Sunday, December 26, 2010

iChart 100: Four Years of Listening

#1 [604] William Ørbit - Cavalleria Rusticana (+1)
#2 [590] William Ørbit - In A Landscape (+2)
#3 [586] William Ørbit - Ogive Number I (+1)
#4 [571] Way Out West - Pulse of Life (-3)
#5 [553] William Ørbit - Piece in the Modern Style 3 (--)
#6 [553] William Ørbit - L'Inverno (+3)
#7 [547] 菅野よう子 [Yoko Kanno] - Bad Dog (-1)
#8 [542] CocoRosie - Rainbowarriors (--)
#9 [535] William Ørbit - Xerxes (+3)
#10 [530] William Ørbit - Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte (--)
#11 [526] Thome Yorke - Analyse (-4)
#12 [525] William Ørbit - Triple Concerto (-1)
#13 [486] William Ørbit - Piece in the Old Style I (-3)
#14 [484] William Ørbit - Opus I32 (+3)
#15 [478] CoLD SToRAGE - Body in Motion (-1)
#16 [475] William Ørbit - Adagio for Strings (+3)
#17 [465] Björk - Mouths Cradle (-4)
#18 [458] Underworld - Two Months Off (Radio Edit) (-3)
#19 [447] Vangelis - Love Theme from Bladerunner (-1)
#20 [429] Björk - Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right) (+1)
#21 [424] Moby - My Weakness (-1)
#22 [399] Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah Yeah (D. Ramirez Radio Edit) (--)
#23 [390] CoLD SToRAGE - Cold Comfort (--)
#24 [382] Björk - Submarine (--)
#25 [369] Intermix - Mantra (+4)
#26 [367] Groove Terminator - Losing Ground (+10)
#27 [364] CoLD SToRAGE - Cairodrome (+1)
#28 [364] Madonna - Frozen (-3)
#29 [360] Sasha - Wavy Gravy (+5)
#30 [359] Gustav - Venua (-4)
#31 [352] William Ørbit - Barber's Adagio for Strings (Ferry Corsten Remix) (+4)
#32 [345] PNAU - Journey Agent (-2)
#33 [340] Hot Chip - Over and Over (-6)
#34 [333] Stardust - Music Sounds Better with You (Radio Edit) (-1)
#35 [329] UNKLE - Lonely Soul (-4)
#36 [327] Radiohead - Videotape (+1)
#37 [327] Pendulum - Coma (+1)
#38 [324] Björk - Visur Vatnsenda-Rósu (-6)
#39 [324] Einsturzende Neubauten - Blume (--)
#40 [321] Groove Zone - Eisbaer (Extended Mix) (+2)
#41 [320] The Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea (--)
#42 [320] Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Variation) (+6)
#43 [318] Björk - Desired Constellation (--)
#44 [318] Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out (-4)
#45 [316] Moby - Porcelain (Clubbed to Death Version by Rob Dougan) (+2)
#46 [314] Cassius - Toop Toop (-2)
#47 [307] Luke Slater - Stars and Heroes (-1)
#48 [306] Supreme Beings of Leisure - Strangelove Addiction (+8)
#49 [305] Console - 14 Zero Zero (-4)
#50 [298] DJ Krush - Dig This Vibe (-1)
#51 [298] Faithless - We Come 1 (+12)
#52 [297] Björk - Pleasure is all Mine (-2)
#53 [292] b(if)tek feat. Julee Cruise - Wired for Sound (-2)
#54 [289] Moby - Bodyrock (Hybrid's Bodyshock Remix) (-2)
#55 [285] Pet Shop Boys - I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give it Anymore (+7)
#56 [284] Björk - Vokuro (-2)
#57 [282] The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be (--)
#58 [280] Madonna - Drowned World/Substitute For Love (+1)
#59 [280] Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks (-6)
#60 [278] Pet Shop Boys - Miracles (Radio Edit) (+1)
#61 [278] Björk - Triumph of a Heart (+7)
#62 [277] Moby - Natural Blues (-2)
#63 [276] UNKLE - Rabbit in your Headlights (-8)
#64 [274] Moby - Memory Gospel (+3)
#65 [273] Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me (+21)
#66 [273] Moby - Flying Foxes (+8)
#67 [266] Björk - Oceania (+5)
#68 [265] William Ørbit - Water From a Vine Leaf (-4)
#69 [264] Hot Chip - Grubbs (-11)
#70 [261] Ratty - Sunrise (Here I Am) (Radio Edit) (--)
#71 [260] Moby - ARP (-6)
#72 [259] 808 State - Pacific (808:98) (+16)
#73 [257] Gerling - Enter, Space Capsule (Radio Disko Edit) (+8)
#74 [256] Faithless - Salva Mea (Way Out West Remix) (+10)
#75 [254] Sash! - Chill Out No. 1 (+19)
#76 [251] Radiohead - 15 Step (+22)
#77 [251] CoLD SToRAGE - Messij Received (+1)
#78 [251] Orbital - Petrol (-5)
#79 [251] The Beta Band - Space Beatle (-10)
#80 [249] CoLD SToRAGE - Onyx (-14)
#81 [248] Faithless - Drifting Away (Paradiso Mix) (-5)
#82 [248] Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) (+17)
#83 [241] Orbital - Halcyon (7" Version) (new)
#84 [241] Hot Chip - Boy From School (-11)
#85 [240] Nine Inch Nails - Just Like You Imagined (-14)
#86 [239] ana voog - Telepathic You (-11)
#87 [238] Hybrid - If I Survive (+9)
#88 [237] Raven Maize - The Real Life (Fatboy Slim Mix) (+3)
#89 [237] Hybrid - Finished Symphony (+8)
#90 [236] The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix) (new)
#91 [233] Daft Punk - Around the World (-12)
#92 [233] The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (new)
#93 [233] Cassius - Toop Toop (Olivier Koletski Mix) (-16)
#94 [232] 菅野よう子 [Yoko Kanno] - Pulse (-4)
#95 [231] Daft Punk - Veridis Quo (new)
#96 [229] b(if)tek - 3 Seconds of Her (-13)
#97 [227] Faithless - I Want More (new)
#98 [226] Groove Armada - Dusk, You & Me (-3)
#99 [226] Underworld - Born Slipp (Nuxx) (new)
#100 [226] Timo Maas - To Get Down (RE)

