if i were island marooned... [1]

Which 10 CDs my island cave feint festoon?

And what in them doth maketh mine spirit croon?

01 Achtung Baby ~ u2
- not their greatest but its the overall edgy popish quirkiness mixed with trace poignancy that got to me

02 Amplified Heart ~ everything but the girl
- nothing missing at all here at first spot, simply soul searching lyrics, simple soulful tunes

03 Comme Çi Comme Ça ~ janet seidel
- what can i say: je t'aime la voix, l'humeur and tout français

04 Diva ~ annie lennox
- the voice of english pop tries her hand at divine lyrical craft with tongue in cheeky vids to boot

05 Duality ~ lisa gerrard
- first spotted in 'The Insider', a range like gargantuan waves, from deeply eulogic to highly euphoric

06 Ingenue ~ kd lang
- if elvis, cash, tennyson, auden, van gogh, chagall made art vocal, it would sound like her

07 New Moon Daughter ~ cassandra wilson
- shivers down me spine as i stood listening to 'Harvest Moon' one innocuous noon at MWhse

08 Night Ride Home ~ joni mitchell
- again one of the non-hit low-key breezy-comfy album trips that stood out ever since catching that curious and endearing rendition in a sesame street episode, plus Shai's fave too

09 Quiet Is The New Loud ~ kings of convenience
- spa for the ears

10 Ray Of Light ~ madonna
- 'nuff said.

And if a bonny trunk came floating by, in it these tricks be snuggly tug and lie:

American Beauty ~ thomas newman
Grinning Cat ~ susumu yokota
Made In USA ~ pizzicato five
Memory Of Trees ~ enya
Mind How You Go ~ skye
Out Of Africa ~ john barry
Songs in Red and Gray ~ suzanne vega
The Beekeeper ~ tori amos
The Collection ~ stacey kent
Three Colours: Red ~ zbigniew preisner

(Now, if only I can find a CD player and some batteries on this island...)