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The title may seem strange for those not familiar with it, but this piece of music is played over the opening titles sequence of Mamoru Oshii's Innocence: Ghost in the Shell 2. The title of the piece is apparently written in antiquated Kanji and is somewhat poetic in form. From the little translation I could find, it seems to translate to 'Song of the dying puppet', in which the term dying in this instance and form takes on an aspect of bitterness or resentment. For this reason, the title may translate more closely to something like 'Ballad of a dying puppet'. Given the themes of Innocence, it's easy to understand why such a sentiment would be written about in classic Japanese style.

川井憲次's scores are amazing and Innocence is certainly no exception. Of all of his compositions, Kugutsuuta ura mite chiru is the most remarkable. It contains all of the things that he does best; haunting percussion, sparse and minimal movements then followed by traditional taiko drums that intertwine with a modern rhythm…

To do this yourself, use your top 20 artists, and look at the eight highest artists on their similar artists. If any of them repeat, do not count the second entry and every entry after that. If any similar artists are also in your top 20, don not count them either. If any entries are the same artist but with a different name, don't include this similar artist, pick the next one down. For example, in Michael Jackson's similar artists both 'The Jackson 5' and 'The Jacksons' are included, so you would ignore the 'The Jacksons' and pick the artist below them in the similar artist list. It sounds complicated, but it's easy once you get started. Once you have your list, count up every first entry of an artist. Your final socre will be out of 160, so the highest score you can get is 160, which indicates extreme variety. If you want, you can just do it for the top 10, in which case a score of 80 represents extreme variety.

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1. Muse
- Placebo
- Franz Ferdinand
- Radiohead
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Recommended Songs (sorted by most recommended songs)

Universe : Scars on Broadway (Score = 4.12)
Dreaming : System of a Down (Score = 3.9)
Velocity Shift : Overseer (Score = 3.4)
Tentative : System of a Down (Score = 3.36)
Chemicals : Scars on Broadway (Score = 2.76)
Bodies : Drowning Pool (Score = 2.36)
Aquaplane : Overseer (Score = 2.2)
Destiny : Zero 7 (Score = 2.13)
rendezvous with bass : Redshift (Score = 2.06)
I Stand Alone : Godsmack (Score = 2.04)
Eple : Röyksopp (Score = 1.98)
Woman of custom : Rick Wright (Score = 1.98)
Sad Statue : System of a Down (Score = 1.92)
Inside the Fire : Disturbed (Score = 1.91)
Road To Nowhere : DJ Krush (Score = 1.9)
Lebanese Blonde : Thievery Corporation (Score = 1.9)
Zage : Junkie Xl (Score = 1.89)
A Great Continent : Johannes Schmoelling (Score = 1.87)
Passage : DJ Krush (Score = 1.87)
Tear Away : Drowning Pool (Score = 1.76)
Duality : …

Recommended Songs (sorted by most recommended songs)

Universe : Scars on Broadway (Score = 4.12)
Dreaming : System of a Down (Score = 3.9)
Velocity Shift : Overseer (Score = 3.4)
Tentative : System of a Down (Score = 3.36)
Chemicals : Scars on Broadway (Score = 2.76)
Bodies : Drowning Pool (Score = 2.36)
Aquaplane : Overseer (Score = 2.2)
Destiny : Zero 7 (Score = 2.13)
rendezvous with bass : Redshift (Score = 2.06)
I Stand Alone : Godsmack (Score = 2.04)
Eple : Röyksopp (Score = 1.98)
Woman of custom : Rick Wright (Score = 1.98)
Sad Statue : System of a Down (Score = 1.92)
Inside the Fire : Disturbed (Score = 1.91)
Road To Nowhere : DJ Krush (Score = 1.9)
Lebanese Blonde : Thievery Corporation (Score = 1.9)
Zage : Junkie Xl (Score = 1.89)
A Great Continent : Johannes Schmoelling (Score = 1.87)
Passage : DJ Krush (Score = 1.87)
Tear Away : Drowning Pool (Score = 1.76)
Duality : …

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BEST OF 2009
ARTISTS

1. 梶浦由記 (2584 plays)
2. Hans Zimmer (748 plays)
3. タニウチヒデキ (622 plays)
4. 七瀬光 (549 plays)
5. ALI PROJECT (469 plays)
6. 菅野よう子 (404 plays)
7. 岩崎琢 (371 plays)
8. 和田薫 (347 plays)
9. A.c.t (321 plays)
9. Capsule (321 plays)
11. Takanashi Yasuharu (310 plays)
12. 東京事変 (288 plays)
12. 鷺巣詩郎 (288 plays)
14. Michael Giacchino (256 plays)
15. The Album Leaf (242 plays)
16. 安室奈美恵 (233 plays)
17. John Williams (231 plays)
18. 川井憲次 (226 plays)
19. 天門 (224 plays)
20. James Horner (220 plays)
21. Yann Tiersen (205 plays)
22. 佐藤直紀 (193 plays)
23. Sigur Rós (191 plays)
24. Daft Punk (188 plays)
25. Danny Elfman (184 plays)
26. Kalafina (178 plays)
27. Kyo (168 plays)
28. Yoshimori Makoto (166 plays)
29. Nicholas Hooper (165 plays)
30. 三宅一徳 (163 plays)
31. 志方あきこ (161 plays)
32. 橋本由香利 (148 plays)
33. Duane Decker (141 plays)
33. 黒石ひとみ (141 plays)
35. Múm (140 plays)
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