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PhD Year 3/ winter semester (2025)

As always, I choose a release and listen to it all week long and choose my favorite song and add it to this compilation. At the end of the semester[s?] it makes a nice little time capsule playlist. This year we went to Vienna for Étienne's 43rd birthday, which was exciting. Anyway, like last semester, now I really listen most when I do the dishes after dinner.

1. "Thursday" by Asobi Seksu from Citrus (2007)

2. "Good Beat" by Deee-lite from World Clique (1990)

3. "Bachelorette (Grooverider "Jeep" Mix)" by Björk from Bachelorette (1997)

4. "真実の恋" by ２ ８ １ ４ from 新しい日の誕生 (2015)

5. "Whir" by Smashing Pumpkins from Pisces Iscariot (1994)

6. "Seasons" by Erika de Casier from Lifetime (2025)

7. "twelve (xc)" by Cult Member from 2017 Archives (2024)

8. "America (Edit)" by M83 from America (2004)

9. "Variation VII" by William Basinski from Variations: A Movement in Chrome Primitive (2004)

10. "Money Can't Buy It" by Annie Lennox from Diva (1992)

11. "Camaraderie at arms length" by The Caretaker from An empty bliss beyond this world (2011)

12. "Dance Away (Single Version)" by Roxy Music from Dance Away (1979)

13. "Euro Zero Zero" by Massive Attack from Tear Drop (1998)

14. "I Never Thought (Musk Men Remix)" by Sade from Sade House Mixes 1-2 (2002)

15. "Belinda Says" by Alvvays from Blue Rev (2022)

16. "Let the Wind Carry Me" by Joni Mitchell from For the Roses (1972)

3 from a compilation of all the remixes from the Bachelorette campaign

4 is "Shinjitsu no koi (True Love)" from Atarashī hi no tanjō (Birth of a New Day)

5 from a compilation of their B-sides from the Siamese Dream era

12 from a best-of compilation

13 from a compilation of their B-sides and remixes from the Mezzanine era

14 from a compilation of Sade House Mixes and Sade House Mixes 2

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2025

My favorite tracks from 2025:

1. “Eusexua” by FKA Twigs from Eusexua (2025) 2. "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga from Mayhem (2025) 3. "9°C" by Whatever the Weather from Whatever the Weather II (2025) 4. "Aerial Troubles" by Stereolab from Instant Holograms on Metal Film (2025) 5. "Enything" by quickly, quickly from I Heard That Noise (2025) 6. "Daydream (Lusine Remix)" by Millhope from Daydream (Lusine Remix) (2025) 7. "I DID NOT FORGET YOU" by KOMPЯOMДT featuring Rahim Redcar from PLДYING / PRДYING (2025) 8. "Records" by Hana Vu from Movies (2025) 9. "The Giver" by Chappell Roan from The Giver (2025) 10. "Sparking!" by Bupin from RE:lelase (2025) 11. "The Day I Met God" by Garbage from Let All That We Imagine Be the Light (2025) 12. "Le poisson Steve" by tomo (2025) 13. "Summer Nights" by Still Corners from Summer Nights (2025) 14. "The Crying Game" by Still Corners from The Crying Game (2025) 15. "Fed up with Your Job?" by Stereolab from Fed up with Your Job? (2025) 16. "Grand Senshuraku (Record Club Edit)" by Soichi Terada from Grand Senshuraku (Record Club Edit) (2025) 17. "Poison" by Sharon Van Etten from String of Hearts... Songs of HTRK (2025) 18. "Bluest Flame" by Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco from I Said I Love You First (2025) 19. "The Veil" by Ruth Radelet, Nat Walker and Adam Miller from Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (2025) 20. "Tonight" by Pinkpantheress from Fancy That (2025) 21. "Deepest" by Orbital featuring Tilda Swinton from Deepest (2025) 22. "Shake it to the Max (FLY) (Remix)" by Moliy featuring Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea from Shake it to the Max (FLY) (Remix) (2025) 23. "Stays in Bed" by Kiesza from Stays in Bed (2025) 24. "SPILL YOUR TIME (live)" by KatzPascale from SPILL YOUR TIME (live) (2025) 25. "Moonshine" by Joviale from Mount Crystal (2025) 26. "VHS MEMORY LANE" by ISxK from VHS MEMORY LANE (2025) 27. "STILL BLUE" by iamamiwhoami from Still Blue (2025) 28. "Swimming Pool" by HTRK from Swimming Pool (2025) 29. "Love in Memory" by Finn Rees & SHOLTO from Love in Memory (2025) 30. "Miss" by Erika de Casier from Lifetime (2025) 31. "Jealous Type" by Doja Cat from Vie (2025) 32. "three (e x t e n d e d )" by Cult Member from three (e x t e n d e d ) (2025) 33. "exo" by crushed from no scope (2025) 34. "Observe" by Christopher Willits from New Moon (2025) 35. "The Heirloom" by Casey MQ from The Heirloom (2025) 36. "Before (Choir Version)" by Blonde Redhead from The Shadow of the Guest (2025) 37. "What 2 Say" by Belac from What 2 Say (2025) 38. "Fame Is a Gun" by Addison Rae from Addison (2025) 39. "Phase Locked Loop 2" by Thore Pfeiffer from Pop Ambient 2026 (2025)

