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Braun MTV Eurocharts on 3FM

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Tijdens de uitzending van Domien Verschuren, Domien is wakker!, is er aandacht besteed aan de Braun MTV Eurocharts. Het onderwerp, samen met een interview, geeft alvast een vooruitblik op ‘het echte(!)’ verhaal achter deze cd’s.

Er wordt gesproken over waar ze vandaan kwamen, hoeveel er gemaakt zijn, hoe dat dan ging en hoeveel er aan verdiend is.

[audio:http://www.elgerjonker.nl/audio/Interview3FMDomien26Sept2009Extended.mp3]

In English:

During Domien Verschurens radio show, Domien is wakker!, one of the topics was the Braun MTV Eurocharts. The topic, together with an interview, gives insight into ‘the real’ story behind these cd’s. We’re discussing briefly where the cd’s came from, how they where made and the money that went through it.

Hit eXplosion 2009 – Volume 10

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This year, Eazy BV has created part 1 to 10 of Hit Explosion 2009. This months edition has a brand new selection of 45 hits; for you to download.

Unfortunately, some bad news arrived via via. Eazy (the current producer) stops. This is the last volume (de laatste dus!). The reasons are:

  • too many people are corrupting the quality of his work (like resampling songs to lower bitrates).
  • a lot of people have been re-uploading / re-branding the cd’s; effectively stealing the fun of creating the cd’s.

So make sure you get the Eazy BV Production release!

I hoped for a complete year of Hit Explosion 2009, but that’s just not going to work. So, after the 4 releases of the MTV Braun Eurochart 2009, also this compilation has come to an end. I regret this deeply, since Hit Explosion is THE way to get all hits each month instantly.

So for the last time; a list of links where you can download Volume 10.

If you have another location where these albums can be downloaded, let me know… they will be added to the list.

Previous releases can be found here.

Here is some reduced size/quality artwork, the original artwork can be found in the download:

Hit-eXplosion-2009---Volume-10-(front)

Disc 1:
01. Diggy Dex (feat. Eva de Roovere) – Slaap Lekker (Fantastisch Toch)
02. Rihanna – Te Amo
03. Jay-Z – D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-tune)
04. Damaru en Jan Smit – Mi Rowsu (Tuintje In Mijn Hart)
05. BeyoncÈ (feat. Kanye West) – Ego (Remix) – Exclusive 4 this compilation
06. James Morrison – Nothing Ever Hurt Like You
07. Mariah Carey – Obsessed
08. Jada – American Cowboy (Remix) – Exclusive 4 this compilation
09. Lenka – Trouble Is A Friend
10. Ferry Corsten (feat. Maria Nayler) – We Belong
11. Richgirl – He Ain’t Wit Me Now (Tho)
12. Wale (feat. Lady GaGa) – Chillin’
13. Starpilots – In The Heat Of The Night
14. Gregor Salto & Kamoa – Lambada 3000
15. Mika – We Are Golden
16. P!nk – Funhouse
17. The Al-American Rejects – I Wanna…
18. Pitbull – Hotel Room Service
19. Shakira – She Wolf
20. The Killers – A Dustyland Fairytale
21. Postman – Kills Me
22. Colbie Caillat – Fallin’ For You
Disc 2:
01. DJ Antoine – Underneath
02. Coolio vs. Beat Nouveau (feat. Storm Lee) – Lady
03. Kathleen Aerts & Soweto Gospel Choir – Zumba Yade
04. Kasabian – Fire
05. 50 Cent – OK, You’re Right
06. Keri Hilson – Slow Dance
07. Caro Emerald – Back It Up
08. Supafly Inc. – She’s Part Of History
09. David Cook – Permanent
10. Jadyn Maria (feat. Flo-Rida) – Good Girls Like Bad Boys
11. Arctic Monkeys – Crying Lighting
12. Koot! – Sometimes
13. RED – Conga
14. Mary J. Blige (feat. Drake) – The One
15. John Callaghan (feat. Sarah Howells) – Find Yourself
16. Melanie Fiona – Give It To Me Right
17. Mando Diao – Gloria
18. Kid Cudi (feat. Kanye West & Common) – Make Her Say
19. Sean Paul – So Fine
20. Mandy Moore – I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week
21. G Lontra Rockz (feat. Chelc D) – Give (Theme from Extrema Outdoor ’09)
22. David May – Superstar
23. Jim – Dat Ben Jij
Total Playing Time…: 159:08
Total Size………..: 376 MB

