This last year was a emotionally turbulent year for me for several personal reasons.. with all this emotional turmoil comes music to accompany it.. here are some of my favorite artists and/or tracks.. if I could talk to them (or about them), I'd say this:
Jon Hopkins: Jon, your music has always been there for me to pick me up and lift me above the shit and confusion that is life in order to let me bask in the radiant glory of all that is heavenly and good.. I salute you and congratulate you with your latest release (please upload it to Last.fm, so others can experience it)..
Insides has more than earned its place next to
Opalescent and
Contact Note... (but also Ep1.. I just love
The End and
Song One) these albums should be in every music-lover's collection.. (paid, that is.. true artistry deserves recognition.. the least you can do is pay the man for his works of art). Coldplay didn't pick this guy to work with without a reason.. the #1 band of 2008 here on LastFM has Jon Hopkins with them on stage for their new album release. …