alin1's Last.fm Journal

Favorite Music of 2011

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:51:48 +0000

Music released this year that I enjoyed listening:

ALBUMS:
Ladytron - Gravity the Seducer
Washed Out - Within and Without
Phantogram - Nightlife (EP)
Biosphere - N-Plants
The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar
Covenant - Modern Ruin
Class Actress - Rapprocher
Kasabian - Velociraptor!
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
The Field - Looping State of Mind
Solar Fields - Until We Meet the Sky
Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See
VNV Nation - Automatic
Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys
Emmon - Nomme
Florrie - Experiments (EP)
Radiohead - The King of Limbs
DJ Shadow - The Less You Know, The Better
Diffuzion - Winter Cities
IVY - All Hours
Yes - Fly From Here
Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
High Places - Original Colours
Lights - Siberia
The Kills - Blood Pressures
The Whip - Wired Together
The Sounds - Something to Die For
Mates of State - Mountaintops
Robert Miles - Th1rt3en
Psy'Aviah - Introspection – Extrospection
Justice - Audio, Video, Disco
Johan Agebjörn - Casablanca Nights
Cut Copy - Zonoscope
Hard-Fi - Killer Sounds
Little Dragon - Ritual Union
Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves

COMPILATIONS:
Ladytron - Best of 00-10
R.E.M. - Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982 - 2011
Manic Street Preachers - National Treasures - The Complete Singles
Ash - The Best of Ash
Rammstein - Made in Germany 1995-2011

SONGS:
Orbital - Never
Ladytron - Altitude Blues
Ladytron - Ninety Degrees
Ladytron - Mirage
Ladytron - Little Black Angel
Covenant - Lightbringer
Covenant - The Beauty and the Grace
Covenant - Beat the Noise
Covenant - Worlds Collide
Kasabian - Days Are Forgotten
Kasabian - Re-Wired
Kasabian - Velociraptor!
Kasabian - Switchblade Smiles
The Horrors - Still Life
The Horrors - Changing the Rain
The Horrors - Moving Further Away
The Horrors - I Can See Through You
Cut Copy - Need You Now
Death Cab for Cutie - You Are a Tourist
The Joy Formidable - Whirring
The Joy Formidable - Austere
The Joy Formidable - I Don't Want to See You Like This
The Joy Formidable - The Greatest Light Is the Greatest Shade
The Joy Formidable - EndTapes
Foo Fighters - Rope
The Chemical Brothers - escape 700
Guano Apes - This Time
Guano Apes - All I Wanna Do
Guano Apes - Sunday Lover
Guano Apes - Fire in Your Eyes
Justice - Civilization
Justice - Audio, Video, Disco
Justice - On'n'On
Lykke Li - Get Some
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers
Lykke Li - Sadness Is a Blessing
High Places - Altos Lugares
High Places - Sophia
Phantogram - Don't Move
Phantogram - Turning Into Stone
Phantogram - Make a Fist
The Field - It's Up There
The Field - Burned Out
The Field - Looping State of Mind
The Field - Then It's White
Gus Gus - Over
Gus Gus - Arabian Horse
Snow Patrol - Called Out in the Dark
IVY - Fascinated
IVY - Distant Lights
IVY - Lost in the Sun
Röyksopp - Shores of Easy
Arctic Monkeys - Brick By Brick
Arctic Monkeys - The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala
Arctic Monkeys - Love Is a Laserquest
Austra - Spellwork
Austra - Beat and the Pulse
Hard-Fi - Fire in the House
Hard-Fi - Good For Nothing
Johan Agebjörn - Casablanca Nights
Johan Agebjörn - Alice
Biosphere - Genkai-1
Biosphere - Ōi-1
Biosphere - Fujiko
Solar Fields - Until We Meet the Sky
Diffuzion - Dbd (While You Can)
Diffuzion - The One
Diffuzion - Lace of Veins
Class Actress - Weekend
Emmon - Bassexpressen
Emmon - Black Light
Emmon - Ghost Dance
Emmon - Love Track
New Order - Hellbent
Korallreven - The Truest Faith
Korallreven - Comin' Closer
Korallreven - Honey Mine
M83 - Midnight City
M83 - Reunion
M83 - OK Pal
M83 - Steve McQueen
M83 - Fountains
The Whip - Keep Or Delete
The Whip - Master of Ceremonies
The Whip - Slow Down
Lights - Siberia
Lights - Toes
Florrie - Begging Me
Florrie - Speed of Light
Florrie - I Took a Little Something
Marsheaux - Can You Stop Me?
The Good Natured - Skeleton
The Good Natured - Wolves
Tove Styrke - Call My Name
Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed
Washed Out - Echoes
Washed Out - Amor Fati
Washed Out - Soft
Psy'Aviah - Procedure To Mistrust
Psy'Aviah - OK
Psy'Aviah - Song of Independence
Garbage - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Mates of State - Maracas
Mates of State - Sway
Radiohead - Codex
The Kills - Satellite
DJ Shadow - Border Crossing
The Sounds - Dance With the Devil
The Sounds - Something the Die For
Thievery Corporation - Web of Deception
Thievery Corporation - Culture of Fear
Thievery Corporation - Take My Soul
TV on the Radio - Will Do
Ash - Return of White Rabbit