Disc 1

  1. Diggy Dex (feat. Eva de Roovere) – Slaap Lekker (Fantastisch Toch)
  2. Rihanna – Te Amo
  3. Jay-Z – D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-tune)
  4. Damaru en Jan Smit – Mi Rowsu (Tuintje In Mijn Hart)
  5. Beyoncé (feat. Kanye West) – Ego (Remix) – Exclusive 4 this compilation
  6. James Morrison – Nothing Ever Hurt Like You
  7. Mariah Carey – Obsessed
  8. Jada – American Cowboy (Remix) – Exclusive 4 this compilation
  9. Lenka – Trouble Is A Friend
  10. Ferry Corsten (feat. Maria Nayler) – We Belong
  11. Richgirl – He Ain’t Wit Me Now (Tho)
  12. Wale (feat. Lady GaGa) – Chillin’
  13. Starpilots – In The Heat Of The Night
  14. Gregor Salto & Kamoa – Lambada 3000
  15. Mika – We Are Golden
  16. P!nk – Funhouse
  17. The Al-American Rejects – I Wanna…
  18. Pitbull – Hotel Room Service
  19. Shakira – She Wolf
  20. The Killers – A Dustyland Fairytale
  21. Postman – Kills Me
  22. Colbie Caillat – Fallin’ For You

Disc 2

  1. DJ Antoine – Underneath
  2. Coolio vs. Beat Nouveau (feat. Storm Lee) – Lady
  3. Kathleen Aerts & Soweto Gospel Choir – Zumba Yade
  4. Kasabian – Fire
  5. 50 Cent – OK, You’re Right
  6. Keri Hilson – Slow Dance
  7. Caro Emerald – Back It Up
  8. Supafly Inc. – She’s Part Of History
  9. David Cook – Permanent
  10. Jadyn Maria (feat. Flo-Rida) – Good Girls Like Bad Boys
  11. Arctic Monkeys – Crying Lighting
  12. Koot! – Sometimes
  13. RED – Conga
  14. Mary J. Blige (feat. Drake) – The One
  15. John Callaghan (feat. Sarah Howells) – Find Yourself
  16. Melanie Fiona – Give It To Me Right
  17. Mando Diao – Gloria
  18. Kid Cudi (feat. Kanye West & Common) – Make Her Say
  19. Sean Paul – So Fine
  20. Mandy Moore – I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week
  21. G Lontra Rockz (feat. Chelc D) – Give (Theme from Extrema Outdoor ’09)
  22. David May – Superstar
  23. Jim – Dat Ben Jij

Total Playing Time…: 159:08 / Total Size………..: 376 MB

© 2009 Eazy Productions BV

The end of bank transcripts in paper…

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Last week I received a letter from my bank. It stated they will stop sending paper transaction transcripts. These receipts are sent out once a month and show all kinds of details on your money.

The contents of their letter is a notice extraordinaire. Not only do they stop sending me my beloved paper, they are also motivating it. Like I am wasting one of natures most valued resources.

And that is where things go wrong.

It’s time to dissect their notice, and give some feedback on the arguments stated.

Argument 1: “500.000 customers notified us that they didn’t need paper transcripts“.

I’ve got a hunch that this is the second time a letter like this is sent; 500.000 customers did not take action on receiving the first letter; their transaction were stopped automatically. Apparently they didn’t mind, but is that a notification to the bank?

Also: why should i care 500.000 other customers did this?

Argument 2: “ING wants to cut down the unnecessary use of paper, because we want to run our business responsibly“.

This is a clean-face, dirty hands argument. They are mistaking ‘unnecessary’ for ‘cost saving’. This has nothing to do with the environment. Some studies show that using paper requires more forestation. At least they are not using recycled paper.

Argument 3: “a printout of transactions displayed on our website is valid in court.”

That’s really nice, i don’t have to keep my paper records anymore for legal purposes. Very good for those who lost their paper transcripts. I’m not their target audience for this argument. I skip this one.

Argument 4: “we work together with a nature preserving organization, please help us”

For tax deduction/legal purposes, ING shoves some money to the side. They give it to a nature protection organization, so they can use it for marketing. Like the “postcode loterij”. At least they are not spending it on hookers and blow.

