20,000 Plays 9 October 2009

3 Month Charts

1. The Go-Betweens 176
2. Ducktails 133
3. Serge Gainsbourg 107
4. Mum Smokes102
5. Karen O and the Kids 101
6. Michael Jackson 100
7. Sven Libaek 79
8. Bibio 77
9. M.I.A. 66
9. Roxy Music 66
9. Todd Rundgren 66
12. The Mills Brothers 64
13. OOIOO 60
14. John Cale 58
15. Prince & The Revolution 55
15. Moondog 55
15. Slow Club 55
18. Devendra Banhart 54
19. Deena Webster 53
20. The xx 51
20. David Chesworth 51
20. Flying Lotus 51
23. Asa-Chang & Junray…

When the new Last.fm format rolled out I lost about 15,000 tracks (from between 15,000 and 30,000 tracks). It appears to have deleted most tracks between when I joined (around 12,000 plays) and when I reset (around 30,000 plays). So I’m resetting and starting again. Again.

3 Month Charts for Artists
12 August 2008

1 Selda Bağcan 231
2 Fleet Foxes 139
3 Goblin 82
4 Harmonia 70
5 Alexandro Jodorowsky 61
6 Black Moth Super Rainbow 46
7 International Harvester43
8 Ethiopiques 9 41
9 Patti Smith 39
10 Alain Goraguer 34
11 Moondog 30
11 Black Devil Disco…

Rolling 3 Month Charts for Artists (Probably generated 6 May)
26 May 2008

1 Moondog 310
2 Sébastien Tellier 235
3 Cat Power 212
4 Vangelis 197
5 Madlib The Beat Konducta 188
6 Madlib 133
7 Elliott Smith 130
8 Yamasuki 121
9 Air 120
10 Brian Eno118
11 Alexandro Jodorowsky 105
12 Panda Bear 99
13 Susumu Yokota 97
14 Devendra Banhart 88
15 J Dilla 82
16 Boredoms 78
17 Colleen 76
18 Vincent Gallo 72
19 Digable Planets 69
19 A Certain Ratio 69
21 Feist 67
22 New Buffalo 60
23 Seu Jorge 58
23…

The unofficial archive of the alchemusical research of Nicholaz Peru Esq., from recordings made deep in the heart of the Iquitos jungles, circa 1973 AD.

http://web.mac.com/niquitos/%26%26%26/Podcasts/Podcasts.html

Mixtape 22 May 2008

The first recordings found in the abandoned jungle camp. Several film soundtracks. Zena’s old cassette (hissing down). Around 35 minutes long. It smells like garlic. Van Halen, ELO, Vangelis, Alexandro Jodorowski, Fairuz (singing Zaki Nassif. Forget Aladdin - if ever there was an Arabic Disney score, this is it), jungle insects &&& more.

In no particular order:

fairuz

fayrouz

Electric Light Orchestra

vangelis

international harvester

four tet

Alexandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro…

The secret life of cassettes (click me).fairouzfayrouz

A fitting end, really (assuming you buy the suicide, and not the homicide, theory). How the fuck do you stab yourself in the chest? That takes a lot of, well, heart. And a sticky-note? Temporary. Convenient. Disposable. Yellow… Perfect. I bet you that note is still kept somewhere safe. It will be the last sticky-note on earth.

Cobain took the easy way – shotgun blast to the head. But to stab yourself in the heart? That’s the death of a poet. When I listen to Elliot Smith I hear a menacing beauty. Real heart ache. Belle and Sebastian, and countless…

20,000(ish) Plays

Top Artists in the last 3 months
Generated: 3 Dec 2007

1 Madlib 416
2 Madlib The Beat Konducta 254
3 Elliott Smith 207
4 J Dilla 143
5 Alice Coltrane 126
6 Cat Power 125
6 Kevin Drew 125
8 Alain Goraguer 119
9 Manitoba 109
10 Daft Punk 103
11 Iron & Wine 100
11 David Bowie 100
13 Vashti Bunyan 95
14 Apparat 92
15 Brian Eno 89
16 Feist 70
17 Madvillain 68
18 OOIOO 61
19 Jens Lekman 60
20 Tortoise 58
20 Yoshimi & Yuka 58
22 Yesterday's New Quintet 50
23…

I like bread. With salty butter and bittersweet marmalade (and strong, sweet black coffee). With Vegemite and cheese (with sweet white, black coffee). With cheese and Vegemite. With jam. And black tea. And I like toast with butter (and nothing else). I like wholegrain. And sourdough. I even like fresh, soft white bread (very occasionally, and with butter. And maybe Vegemite).

I like music. Music is like bread. It’s a daily staple. I like weird music. And rock music. And music that breaks your heart. And sounds that make you punch your fist in the air.

So I’ve got some…