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Music lover conference, right here, right now

I really need to get this off my chest - so you're just going to have to deal with a boring entry for tonight. Ok, here it goes: Hi, my name is Margaret. And I AM A MUSICAHOLIC! I am music's slave. Its whore. Its bitch. Utterly, totally, and completely obsessed with it. Rendered useless without it. I listen to it when I get out of the shower, on the walk to and from work, while I'm working, while I'm designing, and sometimes when I'm going to sleep. Believe me when I say I am a much happier, healthier venusian for having an intimate relationship with it. Right, and there's also the small matter of me having lots of it.

Yes I know what you're thinking - everyone has lots of music, and some people even have LOTS of music. But I pretty much kick all their asses and have LOTS of music. Rougly 7000 mp3's and a little over 300 CDs in my closet. You remember yesterday's question about things I buy that I don't need? Well music is definitely not on that list (not with a capital 'N'), because if I am forced to be without it for even one day I transform in to a seething, snarling, snappy, mega bitch. Crabby. Irritable. And very, verrrrry irritated.

Today I did that thing I do every coupla months, where I wipe off almost all the music on my computer and replace it with an all new assortment of delishiousness. For goodness sakes, I have 7000 mp3's and over 300 cd's I could be listening to, HOW'S A WOMAN TO CHOOSE?!!! So on occassion I become bored with the 1500 or so regulars I keep handy, wipe 'em out, and put an all new assortment up. Today was that lucky day! And being the extremely generous person I am, I'm going to share with you some of the albums I'm currently infatuated with. As always, if anyone see's something on this list you'd like to have a copy of, or in general can think of something you want but don't have (or can't find), feel free to drop me a line. I didn't earn the nickname DJ mDogg in college for nuthin'!

So. First thing in the morning - getting ready for work - gotta be in a good mood so I put in the following:

1) Justin Timberlake - Justified
2) Christina Aguilera - Stripped (currently holding record for longest running album on my computer)
3) Britney Spears - In The Zone

For appetizers, I prefer music of the groovy, low-key variety. Lounge music, meets acid jazz, meets trip hop, meets rave. Currently have the following lined up to meet said groovy requirements:

4) Perfecto Chills, Volume 1 (2 disk set)
5) Perfecto Chills, Volume 2 (2 disk set)
6) Cafe Lounge, Various Artists

Sliding right in to third is my love affair with East Indian, smart, smooth, groovy, underground music. Talvin Singh is alright (please don't hate me), but if my subwoofer could marry Karsh Kale it would. Ssssccchlllpppp! These are the albums I put on when I start designing and don't fuck around.

7) Karsh Kale - Liberation
8) Karsh Kale - Realize

Traveling to the not so near Minneapolis, here's the selected, and everchanging, playlist for the walk to work.

9) Janet Jackson - Velvet Rope
10) Mya - Moodring
11) Garbage - Version 2.0
12) Digital Underground - Sex Packets

When I want to be moved, I put in the strong stuff.

13) Tori Amos. Anything at all by Tori Amos. Scarlett's Walk, Boys For Pele, To Venus and Back, Under The Pink, Little Earthquakes, Tales of a Librarian, & From The Choirgirl Hotel.
14) Sarah McLachlan. While I adore all her albums, my all-time favorite is still Fumbling Towards Ecstacy. I think I actually wore out the CD on that one.

In the evenings, I like to wind down a bit. Not too calm or that chillout music would put me right to sleep.

15) Lamb - Between Darkness and Wonder
16) Vast - Nude
17) Zero 7 - Simple Things
18) Madonna. Currently enjoying Ray of Light & American Life.

And no collection should be complete without...

19) Buddha Bar. Every volume is good but II is my personal favorite.

Whew. Ok, the last music entry post for a while. Which reminds me, we haven't played that game for quite some time....