Henrik Alsterbo

Oh yes, happens to me frequently with these challenges. I’ve decided it’s a feature rather than a bug 😅

Tbh that was a new one to me. Great song 🎶

YouTube video by Andy71 The KLF - Last Train To Trancentral(LP Mix)HQ

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28. The KLF: Last Train To Trancentral (LP mix) (1990)

Love the ’91 hit single version too, but ultimately it’s the more soulful and subtly dynamic LP mix I return to most frequently.
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29. Lou Reed: Sword of Damocles (1992)

The sparse but propulsive arrangement makes a perfect backdrop to Lou’s tough, evocative narration. A massive late-career highlight.
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Thanks! It’s a great area. Is your house in Torrevieja? That’s where we’re staying right now ☀️

Sunset in Alicante

Sunset greetings from lovely Alicante. Heading back to Sweden in two days 😟

Agree! I, too, saw them a couple of times back then, and those were brilliant shows 🎶

YouTube video by michael stumberger Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Talk about the blues ( official video )

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30. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Talk About The Blues (1998)

This song’s experimental, raw swagger was pretty much the coolest thing I’d heard when it came out, and I actually still think it’s cool af.
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No worries Nathan, and thanks for hosting obviously. I should have it all figured out by tomorrow at the latest 👍

I didn’t realise until now #TomWaitsAnthology had been replaced by #Top30TomWaits. It’ll be equally great of course, but I will need to rethink my tactics a bit. Will be back shortly 😁

Många verkar ändå trivas ganska bra i Råslätt, även om området givetvis har en del stök och andra utmaningar. Jag skulle gissa att den stadsdel i stan där flest har det tufft är Österängen, även om det troligen är ”lugnare” än Råslätt en genomsnittlig fredagkväll.

Lär mig fan aldrig att hålla isär Alien Sex Fiend och Sex Gang Children. Lyckligtvis gillar jag båda, så det gör inte så mycket 🎶

Thanks Anne 🙏

Thanks mate 🙏

YouTube video by BrianEnoVEVO Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent) (Remastered 2019)

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1. Brian Eno: An Ending (Ascent) (1983)

My mother recently died. Her funeral is in two weeks, and we’ve decided to finish the ceremony with this is unfathomably beautiful piece. There was no way it was not going to be my #1 at this point 💔

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For whatever reason they were canonized like no other disco band, weren’t they? I’m happy to be young enough to be allowed to enjoy disco, punk and prog rock in equal measure 🎶

Good call. This album stood out at the time, to me at least. An impressively diverse artist.

Yes I’ve read about that too. So many strong opinions involved. Imagine to have been a fly on the wall… Luckily (for the rest of us) it eventually resulted in two equally superb versions 😎

Alltid lite kul att det ska vara något annat än just de fyra band som tråd-startaren råkar ha snöat in på någon gång i tiden. Nirvana har åldrats som billigt rödvin. De övriga lite bättre, men från är om de var sådär särskilt bra från början…

Absolut. Lokalt ser det definitivt annorlunda ut. Här i Jönköping är det ett minoritetsstyre med S, C och L.

Fattar ju att det är fortsatt uppror bland partister, men som fd mångårig FP-sympatisör är jag väldigt kluven inför sådana här debattinlägg. Vem i hela helvetet är ens fortfarande kvar i partiet sedan de blev uttalade fascist-medlöpare liksom? Vad är deras vittnesbörd värd? Vilket jävla mörker 😿

YouTube video by koollatter Diana Ross - Upside Down

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2. Diana Ross: Upside Down (1980)

Upside Down has one of the greatest performances by a rhythm section I’ve ever heard. Niles’ precise rhythm guitar, the barely perceptible little anomalies in Tony Thompson’s drum patterns. Just 🤩! Vocal delivery is ace too.

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Om det nu var så att de här idéerna på allvar skulle börja få fäste igen känns det inte orimligt att det sker när ”alla” som har egna minnen av WW2 precis gått ur tiden 😟

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3. Siouxsie & The Banshees: Rhapsody (1988)

A postpunk song like no other. A richly textured, emotional eruption, both ominous and cathartic. Possibly my all-time favourite album closer.
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4. Vangelis: Blush Response (1982)

Cascading percussion, layered, spiraling arpeggios and a beautiful, eerie melody. Astonishing song.

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Well said 👌🎶

Oh, had to check out both the album mix and the 808 mix. Top stuff, both version. Well done 👏

YouTube video by TheMadFerret 808 State - Flow Coma

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5. 808 State: Flow Coma (1988)

An undeniable piece of animated acid house perfection. The Prodigy’s greatest song ’Break & Enter’ is basically a rewrite of this 808 tune.🎶

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💪🎶

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6. Bauhaus: The Passion Of Lovers (1981)

Commanding and propulsive but also plenty of space that allows the music to breathe. Peter Murphy on 🔥. One of my favourite post-punk songs of all time.
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