DISCOVERIES:
Syntax
Covenant
Tove Styrke
Florrie
Washed Out
The Horrors
Diffuzion
Sunscreem
The Good Natured
Class Actress
Versant
Soft Metals
Korallreven
Austra
Psy'Aviah
Muchuu
Mates of State
High Places
Lights
John Maus
Firefox AK
Cluster
Computer Magic

3 years on last.fm

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:14:40 +0000

over 67000 tracks played

Seen Live

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:15:20 +0000

Jean-Michel Jarre performing in Bucharest (2010)

Attended concerts:

Click the artists' names for the events' pages.

2007
Hooverphonic
Morcheeba
Faithless
Phil Hartnoll
The Rolling Stones

2008
Suie Paparude
Addictive TV
Goldfrapp
Apollo 440
Alanis Morissette
UNKLE
Martina Topley-Bird
Massive Attack
Paul van Dyk
Thievery Corporation
Sunday People
Róisín Murphy
Suie Paparude
Underworld
Jean-Michel Jarre

2009
ZOB
Suie Paparude
Sensor
Holograf
Kraftwerk
Grimus
Ayo
Polarkreis 18
Motörhead
Moby
Gabriella Cilmi
US3
Franz Ferdinand
Orbital
Gravity Co.
The MOOoD
Looptroop Rockers
The Ting Tings
The Charlatans
Santana
Ioan Gyuri Pascu
Suzanne Vega
Sensor
Suie Paparude
The Crystal Method (DJ Set)
Chicane
Zdob si Zdub
The Herbaliser
Guano Apes
Gorillaz Sound System
Underworld
Dubfire
Iris

2010
Electric Brother
Air
Zdob si Zdub
Parazitii
Iris
Noisettes
Jean-Michel Jarre
Martina Topley-Bird
Massive Attack
Sensor
L'Orchestre de la Roche
Suie Paparude
Faithless

Cancelled concerts:
Ladytron
Depeche Mode

Artists featured on this page:
Hooverphonic, Morcheeba, Faithless, Phil Hartnoll, The Rolling Stones, Addictive TV, Goldfrapp, Apollo 440, Alanis Morissette, UNKLE, Martina Topley-Bird, Massive Attack, Paul van Dyk, Thievery Corporation, Sunday People, Róisín Murphy, Jean-Michel Jarre, ZOB, Sensor, Kraftwerk, Grimus, Ayo, Polarkreis 18, Motörhead, Moby, Gabriella Cilmi, US3, Franz Ferdinand, Orbital, Gravity Co., The MOOoD, Looptroop Rockers, The Ting Tings, The Charlatans, Santana, Ioan Gyuri Pascu, Suzanne Vega, The Crystal Method, Chicane, Zdob Si Zdub, The Herbaliser, Guano Apes, Gorillaz Sound System, Dubfire, Iris, Electric Brother, Air, Parazitii, Noisettes, L'Orchestre de la Roche, Ladytron, Depeche Mode.

