iChart 100: 2010 Returns

If you're reading this, you might want to check out YouTube, iTunes, or Amazon for the obscure remix track you're looking for. In the event that this wasn't a wayward Google search that I can't do anything about, you might want to get a better hobby than reading some idiot talk about his iTunes play stats (or broaden your horizons by seeking some of the tracks out). Video games or superhero comics come highly recommended as topical alternatives!

Lately I've been burrowed in my cave working on various writing projects, including comic book projects that haven't come as fluidly as I would've liked. One project in particular, featuring pulp and novel inspired characters, was supposed to be a fast-tracked project, but has proven much more difficult to develop than originally speculated. Part of that is my foggy old brain, part of that is a desire to make the best product I can. That, and I hate doing layouts. SO STOP DISTURBING ME!!!

Theoretically, data dumps like this help keep my brain active, ergo;

#1 [527] William Ørbit - Cavalleria Rusticana (--)
#2 [525] William Ørbit - Ogive Number I (--)
#3 [514] William Ørbit - In A Landscape (+2)
#4 [510] Way Out West - Pulse of Life (-1)
#5 [496] William Ørbit - Piece in the Old Style 3 (-1)
#6 [494] 菅野よう子 [Yoko Kanno] - Bad Dog (+3)
#7 [493] Thom Yorke - Analyse (+1)
#8 [489] CocoRosie - Rainbowarriors (-2)
#9 [488] William Ørbit - L'Inverno (-2)
#10 [461] William Ørbit - Xerxes (+2)
#11 [460] William Ørbit - Triple Concerto (-1)
#12 [460] William Ørbit - Pavane Pour Une Infante Defante (+1)
#13 [445] Björk - Mouths Cradle (-2)
#14 [436] Underworld - Two Months Off (Radio Edit) (+1)
#15 [427] William Ørbit - Piece in the Old Style I (-1)
#16 [421] CoLD SToRAGE - Body in Motion (+3)
#17 [412] William Ørbit - Opus I32 (-1)
#18 [412] Vangelis - Love Theme from Bladerunner (+2)
#19 [400] Björk - Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right) (-2)
#20 [393] Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah Yeah (D. Ramirez Radio Edit) (+1)
#21 [392] Moby - My Weakness (-3)
#22 [388] William Ørbit - Adagio for Strings (--)
#23 [362] CoLD SToRAGE - Cold Comfort (+3)
#24 [352] Björk - Submarine (-1)
#25 [341] Gustav - Genua (-1)
#26 [340] Madonna - Frozen (+5)
#27 [335] Intermix - Mantra (-2)
#28 [331] PNAU - Journey Agent (+7)
#29 [330] Hot Chip - Over and Over (--)
#30 [329] UNKLE - Lonely Soul (-3)
#31 [324] Björk - Visur Vatnsenda-Rósu (-3)
#32 [323] Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (Radio Edit) (-2)
#33 [321] CoLD SToRAGE - Cairodrome (+4)
#34 [317] Radiohead - Videotape (--)
#35 [311] William Ørbit - Barber's Adagio for Strings (Ferry Corsten Remix) (+12)
#36 [308] Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea (-4)
#37 [306] Pendulum - Coma (+7)
#38 [306] Einsturzende Neubauten - Blume (+7)
#39 [305] Groove Zone - Eisbaer (Extended Mix) (+7)
#40 [305] Björk - Desired Constellation (-7)
#41 [304] Groove Terminator - Losing Ground (-5)
#42 [303] Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out (-3)
#43 [303] Sasha - Wavy Gravy (+5)
#44 [292] Moby - Porcelain (Clubbed to Death Version by Rob Dougan) (-6)
#45 [290] DJ Krush - Dig This Vibe (+4)
#46 [288] Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Variation) (-5)
#47 [287] Björk - Pleasure is all Mine (-7)
#48 [286] Cassius - Toop Toop (-6)
#49 [285] Console - 14 Zero Zero (+5)
#50 [284] Luke Slater - Stars and Heroes (+3)
#51 [283] b(if)tek feat. Julee Cruise - Wired for Sound (-8)
#52 [271] Björk - Vokuro (-1)
#53 [268] Supreme Beings of Leisure - Strangelove Addiction (+13)
