To celebrate my 40th year, here are forty songs, one a year for each year I’ve been around, plus one for this 41st year. As with all of my birthday mixes, there is a tiny bit of Memento Mori, but mostly these are just songs I like.
Year | # | Artist | Track |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | 1 | Einstürzende Neubauten | DNS Wasserturm |
1984 | 2 | Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | Well of Misery |
1985 | 3 | The Legendary Pink Dots | I’m The Way, The Truth, The Light |
1986 | 4 | Skinny Puppy | Dig It |
1987 | 5 | The Sisters of Mercy | This Corrosion |
1988 | 6 | KMFDM | Disgust |
1989 | 7 | Ministry | Never Believe |
1990 | 8 | Meat Beat Manifesto | Deviate |
1991 | 9 | Edward Ka-Spel | The Baker’s Man |
1992 | 10 | Chris Connelly | July |
1993 | 11 | Machines of Loving Grace | Limiter |
1994 | 12 | Nurse With Wound | R+B Through Collis Browne |
1995 | 13 | Earth | Tibetan Quaaludes |
1996 | 14 | Chemlab | Jesus Christ Porno Star |
1997 | 15 | Stereolab | Miss Modular |
1998 | 16 | The Legendary Pink Dots | Hellsville ‘98 |
1999 | 17 | Nine Inch Nails | We’re In This Together |
2000 | 18 | MDFMK | Get Out of My Head |
2001 | 19 | h3llb3nt | Jet Boy Machine |
2002 | 20 | Steroid Maximus | Chain Reaction |
2003 | 21 | Sister Machine Gun | Influence |
2004 | 22 | Einstürzende Neubauten | Selbstportrait mit Kater |
2005 | 23 | Alexander Hacke | Sanctuary |
2006 | 24 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Phenomena |
2007 | 25 | The Young Gods | The Color Code |
2008 | 26 | Alec Empire | On Fire (The Hellish Vortex Sessions) |
2009 | 27 | Current 93 | Not Because the Fox Barks |
2010 | 28 | The Fall | Dr Buck’s Letter |
2011 | 29 | Wire | Red Barked Trees |
2012 | 30 | Scott Walker | Corps De Blah |
2013 | 31 | How To Destroy Angels | Welcome Oblivion |
2014 | 32 | Swans | She Loves Us |
2015 | 33 | Cocksure | Razor Invader |
2016 | 34 | Grumbling Fur | Heavy Days |
2017 | 35 | Xordox | Antidote |
2018 | 36 | Gazelle Twin | Hobby Horse |
2019 | 37 | Test Dept. | Information Scare |
2020 | 38 | Einstürzende Neubauten | Ten Grand Goldie |
2021 | 39 | The Lion’s Daughter | Become the Night |
2022 | 40 | The Bug | Fractured ft Dälek |
2023 | 41 | Henges | Suffocate |