January is usually a time of deadlines, budgets and unusual pressure and frustration. For the past few years
this extra energy has pushed me to create lists of music (well-played during my 40 minute commute) that are a
bit more aggressive than what I usually listen to, of either rock, hip-hop or both. Results have included the
compilations "Playlist" in 2007, My Planet - the other side in 2006 and Testosterone in 2005. Effective, dynamic
and a creative way to recalibrate and de-stress my beleaguered brain...
January 2008's vintage is a collection of mainly electronic dance music, with a edgy overlay of rap and hip-hop.
With songs linked to the club sounds of Paris, London, Berlin, Tokyo, Johannesburg, Beirut and Los Angeles,
the result is another "My Planet" playlist: Urbania. Welcome to My Planet. You're soaking in it.