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Matthew Herbert

is the name that comes to mind when Björk or Yoko Ono need a remix. «Personal Contract for the Composition of Music» is the manifesto the English remixer, produer and musician – wrote to have his own rule book for his musical output. And that’s en elusive one, with all his remixes, production work (from Roisin Murphy to his wife Dani Siciliano), his film music scores and all of his endless releases (f.e. on his own label Accidental).

If you were stranded on a deserted island you would...
take these three books along:

Kyril Bonfiglioni: «The Mortdecai Trilogy» by / Don DeLillo: «Underworld» / Stephen Zunes: «Tinderbox»

take these three CDs/records with you:
Keith Jarrett - The Melody At Night, With You

A pure distillation of both songwriting and performance.

Wham! - Last Christmas

I hate this song, but it would remind of the seasons.

Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

A soundtrack for me to lope round the island to, wearing a grass skirt I’d made and with coconuts on my head.

take these three DVDs along:

Norman McLaren collected works / «Secretary» / «Top Hat» by Mark Sanrich with Fred Astaire

take these three games along:

cards / football / go kart racing

start to learn these three things:

mandarin / medecine / ice skating

subscribe to these three newspapers / magazines:

The Guardian / Dazed and Confused / Desert Island Monthly

miss these three things the most about living in a city:

chips / noise / racism

invite these three persons for a weekend:

Tom Waits / my mother / hunter

get these three pets:

a blue whale / a killer whale / a humpback whale

learn these three songs by heart:
«Happy Birthday»
«Little Donkey»
Tom Waits - Step Right Up
take these three tools with you:

nail clippers / a pocket saw / my computer

Motor City Drum Ensemble

a record you fell in love to
Pharoah Sanders - Prince Of Peace

Cosmo Vitelli

a song that reminds your friends of you
Spacemen 3 - Revolution

Duke Special

record you were looking for the longest
Magnetic Fields

Cazals

record you were looking for the longest
The Action - I'll Keep Holding On

Morgan Geist

you drive a car late at night?

NYC – take the train. But night driving is ...

The Soulsavers

you relax on a beach?
Björk - Vespertine

Jesh

No. 2
Oasis - Definitely Maybe

The Earlies

take these three CDs/records with you:
Yes - Close To The Edge

Marissa Nadler

you prepare a candle light dinner?
The theme song to Jeopardy

Karl Bartos

a song that reminds you of school
The Who - My Generation

Jonathan Wilson

you prepare a candle light dinner?
Jenny O. - Come Get Me

The Phantom Band

the song to be played at your funeral
Cypress Hill - Ain’t Goin Out Like That

Erik Truffaz

No. 1
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

Cosmin TRG

you go to a club?
DBX - Beat Phreak

Newton Faulkner

No. 8
Thomas Leeb - Riddle

Plum

miss these three things the most about living in a city:

warehouse parties / street art / the choice of stuff ...

Gary Lucas

a song that reminds you of school
Steely Dan - My Old School

Sondre Lerche

you sit in a plane?
Lucy Pearl - Live Without You

Dollskabeat

you are in a depressive mood?
Alexander Robotnick - Hola Macci Kola

Tracey Thorn

your boozed up anthem
Daft Punk - One More Time

Mugwump

you sit in the subway?
B12

Malachai

you come home from the club?
Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again

Lanoiraude

5 favorite records
Roy Ayers - Lots Of Love

Dego

you prepare for an important date?
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation

Bill Adler

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Kanye West - Gold Digger

Jesse Lenat

you want to disturb your neighbours?
Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills

Anni Rossi

5 favorite animals

I don’t like animals.

Dwele

a song you would use as a ring-tone
Amerie - 1 Thing

Charles Webster

your party anthem
Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy

Sven Väth

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life

Muss noch geschrieben werden!

AM

No. 3
Piero Umiliani - Il Corpo

David Pajo

start to learn these three things:

pricing adjustable rate mortage loan contracts / how to ...

Lotte Kestner

record you were looking for the longest
Under Byen - Kyst

Michael Mayer

a song that reminds you of school
Paul Young - Come Back And Stay

Fol Chen

you cook?
American Music Club - Sick Of Food

Defend Moscow

perfect anthem for Romford
Underworld - Born Slippy

Pepe Bradock

best David Bowie song
David Bowie - Space Oddity

Orishas

you wash your hair?

I listen to the sound of the water ...

Manuel Goettsching

5 favorite records
Jimi Hendrix - And The Wind Cries Mary

Telepopmusik

your ultimate heartbreak song
Juliana Hatfield Three - My Sister

The Hidden Cameras

first record you remember
Olivia Newton-John - Physical

Terry Lynn

which is the best job one can have in the city?

Musician.

Parlour

perfect anthem for Gotheburg
Sailor - Down By The Docks

Marit Bergman


Stockholm

I moved from Stockholm to New York ...

A Winged Victory For The Sullen

you go to a club?
Sparklehorse - Painbirds

Devendra Banhart

you ride a bicycle?
Diane Cluck

Midlake

a song that reminds your friends of you
Billy Joel - Honesty

Barn Owl

you cook?
Bahauddin Dagar - Gat In Chautala

The Bangles

you make love?
Stevie Wonder

Bodies Of Water

a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed
Sam Cooke - Having A Party

Minotaur Shock

you walk through a dark forest?
Gas; A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

Jay Jay Johanson

you make love?
Phoenix

Studio

you jog?
Steve Reich - Vermont Counterpoint

Jacques Renault

No. 9
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love

Kathy Zimmer

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69

Zwicker

you are in a depressive mood?
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out

Apache Beat

a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed
Malcolm Middleton - Burst Noel

Tridact

you prepare a candle light dinner?
Chico Hamilton - Mysterious Maiden

Bosque Brown

perfect anthem for Denton
Centro-Matic - Too Much Downtime

Vetiver

the song to be played at your funeral
Bobby Charles - I Must Be In A Good Place Now

The Late Greats

you want to disturb your neighbours?
Alice Cooper - School's Out

Penguin Prison

a song that reminds you of school
Nirvana - Lithium

M.A.N.D.Y.

you sit in the subway?
Ms. Dynamite - Natural High

New Young Pony Club

you are in a depressive mood?
Elliott Smith

Luke Haines

5 favorite TV shows

Indoor league / Wheeltappers social / World of Sport / The ...

Division Of Laura Lee

you want to disturb your neighbours?
Adolescents - I Hate Children

Kon & Amir

you sit in the subway?

Kon: I drive.

The Miserable Rich

you wake up?
Tito Puente - Oye Como Va

KT Tunstall

you destroy a hotel room?
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

Vashti Bunyan

take these three CDs/records with you:
Lambchop - Nixon

Olafur Arnalds

first record you bought
2Pac - Greatest Hits

Bronnt Industries Kapital

you drive a car late at night?
Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell On You

Angel Deradoorian

best soundtrack ever
Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood

Tom Vek

5 favorite records
Lamb - Fear Of Fours

DJ Cherrystones

you sit in a plane?

Mostly the Blues channel or any mediocre TV ...

Coldplay

a record you fell in love to
Sigur Rós - ()

Mystery Jets

you sit in the subway?
Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric?

Holy Ghost!

you make love?

A: Is that the same as having sex?

Anne Clark

you try to stay up for more than 24 hours?
9West - Feel The Buzz

Leo Zero

first record you bought
Adam & The Ants - Antmusic

Kissogram

best concert you ever attended
The Make-up

Faust

you try to stay up for more than 24 hours?
Ludwig von Beethoven - Mondscheinsonate

Robin Saville

you want to disturb your neighbours?
General Magic And Pita - Spring Fridge

Marcus Bonfanti

best Beatles song
The Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy)

James Murphy

you wash your hair?
Chrome - Firebomb

Gravenhurst

you stay in bed?

When I stay in bed I am usually ...

Bettye Lavette

your party anthem
T Baby - Whit It Baby

Barbara Carlotti

a song you wish you'd written yourself
The Zombies - Time Of The Season

The Project Club

you jump out of a plane with a parachute?
Jean Luc Ponty - Computer Incantations For World Peace

My Bee's Garden

a song that reminds your friends of you
Serge Gainsbourg - Bonnie And Clyde

Wordsworth

your sunday morning song
Jay-Z - What More Can I Say

Kelli Ali

you are in a depressive mood?
Nico - Janitor Of Lunacy

Higamos Hogamos

5 favorite movies

«O Lucky Man!» by Lindsay Anderson / «Onibaba» by ...

The Shortwave Set

perfect anthem for London
The Spice Girls - Wannabe

Nils Frahm

you cook?
The Penguin Café Orchestra - Music From The Penguin Caf...

Everything Everything

a song you wish you'd written yourself
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

Jimi Tenor

5 favorite personal belongings

adidas bag / flute / sax / Yamaha QY 100 sequencer ...

Captain Sensible

take these three books along:

Martin Strong: «The Great Psychedelic Discography» / Charles Darwin ...

Mark Archer

first video clip you remember?
Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

A Fine Frenzy

5 favorite records
Coldplay - Parachutes

Neon Heights

you run from the cops?
Roy Budd - Theme From Get Carter

Bit-tuner

take these three CDs/records with you:
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I&II

We Are Scientists

5 favorite cities

San Francisco, CA / Berkeley, CA / New York, NY ...

Lone Wolf

a record you fell in love to
Tom Waits - Saving All My Love For You

Alex Smoke

you take a bubble bath?
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle

Howe Gelb

start to learn these three things:

How to build a violin and bow from ...

Droog

you want to disturb your neighbours?
Renegade Soundwave - Women Respond To Bass

Karl Culley

a song that reminds your friends of you
Karl Culley - I’m Not Proud Of Myself

Emma Tricca

perfect anthem for London
The Clash - London Calling

Yuck

you stay in bed?
Happy End - Sore ha bokujya naiyo (It's not me)

David Holmes

you drive a car late at night?
Dexys Midnight Runners - Don't Stand Me Down

C. Gibbs

a song you would use as a ring-tone
Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky); TLC - No...

Windsurf

you jump out of a plane with a parachute?
The Alan Parsons Project - Mammagamma

Little Jackie

best concert you ever attended
Gnarls Barkley

Charlotte Hatherley

first record you remember
Michael Jackson - Thriller

Micah P. Hinson

first record you remember
John Denver - Greatest Hits

Still Going

the song to be played at your funeral
War - All Day Music

Justine D

you take a bubble bath?
Stereolab - Dots And Loops

Brasstronaut

you sit in a plane?
Sigur Ros - Myrkur (Von Remix Version)

Spinto Band

a song that reminds your friends of you
Ada Jones - The Yama Yama Man

White Denim

your sunday morning song
The Velvet Underground - Who Loves The Sun

Little Dragon

a song that reminds you of school
Nirvana

DJ Mehdi

you prepare a candle light dinner?
Ella Fitzgerald

Bobbito Garcia

you are in a depressive mood?
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (LP)

Boozoo Bajou

record you were looking for the longest
Jackie Mittoo - After Christmas

CALLmeKAT

favorite street corner?

Østerbrogade & Dosseringen. Here you can overlook the lakes ...

