Naming my ultimate favorite 10 would take some serious time but here's a list of some of my staples. Some are classics I'll always go back to and some have ended up on the compilations I use as our pre-show walk in music. I like trying to influence the pre show vibe with what you play.
I only got into them on 'A Ghost Is Born'; the stranger they got the more I liked them. This has become an anthem for them. One of my favorite bands.
One of the few people to make it through the '80s making amazing music. I love everything this guy does, especially the way he clangs and growls. This was the from 'Bone Machine,' the first album I bought by him. We did a version of this live on the title influenced album 'Out West.'
We started listening to this when we were about 18, [when] our music tastes were blowing up. [The album was ] massively controversial at the time, causing the band to leave the record company after disputes over it's commerciality. Funny how so many classic records fly over people's heads at the time of release, only to be realized when someone really listens to it properly years later.
1997 gave us this album, [Radiohead's] 'OK Computer' and (we got) a record deal -- I guess that was a pretty sweet year. I recall playing this song so loud on the drive to our first and only gig before we signed to Hut. This was so far ahead of the game and was an instant classic. So many huge moments on this record.
These guys made one of my all time favorite records, 'Neon Golden,' and they get played regularly on tour. They mold electronics and guitars so effortlessly. One of my favorite bands altogether.
These guys, along with Can, have been influencing so many bands for so long, including ourselves. The beat, later known as the Motorik beat, starts and just keeps moving. The whole song is about staging a relentless groove and infectious hooks, so good.
This song Instantly smacks me around the face and puts me in a good but melancholic place. I love the melody, it's brilliant.
Everyone I knew at University was a DJ and into dance music of some kind. When I dabbled, this was usually close to hand, along with Rez, which I think was on the flip side. Love that crazy loop that takes forever to show up.
I used to play this in the back lounge of the Tour Bus, the end melody is so beautiful and infectious as it goes round and round..."Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me."
I love the sense of familiarity this track has, even from the first time I heard it. I think it's the Beatles' 'Taxman' influence in the groove. I don't remember putting on an album, listening beginning to end and being so impressed and blown away. Beck was King at this point of his career and behind him one of the best bands I've ever seen.