Pictured: Onijah Robinson

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2025: Monthly

Every month I chose one song that I listened to the most or liked the most from that month, and that gave me a nice little playlist. Sometimes it was a track that was new to me, and sometimes it was just an old track that I can’t give up on, or one that I rediscovered. There was no release date requirement, it could be from any year.

January "Rondo acapricio" by Tosca from J.A.C. (2005)

February "Cuckoo" by Still Corners from Creatures of an Hour (2011)

March "Number One Blind" by Veruca Salt from American Thighs (1994)

April "Walls to Build (Mall Grab Remix)" by Kllo from Walls to Build (2016)

May "Masquerade" by Clan of Xymox from Medusa (1986)

June "Airbag Generation (Extended Radio Mix)" by Lolo Ferrari from Airbag Generation (1996)

July "Bells Ring" by Mazzy Star from So Tonight That I Might See (1993)

August "Ever New" by Beverly Glenn-Copeland from Keyboard Fantasies (1986)

September "three (e x t e n d e d)" by Cult Member from three (e x t e n d e d) (2025)

October "It Mattered Once" by bvdub from We Were the Sun (2009)

November "I Live for the Day" by oOoOO from Let Me Shine for You (2010)

December "Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires" by Cocteau Twins from Heaven or Las Vegas (1990)

Record of the year Hairless Toys by Róisín Murphy* (2015)

Track of the year "three (e x t e n d e d)" by Cult Member from three (e x t e n d e d) (2025)

*I am documenting that I listened to "Hairless Toys" the most this year before finding out that Róisín Murphy is a TERF. Fuck her.

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PhD Year 3/ autumn semester (2025)

As always, I choose a release and listen to it all week long and choose my favorite song and add it to this compilation. At the end of the semester[s?] it makes a nice little time capsule playlist. I listen to the weekly release on the 8 train to Montgallet and then back on the 6 train to La Motte Picquet-Grenelle and the 10 train to Javel-André Citroën. The train is pretty loud so now I really get more mileage from listening when I do the dishes after dinner.

1. "Chinese Fire Horse" by Garbage from Let All That We Imagine Be the Light (2025)

2. "Jóga (Buzz Water Mix)" by Björk from Jóga (1997)

3. "Majestic" by The Orb from U.F.Orb (1992)

4. "Always" by Erasure from I Say I Say I Say (1994)

5. "California Earthquake" by Mama Cass from Dream a Little Dream (1968)

6. "We Are the Law" by Róisín Murphy from Crooked Machine (2021)

7. "Elegy to the Void" by Beach House from Thank Your Lucky Stars (2015)

8. "Not Worth Asking" by Smashing Pumpkins from I am one (1990)

9. "Let Us Dance" by Beverly-Glenn Copeland from Keyboard Fantasies (1986)

10. "The Less I Know the Better" by Tame Impala from Currents (2015)

11. "Worlds" by Cranes from Cranes (2008)

12. "Distance Equals Rate Times Time" by Pixies from Trompe le monde (1991)

13. "Oh Yeah" by Stereo Total from Juke-Box Alarm (1998)

14. "Chinese Jam" by Sonic Youth from Master=Dik (1987)

15. "Pale Blue Dot" by Pass into Silence from Pop Ambient 2026 (2025)

16. "Knit a Claw" by Tracy + the Plastics from Culture for Pigeon (2004)

4, 5 from best-of compilations

8 from a compilation of their B-sides from the Gish era

The Róisín Murphy track was chosen before she revealed she was a TERF. Fuck her

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PhD Year 2/ spring and summer (2025)

As always, I choose a release and listen to it all week long and choose my favorite song and add it to this compilation. At the end of the semester[s?] it makes a nice little time capsule playlist. I listen to the weekly release mostly at home now because I am rarely at the university since it's summer.

1. "Oh, Injury" by Rasputina from Frustration Plantation (2004) 2a. "Possibly Maybe (Dallas Austin Mix)" by Björk from Possibly Maybe (1996) 2b. "Violently Happy - live" by Björk from I Miss You (1997) 3. "Cabot" by Benoît Honoré Pioulard and Sean Curtis Patrick from Avocationals (2019) 4. "Flashes from Everywhere" by Stereolab from Instant Holograms on Metal Film (2025) 5. "Trouble Me" by 10,000 Maniacs from Blind Man's Zoo (1989) 6. "Darla dirladada" by Dalida from Darla darlidada (1970) 7. "Get it Together" by Beastie Boys featuring Q-Tip from Ill Communication (1994) 8. "Tom" by François Bernheim from WIZZZ! Vol. : French Psychorama 1966-1974 (2021) 9. "AUA" by Stereo Total from Monokini (1997) 10. "Leash Called Love" by The Sugarcubes from Stick Around for Joy (1992) 11. "Did it Again" by Kylie Minogue from Impossible Princess (1997)

5, 6, 7, 10 from best of compilations

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The Song of Songs

Whistle Song - Fantastic Plastic Machine

Whale Song - Lemolo

Rain Song - Mosquitos

Midnight Song - Wild Nothing

Space Song - Beach House

Anchor Song - Björk

Girl/Boy Song - Aphex Twin

DJ Song - Miss Kittin & The Hacker

L.A. Song - Fischerspooner

Beach Song - Slowdive

Car Song - Elastica

Phonebill Song - Hole

Divorce Song - Liz Phair

Lovesong - The Cure

Future Song - Cranes

Pyramid Song - Radiohead

Doughnut Song - Tori Amos

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PhD Year 2/ winter semester (2025)

As always, I choose a release and listen to it all week long and choose my favorite song and add it to this compilation. At the end of the semester(s?) it makes a nice little time capsule playlist. I didn't commute so much this semester, but I did spend a month and a half in Pittsburgh, PA doing field work for my dissertation at the University of Pittsburgh. When my sister wasn't giving me a lift, I would take the 75 bus into Oakland.

1. "eutow." by Autechre from tri repetae. (1995)

2. "Hyperballad (Subtle Abuse Mix)" by Björk from Hyperballad (1996)

3. "Basement El Dorado" by Wild Nothing from Hold (2023)

4. "State Fair" by Rasputina from Cabin Fever! (2002)

5. "Paix sur terre" by Crischa from WIZZZ! Vol. 3 (2015)

6. "Lazuli" by Beach House from Bloom (2012)

7. "Maman a tort" by Mylène Farmer from Cendres de lune (1986)

8. "Coyote" by Joni Mitchell from Hejira (1976)

9. "House of Glass" by Róisín Murphy from Hairless Toys (2015)

10. "I Get a Kick out of You (The Cinematic Orchestra Remix)" by Ella Fitzgerald from Verve Remixed 4 (2008)

11. "Boy" by Alex G from D.S.U. (2014)

12. "Love Comes Quickly" by Pet Shop Boys from Please (1986)

13. "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box" by Radiohead from Amnesiac (2001)

14. "Faded Love" by Still Corners from Dream Talk (2024)

15. "Nothing in the Middle, Nothing at the End" by Cranes from Self-Non-Self (1989)

16. "Dark Lady" by Cher from Dark Lady (1974)

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Big Sonic Heaven

I made this mix CD 20 years ago in 2005. I'm from Detroit and when I was in high school (1998-2002), I used to listen to the Big Sonic Heaven radio program on 96.3FM hosted by Darren Revell on Sunday nights at like midnight and do my homework. It was a very formative experience for my taste in music that continues to this day.

It's also worth noting that I had posted this playlist on ArtOfTheMix and was contacted by a woman named Nina Shimizu who lives in Canada. She wanted me to make a copy of it for her and she would send me a mix. Well, I made it and sent it off, and she sent me a mix of Japanese shoegazer, which I cherished (and still cherish to this day). Recently, say in 2024, I searched for her on Instagram and probably found her. It was an Asian woman about my age living in Canada who mentioned being interested in dream pop and that kind of music. I messaged her and she said that it was probably her indeed, although she didn't remember. And she didn't seem very interested in continuing to chat, so I said thanks. Anyway, here's one of my oldest mixes that I still have. Many of the songs I discovered on the program; a few are personal contributions inspired by the sound.