The meaning of their argument is not clear; are they are trying to make me feel guilty as I’m apparently not helping the environment. This is none of their business.

Argument 5: “You can still choose to receive your beloved paper transcripts if you want it that much.”

So after all hassling, convincing and emotions, it is possible to continue receiving my transcripts. I’m wondering if social pressure for falsely argumented environmental protection will ever convince me to stop choosing for paper transcripts. Hell, I’m just choosing paper transcripts because they send these types of letters (also on paper).

Argument 6: “We provide a tutorial for letting you printing out your bank statements yourself”

This is the last and most mind blowing argument. Instead of sending paper transcripts, you can now print them yourself. From your own printer, coming out of your own pocket! So ING has to do even less for its business. Back in the days, quality of service meant something. (aka; you would go under pulling stunts like this, today banks are immune)

Conclusion

ING is cheapskating; the 4 euro-a-year saved from not sending paper transcripts are not going back to the customer. Instead the customer is persuaded to not wanting to have the statements. Using nature as an excuse is silly.

We will not know what ING is doing for the environment; ING is for the larger part a black box. For maintaining a clean face, their letter fulfills its purpose. The environment is just an excuse for cost savings. The only banks that do care about the environemt are Triodos and ASN.

The letter is signed by Hans Hagenaars.

@Hans; better do something awesome for your customers now. Its not all business that makes the world go round. Better not fuck up how nice the Postbank used to be. We want a higher service level for less money. And ow yeah: treat us like humans.

Note: i’ll scan this piece of shit paper when possible. I guess nobody cares about these arguments.

Thunderbirds Trip

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On 14-08-2009 Aequitas and I held the Super Awesome Cartoon Quizz 2009 at har2009.

We put a lot of time in creating and re-arranging content for the quizz. One of the jewels is the Thunderbirds Trip.

This video was made in a few hours (max 2) and contains 5 pictures and 3 audio tracks mashed up into a tune.

More on the quizz will follow when all har2009 media is available.

Total playing time: 1:10

Thanks to: Aequitas, thunderbirds wallpapers, The beatsquad, iMovie 09 (or 08), Apple (workflows++), Sony Acid Pro 7.  No thanks to Parallels Desktop, v4 was a bad update.

Trollin’ you…

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This just sprung of my mind. Don’t know if it’s any good… lets publish it and see what happens.

(you can sing this while you recommend people to delete their system32 folder)

Lovin’ You – Minnie Riperton (Troll version)

Trollin’ you is easy cause you’re beautiful
Being a troll to you is all i wanna do
Trollin’ you is more than just a dream come true
And everything that i do is out of trollin’ you
La la la la la la la… do do do do do

No one else can make me feel
The colors that you bring
Stay with me while we grow old

And we will live each day in springtime
Cause trollin’ you has made my life so beautiful
And every day my life is filled with trollin’ you

Trollin’ you i see your soul come shinin’ through
And every time that we oooooh
I’m more into trolling you
La la la la la la la… do do do do do

Sing this while you reccomend people to delete their system32 folder.

Hit eXplosion 2009 – Volume 9

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A little late (my bad). This months most popular hits, on 2 digital cd’s! Get it from Usenet or Torrents (amazing-news).

Hit-eXplosion-2009---Volume-9-(front)

