Desert Island Discs

Trouserpress wrote: cacho wrote: ^hope so! BTW: do you remember who I am? I certainly remember seeing your username around a fair bit. I'm afraid I'm terrible with putting posts to names, as it were. I can't even remember everyone I met a few years back when some of us met up for a curry in London.  My memory is awful.

I'm afraid not.... I'm the guy who talked with you by MSN! Remember?

NaturalScience wrote: Bj-1 wrote: This is way too hard, I can just think of one particular track in the top of my head now..   Present - Promenade au Fond D'un Canal   This might be my favorite song ever. The structure, the dynamics, the dark and omnious mood and repetetive almost obsessive attitude of this composition just never fails to amaze me. Utterly unique both technically and compositionally.   Not a shock to those of us that know you even a little bit...

cacho wrote: Trouserpress wrote: cacho wrote: La Ciudad De Los Libros Soñadores - Walter Moers Would that be "The City of Dreaming Books" in English? If so, I thoroughly recommend it! No idea what that translation is like but the English one is excellent. In fact, the whole of Moers' Zamonia series is fantastic, especially "Rumo". I realise this is getting a bit off-topic now, but what the hell - I started this thread! Yes you nailed it. I didn't know it was originally written in english But yeah, my brother told me it's great, he really enjoyed it, he's quite a reader though, and I'm not.....hehe I thought that book was pretty unknown!

Actually it was originally written in German. I meant that the English translation was good...

And yes, it's not exactly well-known here either. The first Zamonia book "The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear" was moderately popular and got some gushy reviews when it was first published due to its sheer originality and freshness, though I'd say it's the weakest of the lot so far. The others have whooshed passed almost unnoticed which is rather a shame, I think.

Do read the one you've got though, it's just so much fun! Also, it's about the immense power and pleasures of reading. Perhaps it'll inspire you to read a little more regularly in future!

cacho wrote: ^as well as Ghost Rider

I think you may have missed Scott's point...

Well, Fandango and Prog Chick have both recently become available.

Trouserpress wrote: cacho wrote: La Ciudad De Los Libros Soñadores - Walter Moers Would that be "The City of Dreaming Books" in English? If so, I thoroughly recommend it! No idea what that translation is like but the English one is excellent. In fact, the whole of Moers' Zamonia series is fantastic, especially "Rumo". I realise this is getting a bit off-topic now, but what the hell - I started this thread!

Yes you nailed it. I didn't know it was originally written in english But yeah, my brother told me it's great, he really enjoyed it, he's quite a reader though, and I'm not.....hehe

I thought that book was pretty unknown!

Alright, track list, no explanations (maybe I'll fill them in later).

1.  Magma - "Theusz Hamtaahk", Retrospektiw I-II
2.  Henry Cow - "Half Asleep; Half Awake"
3.  IZZ - "Deafening Silence"
4.  National Health - "Squarer for Maud"
5.  Yes - "The Gates of Delirium"
6.  The Allman Brothers Band - "Jessica"
7.  Emerson, Lake, & Palmer - "Take a Pebble"
8.  Mahler's 2nd Symphony, Final Movement

Luxury:  infinite supply of beer (great idea Rob)
Book:  Quo Vadis

Don't we all.

That's fun of it.

Try and chose tracks that remind you of family, special events or loved ones.

Wedding song?
A track in the charts that was popular when you met your wife for the first time?
A track that reminds you of your son?

The tracks have to be bearable though.

So where's your list, Patrick?

I'm waiting patiently for it.