Favourite Music of 2010

Sun, 2 Jan 2011 01:24:15 +0000

1. ALBUMS:
(alphabetical order)

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Blonde Redhead - Penny Sparkle

Bonobo - Black Sands

Brian Eno - Small Craft on a Milk Sea

Caribou - Swim

The Chemical Brothers - Further

Chew Lips - Unicorn

Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (II)

Delphic - Acolyte

Daft Punk - Tron Legacy

Devo - Something For Everybody

Ellen Allien - Dust

Ellie Goulding - Lights

Faithless - The Dance

The Future Sound of London - Environments 3

Glasser - Ring

The Golden Filter - Voluspa

Goldfrapp - Head First

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

Groove Armada - Black Light

Holy Fuck - Latin

Hot Chip - One Life Stand

The Hundred in the Hands - The Hundred in the Hands

The Hundred in the Hands - This Desert (EP)

Hurts - Happiness

Hybrid - Disappear Here

I Blame Coco - The Constant

KT Tunstall - Tiger Suit

LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening

Massive Attack - Heligoland

Maximum Balloon - Maximum Balloon

The Orb featuring David Gilmour - Metallic Spheres

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - History of Modern

Phantogram - Eyelid Movies
(released: 2009 in Europe / 2010 in USA)

Robyn - Body Talk

Röyksopp - Senior

School of Seven Bells - Disconnect From Desire

Underworld - Barking

Warpaint - The Fool

2. SONGS:

Massive Attack - Atlas Air
Crystal Castles - Celestica
Röyksopp - The Drug
Ladytron - Ace Of Hz
LCD Soundsystem - Home
Underworld - Bird 1
Holy Fuck - Latin America
Maximum Balloon - Groove Me
Phantogram - Mouthful of Diamonds
School of Seven Bells - Windstorm
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Sister Marie Says
Robyn - Dancing on My Own
Arcade Fire - Ready To Start
Ellen Allien - Our Utopie
Caribou - Odessa
Gorillaz - Stylo
Hurts - Wonderful Life
The Chemical Brothers - Swoon
Delphic - Counterpoint
The Hundred in the Hands - Pigeons
Bonobo - Kiara
The Future Sound of London - A Glitch In Cellular Memory
Metric - Eclipse (All Yours)
Fever Ray - Mercy Street
Chicane - Poppiholla
Daft Punk - Derezzed
Faithless - Feelin Good
Devo - Later is Now
Groove Armada - Paper Romance
Midnight Juggernauts - Vital Signs
Brian Eno - Emerald and Lime
The Ting Tings - Hands
Kelis - Acapella
M.I.A. - XXXO
Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets
Goldfrapp - Believer
KT Tunstall - Fading Like a Shadow
Future Perfect - Hunter
Hot Chip - One Life Stand
Blonde Redhead - Here Sometimes
The Naked And Famous - Young Blood
The Golden Filter - Solid Gold
Warpaint - Undertow
I Blame Coco - Quicker
Glasser - T
Chew Lips - Slick
Manic Street Preachers - (It's Not War) Just The End Of Love

The Hundred in the Hands videos

Sat, 1 Jan 2011 23:33:15 +0000

The Hundred in the Hands is an electropop duo from Brooklyn NY, made up by Eleanore Everdell (vocals, synthesizers) and Jason Friedman (guitars, programming). I recently discovered this band and I really like their sound. Below are some great HQ videos gathered from the internet:

Music videos

Pigeons

Tom Tom

Undressed in Dresden (Jacques Renault Remix)
(unofficial video of one of the best remixes I ever heard)

Aggravation La La La La
(a Christmas gift from the band: a home made video from 2009 with a rare song in bkg.)

