Plutonic Rainbows

Albums 2019

I listened to quite a lot of stuff this year. These were my favourite things in 2019. The Boards of Canada entry is a compilation of other artists they curated for the Warp 30th Anniversary so it doesn't really belong here but was extremely good.

Some are albums from decades past that I rediscovered buried in my collection - musing on memory and in the process, unearthing some things I'd rather have forgotten.

  • Mikron - Severance
  • The Caretaker - Everywhere At The End Of Time (Stage 6)
  • Fennesz - Agora
  • 5HTTP - Since Then
  • Duran Duran - The Wedding Album
  • New Dreams Ltd (Vektroid) - Initiation Tape
  • ... - No Title
  • Pino Donnagio - Dressed To Kill
  • Kim Carnes - Mistaken Identity
  • A Guy Called Gerald - Black Secret Technology
  • Midnight Television - Midnight Television
  • Klaus Schulze - Silhouettes
  • Barry De Vorzon - Night Of The Creeps
  • Phenomena - Phenomena
  • The Caretaker - A Stairway To The Stars
  • Steely Dan - Gaucho
  • Moon King - Hamtramck '16
  • Konx-om-Pax - Ways Of Seeing
  • Blue Chemise - Daughters Of Time
  • Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia
  • Virginia Astley - Hope In A Darkened Heart
  • Coil - Theme From The Gay Man's Guide To Safer Sex
  • Boards of Canada - Societas X Tape
  • Julio Iglesias - Non Stop
  • Cyclobe - Sulphur-Tarot-Garden
  • Mark Isham - The Beast
  • Tangerine Dream - Logos
  • Basil Kirchin - Quantum
  • Jim O' Rourke & CM von Hausswolf - In, Demons, In!
  • Black Zone Magic Chant - Voyage Sacrifice
  • HTRK - Over The Rainbow
  • Maurice Jarre - After Dark, My Sweet
  • Rafael Anton Irisarri - Solastalgia
  • Mystery - Mystery
  • Chris Spheres & Paul Voudouris - Passage
  • David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees
  • Plaid - Polymer
  • William Basinski - On Time Out Of Time
  • Rosie Vela - Zazu
  • Shell Money - Family Tapes 89-93
  • Xvarr - Echoes of Time

Brave's Privacy-First Browser

Another company promising privacy in a browser. I don't see what's so different about this compared to Firefox or Safari. Personally, I just use AdGuard which sits at the OS level meaning you are not tied to any one browser.

I think the Basic Attention Tokens that apparently run through blockchains is an interesting idea but will it take off? People don't like paying for things - that's the reason Facebook and Twitter have huge market share.

Chanel Bois Des Iles

A very refined sandalwood fragrance but the opening is just too feminine for me.

Autumn & Winter Fragrances

In rotation for this Autumn/Winter are some things that you might like. These are all fantastic fragrances that I totally recommend.

  • Tom Ford Noir Extreme
  • Valentino Uomo Noir Absolu
  • Dior Homme Parfum
  • Carner Barcelona El Born
  • Parfum Prissana Ma Nishtana

And if you can still find it, the EDT of Chanel Coromandel.

Wired reviews the Pixel 4

Jeffrey Van Camp writing for Wired:

For once, Google’s latest phone falls short. Its predecessor is just as good ... and cheaper