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    MO! MOnkey`ead!

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    Did I miss anything essential???

    What were your fav's?
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    bon iver for me...tho, i did buy about a 100 cd's this was one of the very few that was actually released in 2008... :)
     
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    2008 heralded my introduction to the Kompakt record label; since I first heard "From here we go sublime" by The Field I have been tracking down as much as I can find - other highlights are "The line of nine" by SCSI-9 and "Nah und Fern" by Gas.

    All good stuff if you like minimalist German techno, which I now do :)
     
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    2008 introduced me to the sounds of dubstep :)
     
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    MO! MOnkey`ead!

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    Right then. Give me 3 essential dub step purchases please. Links to samples would be good too.

    Everything I think was 2007, turns out to be from before!
     
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    Arlequen Vinyl Addict

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    A Violinist in the Metro - From The Effective Club

    A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning.
    He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.
    During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousand of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
    Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing.
    He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
    A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
    A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again.
    Clearly he was late for work.

    The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy.
    His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist.
    Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time.
    This action was repeated by several other children.
    All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
    In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while.
    About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace.
    He collected $32.
    When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it.
    No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
    No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world.
    He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written,with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
    Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.
    This is a real story.
    Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people.
    The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour:

    Do we perceive beauty?
    Do we stop to appreciate it?
    Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

    One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:

    "If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?"
     
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    Someone (Duvet, I think) mentioned John Mayer - 'Continuum' over on wigwam which I already had and it led to a discussion which yielded many a good disc. Pop, admittedly, but all good. Jack Savoretti, more John Mayer, Claire Sproule, Tom Baxter...all good. Maybe even Steven Fretwell was in there as well.

    Agree Bon Iver was very good, so is Cara Dillon's newest.

    The best for me is Shelby Lynn 'just a little lovin', kind of a tribute to Dusty but not trying to be her. Quite special, produced by Phil Ramone. Really intimate, you almost feel like an eavesdropper when you listen. Track 6 'breakfast in bed' is one of the sexiest songs ever to grace my ears...:D
     
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