Henrik Alsterbo
@78alster.bsky.social
Techno & post punk lover. Indie, house & soul/funk enthusiast. Also cinema, novels, liberalism, plant health legislation, LFC, HV71 and athletics. Swede.
Tom Waits - "I Don't Wanna Grow Up"
YouTube video by Tom Waits
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
#90sTop30
14. Tori Amos: Pretty Good Year (1994)
Dizzying like a roller-coaster, this rampant composition combines the best of Kate Bush and Laura Nyro in one song.
youtu.be/xr8auZq-Xn8?...
14. Tori Amos: Pretty Good Year (1994)
Dizzying like a roller-coaster, this rampant composition combines the best of Kate Bush and Laura Nyro in one song.
youtu.be/xr8auZq-Xn8?...
Tori Amos - Pretty Good Year (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by UPROXX Indie Mixtape
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#90sTop30
14. Tori Amos: Pretty Good Year (1994)
Dizzying like a roller-coaster, this rampant composition combines the best of Kate Bush and Laura Nyro in one song.
youtu.be/xr8auZq-Xn8?...
14. Tori Amos: Pretty Good Year (1994)
Dizzying like a roller-coaster, this rampant composition combines the best of Kate Bush and Laura Nyro in one song.
youtu.be/xr8auZq-Xn8?...
#90sTop30
15. Speedy J: R2D2 (1993)
Absolutely gorgeous ambient techno track that opens up like a Pandora’s box of subtle, pulsating pads and evolving textures.
youtu.be/kb0w4YT9FU0?...
15. Speedy J: R2D2 (1993)
Absolutely gorgeous ambient techno track that opens up like a Pandora’s box of subtle, pulsating pads and evolving textures.
youtu.be/kb0w4YT9FU0?...
R2 D2
YouTube video by Speedy J - Topic
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
#90sTop30
15. Speedy J: R2D2 (1993)
Absolutely gorgeous ambient techno track that opens up like a Pandora’s box of subtle, pulsating pads and evolving textures.
youtu.be/kb0w4YT9FU0?...
15. Speedy J: R2D2 (1993)
Absolutely gorgeous ambient techno track that opens up like a Pandora’s box of subtle, pulsating pads and evolving textures.
youtu.be/kb0w4YT9FU0?...
#90sTop30
16. Pet Shop Boys: Nervously (1990)
I’ve posted the towering masterpiece that is Being Boring more times than I can count and decided to skip it this time. But this song, the emotional centerpiece of Behaviour, is nearly as fantastic.
youtu.be/vhhMf8vhUaA?...
16. Pet Shop Boys: Nervously (1990)
I’ve posted the towering masterpiece that is Being Boring more times than I can count and decided to skip it this time. But this song, the emotional centerpiece of Behaviour, is nearly as fantastic.
youtu.be/vhhMf8vhUaA?...
Pet Shop Boys - Nervously (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Pet Shop Boys
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
#90sTop30
16. Pet Shop Boys: Nervously (1990)
I’ve posted the towering masterpiece that is Being Boring more times than I can count and decided to skip it this time. But this song, the emotional centerpiece of Behaviour, is nearly as fantastic.
youtu.be/vhhMf8vhUaA?...
16. Pet Shop Boys: Nervously (1990)
I’ve posted the towering masterpiece that is Being Boring more times than I can count and decided to skip it this time. But this song, the emotional centerpiece of Behaviour, is nearly as fantastic.
youtu.be/vhhMf8vhUaA?...
#90sTop30
17. Aimee Mann: Wise Up (1996)
Absolutely adore this stark piano ballad. Superb composition and superb performance.
youtu.be/Ec8SJqGd6o0?...
17. Aimee Mann: Wise Up (1996)
Absolutely adore this stark piano ballad. Superb composition and superb performance.
youtu.be/Ec8SJqGd6o0?...
Magnolia - Aimee Mann - Wise Up (Music from the Motion Picture)
YouTube video by SamCaRa
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
#90sTop30
17. Aimee Mann: Wise Up (1996)
Absolutely adore this stark piano ballad. Superb composition and superb performance.
youtu.be/Ec8SJqGd6o0?...
17. Aimee Mann: Wise Up (1996)
Absolutely adore this stark piano ballad. Superb composition and superb performance.
youtu.be/Ec8SJqGd6o0?...
Tom Waits - "Jockey Full of Bourbon"
YouTube video by Tom Waits
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#90sTop30
18. Bonnie Prince Billy: A Minor Place (1999)
A folk masterpiece balancing beauty, unease and an exquisite, sparse arrangement.
’Since the scars of last year's storm
Rest like maggots on my arm’
youtu.be/GHFldNEkwSc?...
18. Bonnie Prince Billy: A Minor Place (1999)
A folk masterpiece balancing beauty, unease and an exquisite, sparse arrangement.
’Since the scars of last year's storm
Rest like maggots on my arm’
youtu.be/GHFldNEkwSc?...