Belle & Sebastian

your ultimate heartbreak song
Donnie Fritts - We Had It All

Tim Mälzer

your ultimate heartbreak song
The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses

Tindersticks

record you were looking for the longest
John Barry - The Wrong Box

Kid Koala

you sit by the river?
Louis Armstrong - Moon River

Memory Band

you jog?
Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)

Xiu Xiu

take these three books along:

the bible / the koran / the gita

We Are Wolves

learn these three songs by heart:
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

The Ones

the song to be played at your funeral
Sylvester - Stars

Minus 8

a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Blow Monkeys

a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed
Bill Withers - Lovely Day

Jimmy Edgar

your ultimate heartbreak song
Mary J. Blige - Your Child

Final Fantasy

you sit in a plane?
Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger

Lopazz

you drive a car late at night?
Johnny Cash

Terence Bernardo

a song that reminds your friends of you
Buck Owens - I've Got A Tiger By The Tail

Aaron Wright

the song to be played at your funeral
The Band - Whispering Pines

Kris Menace

the song to be played at your funeral

Burn me! No funeral please!

Grizzly Bear

you come home from the club?
Deerhunter - Fluorescent Grey

Zohra

5 favorite personal victories

Comes after a tragedy. So idem. 

Pacifika

you relax on a beach?

The music of the waves.

Sophie Madeleine

5 favorite cartoon characters

Danger Mouse / Stewie Griffin / The Thundercats / Totoro! / Dexter ...

Sam Amidon

5 favorite movies

«The Ice Storm» by Ang Lee / «Pandora's ...

Bob Power

first record you bought
The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Kool Keith

you prepare a candle light dinner?
Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)

DJ Kent

you prepare for an important date?
The Isley Brothers - That Lady

A Guy Called Gerald

a song that reminds you of school
Adam & The Ants - Antmusic

Wolf People

perfect anthem for London
The Clash - White Man In Hammersmith Palais

The Juan MacLean

5 favorite records
Public Image Limited - Metal Box

Glass Candy

take these three DVDs along:

«The Fearless Vampire Killers» by Roman Polanski / Gilligan ...

John Klemmer

a song you would use as a ring-tone
Stevie Wonder - Happy Birthday

Howling Bells

best Beatles song
The Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Daniel Wang

a song you wish you'd written yourself
Ashford &Simpson - Bougie Bougie

Smudo

you prepare for an important date?
Weird Al Yankovic - Bohemian Polka

Nick Chacona

you ride a bicycle?
Early B - Bicycle Bicycle

Alva Noto

you sit in the subway?
Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Berlin

2raumwohnung

subscribe to these three newspapers / magazines:

Wired / Dazed and Confused / Der Tagesspiegel

Ewan Pearson

the song to be played at your funeral
Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is?

Chrome Hoof

you want to disturb your neighbours?
Chrome Hoof

Trusme

the song to be played at your funeral

I need some more diggin years under my ...

Adonis

the song to be played at your funeral
Adonis - No Way Back

Beautiful Swimmers

you prepare a candle light dinner?
The Eagles - Those Shoes

Unconventional Science

perfect anthem for Los Angeles
Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 - Ye Ye De Smell

DJ Hell

you drive a car late at night?

Demo and Promo CDs.

Whomadewho

you are on the tour bus?
Bob Marley

Lisbee Stainton

first record you bought
B*Witched

Defari

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Defari - Lowlands Anthem

Howlin' Rain

you want to disturb your neighbours?
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame

Matthew Herbert

invite these three persons for a weekend:

Tom Waits / my mother / hunter

Our Broken Garden

you are love sick?
Munck//Johnson - Here Comes You

Eagles Of Death Metal

you jump out of a plane with a parachute?
Van Halen - Jump

Gossip

you wake up?
Tori Amos - Putting The Damage On

Andy Gill

a song that reminds you of school
The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Headless Heroes

you fall asleep?
Roy Orbison - In Dreams

Bush Tetras

a song that inspires you
Manu Chao - Proxima Estacion Esperanza

Lloyd Cole

perfect anthem for Glasgow
Orange Juice - Poor Old Soul

Erol Alkan

you are in a depressive mood?
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible

GusGus

you go to a club?
Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Paul Oakenfold Remix)

Valery Gore

you sit by a camp fire?
Ellen McIlwaine - Can't Find My Way Home (Steve Winwood...

Matthew Dear

a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed
John Prine - Great Compromise

A Touch Of Class

you cut a silhoutte?
Scissor Sisters

Pearly Gates

first record you remember
Sam Cooke - Wonderful World

Phil Mison

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Santana - Aqua Marine

Air

your sunday morning song
The Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning

Oneida

you prepare for an important date?
AC/DC

Mediengruppe Telekommander

you make love?
The KLF - Chill Out

Baikonour

the song to be played at your funeral
Popol Vuh - Love Life Death

The Bees

you are in the sauna?
GZA - Cold World

Sons And Daughters

you prepare for an important date?
Violent Femmes - Gimme The Car

Padded Cell

you run from the cops?
Badder Than Evil - Hot Wheels (The Chase)

Jean-Michel Jarre

best Beatles song
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

Rumer

first record you remember
Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun

Chris & Cosey

best Kraftwerk song
Kraftwerk - Radioactivity

Hot Chip

you come home from the club?

Al: A record on Kompakt, «Pop Ambient». With ...

Kathryn Williams

you stay in bed?
Leonard Cohen - Suzanne

Modeselektor

5 favorite cities

Berlin / San Francisco / New York / Rüdersdorf / Bukarest

Martin Rev

you have to spend a night in a spooky hotel?

I play the music and notes in my ...

Heidi Happy

you work in the garden?

Zeebeli setze!

Casual

you prepare for an important date?
Jay-Z

Mooner

No. 8
Rah Band - The Crunch & Beyond

Good Shoes

you go to a club?
Kings Of Leon - The Bucket

Swahili Blonde

you prepare for an important date?
The Pharcyde - Otha Fish

Chaz Jankel

5 favorite TV shows

Anything enlightening. I hate game shows and big ...

