lundi 8 Sep 2008, 7h29m

this past summer i've taken another trip to central asia where i stayed for 45+ (including all the trains and planes). thus it had taken me some time to consider what to take with me as far as my music goes.. i needed smth for every mood - joyful, angry, peaceful, worshipful, apathetic, etc. so here's the list of what i had on my 2G mp3 player during the trip (in alphabetical order):

* as i lay dying - an ocean between us. AILD's last installment proved to be different from their previous albums and that's what made it stand out from the rest (not that the rest weren't good). i found this record very enjoyable!
* coalesce - salt and passage EP and 012:2 (Revolution in Just Listening re-release).. nothing to add, except that coalesce does it again with salt and passage! two thumbs up!
* death - symbolic. this is pure metal classic!
* everything is made in china - 4. post-rock/shoegaze from russia at its finest. the best travel/walk-to album i found lately.
* Isis - SGNL>05 EP. what ca i say? - golden! short enough to make you want more, long enough to indulge into good ol' Isis!
* it prevails - the inspiration = easily one of the best melodic hardcore albums in 2007.
* jon foreman - fall, winter and spring EPs. his music is exactly what i needed at times. thanks, Jon!
* legendary man in black whom i can hardly go anywhere without, mr. johnny cash and his two most-famous jailhouse CDs - At San Quentin and At Folsom Prison
* Living sacrifice - conceived in fire. nothing hits me as LS does. my second favorite album after the hammering process.
* lo-ruhamah - the glory of God is one of my this year's finds that i'm very fond of. good black metal with post-rock influences.
* Matisyahu - no place to be EP. last year also brought Matisyahu to my attention, and quite frankly i just can't get enough of him.
* Lenny Kravitz - it is time for a love revolution. Lenny Kravitz might have released his best effort to date, i believe. but not as crunchy and guitar-driven as his previous releases, but very soulful, very honest, and very Lenny!
* orphaned land - Mabool (bonus disc: The Calm Before the Flood). honestly, this one was a mistake.. i was planning to take another EP - the beloved's cry.. but it's an ok disc, nonetheless; it was just acoustic and all.
* selections from the passion worship band albums, including the songs by chris tomlin, charlie hall, matt redman and david crowder band. reminded me so bad of the time in kyiv where i saw these guys live; was carried away every time i listened to them.
* The Famine - 3 song demo. fading glory is simply unbelievable. taking into consideration the 3 songs this demo consists of, this one, i think, was the most often listened item on the trip.
* The glorious unseen - tonight the stars speak.. the best worship album i've heard in years.
* u2 - pop, all that you can't leave behind and how to dismantle an atomic bomb. my 3 favorite u2 albums.
* zao - (self-titled). zao doesn't get better than this - experimental, dark, emotional and aggressive.
+ a miscellaneous folder with songs from dead poetic (lionness, coma, paralytic and vices), august burns red (eleventh hour, pride and humility, redemption and Christmasy carol of the bells), brand new (Jesus Christ), lenny kravitz (always on the run, stillness of heart and rosemary) and avarium (if You want to)…

this is my list, what would yours be?