel Jarre
  
• Trans-Europa Express by Kraftwerk
  
• Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band by Meco
  
• Birdland by Weather Report
  
• Love's Theme by Giorgio Moroder
  
• Zorba by Mikis Theodorakis
  
• Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's
  
• Anne's Song by William Ackerman
  
• El Becko by Jeff Beck
  
• Walk Don't Run by The Ventures
  
• Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho by Paco De Lucia & Al Di Meola
  
• YYZ by Rush
  
• Das Boot (Single Version) by Klaus Doldinger
  
• Love on a Real Train (Risky Business) by Tangerine Dream
  
• Axel F. by Harold Faltermeyer
  
• Gabriel's Oboe by Ennio Morricone
  
• Miami Vice Theme by Jan Hammer
  
• Minute By Minute by Larry Carlton
  
• Jessica by The Allman Brothers Band
  
• Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson
  
• Blame It on My Youth by Keith Jarrett Trio
  
• Our Love Is here To Stay by Dave Grusin
  
• Rockit by Herbie Hancock
  
• Concerto de Aranjuez by Paco de Lucia
  
• Pick Up the Pieces by Average White Band
  
• Hocus Pocus by Focus
  
• Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! by Cannonball Adderley
  
• Theme De Camille by Georges Delerue
  
• The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini
  
• The Creek by Jan Garbarek
  
• Minor Swing by Django Reinhardt
  
• Song From A Secret Garden by Secret Garden
  
• Blitzkrieg Bop (instrumental) by Yo La Tengo
  
• Flaming June by BT
  
• Machine Gun by The Commodores
  
• Days of Wine and Roses by Dave Grusin
  
• Manhattan (Live) by Eric Johnson
  
• La Femme d'argent by Air
  
• Local Hero/Wild Theme (live) by Dire Straits
  
• Paradigm Shift by Liquid Tension Experiment
  
• Lovers of Light by Afro Celt Sound System
  
• Shenandoah (for Johnny Smith) by Bill Frisell
  
• JFK (Prologue) by John Williams
  
• Acid Rain by Liquid Tension Experiment
  
• Riviera '68 by Steve Stevens
  
• Nothing Else Matters (live) by Apocalyptica
  
• Love's theme by Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra
  
• The Riddle (instrumental) by Gigi D'Agostino
  
• Spirit by Moby
  
• Sure Thing by St. Germain
  
• Veridis Quo by Daft Punk
  
• Take The a Train by Duke Ellington
  
• Quantum Soup by Jordan Rudess
  
• Phunkdified by Justin King
  
• River Flows in You by Yiruma
  
• Gymnopedie Nº1 by Erik Satie
  
• Little Wing by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
  
• Stream of Consciousness by Dream Theater
  
• First Breath After Coma by Explosions in the Sky
  
• Your Hand In Mine by Explosions in the Sky
  
• 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers by Jeff Beck
  
• I Know You Are But What Am I? by Mogwai
  
• Chariots Of Fire by Vangelis
  
• Beach Party Tonight by Yo La Tengo
  
• Pallar Anders Visa by In Flames
  
• Midnight Express by Nuno Bettencourt
  
• Natasha '75 by Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band
  
• Alma by Teddybears STHLM
  
• Angelina by Tommy Emmanuel
  
• Automagic by Worm Is Green
  
• Kiss The Rain by Yiruma
  
• I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Bill Frisell
  
• Dayvan Cowboy by Boards of Canada
  
• Exit Music (for a Film) by Brad Mehldau
  
• The Voyage by Emilie Simon
  
• Superheroes of BMX by Mogwai
  
• Tsunami by Mozdzer Danielsson Fresco
  
• America (Single Version) by The Nice
  
• Nachtflug by Schiller
  
• Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 - "Für Elise" by Vladimir Ashkenazy
  
• See In You by The Album Leaf
  
• Death Is the Road to Awe by Clint Mansell
  
• Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
  
• Nocturne no.2 by Frederic Chopin
  
• Ritual Dance by Kaki King
  
• Unfinished Sympathy by Maxence Cyrin
  
• Stairway To Heaven by Rodrigo y Gabriela
  
• Dolce droga by Ludovico Einaudi
  
• Piano B (Instrumental as heard on French TV) by Phildel
  
• Altered Beast by Vessels
  
• Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi by Yann Tiersen
  
• Ride of the Valkyries by Budapest Symphony Orchestra
  
• To The Kingdom by Phildel
  
• Röyksopp Forever by Röyksopp
  
• Ti Ki by Sigur Rós
  

Thanks to all who sent me contributions to the list. Originally planned as a small compilation, I gathered 121 tunes now. A few exceptions had to be made as with Kraftwerk's Trans-Europa Express or Pink Floyd's Echoes which in fact have some vocals, but are mainly instrumental tracks.