Richard Norris

5 favorite English words

plinth / orgone / triptamine / foxy / languid

Mavis Staples

a record you fell in love to
Charles Brown - Angel Baby

Prince Language

you are stoned?
Popol Vuh

Audie Darling

favorite band hailing from the city?

I don’t really know a lot about ...

Ilya Santana

you take a bubble bath?
Deva Premal - Mantras

Editors

you pretend to be married?

I’d let the lady decide.

Peter Broderick

best soundtrack ever
Yann Tiersen - Goodbye Lenin

Luca C & Brigante

a song you wish you'd written yourself
Baxter Dury - Happy Soup

Hans-Joachim Roedelius

you relax on a beach?

Wann kommt der Roedelius wohl mal in die ...

Hatcham Social

first record you remember
Blue Moon

Candi Staton

you sit in the subway?
Barbara Lewis - Hello Stranger

Clare & The Reasons

you drive into the country?
Ravel - Piano Concerto #1

Ost & Kjex

you ride a bicycle?
Mouse On Mars - Kanu

Kid Loco

you sit in a plane?
The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight

Horace Andy

No. 2
Bob Marley - Hypocrites

Stratus

first record you remember
Bo Diddley - Road Runner

Ed Harcourt

you want to tell your girlfriend it's over?
Cee-Loo Green - Fuck You

Cypress Hill

your sunday morning song
Willie Bobo - Fried Neckbones and Some Home Fries

Frank Black

learn these three songs by heart:
Adam & The Ants - Stand And Deliver

Jackpot

you fall asleep?

The breathing of a woman.

Tha 4orce

you come home from the club?
Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam - I Wonder If I Take You Home

Tony Carrasco

perfect anthem for New York
Liza Minnelli - New York, New York

Johnossi

favorite sports team?

J&O: Djurgarden (soccer team)

Love Inks

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Meret Becker

a song that reminds your friends of you
The Commodores - Easy

Kool & The Gang

you are love sick?
Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Jakob der Lügner

a record you fell in love to
Portishead - Dummy

El-P

you sit in a plane?
Pixies - Where Is My Mind?

Apiento

you sit in a plane?
Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians

Ada

5 favorite records
Jamie Lidell - Multiply

Soul Mekanik

you sit by a camp fire?
Caribou - Sun

Constance Amiot

a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed
Gustav Mahler - 5th symphony (Adagietto)

Wooden Shjips

you destroy a hotel room?
The Shangri-Las - The Train From Kansas City

Mélissa Laveaux

a song to seduce you
Suzanne Vega - Caramel

Mechanical Bride

record you were looking for the longest
The Kinks - This Time Tomorrow

Rich Medina

you have to spend a night in a spooky hotel?
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You

Circlesquare

you are in a depressive mood?
Cat Stevens - Trouble

Rebelski

you prepare for an important date?
The Jackson Sisters - I Believe In Miracles

Fanfarlo

first record you bought
Adam & The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Luke Solomon

you prepare a candle light dinner?
Van Morrison - Sweet Thing

Lo Fat Orchestra

a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed

Der aktuelle Top Hit aus den Grossraumdiscos.

Kinski

your liberation anthem
The Archies - Feelin' So Good

Million Stylez

where was your first flat?

It was in a suburb called Helenelund (Sollentuna ...

Raul Midon

5 favorite books

Yann Martel: «The Life Of Pi». A magical ...

Riccio

where do you kiss the last time (or where would you like to)?

Kisses are allowed. Really, really a lot of ...

Broken Social Scene

the song to be played at your funeral
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

Cosmo

5 favorite records
Ash Ra Temple - Ash Ra Temple

Ratatat

best Beatles song
The Beatles - Girl

Ian Hart

the song to be played at your funeral
Ludwig van Beethoven - 3rd symphony 2nd part requirium

Whitehouse

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Paul Sharada - Dancing All The Night

Chuck D

you sit in a plane?

The Stax catalogue.

No Age

you want to disturb your neighbours?
Black Flag - Damaged

Hugh Herrera

5 favorite bands you know personally

Nudist Priest / Third Grade Teacher / Morcheeba / Map of ...

Lydia Lunch

you try to stay up for more than 24 hours?

Which I do at least once a week ...

Dave Clarke

you relax on a beach?
The Whitest Boy Alive

Steve Mason

your ultimate heartbreak song
The Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache

Ricardo Villalobos

first record you bought
Donna Summer - I Feel Love

The Dirtbombs

5 favorite human inventions

cell phone / E-Mail / CDs / bar codes / masking tape

Nicky Siano

you drive a car late at night?
Anita Baker

Wolfmother

you meet your parents?
Bob Marley

The Rayographs

a song you would use as a ring-tone
Eliane Radigue

The Golden Filter

you walk in the rain?
Sigur Rós - Hoppípolla

Rainer Trüby

you run naked through a cornfield?

Hab ich bisher noch nie ausprobiert.

Manuel Tur

your sunday morning song
Róisín Murphy - Sow Into You

Van She

5 favorite personal victories

Being born / Breaking the sound barrier in a ...

The Diaphanoids

you are stoned?
Philip Glass

Loane

your ultimate heartbreak song
Véronique Sanson - L'irréparable

Kevin Saunderson

favorite building?

The old train station. It’s classical.

Mirror Mirror

your sunday morning song
The Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning

Yoyoyo Acapulco

you make love?

Not with a soundtrack, sir. Tried once with ...

Paul Frick

you wake up?
Flying Lotus - Do The Astral Plane

Julia Franck

invite these three persons for a weekend:

Davon ausgehend, dass meine Kinder mit auf dieser ...

ESG

you make love?
The Dream - Falsetto

J Rawls

a song that reminds your friends of you
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - T.R.O.Y.

