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I've never done it, but I believe you can. Might have to be listening from the device that the files reside on, though.

Interesting to think of a top # list in terms of most played. Certainly that plays a role in selecting favorite albums, as we wouldn't replay albums as much if we didn't like them. But I've never thought of making my list based strictly on that. The other day I generated my most-played list using last.fm (but normalized based on number of tracks per album), and it doesn't quite align with how I had ranked the albums. Some are close, sure. But in some cases I might have played an album a lot because I had high hopes and wanted to like it, then it fell lower in the rankings. Others had a lot of plays because they were in playlists I shuffled frequently. Anyway, just an observation. Maybe amount of plays should play a bigger role in my rankings, and would make it easier to finalize lists instead of agonizing over what's better based on I don't know what.

Skee Mask - Pool I meant to revisit this in December as I was compiling my top albums of 2021, but I didn't get around to it yesterday. I was using Spotify to keep track of everything I wanted to revisit, chronologically, and this was on my phone/iTunes so I kind of forgot. I had played it a few times already but I think most were passive listens, although some things definitely stood out. There's really good stuff on here but I could see trimming 20 mins or so. Still, I added it to my 2021 rankings in position 15 which is pretty good as it wasn't on my list of 50 before yesterday. The Cure - Disintegration Revisited this twice yesterday for The Cure listening club on DiS forums. One of their best, the most realized and consistent album probably, even though I prefer their dark trilogy albums. Cristian Vogel - Rebirth of Wonky Finally checked out his latest release from last year, added to my queue last February. I say finally but it's not like I've followed his career or anything. I was into Super_Collider (with Jamie Lidell) and checked out a few of Cristian's own albums in the early 2000s, but nothing ever blew me away. This one got on my radar more than anything else since, for whatever reason, so I added it to my queue. I like the cover, and the title was intriguing. I've never associated him with the wonky sound, but I guess there's a difference between wonky (associated with dubstep and hip-hop) and wonky techno, and this is apparently the latter. Anyway it's a good album, will have to spin again soon.

100% agree, that series was fun & funky. His best work as Sunken Foal. I liked Two Moon Junction better than Hexose, a little more melodic and pleasant, but still not as good as Friday Syndrome 1-3.

My top 20 Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - Haram Black Country, New Road - For the First Time Lice - WASTELAND: What Ails Our People Is Clear R.A.P. Ferreira - Bob's Son: R.A.P. Ferreira in the Garden Level Cafe of the Scallops Hotel R.A.P. Ferreira - The Light Emitting Diamond Cutter Scriptures Liars - The Apple Drop Failure - Wild Type Droid Helvetia - Essential Aliens Nation of Language - A Way Forward Sunken Foal - Two Moon Junction Tyler, The Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost L'Orange & Namir Blade - Imaginary Everything Spirit of the Beehive - Entertainment, Death Moin - Moot! Writing Squares - Chart for the Solution Madlib - Sound Ancestors J.R.C.G. - Ajo Sunshine Anika - Change µ-Ziq - Scurlage Darkside - Spiral Things could change, as they do. I listened to the µ-Ziq & Mrs Jynx album just this past weekend for the first time, and again this morning. It's quite good I just don't know where to put it yet. It's probably better than Scurlage but can't make that call yet. I also listened to Space Afrika's Honest Labour a couple of times late in the year and right now it's #21 but I could see that climbing.

Yeah, it was the first thing I ever heard from them (prior to the LP being released). I was perusing a friend's Spotify queue for 2014 and it caught my eye. Instant love when I put it on. Saw them live just after the first LP release too, got a Viet Cong shirt that I'm afraid to wear.

Yeah I guess a few of the ones I put in Wishful Thinking are more like "happening but no release date yet", like this one and Built to Spill. And I'm with you, hope it's better than the last. TBH both albums under the new name have degraded for me over time. Still love the Viet Song stuff, hoping for a more raw sound this time around but keeping my expectations in check.

Confirmed Molly Nilsson - Extreme (January 5) Earl Sweatshirt - Sick! (January 14) Boy Harsher - The Runner (Original Soundtrack) (January 21) Datassette - Sentinel EP (January 21) Animal Collective - Time Skiffs (February 4) Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There (February 4) Cate Le Bon - Pompeii (February 4) Thank - Thoughtless Cruelty (February 4) Mutant Beat Dance - No Comfort for Control (February 16) Huerco S. - Plonk (February 25) Tstewart - Elysian (April 15) Wishful Thinking Aphex Twin Sunken Foal Insecure Men Nicolas Jaar Cindy Lee Preoccupations John Maus Charles Manier (Tadd Mullinix) White Fence Built to Spill

I started watching Counterpart on Amazon Prime recently. Sci-Fi starring J.K. Simmons and Olivia Williams. Almost forgot about it after the first episode a couple weeks ago, but I watched the 2nd Sunday night. I was messing around on my phone too much and wasn't paying enough attention, but that just makes me wonder if I just don't like it that much. Anyone seen it and can recommend continuing or forgetting about it?

