Diario

The fourth LP group listening session on Twitter is upon us. This month's theme is "Neither North America/UK."

This will involve several people listening to the same album on Twitter at the same time and discussing it whilst doing so. Voting is currently ongoing in order to work out what we are going to discuss.

Send five votes to @coleser from the list before 9pm Sunday 20th Mar 2011. The number only will do. You are unable to vote for an album you nominated. Please send a Direct Message or a Mention.

The hastag for the group is #lpgroup

April's listening session is 9pm Sunday April 3rd 2011

Stop Press - The winner is Kraftwerk– Trans Europe Express

Everyone is welcome!

Previous #lpgroup Sessions
January - 'Great album' - Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
February - 'Debut' - Portisthead - Dummy
March - 'Women' - PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

Upcoming topics
May - Sophomore
June - 1980s Alt-Rock Classics
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listen

1. Cornelius – Another View Point
2. Bear In Heaven – Lovesick Teenagers
3. Electrelane – Bells
4. Ruth – Mabelle
5. Juana Molina – Salvese Quien Pueda
6. Lali Puna – b-movie
7. mouse on the keys – Saigo No Bansan
8. Bonobo – Transmission 94 (Parts 1 & 2)
9. Hanggai – Zhang Dan
10. Surfer Blood – Take It Easy
11. Pat Jordache – Get It
12. Beep – Wolf Pantolones
13. The Magpie – One Thief Too Many
14. Minus the Bear – Fulfill the Dream (Old Italy Remix by Tyondai Braxton)
15. Billy Murray & Chorus – Winter

Time Out Tokyo asked 20 Japanese cultural figures to name the top 100 Japanese songs of all time. Interviewees included Cornelius, Towa Tei, Keiichiro Shibuya, as well as film directors and other artists.

The results are now in...

100 greatest Japanese songs

Monthly Top Artists

Monthly Top Artists

Mar-2006
The Chemical Brothers (36 plays)
Apr-2006
Zемфира (60 plays)
May-2006
System of a Down (119 plays)
Jun-2006
The Cure (50 plays)
Jul-2006
Zемфира (283 plays)
Aug-2006
NOFX (373 plays)
Sep-2006
U2 (197 plays)
Oct-2006
Carlos Peron (244 plays)
Nov-2006
Beck (182 plays)
Dec-2006
Hifana (84 plays)
Jan-2007
Squarepusher (189 plays)
Feb-2007
Аквариум (264 plays)
Mar-2007
Squarepusher (285 plays)
Apr-2007
Kraftwerk (304 plays)
May-2007
Placebo (228 plays)
Jun-2007
Theodor Bastard (238 plays)
Jul-2007
Xploding Plastix (301 plays)
Aug-2007
Apparat (517 plays)
Sep-2007
Infected Mushroom (180 plays)
Oct-2007
The Knife (155 plays)
Nov-2007
Isan (67 plays)
Dec-2007
Cornelius (100 plays)
Jan-2008
Telefon Tel Aviv (278 plays)
Feb-2008
Autechre (165 plays)
Mar-2008
Muslimgauze (104 plays)
Apr-2008
Kettel (116 plays)
May-2008
Alpha (58 plays)
Jun-2008
Mouse on Mars (56 plays)
Jul-2008
Skafandr (78 plays)
Aug-2008
Aphex Twin (56 plays)
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This episode of Last Night A DJ Killed My Dog is all about being self-referential and self-conscious.

These are the tracks used:

Cassetteboy - Pilly the Biggs (clip)
Cornelius - Mic Check
Richard Brautigan - The Telephone Door to Richard Brautigan (clip)
Golden Boy with Miss Kittin - 1234
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control Part 2
Art Brut - Formed A Band
Excerpt from "Krautrock - The Rebirth of Germany"
Matching Mole - Signed Curtain
Can - Cutaway (clip)
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What A Waste
Cassetteboy - TR 389 SHL82 TR380 (clip)
DJ Shadow - MEDLEY: Right Thing/GDMFSOB (clean instrumental version)
Cassetteboy - TR 389 SHL82 TR380 (clip)
Mr. Oizo - Analog Worms Attack (clip)
Mr. Oizo - Smoking Tape
Kraftwerk - clip from 'Concert Classics' live bootleg
Chris Morris / Michael Alexander St. John - Club News 1
Bis - Popstar Kill (clip)
Handsome Boy Modeling School - Rock N' Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This)
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