Musical Imperatives

[spraguedoggy]

It's come to the point where to clear out the weeds of my iPod/iTunes libraries and general staleness of my listening habits, it was necessary to burn the whole thing down and start from scratch.

Therefore, I command all of you to name the 5-10 artists off the top of your head who you would immediately put in a fresh iPod.  Recommended albums

Comments

[pkrat]

Do I need to help here, or do I need to sit you down at my PC and go through my library for ideas?

[spraguedoggy]

A short list of 5 is really helpful. I'm looking for stuff to grab for active listening and an in-or-out decision. I've fallen in to the habit in the past of grabbing a whole swath of music from you and never listening to it.

[hukka]

I'll give you 6. I cheated too, but here you go:

Wagon Christ -- any album, really
Lemon Jelly -- 64-95 or whatever its called
Hooverphonic -- No More Sweet Music
Fantastic Plastic Machine -- Luxury
Mylo -- Destroy Rock n Roll
Girl Talk -- Night Ripper

[spraguedoggy]

Wagon Christ! There's one to grab for a listen. Do you like Cristian Vogel?

Check on the Lemon Jelly, specifically 64-95.

Will check out the rest.

Thanks!

[hukka]

Haven't heard! I'll check it out, though.

I forgot Mr Scruff's Keep it Unreal.

[jjwolverine]

CIBO MATTO 4EVAR! I can't believe you like them. NO ONE likes them. *clings!*

If i were trapped on a desert island with an iPod with 10 artists on it, I think I would go for variety, just so that I'd have something to cover every possible mood. Something like:

1 Splashdown: Blueshift
2 Underworld: Dubnobasswithmyheadman
3 Alice in Chains: Jar of Flies
4 Ani Difranco: Dilate
5 Portishead: Dummy
6 Modest Mouse: The Moon and Antarctica
7 Tool: Lateralus
8 Juno Reactor: Bible of Dreams

And here's how I cheat: I'll use the last two spots on some compilation albums so I get more than just 10 artists:
9 Future Sound of Jazz Volume 4
10 Barramundi Compilation III: After the thunderstorm

[bohor]

Oooh, I like the list so far. Hopefully this isn't too late--I'll skip the ones you already list:

1. The Dismemberment Plan - !, Emergency & I, Change
2. Quasi - Field Studies, Hot Shit!, then any of those.
3. Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians
4. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation, Murray Street, etc.
5. Swervedriver - Raise, Mezcal Head, etc.
6. Tripping Daisy - Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb, I Am an Elastic Firecracker
7. Bardo Pon - Lapsed, Set and Setting, On the Ellipse.
8. Soul Coughing - all.
9. The Flaming Lips - Transmissions from the Satellite Heart, Clouds Taste Metallic
10. Elliott Smith - either/or, XO, From a Basement on the Hill