Sebastien Tellier

your sunday morning song
Perry Como - Solo Tu

Shakespeares Sister

you jump out of a plane with a parachute?
Joni Mitchell - Help Me I Think I’m Falling

Tanya Stephens

you camp in the desert?
TLC - Waterfalls

My Morning Jacket

you sell crack cocaine to teenagers?
Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life

Papst & Abstinenzler

you drive a car late at night?
Bohren und der Club of Gore - Crimson Ways

First Aid Kit

you jump out of a plane with a parachute?
Alela Diane - Can You Blame The Sky?

Peanut Butter Wolf

you go fishing?

I used to fish with my dad when ...

Mark Richardson

you play golf?
Bob Marley - Kinky Reggae

Chromatics

a song that reminds your friends of you
T. Rex

Black Devil Disco Club

the song to be played at your funeral

A track that I might have composed by ...

George Duke

a record you fell in love to
Milton Nascimento - Clube Da Esquina

When Saints Go Machine

you are love sick?
The Slits - Typical Girls

Invisible Conga People

you jog?
The Rabbits - Wa, Wa, Wa

Saint Etienne

first record you remember
The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There

Large Professor

5 favorite records
Bohannon - Stop & Go

Chromeo

your ultimate heartbreak song
Roger - I Want To Be Your Man

Interpol

you come home from the club?
Blonde Redhead - 23

Explosions In The Sky

5 favorite records
The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2

Crystal Antlers

5 favorite records
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica

Mario Basanov & Vidis

you have to spend a night in a spooky hotel?
Vangelis - Blade Runner

Ben Watt

a song you wish you'd written yourself
Victor Young & Ned Washington - My Foolish Heart

Cortney Tidwell

5 favorite personal belongings

my photo albums / my record collection / my doggie ...

Chelonis R. Jones

your sunday morning song

Only Roots Reggae, circa 1970-1980.

Andreya Triana

first record you remember

«If You Love Me Let Me Go». My ...

Alter Ego

perfect anthem for Frankfurt
Hildegard Knef - Ich hab noch einen Koffer in Berlin

Doe Paoro

a song that reminds you of school
Dennis Alcapone – Teach The Children

Psychic Ills

you sit in the subway?
Time Machine - 7-Methoxy-?-Carboline: (Telepathine)

The Emperor Machine

you walk in the rain?
23 Skidoo - Last Words

Treefight For Sunlight

a song you wish you'd written yourself
The Beatles - Across The Universe

Gilles Peterson

you fall asleep?
Sun Ra - Sleeping Beauty

Beppe Loda

your party anthem
Beppe Loda - Electronica Virtuale

John Daly

learn these three songs by heart:
Miles Davis - It’s About That Time

Nocturnes

perfect anthem for Los Angeles
The 1921A - Broken Hinges

Dynamite Deluxe

a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed

S: 99% des Deutscen Raps.

Ingrid Olava

favorite band hailing from the city?

Thom Hell, Rockettothesky, In the Country, Susanna, Hanne ...

Colder

No. 6
Brian Eno - No One Receiving

Shawn Lee

first record you bought
Isaac Hayes - The Shaft Soundtrack

US3

your ultimate heartbreak song
Tom Waits - Martha

White Hinterland

your boozed up anthem
Beyoncé - Single Ladies

Cornelius

you repair a synthesizer?
Raymond Scott

Munk

you meet your parents?

Messiaen oder neapoletanische Canzoni.

Stefan Goldmann

you run naked through a cornfield?
Le Mystere de Voix Bulgares - Polegnala E Todora

Bing Ji Ling

a song that reminds your friends of you
Muppet Show Rowlf Sings - You and I And George

Franz Nicolay

best Beatles song
The Beatles - Act Naturally

Zambri

you drive into the country?
Prince & The Revolution - The Beautiful Ones

Marius Circus

perfect song to end a party with
Sheila & The B Devotion - Spacer

A Mountain Of One

best Beatles song
The Beatles - Because

Social Disco Club

No. 6
LCD Soundsystem - Too Much Love (Rub-N-Tug Remix)

Justice

5 favorite books

Windsor McKay: «Little Nemo» / Hajime Sorayama: «Sexy Robot ...

John Foxx

a song that reminds your friends of you
George Formby - Leaning On A Lamp Post At The Corner Of...

Chris Coco

you prepare for an important date?
Lou Reed - Make Up

These New Puritans

you wake up?
Neneh Cherry - Peace In Mind

Ashley Beedle

you have to spend a night in a spooky hotel?
R. Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House

Georg Levin

you walk through a dark forest?
Richard Strauss - Metamorphosen

Tim Sweeney

you prepare a candle light dinner?
The Who - Heinz Baked Beans

Jazzanova

perfect anthem for Berlin

Ich mag keine Hymnen für Grenzen.

Peter Kruder

you go to a club?
Trus'me - Working Nights

Seelenluft

your boozed up anthem
Daft Punk - One More Time

Alan Oldham

No. 4
«Strange Days»

Joakim

you meet your parents?
Johnny Cash

Pastor

you are love sick?
Carole King - So Far Away

Efterklang

perfect anthem for Copenhagen
Love Shop - Copenhagen Dreaming

Scout Niblett

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Daniel Johnston - 1990

Annie

you relax on a beach?

The sound of the nature, the waves... the ...

Fan Death

best concert you ever attended
Duchess Says

In Flagranti

you have to spend a night in a spooky hotel?

Hopefully there is a bar so I can ...

