The much-dreaded music meme
Gibarian called me out on that music meme thing that’s making the rounds like wild. Now i’m kind of in a difficult situation here: you see, on the one hand i really don’t wanna appear unresponsive or mean or like a whiny loser (not that i’m not), but this meme thing and how the questions are framed really give me the creeps. I mean stuff like “the last CD you bought was” in a time where people don’t really buy cds anymore? And that whole “who are you going to pass this stick to” thing just reeks of a vile pyramid scheme. Besides, i suck at pitching an idea anyway.
So, instead of just playing along nicely, i’ll write a few colloquial words about my music listening habits (for the nitty gritty, see my last.fm profile). According to itunes i have about 8.1 days worth of music. I’m not really into buying cds anymore these days, trying to free myself from burdening physical possessions and moving my life to bits & bytes. Hopefully i can get rid of all my dvds one day as well, but storage prices are not quite there yet.
The last album i acquired was The Kleptones’ “From Detroit To J.A.” and i recommend you do the same. The last song i listened to was “Fuck Dub Part 1+2″ from Opera by Tosca and “A Million Brothers” by T.Raumschmiere is just coming on. As for songs that mean a lot to me, there aren’t really any. I’m no emo who wants to be “touched” by music or somesuch hogwash, i just like it as nice background noise, comparable in function to a nice piece of furniture or painting on the wall. Or as really loud background noise to freak out to. But meaning i’ve never found much in music and i hope it stays that way.
If you’d ask for my favorite tracks, however, i’d answer “My Way” by the Sex Pistols, “Boss On The Boat” by Tosca, “Bout You” by Clubtoaster feat. Arnae, “Like A Feather” by Nikka Costa and “Supa Sista” by Ursula Rucker, pretty much in that order at this point in time.
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