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Music at work.
Last update: Mon Jan 6 00:48:18 PST 2003

This page used to show my CD wallet contents, which is what I listen to at work. But now... Daniel's sister got me a portable MD-recorder in Hong Kong, and I recorded a bunch of my 7"s! So now I can listen to digitally-recorded vinyl at work. Weeee! Oh! And now Thomas gave me a big ol' MD deck, so I am also recording 12"s. Very logical. Little recorder, for little records. Big recorder, for big records.

 

Artist Title Year Label Format Comments

1

2Pac Shakur

greatest hits

1991-1998

death row / interscope

2CD

blame wyman for this one

2

808 State

ex:el

1991

tommy boy

CD

has bjork and bernard sumner singing. also cubik, the long long long long long version.

3


Utd.90

1989/1990

ZTT / Tommy Boy

CD

if you like techno you need this

4

aden

aden

1997

fortune4

CD

this was their 1st album (pre-teenbeat)

5

aislers set

the last match

2000

slumberland

CD

"how do i say that i made a mistake i want to try again"

6

american analog set

magnificent 70s

1997

emperor jones

7"

much more concise than the album version

7


diana slowburner ii

1996

emperor jones

7"

the intro's so spacey it sounds like they're from michigan...

8

THE APPLES in stereo

tone soul evolution

1997

spinART / elephant 6

CD

catchy singsong indy pop

9

asl

peace and stress ep

2000

hapahaus

CD

> > > v o i d c o r e < < <

10

the asteroid #4

introducing... the asteroid #4

1998

lounge

CD

just came out... just got it...

11

athletic mic league

AML vol.1

2000

dubplate pressure

12"

hip hop is aLIVE & well in the 734! well... 'cept... they moved to jersey.

12

barada

arm your frequency

1997

definitive

12"

lovely lovely, yet another detroit-techno-with-house-tendencies release on definitive

13

beastie boys

ill communication

1994

grand royal / capitol

CD

uh... a CD with pictures of cute guys in cool ski hats

14

belle and sebastian

if you're feeling sinister

1998

matador / jeepster

CD

this one is also jj's fault... and i can't get it out of my head!!!

15

biosphere

substrata

1997

Thirsty Ear

CD

beautiful ambient noise

16

bjork

debut

1993

elektra / me co.

CD

with the famous "house by the ocean" song

17

black tambourine

complete recordings

1989-1992

slumberland

CD

collection of their 7"s, came out in 1999

18

Blur

Parklife

1994

Food Records

CD

contains the ambisexual theme song

19

boards of canada

music has the right to children

1998

WARP / matador

CD

it's bluegreen

20

the boo radleys

giant steps

1993

creation/columbia

CD

jonathan says its after they started sucking, but i still lik...

21

buddha on the moon

the last autumn day

1998

drive-in / wurlitzer jukebox / farrago

CD

featuring jj on bass on a couple of tracks!

22


stratospheric

1994-1995

farrago / drive-in

CD

comes in yummy orange flavor

23

burger/ink

[las vegas]

1998

matador

CD

a nice electronic ALBUM with the lushest, smooothest sounds... very well balanced

24

candyflip

M A D S T O C K . . .

1990

Atlantic

CD

a pop theme album from the genesis of the modern rave era

25

capsule giants

hello heroes

1998

cardinal / darla

CD

haven't listened to this one much yet

26


hey cow planet

1996

cardinal / bloody dolphins

CD

comes with a free lite blu colorfilter

27

the cardigans

gran turismo

1998

stockholm / mercury

CD

kinda vapid, but nice... and the cover art is amazing!

28

casino versus japan

go hawaii

1999

wobblyhead

CD

a soft, lush, and icy electronic soundspace

29

chapterhouse

whirlpool

1991

dedicated/BMG

CD

their shoegazer album

30


falling down

1990

dedicated/BMG

CD-ep

this a promo only, with 2 non-album b-sides and 2 different versions of album tracks

31

choying drolma + steve tibbetts

Chö

1997

hannibal

CD

a brilliant fusion of tibetan hymns and new age recording

32

Cocteau twins

otherness

1995

capitol

CD

four very ambient remixes

33

Color Filter

Sleep in a Synchrotron

1998?

fuzzy box / darla

CD

i need a role model, and i thought this nuclear physicist/indy musician might be it...

