Music | Top 13 from the Vault (2006 - 2012)

2006 MAMBO WORLD | 2008 "SKY DOLL" by ALESSANDRO BARBUCCI and BARBARA CANEPA | 2010 "FOUR ROOMS" STILL | 2012 UNKNOWN

Mixed tapes, and their newer format equivalents, have a long tradition of pinning down the mood or expression of the time with music, the assumption being that some careful selection went into the process. However, it's not the tack I took back in 2006 when leaving one continent for another. I took my iThingy and looked at the stats to find out what were the Top 13 tunes I played by October of that very year knowing that I wiped and reloaded all the tunes sometime before January of the same year. Then I repeated the process in two year increments till 2012, before a hiatus that had no other reason than being absorbed by other commitments. Listening back and navel gazing and all, I am wondering if my approach pins down the mood of the time regardless. Would it for you?

	2006 13. Jump / Madonna 12. How High / Tricky 11. Mojo / Peeping Tom feat. Rahzel & Dan the Automator 10. Thomas / A Perfect Circle 9. Kootchi / Neneh Cherry 8. Are U Comin’ / Moodorama 7. Diesel Power / The Prodigy 6. Whoa / Lil’ Kim 5. Danger / Erykah Badu feat. China Black 4. Risingson / Massive Attack 3. Sucker / Peeping Tom feat. Norah Jones 2. Judith / A Perfect Circle 1. Sex / Atari Teenage Riot
	2008 13. 2 Hearts / Sugababes 12. Kitty Box / Lil’ Kim 11. I Against I / Massive Attack 10. We’re Not Alone / Peeping Tom 9. The Way I Feel / Oakenfold feat. Ryan Tedder 8. Amsterdam / Oakenfold 7. Welcome Home / Coheed and Cambria 6. Rehab / Amy Winehouse 5. Cry Baby / Roisin Murphy 4. The Hand That Feeds / Nine Inch Nails 3. Before I’m Dead / Kidneythieves 2. The Pot / Tool 1. Faster Kill Pussycat / Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy
	2010 13. Father Figure / George Michael 12. Zero / Yeah Yeah Yeahs 11. Level / The Recounters 10. Purple Haze / Jimi Hendrix Experience 9. Hometown glory / Adele -. Fuck Up Beats / The Chemical Brothers 8. Battle Without Honour or Humanity / Tomoyasu Hotei 7. U + Ur Hand / P!nk 6. Killa Bunnies / Moloko 5. Empire State of Mind / Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys 4. White Rabbit (Spc Eco Mix) / Collide 3. You’ll Find a Way (Switch & Sinden Remix) /Santogold 2. Heavy Cross / Gossip 1. Song With a Mission / The Sounds
	2012 13. Tomorrow Never Knows/ The Beatles 12. Silence (Tiesto Mix)/ Delerium 11. Love Long Distance/ Gossip 10. Play Dead/ Bjork 9. Passenger/ Deftones 8. Sly/ Massive Attack 7. Stripsearch/ Faith No More 6. Freedom 90/ George Michael 5. Express Yourself/ Madonna 4. Puppy Toy/ Tricky 3. Learn How to Love/ Tedeschi Trucks Band 2. Born This Way/ Lady Gaga 1. Immigrant Song/ Karen O, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross