Saturday, May 28, 2005, 06:00 AM CET
jesus X passed me a baton and I do think it’d be a shame if I broke such an interesting chain. It took me well over an hour to give it enough thought and it was still pretty impossible to make a choice, but I tried my best. Note that none of the lists are in any particular order. So here goes …
Total volume of music files on my computer:
A lot. I couldn’t possibly live without music.
Last CD I bought:
Damodara 3 by Damodara, an indie album I bought on a street corner. I discussed it earlier.
Playing right now:
Raining Again by Moby, from Hotel.
Five songs that mean a lot to me:
Losing My Religion by R.E.M.: The first song I can remember hearing and probably the one I’ll have listened to most—ever.
Oxygene 4 by Jean-Michel Jarre: For driving me towards playing the synthesizer and possibly going into electronic music altogether.
Hypnotic Tango by My Mine: For bringing italo disco into my life definitively. Absolutely lovely.
The Chase by Giorgio Moroder: A massively catchy tune that will be stuck in my head for a long time.
Swedish Designer Drugs by Daan: His second album may not have been very ground-breaking, but this track is solid gold—along with a couple on the massively underrated Bridge Burner bonus CD.
Five albums that mean a lot to me:
Release by the Pet Shop Boys: Gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling inside when I was walking home one hot evening. It was hard to pick just one album—Nightlife is a really close second.
The First Album by Miss Kittin & The Hacker: Arguably the best electro album ever produced and definitely a trend-setter. I’ve listened to it a million times.
Es Wird Morgen by 2raumwohnung: I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of that typical 2raumwohnung sound. They never cease to amaze me.
The Best of New Order: Now, these guys are absolute geniuses. Enough said.
Escape by Enrique Iglesias: Laugh all you want, it’s what cheers me up when I’m feeling down. It’s one of the perks of being gay.
Five people to whom I’m passing the baton:
Abigail: For putting up with me.
Joris: Because I’d really like to see what he makes of it.
Jago: Because he’s into music and his blog lacks content.
Zulma: For the sake of our organs.
O’Toole: Because I’m wondering if he’d take it seriously.