Commotion

Live at KEXP (2010)

Young Aren't Young

Lovesick (Once Again)

Commotion

Pigeons

Live at The Interface (2010)

Tom Tom

Dressed in Dresden

Commotion

Pigeons

Original videos: Tom Tom | Dressed in Dresden | Commotion | Pigeons | Interview

Live at The Mahogany Sessions (2010)

Pigeons

Sleepwalkers

Live at Bandstand Busking (2010)

Tom Tom

Sleepwalkers

Pigeons

Live at Fly TV in the Courtyard (2010)

Sleepwalkers
Tom Tom

Various live videos

Undressed in Dresden (Edited; Warp20 NY 2009)

Pigeons (A Take Away Show 2010)

Undressed in Dresden (Viva Radio 2010)

Commotion (Soundcheck 2010)

Pigeons (Hartzine Session 2010)

Undressed in Dresden (Warp20 NY 2009)

Various videos

Short Interview a Rosebuzz (2010)

Jean-Michel Jarre - Tour 2010: Bucharest setlist

Fri, 4 Jun 2010 20:00:01 +0000

Thu 3 Jun – Jean-Michel Jarre - All in One Show

Setlist of the FANTASTIC show of Jean-Michel Jarre at Sala Polivalenta, Bucharest, Romania (03 June 2010):

1. Oxygene 2
2. Magnetic Fields 1
3. Equinoxe 7
4. Equinoxe 5
5. Rendez-Vous 3
6. Magnetic Fields 2
7. Souvenir of China
8. Oxygene 5
9. Variation 3
10. Theremin Piece
11. Equinoxe 4
12. Adagio
13. Industrial Revolution 2
14. Rendez-Vous 2
15. Rendez-Vous 4
16. Chronologie 6
17. Chronologie 2

Encore 1:
18. Oxygene 4
19. Oxygene 12

Encore 2:
20. Calypso 3

This was the best concert EVER seen in my life!

Best electronic albums of 2009

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:14:25 +0000

2009 was a good year for electronic music.
My favourite electronic albums (random order):

Way Out West - We Love Machine

Fever Ray - Fever Ray

Depeche Mode - Sounds Of The Universe

Röyksopp - Junior

Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself

Annie - Don't Stop

Sally Shapiro - My Guilty Pleasure

Air - Love 2

Marsheaux - Lumineux Noir

Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Two

The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die

Gus Gus - 24/7

Client - Command

Apoptygma Berzerk - Rocket Science

Jon Hopkins - Insides

Emmon - Closet wanderings

La Roux - La Roux

Telepathe - Dance Mother

YACHT - See Mystery Lights

The Crystal Method - Divided By Night

William Orbit - My Oracle Lives Uptown

a-ha - Foot of the Mountain

Pet Shop Boys - Yes

Moby - Wait for Me

Kris Menace - Idiosyncrasies

Editors - In This Light and on This Evening

Also Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!, Bat for Lashes - Two Suns, The xx - xx have some elements of electronic music even they're mainly indie rock albums.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! is MY FAVOURITE ALBUM OF 2009!

Another 10 Amazing Female Artists

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:40:24 +0000

Another list of 10 amazing female artists. The other list can be found here

Poe
Real name: Annie Danielewski

Alison Mosshart (The Kills)

Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)

Ladyhawke
Real name: Pip Brown

Robyn
Real name: Robin Miriam Carlsson

Bat for Lashes
Real name: Natasha Khan

Annie Lennox (Eurythmics)

Sandra Nasic (Guano Apes)

Emilíana Torrini

Björk

10 Amazing Female Artists

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 20:05:42 +0000

A list of 10 amazing female artists:

Shirley Manson (Garbage)

Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)

Helen Marnie (Ladytron)

Toni Halliday (Curve)

Emily Haines (Metric)

Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)

Natalie Imbruglia

Alison Goldfrapp (Goldfrapp)

Róisín Murphy (Moloko)

Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries)

Another list can be found here. You can post your own list on comments section.

Top 12 Studio Albums by Depeche Mode

Wed, 20 May 2009 08:14:27 +0000

My top 12 Depeche Mode studio albums:
01. Violator
02. Music For The Masses
03. Ultra
04. Black Celebration
05. Songs Of Faith And Devotion
06. Playing The Angel
07. Sounds Of The Universe
08. Some Great Reward
09. Exciter
10. Construction Time Again
11. A Broken Frame
12. Speak And Spell