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It would seem that I haven't bothered to write a journal entry since my last "best of" which I posted exactly a year ago today. How the time flies.

Artists
Skinny Puppy has been in my top three artists since I joined last.fm in late 2006. Like Nine Inch Nails though, I haven't been listening to their music as much as I used to and when I do it tends to be in spurts; often triggered by hearing a particular song when I have my media player on shuffle. However, I finally got around to picking up their most recent (2011) release hanDover in July which triggered a landslide of scrobbles. Interestingly, hanDover only came in at 11 on the album charts which goes to show when I listen to Skinny Puppy I listen to random pieces of their body of work which stretches over almost thirty years. Skinny Puppy just barely held onto the top spot with Crystal Castles being only four scrobbles behind them. Crystal Castles is one of my favorite bands but they have had the unfortunate habit of releasing music the same year as better releases. …

The November LP group listening session on Twitter is approaching. This month's theme is "Movie Soundtracks."

This will involve several people listening to the same album on Twitter at the same time and having a bit of a chat about it.

Send five votes to @Lpgrp from the list before Midnight on Sunday 16th October 2011. The number only will do. You are unable to vote for an album you nominated.

Please send a Direct Message or a Mention.

Please send all of your comments to @LPGrp. This will hopefully clear the clutter from your timelines for your followers.

To follow the session search LPGrp

Everyone is welcome!

The winner will be announced on Monday 17th October 2011

The session will take place at 9pm on Sunday 6th November

The previous #lpgroup Sessions are as follows;

January - 'Great album' - Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
February - 'Debut' - Portisthead - Dummy
March - 'Women' - PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
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Mostly just for reference purposes, since I doubt anyone actually cares about this V:
Assorted alphabetically by artist (some I got as cassettes 'cause they were really cheap and I couldn't find CD copies at that moment in time, hence little/no scrobbles from them, those albums are labeled as such)
Air - Moon Safari
Anamanaguchi - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game (Original Videogame Soundtrack)
Andrew Bird - Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi
The Antlers - Hospice
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
Badly Drawn Boy - Have You Fed the Fish?
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Beck - Guero
Beck - Odelay
Beck - Sea Change
Beck - Midnite Vultures
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Head Over Heels / Sunburst and Snowblind
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Blue Bell Knoll
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In the Right Place
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Hejira
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Bless The Weather
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Solid Air
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Richard D. James Album
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Entomology
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Hyaena
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Songs of Love, Hope and Despair
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Nightbook
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Dial 'M' for Motherfucker
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1. What's your favorite song by 15? [Kaskade]
Favorite song by Kaskade has to be Only You with Tiësto.

2. How did you get into 20? [Tommy february6]
A friend of mine sent me a song and I was immediately addicted. The music itself is really awesome and I love the vocal a lot.

3. Who is your favorite member in 1? [Röyksopp]
Svein Berge, because he's the most attractive one. :3

4. What’s your favorite lyric bit by 29? [Robyn – Fembot]
My system's in mint condition
The power's up on my transistors
Working fine, glitches
Plug me in and flip some switches
Pull up in docking position
Pop the hatch and hit ignition
Bbb-burn out, baby
Ready for demolition

5. Have you ever seen 22 live? [平沢進]
No, I could only dream of it.

6. What's your favorite album from 10? [Tsukasa]
Tsukasa – 姫トラ・プレゼンツ・TSUKASA MIX

7. Do you own any merchandise from 3? [deadmau5]
Not yet, but hopefully soon.

8. What is a good memory you have of 7? [Rihanna]
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2011

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The 83rd Academy Awards honored the best films of 2010.
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Oh well, I think something quite quintessential went wrong this year AGAIN, considering that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (respectively the "representative" judges) nominated - AND AWARDED - one of the most boring filmscores I ever listened to, written for one of the most boring movies I ever watched. And considering that one of the most gorgeous filmscores was nominated as well but has been ignored…

The "winners" this year are Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross with their music for "The Social Network", the semi-biographical movie about the founding of the social networking website Facebook…

This is such a shame it's even disgusting! I wonder what could possibly be wrong with those judges (Who are they anyway?), that they award such a… thing… in the same year that John Powell's…

1. Swans My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky
2. Crystal Castles Crystal Castles ( II )
3. The Black Dog Music for Real Airports
4. Nitzer Ebb Industrial Complex
5. Autechre Oversteps
6. The Young Gods Everybody Knows
7. Clint Mansell Moon
8. The Dead Weather Sea of Cowards
9. Amon Tobin Monthly Joints Series
10. Carbon Based Lifeforms Interloper
11. Christopher Rau Asper Clouds
12. Brendan Perry Ark
13. Pink Freud Monster of Jazz
14. Grinderman Grinderman 2
15. Pantha du Prince Black Noise
16. Lao Che Prąd stały/prąd zmienny
17. Bvdub The Art of Dying Alone
18. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross The Social Network
19. Shobaleader One d'Demonstrator
20. Slacker Start A New Life

Rok 2010 zapamiętam muzycznie jako czas wybitnie udany, pokusiłbym się wręcz o stwierdzenie, że być może był to rok jeden z najlepszych w minionej dekadzie. Mimo, że obfitował również w muzyczne niewypały i to ze strony moich faworytów, na ten przykład: Massive Attack, Underworld, Trent Reznor, Gorillaz czy Daft Punk. …