1. How did you get into 29? Vitalic
I was visiting friends in London and one of the friends let another one hear this great new artist he'd heard about. I liked him too. That was Vitalic.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? Yann Tiersen
Like for so many people, that must have been the opening music of Amelie.

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? Detritus
Detritus don't have lyrics. I think.

4. How did you get into 49? MC Solaar
Asked a question about French hip hop on Ask Metafilter .

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? Baby Mammoth
All of them. Actual albums, yes, really.

6. What is your favorite song by 50? Jamiroquai
The Return of the Space Cowboy.

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? DJ Shadow
No, can't say that there is.

8. What is your favorite song by 15? Rondo' Veneziano
Chimere.

9. What is your favorite song by 5? Josh Ritter
California.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? dEUS
Supermarketsong makes me smile.

There were 40 more questions but I did not want to procrastinate /that/ badly.

9 Lazy 9
A Forest Mighty Black
Aaron Carl
Airlocktronics
Akasha
Alpha
Amon Tobin
Andre Gurov
Andrea Parker
Arling & Cameron
Astralasia
Attica Blues
Baby Mammoth
Baby Namboos
Banco de Gaia
Baraki
Beanfield
Bentley Rhythm Ace
Beth Orton
Björk
Black Star Liner
Boom Boom Satellites
Bowery Electric
Brandi Ifgray
Bugs
Buscemi
Byzar
Cabbageboy
Children of Dub
Children of the Bong
Cibo Matto
Cirrus
Clinton
Coldcut
Cut La Roc
Daddylonglegs
Death in Vegas
DeeJay Punk-Roc
Dirty Beatniks
DJ Andy Smith
DJ Cam
DJ Food
DJ Icey
DJ Krush
DJ Me DJ You
DJ Shadow
DJ Spooky
DJ Vadim
DJ Wally
Dot Allison
Dr. Octagon
Dreadzone
Drome
Drum Island
Dub Pistols
Dub Syndicate
Earl Grey
Eat Static
Electronic Eye
Fatboy Slim
Faze Action
Fila Brazillia
Finley Quaye
Freddy Fresh
Freestylers
Fretless Azm
Funki Porcini
Futique
Gilles Peterson
Gus Gus
Hardknox
Heights of Abraham
Hex
The Higher Intelligence Agency
Howie B
I:Cube
Ice
The Irresistible Force
Jacknife Lee
James Lavelle
Jamiroquai
Jhelisa
Jimi Tenor
Journeyman
Juryman
Kanabis The Edit Assassin
Kid Loco
Kruder & Dorfmeister
La Funk Mob
Les Rythmes Digitales
Lo Fidelity Allstars
London Funk Allstars
Loop Guru
Luke Vibert
Lull
Marschmellows
Massive Attack
Mekon
Mick Harris
Midfield General
Moloko
Money Mark
Monk & Canatella
Mono
Morcheeba
Mr. Scruff
Natacha Atlas
Neotropic
Nicolette
Nightmares on Wax
Nobukazu Takemura
Nonplace Urban Field
Olive
One True Parker
Original Rockers
Palm Skin Productions
Part 2
Peace Orchestra
Plasmalamp
Portishead
Propellerheads
Purple Penguin
R.O.C.
Red Snapper
Req
Rockers Hi-Fi
Rome
Ronnie & Clyde
Ruby
Scala
Scorn
Si Begg
Skylab
Slotek
Small Fish With Spine
Smith & Mighty
Smoke City
Sneaker Pimps
Solid Doctor
Sons of Silence
Spaceways
Spectre
Statik Sound System
Sub Dub
Sukia
Suns of Arqa
Super_Collider
Supreme Beings of Leisure
Talvin Singh
Tek 9
The Aloof
The Amalgamation of Soundz
The Beta Band
The Chemical Brothers
The Cinematic Orchestra
The Future Sound of London
The Herbaliser
The Orb
The Wiseguys
Thievery Corporation
Tim "Love" Lee
Tosca
Tranquility Bass
Transglobal Underground
Tricky
Tuu
Two Lone Swordsmen
United Future Organization
UNKLE
Up, Bustle and Out
Urban Tribe
Visit Venus
Wagon Christ
Waldeck
Wax Doctor
WE
Witchman
Woob
砂原良徳
Zion Train

Playlist updated Monday,
March 3, 2008.