34

the Cure

Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

1987

elektra

CD

goth grandpa music

35

the cure

disintegration

1989

elektra

CD

yummy

36


lovesong

1989

elektra

CD-single

i just love the Bsides

37

CURVE

doppelgänger

1992

anxious

CD

maybe the most electronic of the shoegazers... toni halliday's voice is a witch's spell

38


pubic fruit

1991/1992

anxious

CD

3 EPs and a remix on one disc... shoegazing witch music

39

daft punk

around the world

1996/1997

daft trax

CD-single

around the world around the wer-eld

40

the dark fantastic

the dark fantastic

1999

uP

CD

discovered this from the new bin at WCBN... dark christian words, cowboy boot aesthetic, and indy-rock integrity

41

the darling buds

erotica

1992

Sony

CD

this is a good one

42


crawdaddy

1990

Columbia

CD

i dunno, someone told me to buy it

43

DeeJay Punk-Roc

Chicken Eye

1998

epic

CD

a funfilled samplefest over jumpin hip hop beats, rhymes, and scratches

44

dj spooky

riddim warfare

1998

OUTPOST

CD

21 tracks, experimental freeform

45

electronic

electronic

1991

warner bros.

CD

ok i think i got carried away being a bernard sumner fan...

46

EMF

Schubert Dip

1991

EMI

CD

boy #2 on the picture on the back of the case is SO cute

47

flashpapr

do what you must do

1999

westside audio laboratories

CD

pretty fiber-infused tray card/booklet... local artists

48

Flowchart

tenjira

199x

Darla

CD

bliss out no. 1, a less than spectacular beginning

49

Flying Saucer Attack (phase two)

New Lands

1997

Drag City

CD

noise with singing (yucky voice)

50

fuxa

very well organized

1996

mind expansion

CD

a little too ORGANized for me, but i'm learning to like it

51

gigi galaxy

pole shift ep

?

teknotika

12"

detroit techno, with one dnb track. MAGNETIC REVERSAL on the dance floor?!?!

52

Grateful Dead

Skeletons from the Closet

1974

Warner Bros. (US)

CD

*blush*

53

a guy called GERALD

AUTOMANIKK

1990

Columbia

CD

he came out with this right after leaving 808 state

54

hardbeat

vol.3 goodtimes

1998

cinepoly

CD

hong kong ho, gok ga ho! opaque orange case with colored rubber cover, rock-style album

55


vol.1

1997

cinepoly / polygram

CD

Lum Hoi-Fong from HKSAR. the disco album. features the filipino song and the kindergartner song. hilarious star trek cover art.

56

heavenly

operation

?

{K>

CD

power-chansons... with due reference to bisexuality and outer space

57

hopewell

stranger

1997?

?

7"

someone said they ooze the ectoplasm of pink floyd

58

hydroplane

"hydroplane"

1997

drive-in

CD

a 50c present from randall. it's out of print and everything.

59

I-F

FUCKING CONSUMER

1998

disko B

CD

created by robots is right

60

Iannis Xenakis

KRAANERG

1997

sombient / asphodel

CD

"terrifying masses of sound" --Wall St. Journal (jonathan gave me this)

61

ivy

apartment life

1997

Atlantic/WEA

CD

wow lotsa good songs... finally got this album...

62

jack tripper

regal beagle ep

1999

JACK

12"

found in the definitive bin at record time

63

jeff mills

preview

1999

tomorrow

12"

one good techno track, some ambient, and some very verbose brits

64

jessamine

untitled

1992-1997

histrionic

CD

a compilation of a bunch of their 7"s

65

L.A. Boyz

That's the Way

1994

ALL TOP

CD

three chinese boys dressed in the most hideous clothes imaginable, but one of them's really cute, and of course they take their shirts off....

66

landis

the water is electric

1998

?

7"

more michigan rock, good stuff, on rare black vinyl

67

the lilys

a brief history of amazing letdowns

1993

spin art

CD

some of their most racous stuff

68

loop

a gilded eternity

1990

beggars banquet

CD

shoegazers with a ragged edge... their last album

69

lunup24

{chinese title}

1999

noco

CD

cantonese electronic rock music, a present from my hubby

70

madison electric

heavy petal

1995?

quiddity

7"

out of print. omigod those Bsides are so excellent... and bitterly hateful...

