cross-posted from: https://peertube.wtf/videos/watch/6b8af712-33cc-4886-ba6e-dee617d1cf47

In this video you will see the most successful songs of the 00s by Austrian artists. Based on placements in the official charts, FM4 Alternative Charts, sales figures (Golden Records) and cultural relevance (based on Amadeus Austrian Music Awards and rankings by The Gap).

Qobuz playlist: https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/38009109
Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6nny63O3YL84g8cRlClUy3

Buckethead - Pike 023 - Telescape [Rock/Metal Instrumental]

What a fantastic pike for your earhole. Definitely one of his heaviest. It kind of plays like a rocket taking off for a spin around the cosmos. Thunderous calamity to start before transitioning into a smoother ride.

Godspeed Buckethead!

Brother by Red Vox, released 30 January 2026

Brother, I've been away too long  
I didn't notice, just how much time had gone  
Living, inside my head all day  
I should've called you, I don't know what to say  

Brother, you've been away too long  
You didn't notice, notice how far you'd gone  
Busy, with all the day to day  
You should have called me, I had so much to say  

People go and people come  
I'll never forget you  

Pieces left from everyone  
I wanted to thank you  

People go and people come  

Brother, brother it's been so long  
I should have told you, told you, but now you're gone 
People run in circles inside their heads all day  
I hope that you're alright and think of me someday  

Never wait too long  

Now a Grammy got in the right hands. Yungblud's performance was brilliant, a high moment for his career.

Buckethead - Pike 292 - Galaxies [Rock/Metal Instrumental]

An absolutely tremendously fantastic pike. Distant, cosmic and dreamy. Sonic excellence for sure.

Truth

The murder of Alex Pretti was horrifically shocking, all the more so as we are still reeling from the images of the murder of Renee Good. That these crimes can be committed in broad daylight, on camera and yet no one is held accountable only adds to the injustice.

I wrote this song yesterday as a tribute to the bravery of the people of Minneapolis who, knowing that these trigger happy ICE thugs operate with seeming impunity in their midst, are still willing to put themselves in harms way to defend their community. Their resistance is an inspiration to us all.

Dark Ambient Performance with VCV Rack

From today's "wait, he's still relevant?" file:

QKThr, an obscure cut from Aphex Twin’s 2001 album, Drukqs, sounds like an ambient experiment recorded on a historic pirate ship. Shaky fingers caress the keys of an accordion to create an uncanny tone; clustered chords cry out, subdued but mighty, before scuttling back into dreamy nothingness.

This 88-second elegy has always been overshadowed by another song on Drukqs, the Disklavier instrumental Avril 14th, which alongside Windowlicker is the Cornish producer’s best-known track. But QKThr has become a weird breakaway success, featuring on nearly 8m TikTok posts, adorning everything from cute panda videos to lightly memed US presidential debates, and a fail video trend dubbed “subtle foreshadowing”.

Aphex Twin has even overtaken Taylor Swift in monthly YouTube Music listeners, with 448 million to her 399 million. Electronic music DJ and producer RamonPang noticed the milestone last week, and credits the uptick to QKThr. “It really puts in perspective how popular Aphex Twin’s music is in short-form content,” he tells me. “It’s not like there was a cultural shift and everyone’s suddenly listening to ambient techno over the grocery store speakers. The actual shift has been way smaller: Aphex Twin’s back catalogue is having a renaissance through gen Z.”

Obligatory favourite Aphex Twin track