Artists added this week:

Waldeck, Jazzanova, Mendoza, Alien Café, Wax Tailor, Patrick Green, Eva Be, Special EFX, DJ Deep, Chris Bangs, Soft Sugar, Saskia Laroo, Shakatak, Astoria, Buscemi, Future Loop Foundation, Black Zone Ensemble, Favard, Inspired, Monsieur Greg, P-Jay, Markus Enochson, Micatone, Jhelisa, Jazzamor, Flashbaxx, Baby Mammoth, Alex Cortiz, Atjazz, Silbrfish, Maysa Leak, Melou, Maido Project, Sine, Eccotonic, Anthony Island, La Taverne Du Lac, Soulstice, Tosca, Count Basic, Shaman's Dream, Bobby Hughes, The Beard, De-Phazz, Tape Five, Sekoya, Soma Sonic, Abakus, Moca, Brian Bromberg, General Fuzz, Airborne, Urban Chill, Aqualise, Sun Trust, B-Tribe, Trillian, !deladap, Lemongrass, Pineapple Corner, DJ I.N.C., Belle Tropez, People Under the Stairs, Phil DeeWhite, Moon & Benk, Blue Soul Groove, The Tao of Groove, Gotan Project, A Bossa Eletrica, Sven van Hees, 9 Lazy 9, Torso, Baffa, Kenny Wellington, Finest quality papers.

Another exciting crop of New Adds with more artists to add.

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January 2008 updated

1 Air (Versailles, France)
2 Joy Division (Manchester, England)
3 Massive Attack (Bristol, England)
4 Yazoo (Basildon, England)
5 The Durutti Column (Manchester, England)
6 Aphex Twin (Cornwall, England)
7 The Cure (Crawley, England)
8 Koop (Uppsala, Sweden)
9 The Cinematic Orchestra (London, England)
10 The Postal Service (Seattle, Usa)
11 Orbital (Sevenoaks, England)
12 Mercury Rev (Buffalo, Usa)
13 The Orb (London, England)
14 Nightmares on Wax (Leeds, England)
15 Daft Punk (Paris, France)
16 The Arcade Fire (Montreal, Canada)
17 Blur (Colchester, England)
18 New Order (Manchester, England)
19 LTJ Bukem (London, England)
20 Hot Chip (London, England)
21 Coralie Clement (Lyon, France)
22 Dimitri From Paris (Paris, France)
23 The Killers(Las Vegas, Usa)
24 Portishead(Bristol, England)
25 The Bird and the Bee (Los Angeles, Usa)
26 Serge Gainsbourg (Paris, France)
27 CiM (London, England)
28 Llorca (Paris, France)
29 Bloc Party (London, England)
30 April March (Los Angeles, Usa)
31 Fujiya & Miyagi (Brighton, England)
32 Bebel Gilberto (Rio Do Janeiro, Brazil)
33 Modern English (Colchester, England)
34 Soda Stereo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
35 The Notwist (Weilheim, Germany)
36 Junior Boys (Hamilton, Canada)
37 The Smiths (Manchester, England)
38 Black Box Recorder (London, England)
39 The Chemical Brothers (Manchester, England)
40 Bullitnuts (Hull, England)
41 Stars (Montreal, Canada)
42 Lloyd Cole (Glasgow, Scottland)
43 Benjamin Biolay (Lyon, France)
44 Baby Mammoth (Hull, England)
45 The Housemartins (Hull, England)
46 Craig Armstrong (Glasgow, Scottland)
47 TV on the Radio (New York, Usa)
48 Console (Weilheim, Germany)
49 Boards of Canada (Edinburgh, Scottland)
50 Lusine (Seattle,Usa)
51 Lali Puna (Weilheim, Germany)
52 The Paradise Motel (Hobart, Australia)
53 Devo (Akron, Usa)
54 Kelley Polar (New York, Usa)
55 Zuco 103 (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
56 Underworld (London, England)
57 Cabaret Voltaire (Sheffield, England)
58 Cornelius (Tokio, Japan)
59 Wagon Christ (Cornwall, England)
60 M83 (Antibes, France)
61 Earthling (Bristol, England)
62 Boozoo Bajou (Nuremberg, Germany)
63 Placebo (London, England)
64 Alpha (Bristol, England)
65 DJ Shadow (San Francisco, Usa)
66 The B-52's (Athens, Usa)
67 Asobi Seksu (New York, Usa)
68 Bark Psychosis (London, England)
69 Jazzanova (Berlin, Germany)
70 Carla Bruni (Paris, France)
71 Casino Versus Japan (Milwaukee, Usa)
72 Bill Pritchard (Walsall, England)
73 !!! (Sacramento, Usa)
74 múm (Reykjavik, Iceland)
75 De-Phazz (Heidelberg, Germany)
76 Muki (London, England)
77 Röyksopp (Bergen, Norway)
78 Fad Gadget (Leeds, England)
79 The Smashing Pumpkins (Chicago, Usa)
80 Tuxedomoon (San Francisco, Usa)
81 dZihan & Kamien (Vienna, Austria)
82 Alexkid (Paris, France)
83 808 State (Manchester, England)
84 Ride (Oxford, England)
85 Catherine Wheel (Great Yarmouth, England)
86 Belle and Sebastian (Glasgow, Scottland)
87 Gotan Project (Paris, France)
88 Leftfield (London, England)
89 Death Cab for Cutie (Bellingham, Usa)
90 Kraftwerk (Düsseldorf, Germany)
91 Echo & the Bunnymen (Liverpool, England)
92 Babasónicos (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
93 Morrissey (Manchester, England)
94 Colder (Paris, France)
95 David Bowie (London, England)
96 Crustation (Bristol, England)
97 Björk (Reykjavik, Iceland)
98 Bob Marley (Kingston, Jamaica)
99 St. Germain (Paris, France)
100 Abakus (London, England)
101 Au Revoir Simone (New York, Usa)