71

mates of state

my solo project

2000

omnibus

CD

the best thing to happen to indypop since tullycraft.

72

meat beat manifesto

subliminal sandwich

1996

nothing / interscope

2CD

this probably would have been better if the creativity had been squeezed into just 1 CD

73

miss bliss

grey

1994?

burnt hair

7"

this is a split with... uh... can't remember the other band...

74

miss bliss / naming mary

coming in waves / stardriver

1996

wintermute

7"

it's rock n roll michigan style

75

monaural

monitor interference

1999

ba da bing

CD

detroit-based mix of space, triphop, dnb, jazz?

76

mouse on mars

sensei megamix

april 1999

-

CD

jamie's last WCBN show was this mouse on mars mix

77

my bloody valentine

loveless

1991

Sire

CD

on dit: "it's like listening to a vacuum cleaner" ou "the kind of music where you just set your speakers face-down on the floor"

78


glider

1990

Sire

CD

i have bought about 5 copies of this throughout my life... it's so good

79


Isn't Anything

1988

Sire

CD

from back when you could understand the words...

80

New Order

Substance

1987

Qwest

CD

disc 1... i gotta find my disc 2...

81


Brotherhood

1986

Factory / Qwest

CD

pretty and polished

82


'Low-life'

1985

Qwest

CD

their lo-fi album

83


Power, Corruption, and Lies

1983

Qwest

CD

this is when they really integrated the electronics

84


peel sessions

1981 + 1982

Strange Fruit

CD

with peter hook singing dreams never end

85

noise on trash

laugh

1999

MIDI creative

CD

i hate the singer's voice, but the music is good... it's a japanese band sounding like chicago indy postrock

86

northern picture library (NPL for short)

Alaska

1993

Vinyl Japan (UK)

CD

hauntingly beautiful... bitterly cynical... and extremely rare!

87

omegaman

DEF057

1997

definitive

12"

from deep house to disco edit in four tracks

88

Orbital

2

1993

FFRR

CD

scientific trance... this disc is best known as "the brown orbital"

89

oval

dok

1997

thrill jockey

CD

great noises... sounds like something Peter would make if he had a bunch of synths

90

pale saints

in ribbons

1992

4AD

CD

it's 4AD what else you wanna know?

91

PHOTEK

Modus Operandi

1997

Astralwerks/Caroline

CD

sounds more organic than most dnb

92

Pizzicato Five

MADE in USA

1994

matador

CD

catchy pop songs with sensible samples

93

plastikman

consumed

1998

novamute / minus inc.

CD

richie keeps dark detroit techno real

94


sheet one

1993

NovaMute

CD

heh heh... nice cover...

95

poundsign

wavelength

1998

fantastic

CD

damn, i missed them in jan 99 cuz of jonny-jon-jon!

96

poundsign/aislers set

JJ+Mac wedding invite

1999

fantastic

7"

wow i'm so lucky.

97

Primal Scream

screamadelica

1991

sire / WB

CD

this album is so satisfactory, i've never listened to any of their other ones

98

primal scream

vanishing point

1997

reprise/creation

CD

haven't listened to it yet...

99

push kings

macy macy / pool player

1996

?

7"

bought it at their show in detroit, april 1999

100

RIDE

Going Blank Again

1992

Sire

CD

their last album before "the fall from grace"

101


twisterella

1992

Sire

CD-EP

this band makes the BEST eps!

102


today forever

1991

creation (france)

CD-EP

similar to the american vapour trail EP but with today instead of vapour trail

103


SMILE

1990

Sire

CD

crucial part of the shoegazer canon, it's actually 2 EPs combined

104

rocketship

a certain smile, a certain sadness

1995

slumberland

CD

thanks elysee!!!

105


hey hey girl/naomi and me

1994?

bus stop?

7"

it's just great pop

106

saint etienne

good humour

1998

sub pop

CD

the last st. etienne album i will ever buy... still, it's respectable... at least i got one with a bonus disc

107


tiger bay

1994

heavenly/WB

CD

smooth...