Thievery Corporation

you wake up?
Luis Bonfa - Song Of The Hills

Drugstore

your ultimate heartbreak song
Carole King - Its Too Late

Caribou

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle

Syd Matters

you make love?
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy

James Holden

a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed
Starkid - Crayons

Wally Badarou

best concert you ever attended
Miriam Makeba

Race Horses

your party anthem
Sparks - Reinforcements

Shine 2009

you feel like 1982?
Fleetwood Mac - Gypsy

Ralphi Rosario

record you were looking for the longest
The Comsat Angels - I'm Falling

Lexx

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhyme

Afrika Bambaataa

perfect anthem for the Bronx
The Incredible Bongo Band - Apache

Molly Wagger

you stay in bed?
The Beta Band - Dry The Rain

Morningwood

your ultimate heartbreak song
Black Sabbath - Changes

Woolfy

a song that reminds your friends of you
Bad Company - Bad Company

Dennis Bovell

you wash your hair?
Jimi Hendrix - Fire

Dan Michaelson

a song that reminds your friends of you
Queen - I Want To Break Free

Natalie Tusia Beridze

best Kraftwerk song
Kraftwerk - Europe Endless

Tahiti 80

you play ping-pong?
Marcos Valle - Garra

Wall-E

you wake up?
Michael Crawford - Put On Your Sunday Clothes

Dani Siciliano

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life

I don’t know. In England we don ...

James Pants

best concert you ever attended
Felix Kubin

Al McKay

you are on the tour bus?
Ronny Jordan

Bonnie «Prince» Billy

a song that reminds your friends of you
Marty Robbins - Lord You Gave Me A Mountain

VV Brown

you paint your apartment?
The B-52's - Love Shack

!!!

you relax on a beach?

The sound of the waves.

Turzi

a song you wish you'd written yourself
My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes

Gnod

a song you wish you'd written yourself
Bryan Adams - Everything I Do (I Do It For You)

Beverley Knight

you sit in a plane?
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love Yo...

David Rodigan

No. 20
Shaggy - Big Up

Alaska In Winter

5 favorite magazines

Thrasher / Parakeet monthly / Bird Watchers Quarterly / Vice / Cocktail ...

Moonboots

No. 7
The Superimposers - Harpsichord Treacle

David Morales

you wake up?
Bill Withers - Lovely Day

Polly Scattergood

take these three CDs/records with you:
Bonnie «Prince» Billy - I See The Darkness

Slove

you are in a depressive mood?
This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren

Trevor Jackson

you drive a car late at night?
Kraftwerk - Computerwold

Travis

you wake up?
Teenage Fanclub - Ain't That Enough

DJ Nu-Mark

a song that reminds your friends of you
Jurassic 5 - What's Golden

Telephones

you take a bubble bath?
Tony Esposito - Danza Dell'Acqua

Emmy The Great

best video clip you ever saw
Beastie Boys - Sabotage

Ora Cogan

you sit in a plane?
Master Musicians Of Joujouka - Your Eyes Are Like a Cup...

Bomb The Bass

the song to be played at your funeral

Still working on that one!

Wooden Birds

first record you remember
«It's A Small World»

Miss Platnum

you had enough of this world?
Aretha Franklin - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Port O'Brien

first record you remember
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

Mugison

5 favorite personal victories

finishing an album that I am really proud ...

Prefuse 73

you want to disturb your neighbours?

Prefuse 73 (rough mixes especially) – that shit disturbs ...

Quiet Village

you drive a car late at night?
John Carpenter - Halloween

Boom Bip

you drive a car late at night?
Cluster - Marzipan

Coyote

you make love?
Moritz Von Oswald

Hacienda

a song that reminds you of school
The Who - Boris The Spider

The Priscillas

take these three games along:

H: Hoola Hoops / Yatzy / Playing Cards

Glen Johnson

first record you bought
Secret Affair - Time For Action

Gemma Ray

5 favourite songs about London
Gallon Drunk - Grand Union Canal

Dominique Leone

miss these three things the most about living in a city:

pollution / noise / proximity to meth whores

Joan As Police Woman

you make love?
Mulatu Astatke - Tezeta

Justus Köhncke

the song to be played at your funeral
Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing

Woodpigeon

you are love sick?
The Orioles - It's Too Soon To Know

Hannah Cohen

the song to be played at your funeral
Link Wray - Rumble

Pink Skull

your sunday morning song
Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song

Karolina Stenstöm

which person from the city you like the most?

no one

The Battle Of Land And Sea

a song that reminds you of school
AC/DC - Thunderstruck

Ame

you drive a car late at night?
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen

Tiga

you destroy a hotel room?
Laura Branigan - Gloria

Soul Clap

first record you bought
The Jacksons - Triumph

Omar

your boozed up anthem
Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody

The Good Natured

miss these three things the most about living in a city:

I don’t live in a city, I ...

Rod Thomas

your boozed up anthem
Pulp - Babies

Lail Arad

you come home from the club?

Then it's time for silence.

Bloc Party

you read a book?
Low - Over The Ocean

The Morning Benders

your guilty pleasure song

I feel no guilt!

Sandi Thom

a song that reminds you of school
Guns n' Roses - Civil War

Lindstrom

you sit in the subway?
The Beach Boys - Good Timing

Lhasa

the song to be played at your funeral

That’s none of my business.