Disc 1:
01. Michael Jackson – Gone Too Soon *
02. Bl¯f – Midzomernacht
03. Armin van Buuren (feat. Jaqueline Govaert) – Never Say Never
04. La Roux – Bulletproof
05. Bertolf – Mr. Light
06. Lionel Richie – Forever
07. September – Until I Die
08. Sabrina Starke – A Woman’s Gonna Try
09. Anouk – Today
10. Little Boots – New In Town
11. Florence and The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
12. Freemasons (feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor) – Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)
13. U2 – I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
14. Coldplay – Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun Mix)
15. Nikki – How To Break A Heart
16. Jordin Sparks – Battlefield
17. Ashley Tisdale – It’s Alright, It’s OK (Remix) – Exclusive 4 this compilation
18. Rigby – Everything Must Go
19. Oohchic (feat. Diva La-Ona & DJ Johnny Kelvin) – Let The Whole World Love
20. Adele – Hometown Glory
21. Ciara (feat. Missy Elliott) – Work
22. Kings of Leon – Notion
Disc 2:
01. De Heideroosjes – De Wereld Draait Door (Sinds ’89)
02. Kris Allen – Heartless
03. Flipsyde – When It Was Good
04. Pet Shop Boys – After The Event
05. De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig – Deze Donkere Jongen Komt Zo Hard
06. Cascada – Evacuate The Dancefloor (Remix) – Exclusive 4 this compilation
07. JeWelste – Pour Un Flirt
08. Pitbull – I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
09. Flinke Namen – Als Zij Langs Loopt
10. Green Day – 21 Guns
11. Paul van Dijk – For An Angel 2009
12. Lenka – The Show
13. The Killers – The World We Live In
14. Britney Spears – Radar
15. Sharam (feat. Kid Cudi) – She Came Along
16. Depeche Mode – Peace
17. Armand van Helden and Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers
18. Noisettes – Never Forget You
19. Adam Lambert – Mad World
20. Annie Lennox – Pattern Of My Life
21. The Saturdays – Work
22. The Game (feat. Chris Brown, Diddy, Polow Da Don, Mario Winans, Usher & Boyz II Men) –
Better On The Other Side (Tribute To MJ)  *
* = Opgedragen ter nagedachtenis aan Michael Joseph Jackson (1958 – 2009) R.I.P. MJ
Total Playing Time…: 159:05
Total Size………..: 376 MB

Tracklist Disc 1:

  1. Michael Jackson – Gone Too Soon *
  2. Bløf – Midzomernacht
  3. Armin van Buuren (feat. Jaqueline Govaert) – Never Say Never
  4. La Roux – Bulletproof
  5. Bertolf – Mr. Light
  6. Lionel Richie – Forever
  7. September – Until I Die
  8. Sabrina Starke – A Woman’s Gonna Try
  9. Anouk – Today
  10. Little Boots – New In Town
  11. Florence and The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
  12. Freemasons (feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor) – Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)
  13. U2 – I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
  14. Coldplay – Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun Mix)
  15. Nikki – How To Break A Heart
  16. Jordin Sparks – Battlefield
  17. Ashley Tisdale – It’s Alright, It’s OK (Remix) – Exclusive 4 this compilation
  18. Rigby – Everything Must Go
  19. Oohchic (feat. Diva La-Ona & DJ Johnny Kelvin) – Let The Whole World Love
  20. Adele – Hometown Glory
  21. Ciara (feat. Missy Elliott) – Work
  22. Kings of Leon – Notion

Tracklist Disc 2:

  1. De Heideroosjes – De Wereld Draait Door (Sinds ’89)
  2. Kris Allen – Heartless
  3. Flipsyde – When It Was Good
  4. Pet Shop Boys – After The Event
  5. De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig – Deze Donkere Jongen Komt Zo Hard
  6. Cascada – Evacuate The Dancefloor (Remix) – Exclusive 4 this compilation
  7. JeWelste – Pour Un Flirt
  8. Pitbull – I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
  9. Flinke Namen – Als Zij Langs Loopt
  10. Green Day – 21 Guns
  11. Paul van Dijk – For An Angel 2009
  12. Lenka – The Show
  13. The Killers – The World We Live In
  14. Britney Spears – Radar
  15. Sharam (feat. Kid Cudi) – She Came Along
  16. Depeche Mode – Peace
  17. Armand van Helden and Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers
  18. Noisettes – Never Forget You
  19. Adam Lambert – Mad World
  20. Annie Lennox – Pattern Of My Life
  21. The Saturdays – Work
  22. The Game (feat. Chris Brown, Diddy, Polow Da Don, Mario Winans, Usher & Boyz II Men) - Better On The Other Side (Tribute To MJ)  *

* = Opgedragen ter nagedachtenis aan Michael Joseph Jackson (1958 – 2009) R.I.P. MJ

Also check out the Previous versions.

Hit eXplosion 2009 – Volume 8

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It’s here :) Again all hits of this moment onto a double cd. Please listen to Haus am See by Peter Fox, its beautiful.

Parts 1 to 7 of 2009 are now available on Usenet.

Links for part 8: Usenet and Bittorrent. Enjoy.

Also: new information of the Old MTV Braun and Hit eXplosion will be published later this year. Prepare for a surprise. (I won’t note this again since i did a similar notice last time. Just wait and see.)