"The Loudest Sound" by The Cure from Bloodflowers

"Renaissance Affair" by Hooverphone from Blue Wonder Power Milk

"Black Milk" by Massive Attack from Mezzanine

"Lorelei" by Cocteau Twins from Treasure

"Brakhage" by Stereolab from Dots and Loops

"The National Anthem" by Radiohead from Kid A

"Eurostar" by Soundpool from On High

"Fingerbib" by Aphex Twin from Richard D. James

"Shine" by Slowdive from Holding Our Breath

"Girls" by Death in Vegas from Scorpio Rising

"Unreadable Communication" by Curve from Cuckoo

"Le voyage de Pénélope" by Air from Moon Safari

"All Is Full of Love (Guy Sigsworth Mix)" by Björk from All Is Full of Love

"An Architect's Dream" by Kate Bush from Aerial

"Black Cherry (M83 Mix)" by Goldfrapp from Black Cherry*

"Arc of a Journey" by Broadcast from Tender Buttons

"Tomorrow" by Superpitcher from Heroin

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2005

In 2004, I started my weekly listening challenge, and it has been 21 years that I have been doing it consistently. Unfortunately, over time, I have lost most of the playlists that I had made before 2005. As far as the weekly listening challenge mixes, I have lost all of them before 2007. The earliest playlists that I have which survive are from 2005, exactly 20 years ago. To celebrate returning to these and listening to them 20 years later, I decided to compile a year's end mix like I have been doing every year since at least 2008. This is all after the fact, and there are several tracks included on here that I know I wasn't aware of back in 2005. However, it would be impossible for me to determine which songs I had in 2005 and which I did not, so I just included them all. Why not?

"Rondo acapricio" by Tosca from J.A.C.

"Pinconning" by Benoît Pioulard from Enge

"Lazy Lover" by Brazilian Girls from Brazilian Girls

"Mesmerize" by The Daysleepers from Hide Your Eyes

"Without Your Love" by The Venus Transmission from The Venus Transmission

"Thrasher" by Engineers from Engineers

"Cinnamon" by Airiel from Airiel

"This Past Week" by The Radio Dept. from This Past Week

"Clouds" by Ceremony from Ceremony

"Ultrablast" by Astrobrite from PINKSHINYULTRABLAST

"Venus in Cancer" by Amusement Parks on Fire from Amusement Parks on Fire

"Eurostar" by Soundpool from On High

"It's Not the Worst I've Looked (Lali Puna Remix)" by Two Lone Swordsmen from I Thought I Was over That? (Rare, Remixed and B-Sides)

"Army of Me (Reinterpreted by Grisbi)" by Björk from <Army of Me> Remixes and Covers

"Floating City" by Shrift from Lost in a Moment

"C'est la vie" by Phonoboy from Très chic, trashig

"'75 Stay with You" by Lemon Jelly from '64-'95

"Sow into You" by Róisín Murphy from Ruby Blue

"Number One" by Goldfrapp from Supernature

"We R in need of a musical ReVoLuTIoN!" by Esthero from Wikked Lil' Grrrls

"King of the Mountain" by Kate Bush from Aerial

"Triumph of a Heart (Radio Edit)" by Björk from Triumph of a Heart

"Hell Yes" by Beck from Guero

"Do the Bambi" by Stereo Total from Do the Bambi

"Wish" by Solvent from Elevators and Oscillators

"Don't Save Us from the Flames" by M83 from Before the Dawn Heals Us

"What Else Is There?" by Röyksopp from The Understanding

"Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" by LCD Soundsystem from LCD Soundsystem

"America's Boy" by Broadcast from Tender Buttons

"Git" by Skeletons and the Girl-Faced Boys from Git

"Feel Good, Inc." by Gorillaz from Demon Days

"Melody (French Version)" by Blonde Redhead from Secret Society of Butterflies

"So Many Worlds" by Rambient featuring Miho Hatori from So Many Worlds

"Microtronics 15" by Broadcast from Microtronics Vol.2: Stereo Recorded Music for Links and Bridges

"Just a Little Lovin' (gB Remix)" by Carmen McCrae from Atlantiquity

"Speak Low (Bent Remix)" by Billie Holiday from Verve Remixed³

"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Pete Kuzma Solefull Remix)" by The Temptations from Motown Remixed

"Joy" by Bettye Lavette from I've Got My Own Hell to Raise

"Entertain" by Sleater-Kinney from The Woods

"BLEED LIKE ME" by Garbage from BLEED LIKE ME

"Speed of Sound" by Coldplay from X&Y

"Soul Meets Body" by Death Cab for Cutie from Plans

"Sleeps with Butterflies" by Tori Amos from The Beekeeper

"If You Rescue Me (Chanson des chats)" by Gael García Bernal, Sacha Bourdo, Alain Chabat and Aurélia Petit from The Science of Sleep

"Let out the Crows" by Proofsound from Six Feet Under

"Dum Maro Dum (Take Another Toke)" by Asha Bhosle with Kronos Quartet from You've Stolen My Heart: Songs from R. D. Burman's Bollywood