This year more than ever I have realised how much the seasons have an effect on what you listen to and have found theres a definate pattern between what genre's are more popular to my ears.

Last year around this time I had just discovered the beautiful ambient sounds of lesser known acts such as Milieu & Fieldtriqp thanks to a look into net labels and also more downtempo acts such as Fila Brazillia & Baby Mammoth. I was also heavily into IDM by that point and I had massively increased listens to acts such as Plaid & Wisp as I hadn't heard their work as much previously.

This year I've taken Ambient music a little more seriously and have managed thanks to a new friend and a bit of research started to grasp the genre a bit more. The most solid releases I have found lately are below:
Substrata
Lifeforms
Sakura
76.14

Biosphere has taken me about a year to get my head round. I simply couldn't grasp the album the first few listens and after seeing some recommendations I decided to go back and listen and my god, I have enjoyed it. Funny how the mind changes as I think this is a general rule with how I perceive music and how you evolve further with your music, I just didnt understand or enjoy the music before but after moving through artists you get to a point and it clicks.

And I definately think that Susumu Yokota will be a growing obsession as I've only just discovered his music and it is beautiful. His latest more minimal albums are as good as the famed ambient releases he had at the turn of the century. Absolutely loving his music.

Of Course my favorite 2 ambient releases are still the 2 Aphex Twin Ambient records and I don't think that'll be changing in the near future. Ambient Works II is the ultimate fall asleep album. Infact I don't think I can actually fall asleep willfully to any other record!

Staying on the topic of musical tastes evolving I can say this about my listening to Squarepusher as I had tried so hard to listen to pre Hello Everything era Squarepusher and wasnt enjoying any of it but all of a sudden I can't get enough of his work. I understand it better to a degree and really appreciate it. Budakhan Microphone is such a good release I find it hard to think why I didn't appreciate it before.

And of course the latest Radiohead album has sunk in and I love it. Not as much as Amnesiac or Kid A but I never expected it to and those albums are on a higher plain for the memories as much as the music. I'm really glad that the albums not been a disappointment and its funny seeing a lot of people jumping on the back of Hail to the Thief all of a sudden when there was a lot of praise for that 4 years ago and I do still enjoy that album thoroughly.

Enough rambling whilst I'm at work anyway. I'm going to try and keep this blog more up to date even If its just for my own use. Comments/Recommendations appreciated :)

edit: Just read through my old Journals and realised last autumn I said the exact same thing mentioning the artists I was looking back at...weird

Quality chill time...

