en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/qss/journal The Last.fm journal for qss. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/qss/journal/2010/01/08/3bnvem_what_i_was_actually_listening_to_in_2009_-_at_home__and_@iphone_-_measured_in_minutes Fri, 8 Jan 2010 15:38:57 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/qss/journal/2010/01/08/3bnvem_what_i_was_actually_listening_to_in_2009_-_at_home__and_@iphone_-_measured_in_minutes Rank, Artist, Minutes
1. Keith Jarrett1688
2. Marilyn Crispell 1326
3. Murcof1157
4. Oren Ambarchi 1150
5. Hopkinson Smith 547
6. Hildur Guðnadóttir 528
7. Miles Davis 522
8. Taylor Deupree 520
9. Anders Jormin 479
10. Skúli Sverrisson 476
11. Atom™ 472
12. Moritz von Oswald Trio 429
13. Loscil 408
14. Murray Perahia 390
15. Alva Noto 376
16. Hammock 358
17. Pan•American 341
18. Stars of the Lid 338
19. Arve Henriksen 337
20. Gavin Bryars 302
21. Glenn Gould 290
22. Sufjan Stevens 287
23. Bobo Stenson Trio 285
24. Les Voix Humaines 279
25. Colleen 278
26. Tim Hecker 277
27. Jordi Savall 267
28. Arvo Pärt 259
29. Max Richter 241
30. Steve Reich 229
31. Brian Eno 228
32. Richie Beirach 221
33. Yo La Tengo 221
34. Anner Bylsma 221
35. Paul Bley 197
36. Ralph Towner 191
37. Ametsub 191
38. Ryuichi Sakamoto189
39. Frank Bretschneider 163
40. Gustav Leonhardt 152


thanks to http://www.normalisr.com/

what i listened to at work and in the car is not counted here. i guess that Yo La Tengo would climb quite a lot, for instance. and Joan Sanmarti too!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/qss/journal/2010/01/06/3bhrom_yet_another_2009_top_10_list Wed, 6 Jan 2010 16:25:42 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/qss/journal/2010/01/06/3bhrom_yet_another_2009_top_10_list . published in 2009
. in no particular order
. actually there are 13 in this top 10

Cartography - Arve Henriksen
Without Sinking - Hildur Guðnadóttir
Liedgut - Atom™
Popular Songs - Yo La Tengo
The Nothings Of The North - Ametsub
Strathcona Variations - Loscil
Ay Ay Ay - Matias Aguayo
La Sangre Iluminada - Murcof
Tummaa - Vladislav Delay
Live1 : Mapping - Taylor Deupree
Vertical Ascent - Moritz von Oswald Trio
Paris / London: Testament [Disc 1] - Keith Jarrett
The Key to the Kingdom - Stephan Mathieu

this year i promise making a top 10/20 regardless of publication year. i promise.

in the meanwhile go and enjoy for instance Improvisacions amb La Historia d'un Soldat (and wait for the publication of his new '1967')]]> http://www.last.fm/user/qss/journal/2008/01/20/4zoc_yet_another_2007_top_10_list Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:45:49 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/qss/journal/2008/01/20/4zoc_yet_another_2007_top_10_list not necessarily what i listened to most...

Colleen - Les ondes silencieuses:
my record of the year. simple, beautiful, and clever. seen her live twice this year.
Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement Of The Decline (Disc 1) -- well, disc 2 too...
good for working, for thinking, for sleeping, for... you name it
Alva Noto - Xerrox:
and it's vol.1...
Paul Bley - Solo in Mondsee:
meditative beauty
Murcof - Cosmos:
seen live too, makes me fly
Burnt Friedman - First Night Forever:
can't stop smiling with this guy's records
Frank Bretschneider - Rhythm:
as its name says. max groove with min sound.
Arve Henriksen - Strjon:
supersilent with a plan. gorgeous at times.
Supersilent - 8:
seen live too. don't know how to comment, really.
Machinefabriek - Weleer:
contains some real jewels.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/qss/journal/2007/04/03/4zob__spellewauerynsherde,_interpretations_various_&_sundry Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:55:26 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/qss/journal/2007/04/03/4zob__spellewauerynsherde,_interpretations_various_&_sundry Spellewauerynsherde, Interpretations Various & Sundry

Utilizing source material taken from reel to reel recordings of Icelandic accapella lament songs made in the late 1960's or early 1970's 10 sound artists interpret these haunting sounds in their compositions. A CD LP by Akira Rabelais based on this source material can be found at Samadhi Sound.

Can't be more gruizig, please judge yourselves how prettig it is :)

The artists are:

Fennesz
Kit Clayton
Taylor Deupree
Josh Russell
Carmen Baier
Nobukaza Takemura
Alejandra & Aeron
Stephan Mathieu
Steve Roden
i8u]]> http://www.last.fm/user/qss/journal/2006/12/23/4zoa_yet_another_2006_top_list Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:18:04 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/qss/journal/2006/12/23/4zoa_yet_another_2006_top_list ... if everybody can write one, i can too!

I'm not sure about the order, but here it goes:

- Taylor Deupree - Northern
Makes me feel well and at home, don't know why

- Plume
Pulsing and soothing, much beauty with few elements

- Harmony In Ultraviolet. ( kranky )
Classic music

- Dropsonde
Jazzy loops and drones... fills with peace my darker nights... and the sweeter ones too *

- Keith Jarrett - The Carnegie Hall Concert
Seen live twice this year - few musicians can drive me to tears like him

- Triosk - The Headlight Serenade
Fresh and deep jazz

- Orchestra of Bubbles
Makes me shake it

- I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass
Seen live and enjoyed like a child

- The Eraser
Kid B? So what? Delicious

- The Avalanche: Outtakes & Extras from Illinois Album
Genius. Seen live and enjoyed even more than the record

- Hello Everything
Fun and mad as one would expect - enormous musician

- Jan Jelinek - Tierbeobachtungen
Simple loops become very complex atmospheres - mysterious

- Songs From Before
Some real beauty hidden inside

- Jóhann Jóhannsson - IBM 1401, A User's Manual
Retrocomputing + strings: irresistibly sweet

* Dropsonde CD edition was released in 2006, with 11 tracks. It's not the track listing shown here in last.fm]]>