Covers (again in low res here, just download for the offset-press ready version):

hit-explosion-2009-volume-8-front

And who knows what next month will bring.

NEW! The 3 Britneys – Circus (HIT RECORD)

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The brand spankin’ new song by The 3 Britneys is called Circus!

After hundreds of hours of high-end production and many more hours of performing the 3 Brintneys finally completed this magnificent crown-jewel of a song. “We’re ready to storm the charts and stay on top once again.” according to one of the Brinteys.

You heard it ladies and gentlemen! We proudly present The 3 BRITNEYS – CIRCUS!

Download:  HERE and here…

Uncompressed cover art here: click

the_3_britneys_lowres_cover

Some serious notes if you wanna know what this is all about:

Britney’s music is great, and she sings perfectly. That makes her the ideal target for a parody series (unlike Cher). In this series the three recently discovered Britney clones try to match Britneys quality performance. Unfortunately they can not sing, and therefore got a slightly less complete record deal. Not only to mention their faces… one looks like a Mudkip for crying out loud! This is their first single, and hopefully many more to come.

Hit eXplosion 2009 Volume 7

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This is a follow up from one of the comments on The MTV Braun Eurocharts story.

Since January 2009 a new league of Hit eXplosions has been published. The new edition is in a pure and digital form. It is in many ways better than various other Hit eXplosions from the past years. The new ‘Mister X’  added various personal twists and improvements to the series. You can expect high quality mp3’s (320 kpbs) and superior cover art.

For those who are new to Hit eXplosion: Hit eXplosion holds an overview of current chart hits. They are published in a digital form every month. The name Hit eXplosion and the layout is taken from a similar compliation cd that was created illegaly in the Netherlands from 1996 to 1999. Downloading this digital cd is legal, as was buying the physical cd’s in the old days. You can expect 40+ hits per month for virtually no effort.

Download of Volume 7: via newsgroups or torrents on easynews.se.

You can also find all newer versions on this weblog.

Whenever a new release appears ill post something on this blog (at least in some way). Hopefully this will go a long way.

The following pictures are strongly reduced in quality:

Naken wimmenz ftw ^^

Note: soon i’ll update the article about the MTV Braun Eurocharts.

Music of the now #2

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Its the end of the month again. What a month it was. It included slight pneumonia, family weekend, “apenkooien” and a lot of homework.

I managed to update my iTunes playlist, which is starting to become awesome. There are definitely more then 10 songs i want to share with you, but ill limit myself to the 10 best songs of this month.

Remember that this is not a chart, its just 10 random songs i got to know in the past month. 

A total of 453 different songs were (fully!) played in this month. A total time of 1 day and 10 hours. Only 3.45 GB if we are talking about data.

Lets kick it off:

DJ Anounymos – So i herd u liek musics (oh lawd, is dat sum insurgery) v2.1 (less kkk edition) (happy, fast, hardhouse)       

I downloaded the lulz CD’s from the insurg.in; a site for scriptkiddies and 3vil hax0r which, how would you not expect it, is ddossed frequently. On one of the first cd’s there is this track! A great uptempo mix with a catching melody and a fine beat. There was only one downside: there was a “join the kkk” sample it it, which i don’t condone. So i contacted DJ Anounymos and he was kind enough to render a version without the KKK samples for play during parties 🙂 I played this one during “apenkooien” in Arnhem. Unfortunately i’m not allowed to distribute this version, but you can still listen to the original track. See the links: 

Released: 19-01-2008. DJ Anounymos Website Youtube
JL Madskillz feat. JM – El Piloto Del Flow (reggaetón)
This one came along one of the promo cd’s. I haven’t got the faintest idea what they are talking about. This song was followed by Lee Wilson – Can i Get Your Number; also reggaetón in the same key and almost the same structure. I think its good. I heard a lot of ‘CALLE’ shouting in these songs, which translates directly to street… i think its the friendly sounding gangster sound from the carribbean. I love it though, so more of this in next months edition.

Released: 1997. No Youtube, No Discogs… effect of a promo probably.
State of Mind – Sunking (Drum ‘n Bass)       

Oh My fucking god! I heard this track as a leader for the second Utreg United party in Utrecht. Holy shit it rocked my world. I Love Drum n Bass. A friend gave me the whole album (Take Control, 2006) and there are more great tracks on it: Mindslicer and Real Mccoy. Its rough melodic drum n bass, which i like.