Future Beat Alliance

first record you bought
Altered Images - Happy Birthday

Young Knives

get these three pets:

mouse / raven / goat

Renegade Soundwave

perfect anthem for London
Renegade Soundwave - The Phantom

Fiona Daniel

you drive into the country?
PJ Harvey - White Chalk

Michael Reinboth

you jump out of a plane with a parachute?
David Sylvian - Gone To Earth

Dollboy

your sunday morning song
Francoise Hardy - The Vogue Years

Yacht

No. 5
Green Day - Kerplunk

Camille

you sit in the subway?
Jacques Brel

Sharon van Etten

you make love?
Portishead - Only You

Mouse On Mars

learn these three songs by heart:

Alles von David Guetta / «Copa Cabana» / «Sunshine Reggae»

DJ Nature

perfect song to end a party with
Ramsey Lewis - Sun Goddess

Sandro Perri

you prepare a candle light dinner?
Peter Brown - For Your Love

Anja Schneider

perfect anthem for Berlin
Plastikman - Panikattack

Alela Diane

record you were looking for the longest
Joni Mitchell - Blue

Simple Kid

you are love sick?
Ron Sexsmith - Secret Heart

Comanechi

you are in a depressive mood?
The Blue Hearts - Young & Pretty

Headman

a record you fell in love to
Michael Jackson - Thriller

José James

you wake up?
Chopin - Nocturne #1 In B Flat Minor

Black Angels

your ultimate heartbreak song
The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love

The Chap

5 favorite human inventions

TCP/IP / toilet roll / cake / cinema / beer

Al Kent

your party anthem
Chic - Everybody Dance

The Fray

you prepare for an important date?
Frank Sinatra

Yoav

perfect song to end a party with
The Knife - Pass This On

Brennan Green

you take a bubble bath?
Tortoise - Ten-Day Interval

Bill Brewster

a song that reminds you of school
Slade - Coz I Luv You

Theo Parrish

perfect anthem for Detroit
P-Funk Allstars - Hydraulic Pump

Soft Rocks

you ride a bicycle?
The Project Club

Linda Lewis

first record you remember
Henry Hall & His Orchestra - The Teddy Bear's Picnic

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone

a song that reminds you of school
Biz Markie - Just A Friend

Magic Arm

you are love sick?
Beck - Lonesome Tears

Bjorn Torske

5 favorite cities

Helsinki / Amsterdam / Tokyo / New York / Bergen

Ray Mang

you walk in the rain?
Eddie Kendricks - Date With The Rain

Like A Stuntman

5 favorite records
Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2

Jacob Golden

your party anthem
Whodini - Freaks Come Out At Night

Leroy Burgess

best Stevie Wonder song
Stevie Wonder - Jesus Children Of America

Au Revoir Simone

you make love?
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is

Trans Am

you sit in the subway?

I don’t really listen to a walkman ...

Max Essa

you float on an air mattress in the pool?
Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux - Tranquilizer

Alexandra Hope

you wake up?
The Zombies - Care Of Cell 44

Whirlwind Heat

a record you fell in love to
leonard Cohen - Best Of (1997)

Dennis Kane

first record you bought
The Temptations - Cloud Nine

Hannah Scott

your boozed up anthem
Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running

The Invisible

you fall asleep?
Jimi Hendrix - Castles Made Of Sand

Seether

you are love sick?
Journey - Send Her My Love

Chateau Flight

first record you remember
Oum Kalsoum

The Jackets

a record you fell in love to
The Gun Club - The Las Vegas Story

Max Romeo

you are stoned?

I never get stoned.

Ilija Rudman

your party anthem
Jaymz Nylon - I Know A Place

Max Tundra

you need to get work done?
Familjen - Det Snurrar I Min Skalle

Erobique

you meet your parents?
Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas

Brothers Of End

you go to a club?
Iggy Pop - Cock In My Pocket

Yellowman

a song that reminds you of school
The Wailers - Love And Affection

Glimpse

you go to a club?
The Modernist - Prozac Europe

Dinky

5 favorite remixes
Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts - Saperlipopette (Matt Jo...

Metronomy

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Jurassic 5

Jimi Jamison

your ultimate heartbreak song
Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me

Panico

No. 2
The Modern Lovers - Original Modern Lovers

Senor Coconut

you jump out of a plane with a parachute?
Johann Strauss - Blue Danube

Dillon

you want to disturb your neighbours?
Death From Above 1979

Gwyneth Herbert

you relax on a beach?
Bonnie «Prince» Billie - My Home Is The Sea

Cage The Elephant

5 favorite records
Beck - Odelay

Architecture In Helsinki

a song you would use as a ring-tone
R.Kelly - Trapped In The Closet (Instrumental)

Azari & III

you prepare for an important date?

A: I listen to a CD by Anthony ...

Kurt Maloo

you prepare for an important date?
Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line

Irvine Welsh

a record you fell in love to
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

Bottin

No. 12

Amsterdam Schipol AMS. It has cozy lounges with ...

Kaos

best video clip you ever saw
The Doors - Riders On The Storm

Kinky

you come home from the club?
T. Rex - Get It On

Suzanne Vega

a song you wish you'd written yourself
Mary J. Blige - Be Without You

Monday Michiru

perfect anthem for New York

Hard to think of one.

Ruede Hagelstein

you want to disturb your neighbours?
Scooter - How Much Is The Fish

Sumner Brothers

you are love sick?

In this case I’d probably start singing ...

Anna Kashfi

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way

Architeq

you play ping-pong?
Kelpe - Shipwreck Glue

Holger Czukay

you drive a car late at night?

Was die Mittelwelle an Störgeräuschen auff ...

Thieves Like Us

you come home from the club?
Steven Halpern & Dallas Smith - Threshhold

Sibrydion

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Johnny Cash

Fujiya & Miyagi

best Beatles song
The Beatles - Don't Pass Me By

Daddy-O

perfect anthem for New York
Stetsasonic - Go Stetsa 1

Fabrizio Mammarella

the song to be played at your funeral
New York Citi Peech Boys - Life Is Something Special

Caron Wheeler

best Stevie Wonder song

Oh my! «All I Do»... mmmnnnn... «Do I ...

James Yorkston

the song to be played at your funeral
Go, The Mass Is Ended

Skull Defekts

miss these three things the most about living in a city:

gigs / restaurants / life

Richard Hawley

you sit in the subway?

This is getting stupid now...

Radio 4

the song to be played at your funeral

That’s too depressing.