108


so tough

1993

heavenly/WB

CD

sweet music... the st. etienne hip hop era

109


you need a mess of help to stand alone

1993

heavenly / creation

CD

b-sides and stuff. from when they were still good. has kiss and make up.

110


foxbase alpha

1991

heavenly

CD

i have the darn import version, which lacks kiss and make up!!!

111

should

feed like fishes

1998

words on music

CD

lush distorted guitar washes, like a sedated MBV

112

silver scooter

in between days

1999

peek-a-boo

7"

great cover version, Bside of "phone calls" from their orleans parish album

113

slowdive

blue day

1992

creation

CD

compilation of some earlier singles and b-sides

114


just for a day

1991

CREATION

CD

crucial part of the shoegazer canon

115

slumber

holly and IV ep

1993?

?

7"

slumber were the masters of indy bittersweet, and they turned the cheese way up on this 7"

116


sleep ep

1993

vinyl japan

CD

more of their "no drums" music

117

smashing pumpkins

pisces iscariot

1994

Virgin

CD

some VERY pretty songs on here

118

springfield, dusty

windmills of your mind

1963?

atlantic

7"

so old it's in mono... takes up half the space of a stereo recording on the MD

119

stereolab

dots and loops

1997

elektra

CD

the first time they made anything that sounded different

120


switched on stereolab

1991?

slumberland / too pure

CD

excellent as always... got to hear some of these live... "do you really want to love someone who does not love you?"

121

Stereolab

Mars Audiac Quintet

1994

Elektra

CD

just like all their previous albums...

122

Stone Roses

the complete stone roses

1985-1990

Silvertone

CD

much cheaper than that garage flowers record

123

The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses

1989

Silvertone

CD

the BIBLE of the manchester scene

124

strawberry story

clamming for it

1988-1993

vinyl japan (UK)

CD

another 7" compilation, features their cover of "made of stone"

125

sugar plant

happy

1998

world domination recordings

CD

a nice ep

126

sun

radiate 12"

2000

silent records

12"

droppin science with meditation... [S]cientific [U]niversal [N]oncommercial hip hop

127

suzanne vega

nine objects of desire

1996

A&M

CD

the sound of summer in LA, two years ago...

128

swallow

blow

1992

4AD

CD

4AD

129

sweet trip

halica

1998

darla (US)

CD

bliss out 11, one of the best...

130

takako minekawa

cloudy cloud calculator

1998

emperor norton

CD

jenny gave me this... it's kindofa tribute to kraftwerk...

131

theorem

th2

1998

m_nus inc.

12"

like richie but more SANE and BLUNT... has a track called "igneous"

132


th3

1998

m_nus inc.

12"

i could actually dance to "embed..." let's pretend it's the theorem track we heard at DEMF

133

tokyo skunx

cattle dick

1993

vinyl japan (UK)

CD

you gotta love "bakabilly boogie"

134

tomorrowland

sequence of the negative space changes

1998

kranky

CD

heh heh... great for meditation

135


stereoscopic soundwaves

1997

darla

CD

bliss out 6, the crown jewel of the series

136

Trans Am

(untitled)

1995

Thrill Jockey

CD

wow, looks like nat. geog. "space sounds," from Our Universe!

137

trans am

futureworld

1999

thrill jockey

CD

whoa! vocals! (sort of)

138


the surveillance

1997?

thrill jockey

CD

their most electronic album so far... still rocks HARD...

139


surrender to the night

1995?

thrill jockey

CD

i've heard it described as "lawful evil"

140

The Trash Can Sinatras

Cake

1990

Go Discs

CD

great lyrics... good "drunk songs"

141

TRF

LOOP#1999

1999

avex

CD

trashy dancey R&B japanese group...

142

tullycraft

city of subarus

1998

cher doll

CD

a little more varied, and just as vital....

143


old traditions, new standards

1996

harriet

CD

their lo-fi album, great punkie pop

144

two lone swordsmen

a virus with shoes

1999

warp

CD

after hearing their other albums on mp3, i have to say this is their weakest. damn. but it's very chill.