100 GREAT MINIMAL & AMBIENT ELECTRONIC ALBUMS!
Compiled at MAC.



[T]ékël - [T]ékël (2006)
16B - Sounds From Another Room (1998)
7 Hurtz - Electroleum (2003)
Acid Jesus - Acid Jesus (1993)
Acre4 - Rockspeed (2005)
Adrian Klumpes - Be Still (2006)
Air - Moon Safari (1998)
aMute - The Sea Horse Limbo (2006)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85 - 92 (1992)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Vol. II (1994)
Appliance - Six Modular Pieces (2000)
Apparat - Tttrial & Error (2002)
Arovane - Tides (2004)
Autechre - Tri Repetae (1995)
B. Fleischmann - A Choir Of Empty Beds (2000)
Baby Mammoth - Seven Up (2001)
Bannister Boy - Lullabye (2006)
Beaumont Hannant - Sculptured (1994)
Belong - October Language (2006)
Biochip C. - Breakdown (1998)
Biosphere - Substrata (1997)
The Black Dog - Spanners
Bluetech - Elementary Particles (2004)
Boards of Canada - Hi Scores (1996)
Boards of Canada - Music Has the right to children
Boom Bip - Blue Eyed in the Red Room (2005)
Casino Versus Japan - Whole Numbers Plays The Basics (2002)
Caul - Muein (2002)
Christian Kleine - Beyond Repair (2001)
Christopher Willits - Folding, and the Tea (2002)
Colleen- The Golden Morning Breaks (2005)
Cylob - Cylobian Sunset (1996)
Daniel Bell - Blip, Blurp, Bleep: The Music Of Daniel Bell (2003)
Deceptikon - Lost Subject (2003)
Deadbeat - New World Observer (2005)
Displacer - Moon_phase (2003)
Dntel - Life is Full of Possibilities
The Emperor Machine - Aimee Tallulah Is Hypnotised (2004)
Farben - Starbox (2002)
Fennesz - Venice (2004)
Fridge - Sevens and Twelves (1998)
The Future Sound of London - Accelerator (1991)
The Future Sound of London - Lifeforms
GLOBAL COMUNICATION - 76:14
Hallucinogen - In Dub (2002)
I Am Robot and Proud - Grace Days (2003)
Ildfrost - You'll Never Sparkle In Hell (2000)
The Irresistible Force - Underground (1993)
Khonnor - Handwriting (2004)
Kieth Fullerton Whitman - Multiples (2005)
King of Woolworths - Ming Star (2002)
Króm - It all makes sense now
Last Days - Sea (2006)
Lemon Jelly - KY (1999)
LFO - Sheath (2003)
Loscil - Submers (2002)
Loscil - Plume
Lullatone - Little Songs About Raindrops (2004)
Marsen Jules - Les Fleurs
Metamatics - Midnight Sun Pig (2000)
Moby - I Like To Score (1997)
Motorbass - Pansoul (1996)
Muhr - Du Temps Des Héros (2006)
The Orb - The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
Orbital - Green Album (1991)
Orbital - Middle of Nowhere
Oren Ambarchi - Grapes from the Estate (2004)
Paul Kalkbrenner - ReWorks (2006)
Plaid - Double Figure
Porn Sword Tobacco - Porn Sword Tobacco (2004)
Red Snapper - Making Bones (1998)
The Remote Viewer - Here I Go Again On My Own (2002)
Rene Breibarth - Solar (2003)
Rinôçérôse - Music Kills Me (2002)
Röyksopp - Melody A.M. (2002)
The Sabres of Paradise - Haunted Dancehall (1994)
Safety Scissors - Parts Water (2001)
Seefeel - Quique (1993)
Seven Red Seven - Liquid (1999)
Skanfrom - Soothing Sounds For Robots (2002)
Social System - Autumm > Spring (2006)
Solar Fields - Reflective Frequencies (2001)
Solvent - Solvent City (2001)
Spacetime Continuum - Emit ecaps
Squarepusher - Feed Me Weird Things (1996)
Star-X - Prepare To Fly (2003)
The Stereonerds - HD Endless (2003)
Strange Cargo - Hinterland (1995)
Studio Pankow - Lienenbusse (2005)
Susumu Yokota - Grinning Cat
Tod Dockstader - Quatermass (1964)
Tosca - Suzuki In Dub (2000)
Two Lone Swordsmen - The Fifth Mission (Return To The Flightpath Estate) (1996)
Ulrich Schnauss - Far Away Trains Passing By (2001)
Ulver - Perdition City
Vector Lovers - Vector-Lovers (2003)
Xela - For Frosty Mornings and Summer Nights (2007)

Thanks to everyone at the Minimal & Ambient Electronic Desk.

ARTIST / GRADE
!!! +++++
16 Horsepower +++
808 State +++
A Long Winter ++
A Perfect Circle +++
Aerial M +++
Aerodrom ++
Afion* +++++
Air +++++
Alec Empire4 +++
Alice in Chains
Amadou & Miriam4 +++
The Allman Brothers Band ++
Ambulette +++
Amon Tobin4 +++
Amy Winehouse4 +++
Analena ++
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead +++
Animal Collective4 +++++
The Animals ++++
Animatori +++++
Antony and the Johnsons ++++
Aphex Twin +++
Aphrodite ++
Architecture in Helsinki +++++
Arctic Monkeys +++
Aretha Franklin +++++
Asian Dub Foundation* +++
Asobi Seksu4 +++
At the Drive-In ++++
Ataxia +++
Atheist Rap +++
Athlete +++
Atomsko Sklonište +
Au Pairs****
Au Revoir Simone +++++
Audioslave ++
Ayo +++
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh ++++
Azra +++
Baby Mammoth +++
Bad Brains +++
Bajaga +++
Banco de Gaia** ++++
Band of Horses4 +++
Barry White -
Bat for Lashes *** +++++
Beady Belle +++
Beatallica ++
Bebé na Volé** +++
Beck +++++
Beirut +++++
Belfast Food ++
Bell Orchestre ++
Belle and Sebastian ++++
Big Black ++
Bijelo Dugme ++
Billy Idol ++++
The Birthday Party ++++
Björk +++++
Black Mountain4 +++
Bloc Party ++++
Blonde Redhead ++++
Blondie +++++
Bloodhound Gang4 ++
The Blues Brothers ++
Bo4 +++
Boards of Canada +++
Bob Dylan ++++
Bob Marley +++
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy4 +++
Bonobo +++
Boris4 ++
Bregma +++