"The Mask" by DANGERDOOM featuring Ghostface Killa from The Mouse & The Mask

"Amazon" by M.I.A. from Arular

"Dona Gigi" by Os Caçadores from Bem funk Brasil

"The Loving Sounds of Static" by Mobius Band from The Loving Sounds of Static

"Who's Gonna Sing?" by Prototypes from Mutants médiatiques

"American Automatic" by Kill Memory Crash from American Automatic

"Destroy Everything You Touch" by Ladytron from Witching Hour

"Cherry" by Lisa Shaw from Cherry*

"Fall in Violet" by Pole Folder featuring Shelley Harland from Zero Gold

"Inside/Out" by Lusine from Inside/Out

"Exactement" by Vive la fête ! from Grand prix

"Get Together" by Madonna from Confessions on a Dance Floor

"Rapture" by iiO from Poetica

"Cherry (Eric's 5rw Remix)" by Lisa Shaw from Cherry**

"Avalon (Jacques Lu Cont Versus Remix)" by Juliet from Avalon

"Don't Save Us from the Flames (Superpitcher Remix)" by M83 from Don't Save Us from the Flames

"Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's The Thin White Duke Mix)" by The Killers from Mr. Brightside

"Oblivion (Dixon's Edit)" by i:Cube from Fr33z

"Just Let Go (Thin White Duke Remix)" by Fischerspooner from Just Let Go

"Beyond the Congo" by Legowelt from Beyond the Congo

"East to West" by Marc Houle from Minimize to Maximize

"Love vs. Distance" by The Field from Things Keep Falling Down

"EPA Effect" by Arpanet from Quantum Transposition

"Burning Bright" by Ulf Lohmann from Pop Ambient 2006

* LP ** single

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2024: Monthly

Every month I chose one song that I listened to the most or liked the most from that month, and that gave me a nice little playlist. Sometimes it was a track that was new to me, and sometimes it was just an old track that I can’t give up on, or one that I rediscovered. There was no release date requirement, it could be from any year.

January "Everybody" by Nicki Minaj featuring Lil' Uzi Vert from Pink Friday 2 (2023)

February "Hazelwould" by Sevynstarr from Stronger (2006)

March "u-2" by iamamiwhoami from bounty (2013)

April "All I Need" by Air with Beth Hirsh from Moon Safari (1998)

May "360" by Charli XCX from brat (2024)

June "Rain Song" by Mosquitos from Mosquitos (2003)

July "Good Luck, Babe!" by Chapell Roan from Good Luck, Babe! (2024)

August "Ameno (Remix)" by Era from Ameno (1996)

September "I'd Rather Sleep" by Kero Kero Bonito from Intro Bonito (2013)

October "Toy Soldiers" by Martika from Martika (1988)

November "Shelter (Radio Version)" by Circuit featuring Koffi from Shelter Me (1989)

December "Since Yesterday" by Strawberry Switchblade from Strawberry Switchblade (1985)

Record of the year Róisín Machine by Róisín Murphy (2020)

Track of the year "Good Luck, Babe!” by Chapell Roan from Good Luck, Babe! (2024)

As a reminder The photo : A menina da bota

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PhD Year 2/ autumn semester (2024)

As always, I choose a release and listen to it all week long and choose my favorite song and add it to this compilation. At the end of the semester(s?) it makes a nice little time capsule playlist. I'm back to listening on public transportation since I taught classes this term across town on the main campus at Place de la nation in the twelfth arrondissement. I take 6 to A usually but if things get dicey I end up taking 2 which adds like five minutes to the journey (not that big of a deal in my opinion and I have a guaranteed seat, so that's a good idea in a pinch).

1. "Bruise" by Orcas from How to Color a Thousand Mistakes (2024)

2. "You're in a Bad Way (Single Version)" by Saint Etienne from You're in a Bad Way (1993)

3. "Isobel (LN's Remix)" by Björk from Isobel (1995)

4. "allting vill rinna ut i sand" by ionnalee from BLUND (2024)

5. "Sarah" by Alex G from TRICK (2015)

6. "Nobody Can Win" by Garbage from WHY DO YOU LOVE ME (2005)

7. "Belle & Sebastian" by Belle & Sebastian from Lazy Line Painter Jane (2000)

8a. "Boys of L.A." by TR/ST from Performance (2024)

8b. "Run" by TR/ST featuring Cecile Believe from TR/ST EP (2024)

9. "Come Dance with Me (Sugardaddy Remix)" by Shirley Horn from Verve // Remixed3 (2005)

10a. "Uptown (Eastwick and Holiday Mix)" by Aya from Uptown (2004)

10b. "Let it Ride (Speakeasy Remix)" by Lisa Shaw from Let it Ride (2004)

10c. "The Night (Movido Dub)" by Miguel Migs from The Night (2002)

11. "Mirage" by Pass into Silence from Pop Ambient 2025 (2024)

12. "Christmastide" by Tori Amos from Christmastide (2020)