Released 2006. Youtube Discogs
Reyes – Fuck You (old school Hardcore)
The only worthwhile tracks on ‘The K.N.O.R. Anniversary Hardcore Inferno’ from back in the days of XSV, KNOR and Ruffneck. I listened to it back in 1996 when i borrowed the CD from a cousin. Now i was visiting the same cousin again, and asked if i could rip this cd to my laptop. Great success ensued. Released: 1996 Youtube Discogs
Bjork – Army of Me (Electronica, Pop)       

Thanks to radio 3 dj Paul Rabberink for playing this one on national radio. He called it a strange song, but i don’t share that opinion. I’ts a brilliant song, don’t mess with this one. It’s as massive as the large truck she was driving in in the video clip. This army will crush you.

Released: 1995 Last.FM
A.D.O.R. – One For the Trouble (old school Rap)       

Back once again with the ill behaviour, can you feel it, nothing can save ya. Its the A for Alla(h?!), D for Damager, O for Outta here, R for the renegade master.

And we all know what came from that. The album (The Concrete) is great. Although i don’t like the lyrics in some songs, but hey… i think he had some hard times.

Released 1994. Youtube Discogs
Down South - Tractors, Rakes And Hoes (old school Hip Hop)
What’s happening here? More Hip Hop? On MY website? YES! Another great album, which i found in the following torrents: “20 Classic:Rare:Obscure Rap:Hip Hop albums part 1” and “20 More Classic Hip Hop Rap Albums“. These torrents feature only rap albums with classic songs, lyrics and beats. 

This album Lost in Brooklyn from Down South is one of the best in the bundle. It’s also kind of strange due to its southern atmosphere. 

Released: 1994 Youtube Discogs
Strickly Roots – Beg No Friends (old school Hip Hop)
I can fill this entire blog entry only with Hip Hop that is worthwhile listening. I think 3 tracks is enough to describe 40 albums. But for people who are still in doubt, here are some names: “5 Elementz, Al Tariq, D.I.T.C., GZA, Mood, Rass Kass, Sadat X.This track has the real old school flavor: smooth beats, samples, scratching, rapping and dreads.

I also love the album cover. Thats a real picture, just as it is. 

Released: 1994 Youtube Discogs
Tsunami One & BT – Hip Hop Phenomenon (Electronica)
I had this song in 1999 in a mix i recorded from Einslive (a german radio station). Unfortunately i lost this tape. The mix was filled with absolute classics like this song. Found this in the Y4K Discography (which i never had heard of before). They carry a lot of good songs but haven’t got time to really listen to it. Probably more next month. 

To describe in more popular therms: it kinds sounds like the newer prodigy mixed with techno? I don’t know. I love it.

Released: 1999 Youtube Discogs
Funta – Kao Dekai (Anime, jPop, jRock, lulz)       

Moar lulz cd content: a fun anime song. The singer (girl) sings about a large head. This head is a great point of interest to the singer; it is large, surprisingly large, it is huge, it is long and it is impossible to hide anywhere. (translations). 

In general its a cute sounding track full of craziness; its best if you don’t understand the lyrics but only vaguely know what they are about.

Released: 1998 Youtube Insurg.in

That concludes 10 tracks from last month. There are many more to mention (for example Moby – In this world) but that will be saved for later. Who knows what’s up for the next month? I’ll be expanding my iTunes playlist up to 40.000 songs in the next months so probably lots of new stuff.

Music was my first love, and it will be my last. Music of the future and music of the past.

 

Bonus material:

I cleaned my iTunes library and playlists. 

For removing dead tracks (you know, with the exclamation mark) you can use this.

My library now looks like this:

Elgers playlist structure

The structure is simple:

– Everything is sorted by genre.

– All genres contain 3 types of playlists.

  • # prefixed albums with special content: dj stuff (selected), unsorted and unable to be sorted (yet)
  • Artist name playlists: only contains complete albums by this artist
  • Artist – Album playlists: when there is only one album from this artist in my collection.
Genres are vague on purpose. For example: rock will contain classic rock, popular rock, soft rock as well as metal, hard rock, punk and such.
Obviously i’ve not listened to all this music yet. Albums that suck will be purged, but this has not happened in repetition yet. Therefore there is no need (yet) to keep a list of all sucky albums and horrible artists.