145

U2

The Joshua Tree

1987

Island

CD

contains a much better version of the pet shop boys' "where the streets have no name"

146

UNKLE

Psyence Fiction

1998

mo wax

CD

some really good tracks... the full mo wax sound but still kinda freeform

147

UR

codebreaker

UR-038

Underground Resistance

12"

detroit techno by definition

148

UR / andre holland

inversions

UR-032

Undergrond Resistance

12"

detroit techno by definition

149

v/a

djdb presents shades of technology

1999

F-111 / higher education / WB

CD

mix cd featuring john b, ed rush, optical, dillinja, cyba space, goldie, krust, more...

150


just beat

1999

WB

CD

one of those promo bargain samplers, with gus gus, tom ze rmxd by amon tobin, cibo matto, and other stuff

151


bendit!japan98

1998

trattoria

CD

cornelius, citrus, hideki kaji, and more... supposed to be a soccer theme CD

152

Various

big dirty BEATS

1998

moonshine music (US)

CD

alright music... chemical brotherish... features the system 8.0 voices

153


Novamute Kompilation

1998

Novamute (UK)

2CD

tonz of quality trance/techno for $9.95!

154


solutions & remedies

1998

clairecords

CD

jj made me get it.. technicolor, flowchart, w&c, etc.

155


Suite:98

1998

Bungalow

CD

killer comp with stereo total, momus, fantastic plastic, etc... i love the DOB track

156


Sushi 4004

1998

bungalow

CD

excellent intro to "spectacular japanese clubpop"

157


Eastern Uprising

1997

Sony

CD

"Dance Music from the Asian Underground." it's british. i'm gonna give this to randall.

158


What do you want a Japanese to do again?

1993

Vinyl Japan

CD

punk and indy rock; second vinyl japan sampler; has slumber and NPL

159


the march records story

1992-1998

march records

CD

the disc that EVERYONE has...

160


What do you want a Japanese to do?

1992

Vinyl Japan

CD

punk and indy rock; first vinyl japan sampler

161


house hallucinates
pump up the world vol. 1

1989?

A&M

CD

this is a cheesy comp but i have to admit i like to listen to it sometimes

162

various

paris caramel 2000

2000

paris caramel

CD-ep

they were giving it out free at the mates of state, fairways, aislers set show 30 dec 2000...

163


indie aid abroad: a little help for east timor

1999

library / drive-in

CD

an indy benefit CD featuring rare re-issues (madison electric!) and exclusive autralian tracks

164


portuguese folk music vol.5: algarve

1998

strauss / ministerio da cultura

CD

poor recording quality, rare tunes from the rural hills of southern portugal

165


miambient

1997?

womb.com / whirling records

CD

nice cover, but most of this CD is extremely dull... the cold cut track is nice.

166


dreamworld 1985-1987

1996

vinyl japan

CD

i think i'm gonna give this to sir kevin may...

167


header#2

1996

?

2CD

a weird UK trip-hop / leftfield CD-ROM with lots of music...

168


rap from brazil

1996

kardum

CD

music from hip hop cultura de rua, codigo 13, and thaïde + dj hum. french liner notes. some of the stories on here make US gansta rap sound like bougeois gossip

169


superwinners summer rock academy

1996

St. Francis

CD

some kind of audio yearbook to a indyrock summerschool... i the original to jj and kept this copy

170


the future sound of jazz

1996

instinct

CD

a really tight collection of different kinds of deep electronic music

171


trattoria menu.100 souvenir

1996/1998

trattoria / polystar

CD

my goodness! a great international indypop compilation masterminded by cornelius

172


a means to an end

1995

virgin

CD

ha ha... the best song on this joy division tribute is by starchildren (aka smashing pumpkins)

173

Velour 100

of color bright

1997

tooth & nail

CD

i have to listen to this cuz i'm going to their concert tomorrow

174

the velvet underground

best of...

1966-1970

polygram

CD

all hail...

175

verdena

valvonauta ep

1999

black out / mercury

CD

kindofan italian smashing pumpkins. i shoulda got the album instead of the single.

176

verve

a storm in heaven

1993

vernon yard / Hut

CD

one of the greatest albums ever by anyone

177

the verve

blue

1993

vernon yard

CD-single

blue + where the geese go

178

Wong Faye

Toy

1997

Cinepoly

CD-ep

well, she didn't write the songs, but the music is very interesting

179

wong faye

?

1998

cinepoly

CD

the album with the dinosaurs and stuff. very nice.

 

 

 

 

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