13. "Shudder" by Holy Other from Lieve (2021)

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2024

My favorite tracks from 2024:

1. “apple” by Charlie XCX from brat (2024)

2. "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter from Short n' Sweet (2024)

3. "Rare" by Bullion featuring Carly Rae Jepsen from Affection (2024)

4. "Good Luck, Babe!" by Chapell Roan from Good Luck, Babe! (2024)

5. "The Boy Is Mine (Remix)" by Ariana Grande featuring Brandy & Monica from The Boy Is Mine (Remix) (2024)

6. "Tô bem" by Jovem Dionísio from Ontem eu tinha certeza (Hoje, eu tenho mais) (2024)

7. "Studio Fit Riddim" by Knucks from Knucks (2024)

8. "ON THE BEACH" by dreamcastmoe from MOLLY'S SON (2024)

9. "The Most Deliciousest" by Dabrye from Super Cassette (2024)

10. "Hustle That Cat" by RuPaul from Essential, Vol. 3 (2024)

11. "Dopamine (Split Brain Version)" by Madelline from Dopamine (Split Brain Version) (2024)

12. "No Problems" by Ginger Root from SHINBANGUMI (2024)

13. "ur en klardröm" by ionnalee from BLUND (2024)

14. "Crushing" by Eartheater from Powders (2024)

15. "Care" by Hana Vu from Romanticism (2024)

16. "Sinking Boat" by Infinity Song from Metamorphosis Complete (2024)

17. "Under the Milky Way" by Orcas from Under the Milky Way (2024)

18. "Kisses (Sky II)" by Slowdive from Kisses (Sky II) (2024)

19. "Everyone Out" by DIIV from Frog in Boiling Water (2024)

20. "Better Not Lie to Me" by Garbage from Lie to Me (2024)

21. "Gretchen's Song" by Simon Waskow from Cuckoo (2024)

22. "The Answers to the Questions" by Chrystabell and David Lynch from Cellophane Memories (2024)

23. "The Long Walk Home" by Glen Campbell featuring Hope Sandoval from Duets: Ghost on the Canvas Sessions (2024)

24. "A Heart Mirrored" by Benoît Pioulard from My Heart, My Beloved (2024)

25. "Road to Mandalay" by Laurie Anderson from Amelia (2024)

26. "The Make Believe" by Casey MQ featuring Oklou from Later that day, the day before or the day before that (2024)

27. "Drama Queen" by Desire from Drama Queen (2024)

28. "Earth to Moon" by Lusine, Arms and Sleepers, Yppah from Earth to Moon (2024)

29. "LOSE YOU" by ata-beau from LOSE YOU (2024)

30. "The Substance" by Raffertie from The Substance (2024)

31. "Don't Drive into the Tree (Lusine Remix)" by River into Lake from Don't Drive into the Tree (Lusine Remix) (2024)

32. "Being Boring" by TR/ST featuring Jake Shears from TR/ST EP (2024)

33. "Young Archimedes" by Will Gregory Moog Ensemble from Heat Ray (2024)

34. "Return (Lusine Remix)" by Speckman featuring Sophia Kennedy from Return (Lusine Remix) (2024)

35. "Halo" by Ludwig A.F. from Halo (2024)

36. "Regret" by TR/ST from Performance (2024)

37. "Sunshine Night" by Andrew Thomas featuring Julia Parr from Pop Ambient 2025 (2024)

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PhD Year 1/ spring and summer (2024)

As always, I choose a release and listen to it all week long and choose my favorite song and add it to this compilation. At the end of the semester[s?] it makes a nice little time capsule playlist. I listen to the weekly release mostly at home now because I am never at the university. The Olympics is being hosted by Paris this year which has been a torment ever since June and will continue into September.

1. "Belami" by Stereo Total from Oh! Ah! (1995)

2. "Tears Dry on Their Own" by Amy Winehouse from Back to Black (2006)

3a. "One Day (Springs Eternal Mix)" by Björk from Björk Cut by the Sabres of Paradise (1993)

3b. "Play Dead (Tim Simenon 12" Remix)" by Björk from Play Dead (1993)

3c. "Cover Me (Cave Version)" by Björk from Army of Me (1995)

4a. "L'alcool" by Serge Gainsbourg from Du chant à la une !... (1958)

4b. "Adieu, créature !" by Serge Gainsbourg from N° 2 (1959)

5. " On Ice" by Beacon from Gravity Pairs (2018)

6a. "Nowhere (Gabriel's Drop 4 Original)" by Aquanote from Nowhere (2002)

6b. "Try" by Arvid featuring Ernesto from Try (2004)

6c. "Sean (Eric's 2WFU Dub)" by Aya from Sean (2004)