Matmos

you drive into the country?
John Fahey - America

Pilooski

your ultimate heartbreak song
Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23

Gary Numan

your boozed up anthem
Depeche Mode - Higher Love

Rocko Schamoni

which is the best job one can have in the city?

Müllmann

Living Things

you surf the internet?
Johnny Cash - Ballad of A Teenage Queen

Fingerpicked

No. 14
Ides of March - Vehicle (Warner, 1970)

Oyvind Morken

a song that reminds your friends of you

I have no idea. If you ask them ...

Simone White

a song that reminds your friends of you
Simone White - The Beep Beep Song

Toby Tobias

a song you wish you'd written yourself
Prefab Sprout - Cars & Girls

Nicole Willis

learn these three songs by heart:
Rotary Connection - The Sea & She

Electric 6

you are on a football field?
Godspeed You! Black Emperor

The Loose Salute

a song you wish you'd written yourself
Sade - By Your Side

Empire Of The Sun

you sit in the subway?
Glen Campbell - Gentle On My Mind

Alexander Robotnick

you cook?
Fela Kuti - Lady

Peter, Bjorn & John

you try to stay up for more than 24 hours?
Gavin Bryars - Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet

Trentemoller

you drive a car late at night?
Angelo Badalamenti - Fire Walk With Me

Leon Ware

first record you remember
Nat King Cole - Too Young

The Revenge

a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed

Most Happy Hardcore records will do it.

Dark Captain Light Captain

5 favorite records
Nick Drake - Bryter Layter

Ian Pooley

you go to a club?
Phoenix - Too Young

Round Table Knights

you sit in the subway?
Crookers - Knobbers EP

Nedry

your sunday morning song
Tortoise

Phenomenal Handclap Band

your ultimate heartbreak song
The Nazz - Hello It's Me

Osborne

best concert you ever attended
Run DMC

Funkmasters

first record you bought
The Crusaders - Put It Where You Want It

Chris Carrier

5 favorite TV shows

Sorry,  Im not watching TV.

Jill Jones

you make love?
Craig Armstrong featuring Antye Greie-Fuchs - Waltz

Kissey Asplund

you prepare for an important date?
James Brown - Superbad

Pure Reason Revolution

5 favorite books

the Bible / Lord Of The Rings / 1984 (...sorry ...

Bebel Gilberto

you feel like 1982?
Duran Duran - Notorious

King Britt

a song you would use as a ring-tone
Jet Screamer - Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah!

Heidi

you drive a car late at night?
Spiritualized

Odawas

best concert you ever attended
Deaf Center

Tiago

you drive a car late at night?
Tiago - Motorcycles

Bill Callahan

a song that reminds you of school
Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music

Datarock

you relax on a beach?
Guided By Voices

DJ Vadim

you go to a club?
Bugz In The Attic - Don't Stop The Music

Sarah Jaffe

your boozed up anthem
Jay-Z - Girls, Girls, Girls

Mr Scruff

you make love?
Sammy Gordon & The Hip-Huggers - Making Love

Pyrolator

you come home from the club?
Nightmares On Wax - Les Nuits

Kasper Bjorke

a record you fell in love to
The Rolling Stones - Heaven

Todd Terje

your party anthem
Reuben Wilson - Got To Get Your Own

Ronny & Renzo

you have to spend a night in a spooky hotel?
Tricky - Abbaon Fat Tracks

Stephan Remmler

a song you wish you'd written yourself
White Christmas

Morton Valence

you prepare for an important date?
Jack Jones - Theme From The Love Boat

Tal Weiss

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
The Turtles - The Turtles Present The Battle Of The Ban...

Shitdisco

perfect anthem for Glasgow
Shitdisco - I Know Kung Fu

Heavy

you stay in bed?
The Cardigans - Happy Meal

Mark E.

you jog?
Queen - Bicycle Race

Morpheus

a song that reminds you of school
Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends / Books Ends

Art Brut

your boozed up anthem
«You Give A Little Love» from the Bugsy Malone Soundtra...

Jesper Dahlbäck

favorite place to shag?

Why not try the top of Obervatoirelunden with ...

Horse Meat Disco

take these three books along:

I'm not an avid reader by any ...

Chikinki

a song that reminds you of school
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

Melanie C

5 favorite concerts you attended

Rolling Stones @ Brixton Academy / Red Hot Chili Peppers ...

Cajun Dance Party

your ultimate heartbreak song
Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In...

Lovefingers

you want to tell your girlfriend it's over?
Neil Young - I Believe In You

Moving Units

a song that reminds you of school
Quiet Riot - Bang Your Head

Sóley

best concert you ever attended

Ahh too many... But I´d love to ...

Junior Boys

first record you bought
Rush - 2112

Kalabrese

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
James Brown - Rapp Payback

Birdy Nam Nam

you play lego?

I'm 34.

Lucky Luke

your liberation anthem
Madonna - Into The Groove

Mungolian Jetset

you make love?
Jon Hassell - Dream Theory In Malaya

Magic Mike

your boozed up anthem
DMX - Ruff Ryder Anthem
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Finger Magazine

Issue 6

Finger Magazine A Bi-Annual Print Publication, 64 pages, 4c, 6000 copies, distributed worldwide

News

Chromatics: Kill For Love

The Chromatics are finally back. After their very promising debut they took some time to come back with an album that finally shows the full potential of what Johnny Jewel & co is capable of. Where «In The City» left off ...

Most recent Interviews

Hannah Cohen

a song for cat lovers
Tom Jones - What's New Pussy Cat

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Doe Paoro

perfect anthem for New York
Gil Scott Heron – New York Is Killing Me

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Valery Gore

you run naked through a cornfield?
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??

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Sarah Jaffe

a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed
Harry Nilsson - Without You

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