Additions:

• Eruption by Van Halen
  
• Avril 14th by Aphex Twin
  
• Whispering a Prayer by Steve Vai
  
• For the Love of God by Steve Vai
  
• Red River Rock by Johnny and The Hurricanes
  
• The Good, The Bad And The Ugly by Quincy Jones Feat. Herbie Hancock
  
• Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. II by King Crimson
  
• Atom Heart Mother Suite by Pink Floyd
  
• Cobra by Quicksilver Messenger Service
  
• Halleluhwah by Can
  
• Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod (Man With the Harmonica) by Ennio Morricone
  
• Anonymous Two by Focus
  
• Popcorn by Hot Butter
  
• Dan the Banjoman by Dan the Banjoman
  
• Eruption by Focus
  
• Dance With The Devil by Cozy Powell
  
• Hamburger Concerto by Focus
  
• Red by King Crimson
  
• Knock Out by Charly Antolini
  
• Peter Gunn Theme by The Blues Brothers
  
• Amarok (Excerpt) by Mike Oldfield
  
• Tequila by The Champs
  
• Wild Goose Flaps its Wings by Mike Oldfield
  
• Wade in the Water by The Ramsey Lewis Trio
  
• Maggot brain by Eddie Hazel
  
• Conquest Of Paradise by Vangelis
  
• Peaches En Regalia by Frank Zappa
  
• Tamacun by Rodrigo y Gabriela
  
• Nut Rocker by B. Bumble & The Stingers
  
  

I'm doing this because I'm bored. My answers will take the following form (in Backus-Naur-esque form):

<question>
(<artist>)
<answer>

I reserve the right be be indecisive and to give multiple answers to questions that want a single answer. If I cannot think of an answer I also reserve the right to be impulsive and give the first answer that pops into my mind, though it may not be the best answer. In addition I am answering the questions based on a top 50 list that will likely be inaccurate shortly. Got that? Ok, on to the survey...

1. How did you get into 29?
(Weather Report)
I heard good things about Jaco and Shorter and the band in general. I found Heavy Weather at Barnes&Nobel and liked the sample clips. I picked it up.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
(Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer)
"Bug Tussle", the first track on their album Music for Two.

3. What’s your favorite lyric by 33?
(Tim Reynolds)
I have no albums which feature his lyrics, but I have heard some of them from concert recordings. Of those few the one I remember is: "Uncover the reason behind everything".

4. What is your favorite album by 49?
(Liquid Trio Experiment)
Only one album exists, this one is easy: Spontaneous Combustion.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
(Ethereal Collapse)
Again, they only have one album, which I own: Breaching The Citadel. They also have an EP out, Categories, but I do not have that yet.

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
(Django Reinhardt)
"Ol' Man River"

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?
(Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
Yes. It's not on their Christmas albums, obviously. From Beethoven's Last Night - "What Is Eternal".

8. What is your favorite album by 15?
(Porcupine Tree)
This is a tough one. Deadwing and Fear of a Blank Planet are both great. I'll have to choose the latter, as it got me into the band.

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
(King Crimson)
A three-way tie: "21st Century Schizoid Man", "Neal and Jack and Me", and "Three of a Perfect Pair".

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
(Dave Matthews Band)
An impulsive answer here, "You Never Know" from Busted Stuff.

11. What is your favorite album by 40?
(Itzhak Perlman)
I only have one, though it is excellent: 24 Caprices, Op.1 for Solo Violin composed by Niccolò Paganini

12. What is your favorite song by 10?
(Pain of Salvation)
"Morning on Earth" from The Perfect Element, Part I. Magical.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
(Victor Wooten)
Seeing Béla Fleck and the Flecktones live for the first time. Amazing show.

14. What is your favorite song by 38?
(Children of Bodom)
I don't really have one, so I'll go on impulse and say "Hate Me!" on Follow the Reaper.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
(Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds)
Yes. "Oh" from Live At Radio City Music Hall.

16. How many times have you seen 25 live?
(Testament)
Exactly zero.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
(Joe Satriani)
Not sure but probably "Up in the Sky" from Crystal Planet.

18. What is your favorite album by 11?
(John Coltrane)
Giant Steps, without question.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
(Béla Fleck and the Flecktones)
Tough one, they're all great. I'll have to go with Jeff Coffin; though I don't have much of a reason.

20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
(Liquid Tension Experiment)
Unfortunately, no. A few friends and I almost got tickets, though.

21. What is a good memory involving 27?
(Nightwish)
Ehhh. None that I can remember.

22. What is your favorite song by 16?
(Shadow Gallery)
Oh man, "Stiletto in the Sand" from Tyranny.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
(New Japan Philharmonic)
"Planet Corneria" the first track from the promo Super Smash Brothers Melee CD I got from Nintendo Power.

24. What is your favorite album by 18?
(Kamelot)
Impulsively I'll have to say Epica, but The Black Halo and Ghost Opera are great too.

25. What is your favorite song by 21?
(Angra)
"Wuthering Heights" from Angels Cry. It's a cover too.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
(Rush)
The first song I heard that I actually knew it was Rush would probably be "YYZ". I'm sure I heard something before that but was unaware.

27. What is your favorite album by 3?
(Symphony X)
A tough one. All their albums are good, but seem to have a track in the middle that sort of self-destructs the whole album. "Pharaoh" from The Divine Wings of Tragedy is the perfect example. Awesome album except for that song. After that rant I'll go with Paradise Lost.