I can't focus (nothing new). Sometimes I feel my monitor is too close to my desk, but sitting back in my chair doesn't feel right. I think my desk is too shallow. But I got this desk specifically for my old house because my home office was in a smaller room. Now I have a bigger home office. But I don't want to buy a new desk. It's an electric standing desk and isn't cheap. I guess I should just sit back in my chair more instead of leaning on the desk. And focus instead of bouncing from one forum to the next.

Just now?

Writhing Squares - Chart for the Solution Revisiting a ton of 2021 albums this week (and the next few...) so I can solidify a list, and this is what's on now. First album I've heard from this Phili band, playing jazzy space noise rock. Only my second time playing it front to back, but have heard a handful of the songs more due to shuffling playlists. Really good material, but album is a little long at 70 mins. Not uncommon for space rock and experimental rock of course.

Finished season 2 of Frayed this week (HBO). Really enjoyed it, and thought I had mentioned it before but couldn't find any posts in search. Fingers crossed for a 3rd season.

Soooo many things I'm not familiar with. I've listened to plenty of new stuff this year but tbh very little has really impressed me.

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I never actually listened to KiCk i yet, took the opportunity when that came out to visit some other stuff I hadn't gotten around to like the Stretch EPs. Also didn't care for the initial Kick singles I guess. Just happened to listen to &&&&& right now for the first time, that was pleasant. Diving back in to Stretch now. Will get to Kicks eventually but I think I need to revisit older stuff as I was never all that familiar with it, just a few listens each I think.

I haven't watched this in years but enjoyed it. Unfortunately I have no idea where I left off. I remember once about 10 years ago I tried to watch it when I came home drunk and I had to switch it off, it was making me spin.

Reminds me of a time I worked late at the office, took the train home and when I was a couple of doors away from home (30 or so minutes later) I realized I drove to work that day.

I noticed a few new Tstewart singles pop up on Spotify lately, the second of those just today, so I did a little snooping. New album out April 15 next year on Mercury KX. https://store.universalmusic.com/mercurykx/*/tstewart/elysian-LP/796Q1EUP000 1. Elysian Opening 2. Elysian Walk, Pt. 1 3. Angels Point 4. Isle of the Blest 5. Airstream 6. Baxter Climb 7. Elysian Walk, Pt. 2 8. Flow Away 9. Buena

It's slow-paced, but I like it. If you enjoyed Breaking Bad and you like Bob Odenkirk (and Jonathan Banks' character Mike Ehrmantraut), you might as well. I haven't seen the latest season as it's not on Netflix yet. Don't have AMC or whatever.

NUEARZ - Saturation Point (2009) Hadn't listened to this in a while, came to my attention when revisiting my best of 2009 list. Quite good stuff, and it's dawned on me I haven't paid much attention since. A search on the forum indicates I did listen to the follow-up, Face Lift, but probably just once and I don't remember it. I also didn't catalog it on RYM for some reason. ? Time to revisit that and check out the more recent ones.

This sounds quite nice.

The Glove - Blue Sunshine (1983) I think this was my first time checking out this Cure/Banshees side project, although it's been in my queue for a long time. It was decent, a little better than expected but no match for either band's output up to this point. Body Meπa - The Work Is Slow (2020) Instrumental rock, mix of experimental and post-rock I suppose, with some Krautrock influence. Second listen, as it happens exactly two months after my first.

Mendelson - Personne ne le fera pour nous (2007) Almost through with a first listen to this French art rock album, also the first thing I've checked out from the group. I forget how this ended up in my list. Pretty interesting musically and lyrically (French is my native tongue but it's rusty after 30+ years in the US), but it is quite long at 90 minutes. Broke it up between morning dog walk, lunch dog walk & eating, and afternoon work.

Started this last weekend and have watched 2 eps so far. I really picked up on the music on this particular episode. The first track was really good (don't know what it was, sounded like the 60s), and then there was TKK's "Kooler Than Jesus" which I didn't expect at all. Need to check out an OST playlist. Damn, I need Showtime. Didn't realize this started already. We started this in the last week as well, after having it in the queue for a bit. Really happy we did. Reminds me a bit of Party Down, and not just because of Ken Marino. Also watching the latest seasons of Insecure, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Succession if I didn't mention already. Curb is really good so far this season.