6d. "Cherry (Eric's 5rw Remix)" by Lisa Shaw from Cherry (Remixes) (2005)

7. "April Tenth" by Garbage from Shut Your Mouth (2002)

8. "Edith and the Kingpin" by Joni Mitchell from The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975)

9. "In Here the World Begins" by Broadcast from Mother Is the Milky Way (2009)

10. "Blue Skies (Maya Jane Coles Remix)" by Ella Fitzgerald from Verve Remixed: The First Ladies (2013)

11. "Shame" by Eurythmics from Savage (1987)

12. "M1: Synapse Retrogenesis" by The Caretaker from Everywhere at the End of Time - Stage 5 (2018)

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PhD Year 1/ Semester 2 (2024)

As always, I choose a release and listen to it all [week?] long and choose my favorite song and add it to this compilation. At the end of the semester[s?] it makes a nice little time capsule playlist. I listen to the weekly release mostly at home now because I am never at the university. There is no office for doctoral researchers or space where we can go and the library is not amazing, so I just stay home and work on my research. We do have a place called La maison de la recherche, but it's in a completely different arrondissement across town (the Latin Quarter) and the work space there for doctoral researchers is weird... I dunno. Anyway.

1. "神様がくれたもの (Gifted)" by Pizzicato Five from 女性上位時代 (This Year's Girl) (1991)

2. "Violently Happy (Masters at Work 12")" by Björk from Violently Happy (1994)

3. "Conversation" by Joni Mitchell from Ladies of the Canyon (1970)

4. "Something More" by Róisín Murphy from Róisín Machine (2020)

5. "Chapter 22" by Luminous Orange from Superplastic (1996)

6. "Part I - Acknowledgment" by John Coltrane from A Love Supreme (1965)

7. "The Men Who Rule the World" by Garbage from No Gods No Masters (2021)

8. "The Fashion Show" by Grace Jones from Slave to the Rhythm (1985)

9. "In the Court of the Crimson King" by King Crimson from In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)

10. "In Electric Blue" by Alison Goldfrapp from The Love Invention (2023)

11. "Soul Sauce (Guachi Guaro!) (Fila Brazillia Remix)" by Cal Tjader from Verve Remixed² (2003)

12. "Chocolate Song" by Tori Amos from Native Invader (2017)

13. "All I Need (Cpen's Late Night Rework)" by Andy Caldwell from All I Need (2001)*

14. "Les professionnels" by AIR from Premiers symptômes (1997)

*This is from a playlist of singles from the Naked Music record label

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2023: Monthly

Every month I chose one song that I listened to the most or liked the most from that month, and that gave me a nice little playlist. Sometimes it was a track that was new to me, and sometimes it was just an old track that I can’t give up on, or one that I rediscovered. There was no release date requirement, it could be from any year.

January "Easier to Love" by Sister Sledge from We Are Family (1979)

February "Believe (VIP Mix)" by Goldie from Believe (1998)

March "People's Parties" by Joni Mitchell from Court and Spark (1974)

April "Grace (Freedom Dub)" by Blue Six from Beautiful Tomorrow (2002)

May "Vaulted Eel" by Rasputina from Transylvanian Concubine (1993)

June "Euphoria in August" by Tess Roby from Ideas of Space (2022)

July "Men of Many Sayings" by Geometric Farms from Pop Ambient 2001 (2000)

August "Värnhem" by The Radio Dept. from This Past Week (2005)

September "The Sands Will Come Again" by Braindead Sound Machine from Give Me Something Hard I Can Take to My Grave (1994)

October "Wawa by the Ocean" by Mary Lattimore from Collected Pieces (2017)

November "The Fool on the Hill" by Shirley Bassey from The Fool on the Hill (1970)

December "Rich Baby Daddy" by Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA from For All the Dogs (2023)

Record of the year I Inside the Old Year Dying by PJ Harvey (2023)

Track of the year "Seasons (Waiting on You)” by Future Islands from Seasons (2014)

As a reminder Top left - Dustin Miller and Anthony Thorne went viral in a video meltdown at the airport Top right - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, victim of Munchausen by Proxy convicted for the murder of her mother, is released from prison Bottom left - George Santos expelled from congress after being accused of misappropriating funds for botox and OnlyFans Bottom right - The Senate Twink

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2023

My favorite tracks from 2023:

1. “Cellphone (Redux)” by Dirty Bird from Riddim Seeker (2023)

2. “The Void” by Benoît Pioulard from Eidetic (2023)

3. "Cities in Dust" by Garbage from Witness to Your Love (2023)

4. "Satellite" by quickly, quickly from Easy Listening (2023)

5. "Holiday House" by Beach House from Become (2023)

6. "Outside the Club (Vocal Version)" by Galcher Lustwerk from LUSTWERK II (2023)