28. What is you favorite song by 22?
(Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer)
Tie between "Blue Spruce" and "Palmyra" both from Music for Two.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
(Opeth)
I don't remember which came first. Opeth was introduced to me by my roommate who played some from his collection. It might be "Deliverance" from Deliverance or "In Mist She Was Standing" from Orchid.

30. What is you favorite song by 8?
(Béla Fleck)
Of his own composition: Tie between "Bicyclops" (duet with Chick Corea) and "First Light" both from Tales From the Acoustic Planet.
Of his performance and arrangement: Tie between "Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum from Children's Corner (Instrumental)" composed by Claude Debussy and "Prélude from Suite for Unaccompanied Cello No. 1 (BWV 1007) (Instrumental)" composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Both from Perpetual Motion.
He and Edgar Meyer (rightfully) won the Grammy for arrangement for the Debussy piece.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
(Glenn Gould)
Exactly zero.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
(August Burns Red)
Not the happiest of bands. None of them make me particularly happy.

33. What is you favorite album by 12?
(Foo Fighters)
I'll have to say In Your Honor as it's the album that got me into the band. It has a great mix of typical grunge and Foo Fighters fare but the second disc is much more relaxed and mostly acoustic.

34. What is the worst song by 45?
(Redemption)
Something off their first album, Redemption. "Desperation" (parts 1-4) and "Something Wicked This Way Comes" are both excellent but the other tracks are not that great. Their two later albums are much better overall.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
(John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess)
Technically, "State of Grace" by Liquid Tension Experiment (it's just John and Jordan playing). From An Evening With John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess, "Furia Taurina".

36. What is you favorite album by 48?
(Salvatore Accardo)
Another easy answer as I have only one album: 24 Capricci composed by Niccolò Paganini.

37. How many times have you seen 42 live?
(Trivium)
Exactly zero.

38. What is you favorite song by 36?
(The String Quartet)
"The Dance of Eternity" a cover of the Dream Theater song (Dream Theater version linked). I also have a Taking Back Sunday tribute album that's pretty catchy, but nothing remarkable.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
(Paul Tortelier)
Cello Suites Nos. 1-6 BWV1007-12, Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007: Prélude composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. One of the most beautiful musical pieces ever written, and perfectly performed.

40. What is your favorite album by 7?
(Sonata Arctica)
They have recently fallen out of my favor, but they're still good to hear once in a while. I'll go with Winterheart's Guild.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy?
(Pantera)
They only have one good song: "Cemetery Gates" on Cowboys From Hell. I'm convinced it was a fluke as I dislike almost every other song I've heard.

42. What is your favorite album by 41?
(Demons & Wizards)
Demons & Wizards

43. What is your favorite song by 24?
(Jeff Coffin Mu'tet)
Tough one. For fast songs I like "The Mad Hatter Rides Again". For slower more jazzy songs I like "Dewey" and "Tall & Lanky".

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46?
(The String Cheese Incident)
None of which I am aware.

45. What is your favorite song by 35?
(Thursday)
"War all the Time" from War All the Time.

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
(Jordan Rudess)
I enjoy almost everything Jordan does (with some exceptions). By the same token I also enjoy myself while listening to his music. This phenomenon is not limited to a single song.

47. What is your favorite album by 4?
(Frédéric Chopin)
I only have one. It is apparently all of his piano works. I don't know how accurate that statement is, but it's got 217 tracks over 13 discs. Considering each disc separately, I enjoy the Etudes the most.

48. Who is a favorite member of 37?
(James LaBrie)
Ehhh. Not much to say here. If we throw out the obvious, the guitarist on the album *checks Wikipedia*, Marco Sfogli, is quite good.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43?
(Acoustic Planet)
Since this is actually three bands touring as one, I shall list the first for each band involved.
Keller Williams: "Freakshow".
Yonder Mountain String Band: "Lord Only Knows".
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones: "The Sinister Minister".

50. How many albums do you own by 20?
(Evergrey)
Seven, for a modified definition of "own".

Answers subject to change at any time. Reasons for change include (but are not limited to): whimsey, loss of data, planetary alignment/misalignment, weather, evolving musical taste and preference.

Sunflower (If you didnt already guess from the title,) currently unsigned band from Leicester in the UK, so If you're a fan of quite laid back rock with a jazzy touch and catchy melodies, or imagine that'd be your cup of tea (English cliches ftw) then check them out at the below links. The vocals might take some getting used to, but once you do they work well and the band plays some tightly performed and well written tunes, evoking some nice atmosphere but with a good pop sensibility.

http://www.myspace.com/thesunflowerpage
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sunflower/22138560181
http://www.last.fm/music/Sunflower


You can now find full track plays of 5 of their songs on an album of recordings from their first session a few months ago here:
http://www.last.fm/music/Sunflower/Sunflower+Demo
Sunflower Demo

And also 2 tracks they recorded for a local radio station, Demon FM.
http://www.last.fm/music/Sunflower/Live+at+Demon+FM
Live at Demon FM

There are other artists called Sunflower on that page, but only those recordings so far are the Leicester area group.

P.s. Not my band.

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