#54 [268] Moby - Bodyrock (Hybrid's Bodyshock Remix) (-4)
#55 [267] Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks (+3)
#56 [266] UNKLE - Rabbit in your Headlights (+4)
#57 [264] Madonna - Drowned World/Substitute for Love (-5)
#58 [259] The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be (+11)
#59 [253] Pet Shop Boys - Miracles (Radio Edit) (+9)
#60 [253] Hot Chip - Grubbs (-5)
#61 [251] William Ørbit - Water from a Vine Leaf (-2)
#62 [249] CoLD SToRAGE - Onyx (-6)
#63 [248] Moby - Memory Gospel (-6)
#64 [247] Björk - Triumph of a Heart (+7)
#65 [245] Pet Shop Boys - I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give it Anymore (+17)
#66 [243] Moby - Natural Blues (+7)
#67 [242] The Beta Band - Space Beatle (-3)
#68 [240] Ratty - Sunrise (Here I Am) (Radio Edit) (-7)
#69 [240] Nine Inch Nails - Just Like You Imagined (-7)
#70 [239] Moby - ARP (-7)
#71 [239] Orbital - Petrol (-6)
#72 [238] Faithless - We Come 1 (+7)
#73 [235] Moby - Flying Foxes (-6)
#74 [228] Björk - Oceania (+6)
#75 [227] Faithless - Drifting Away (Paradiso Mix) (-3)
#76 [225] Cassius - Toop Toop (Olivier Koletski Mix) (-6)
#77 [222] CoLD SToRAGE - Messij Received (+18)
#78 [220] Hot Chip - Boy From School (+5)
#79 [218] ana voog - Telepathic You (+7)
#80 [218] b(if)tek - 3 Seconds of Her (-6)
#81 [216] Daft Punk - Around the World (+9)
#82 [215] DJ Shadow - Six Days (-6)
#83 [213] Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95 (-5)
#84 [212] Kenji Kawai - Making of a Cyborg (+7)
#85 [211] 菅野よう子 [Yoko Kanno] - Pulse (+7)
#86 [210] Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me (new)
#87 [210] Raven Maize - The Real Life (Fatboy Slim Mix) (-11)
#88 [210] Björk - Who Is It (Vitalic Mix) (-11)
#89 [208] Luke Slater - Grace (-5)
#90 [207] Sash! - Chillout No.1 (-5)
#91 [207] Groove Armada - Dusk, You & Me (-10)
#92 [206] 808 State - Pacific (808:98) (new)
#93 [205] Gerling - Enter Space Capsule (-5)
#94 [204] Radiohead - 15 Step (new)
#95 [203] UNKLE - Unreal (-6)
#96 [202] Faithless - Salva Mea (Way Out West Remix) (+1)
#97 [202] Timo Maas - To Get Down (RE)
#98 [201] Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) (RE)
#99 [201] Hybrid - Finished Symphony (Album Version) (-12)
#100 [198] Hybrid - If I Survive (new)

Evidently I'd forgotten just how much music I added in the gap between now and the last time I did this silly little ritual. A couple of albums in transit from Amazon arrived, and I've since made use of Christmas iTunes vouchers in the plenty. It's been nice to replace some tracks with higher quality versions, and pick-up a lot of music I've been watching on YouTube in the absence of an album or download. Mind you, I've burnt through it all so fast, it seems excessively familiar!

This familiarity no doubt stems from the fact that only a few tracks are actually new. Inspiration remains far from the contemporary charts. I sometimes wonder if I'm just getting to that age where the world moves on. Music sucks and kids have stupid haircuts. Then I see a band actually called LMAO on a TV playlist and feel a whole lot better about myself. It really is them!

Meanwhile, speaking of the past -- MTV's Daria finally hit DVD. Unfortunately this means long begrudging legalities surrounding the massive playlist of licensed music in the show has not been resolved. Which means Daria without it's soul. A version stripped of the popular music of the time, replaced by "sound alikes" and other. A very bittersweet situation. Great to finally have the show on disc, but will it be the same without the contemporary spirit of it's soundtrack? I have my doubts.