7. "Silver Machine (The Hacker Remix)" by Desire from Silver Machine (The Hacker Remix) (2023)

8. "Prayer at the Gate" by PJ Harvey from I Inside the Old Year Dying (2023)

9. "Fader (Edit)" by Róisín Murphy from Fader (2023)

10. "alife" by Slowdive from everything is alive (2023)

11. "Dreaming" by Lusine featuring Asy Saavedra from Long Light (2023)

12. "If" by Blonde Redhead from Sit down for Dinner (2023)

13. "Even it Out" by Fever Ray from Radical Romantics (2023)

14. "deep in it" by berlioz from jazz is for ordinary people (2023)

15. "Much More (Sirens of Lesbos Remix)" by dreamcastmoe from Sound Is Like Water, 202% THC Remix Package (2023)

16. "Rich Baby Daddy" by Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA from For All the Dogs (2023)

17. "Arrivederci" by Mary Lattimore featuring Lol Tolhurst from Goodbye, Hotel Arkada (2023)

18. "Cake & Candy" by RuPaul from Black Butta (2023)

19. "MIDNIGHT" by podhajski from MIDNIGHT NOSTALGIA (2023)

20. "Brokendata" by Com Truise from Brokendate (2023)

21. "王七叶式躲闪BGM" by Mahalin from 王七叶式躲闪BGM (2023)

22. "These Days" by Julie Byrne with Laugh Cry Laugh from Julie Byrne with Laugh Cry Laugh (2023)

23. "Kontur" by Thore Pfeiffer / Niko Tzoukmanis from Pop Ambient 2024 (2023)

24. "Invisible Hand" by Solomon Fesshaye from Invisible Hand (2023)

25. "Check Your Translation (Hrishikesh Hirway Remix)" by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith from Let's Turn it into Sound Remixes (2023)

26. "SHOREDITCH" by VRDNYN from SHOREDITCH (2023)

27. "Heart Can Still Somersault" by Tom VR from Heart Can Still Somersault (2023)

28. "Tangled in Joy" by Temple of Angels from Endless Pursuit (2023)

29. "J'aime les filles" by Kate Bollinger from J'aime les filles (2023)

30. "Endless (Helios Remix)" by Christopher Willits from Gravity Remixes (2023)

31. "Birdy Bell" by Suchi from Birdy Bell (2023)

32. "Anything Else" by Audion from The Return of Losing It (2023)

33. "Fountain, Growth" by Khotin featuring Tess Roby from Release Spirit (2023)

34. "daylight falls" by Dua Saleh from daylight falls (2023)

35. "Intertwine" by Helios from Espera (2023)

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PhD Year 1/ Semester 1 (2023)

As always, I choose a release and listen to it all [week?] long and choose my favorite song and add it to this compilation. At the end of the semester[s?] it makes a nice little time capsule playlist. I listen to the weekly release mostly at home now because I am never at the university. There is no office for doctoral students or space where we can go and the library is not amazing, so I just stay home and work on my research. We do have a place called La maison de la recherche, but it's in a completely different arrondissement across town (the Latin Quarter) and the work space there for doctoral students is weird... I dunno. Anyway.

1. "Ovule" by Björk from fossora (2022)

2. "I Inside the Old Year Dying" by PJ Harvey from I Inside the Old Year Dying (2023)

3. "Exploitation (Edit)" by Róisín Murphy from Exploitation (2015)*

4. "+💡÷" by Tori Amos from Ocean to Ocean (2021)

5. "So What" by Miles Davis from Kind of Blue (1959)

6. "Surrender (Petalpusher Original)" by Petalpusher from Surrender (2000)**

7. "the slab" by Slowdive from Everything Is Alive (2023)

8. "How Long Has This Been Going On? (MJ Cole Remix)" by Carmen McRae from Verve Remixed (2005)

9. "Long Light" by Lusine featuring Benoît Pioulard from Long Light (2023)

10. "G1 - Post Awareness Confusions" by The Caretaker from Everywhere at the End of Time - Stage 4 (2018)

11. "Not for Me" by Blonde Redhead from Sit down for Dinner (2023)

12. "Mind" by Talking Heads from Fear of Music (1979)

13. "Weedless Hook" by Blank Gloss from Pop Ambient 2024 (2023)

14. "Good King Wenceslas" by Tori Amos from Midwinter Graces (2009)

15. "Where Youth and Laughter Go" by Broadcast from Extended Play (2000)***

*I wanted to learn about Róisín Murphy, so I made a playlist of her singles to kind of get a sense of her sound.

**This is from a playlist of singles from the Naked Music record label

***This is from The Future Crayon, their compilation of non-album tracks post-The Noise Made by People