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nobody@vox.com(Jason) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:03:58 -0800

Kyoto Jazz Massive

Burial's dominance of my last.fm charts the last few weeks has brought lots of artists with jazz somewhere in their name to my recommendations. From the jazztroniks to the kyoto jazz massives, it's the return of the downtempo and the introduction of the dubstep, y'all. This particular track is a little more ambient and muzak-like to be a regular in my music rotation but I like it enough. Compost Records has the scoop on them.

The charts:

1	Burial	43
2	Aaliyah	33
3	Kanye West	31
4	Björk	28
5	The Polyphonic Spree	24
6	Sia	17
7	Jazzanova	13
8	Justice	11
9	The Futureheads	10
10	Feist	9

Burial is still king but unlike most weeks when my "The Station" and "Drive Time" playlists usually determine my listens, I was very deliberate this week. Aaliyah was my own personal focus this week. Kanye West came through because of his relationship with Murakami and my visit to the exhibit. Bjork was the fly home soundtrack from Vegas.

Also, I'm finding that I didn't give The Polyphonic Spree's The Fragile Army and Justice's Cross enough love in 2007 so I'm making up for it in 2008. I've always been a Spree fan but that Justice album sounds better and better with each listen. It's fun but it's also deep and complex and has one of the most unique (yet still listenable) electronic/dance music sounds in recent years. That duo is a step forward.

My top track of the week was "Untitled" by Burial but the truth is, there are 4 untitled tracks across his two albums so I'll leave you with the #2 joint of the week (since the cut I really want to post, Shawty Lo's They Know, won't upload), "Good Life" by Mr. West. Good Morning.

Good Life

Kanye West

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