It's become something of a tradition, something of an obsession, to make note of this statistical findings, throughout the year, and on the anniversary of my receiving this iPod. I received the gift for Christmas in 2006, rather reluctantly, I might add, with a surly disposition I'm more associated with than I'd like. I've made these notes ever since, and while I remain an active blogger throughout the year, they remain some of the most revealing posts I make. Usually I prefer an impersonal tone, relevant to subjects. The same can be true of these iChart posts where I have occasionally included commentaries of a musical nature, but I suppose music is itself an inherently personal thing.

As I write this, I certainly feel very personal things. I feel the weight of the sadness I have carried with me for over a year now, reminded of the absence of my dearest friend, who passed away in October of 2009. He was often present at various points during these writings and I miss him very much.

I am writing this before beginning the stat counting, aware that a lot of new music has found it's way onto my iPod over the last ten months. I know I stopped listening to music for a while when I was feeling dark, and I suppose you could say it's return and reinvigoration has been reflective of the mourning process. For anyone who enjoys music actively, I suspect the same would be true. Now more than ever I recognise that, as much as these numbers are subject to whim and seasonal tastes, they are also indicative of the soundtrack to a person's life. If only I had more tracks to choose from, and a list of songs that made me seem a bit cooler. Oh, who am I kidding? I'm quite confident I'm chillingly cool and it's everyone else who's become fashionless dorks.

What do I hope from posting these lists publicly?
I think we should all share an understanding of blogging as, occasionally, the act of a one-sided conversation. That is to say, this isn't necessarily a deliberate act, undertaken with the expectation that someone will read it. Rather, it is simply a journal, a log of events, which I will surely revisit at some point in the future. If you visit with me, I suppose it's pleasant to have company. If nothing else, you might be inclined to investigate some music you haven't heard of. As the years tick on, I certainly find fewer and fewer people who share my specific tastes and preferences, some of which might have come from similiar online discoveries, explorations, and recommendations. We didn't have YouTube and iTunes in 1999, either! Gosh, the digital age sure has made old men of young souls!

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