A friend asked me to introduce her to the world of hip hop by sending her some music. I imposed a four to five album limit, primarily because of the amount of time it would take me to gather the music and send it to her but also because I figured too much more and she would have trouble digesting it (even though she is into music).
What four or five albums would you choose, and why? My selections are after the jump.
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2005 music sales figures are out and a major music conference is occurring, with online sales being a key focus of both. Here’s yet another deconstruction of the music industry written by me:
1—————->3—————>5
Terrible—————–>Fantastic
5
Clipz Livin’ Drumz
Coldcut Let US Replay!
Kraftwerk Live @ Coachella Music and Arts Festival
Riley, Terry Requiem for Adam
Rolling Stones Forty Licks
4
Bowie, David David Live
Bowie, David Heroes
Bowie, David Space Oddity
Bowie, David Station to Station
Quintron Satan is Dead
Riley, Terry A Rainbow in Curved Air
Skalpel 1958 Breaks
Various Artists Smart-Music.net’s Favorite Ninja Tunes
3
Aphrodite Overdrive
Bowie, David Low
Bowie, David Man Who Sold The World, The
Bowie, David Pinups
DJ Shadow Diminshing Returns (Essential Mix 20030330)
Empire, Alec and Merzbow Live @ CBGB NYC 1998
Riley, Terry Persian Surgery Dervishes
Tobin, Amon Permutation
Westdal, Keston Super Structure Baby
Various Artists Digital Beauties .001
2
Drop the Lime Gutterbreakz Set
Riley, Terry Bird of Paradise
1
Carey, Mariah Emancipation of Mimi, The (Ultra Platinum Edition)