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - A Minor Place
YouTube video by Jamie Kobić
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
#90sTop30
18. Bonnie Prince Billy: A Minor Place (1999)
A folk masterpiece balancing beauty, unease and an exquisite, sparse arrangement.
’Since the scars of last year's storm
Rest like maggots on my arm’
youtu.be/GHFldNEkwSc?...
18. Bonnie Prince Billy: A Minor Place (1999)
A folk masterpiece balancing beauty, unease and an exquisite, sparse arrangement.
’Since the scars of last year's storm
Rest like maggots on my arm’
youtu.be/GHFldNEkwSc?...
#90sTop30
19. The Future Sound Of London: Egypt (1994)
Peak FSOL and a perfect showcase of their ability to blend organic samples with electronic manipulation. Outstanding drum programming too 🎶👏.
youtu.be/9jzASHNav2U?...
19. The Future Sound Of London: Egypt (1994)
Peak FSOL and a perfect showcase of their ability to blend organic samples with electronic manipulation. Outstanding drum programming too 🎶👏.
youtu.be/9jzASHNav2U?...
Future Sound of london - Egypt
YouTube video by Witchfinder90
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
#90sTop30
19. The Future Sound Of London: Egypt (1994)
Peak FSOL and a perfect showcase of their ability to blend organic samples with electronic manipulation. Outstanding drum programming too 🎶👏.
youtu.be/9jzASHNav2U?...
19. The Future Sound Of London: Egypt (1994)
Peak FSOL and a perfect showcase of their ability to blend organic samples with electronic manipulation. Outstanding drum programming too 🎶👏.
youtu.be/9jzASHNav2U?...
Tom Waits - "Anywhere I Lay My Head"
YouTube video by Tom Waits
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#90sTop30
20. Suede: The Living Dead (1994)
To me, this devastatingly beautiful ballad about shattered dreams and broken promises is Anderson/Butler’s greatest composition. 🎶
youtu.be/gp6Ri4pFr1o?...
20. Suede: The Living Dead (1994)
To me, this devastatingly beautiful ballad about shattered dreams and broken promises is Anderson/Butler’s greatest composition. 🎶
youtu.be/gp6Ri4pFr1o?...
Suede - The Living Dead
YouTube video by smoke ring
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
#90sTop30
20. Suede: The Living Dead (1994)
To me, this devastatingly beautiful ballad about shattered dreams and broken promises is Anderson/Butler’s greatest composition. 🎶
youtu.be/gp6Ri4pFr1o?...
20. Suede: The Living Dead (1994)
To me, this devastatingly beautiful ballad about shattered dreams and broken promises is Anderson/Butler’s greatest composition. 🎶
youtu.be/gp6Ri4pFr1o?...
#90sTop30
21. Autechre: 777 (1998)
A glitchy, immersive and endlessly fascinating sonic puzzle by two master craftsmen.
youtu.be/gzfgUCOzUoY?...
21. Autechre: 777 (1998)
A glitchy, immersive and endlessly fascinating sonic puzzle by two master craftsmen.
youtu.be/gzfgUCOzUoY?...
Autechre - 777
YouTube video by Otter Needles
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
#90sTop30
21. Autechre: 777 (1998)
A glitchy, immersive and endlessly fascinating sonic puzzle by two master craftsmen.
youtu.be/gzfgUCOzUoY?...
21. Autechre: 777 (1998)
A glitchy, immersive and endlessly fascinating sonic puzzle by two master craftsmen.
youtu.be/gzfgUCOzUoY?...
#Top30TomWaits
21. I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You (1973)
Early Tom at his most accessible. Lovely song.
youtu.be/UhZyLn0oVCs?...
21. I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You (1973)
Early Tom at his most accessible. Lovely song.
youtu.be/UhZyLn0oVCs?...
Tom Waits - "I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You"
YouTube video by Tom Waits
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
#Top30TomWaits
21. I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You (1973)
Early Tom at his most accessible. Lovely song.
youtu.be/UhZyLn0oVCs?...
21. I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You (1973)
Early Tom at his most accessible. Lovely song.
youtu.be/UhZyLn0oVCs?...
#Top30TomWaits
22. The Briar And The Rose (1993)
The part of the Waits Universe in which love and suffering are inseparable.
youtu.be/UHhINCgGTlQ?...
22. The Briar And The Rose (1993)
The part of the Waits Universe in which love and suffering are inseparable.
youtu.be/UHhINCgGTlQ?...
Tom Waits - "The Briar And The Rose"
YouTube video by Tom Waits
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 AM
#Top30TomWaits
22. The Briar And The Rose (1993)
The part of the Waits Universe in which love and suffering are inseparable.
youtu.be/UHhINCgGTlQ?...
22. The Briar And The Rose (1993)
The part of the Waits Universe in which love and suffering are inseparable.
youtu.be/UHhINCgGTlQ?...
#90sTop30
22. Bruce Springsteen: Across The Border (1995)
Incredibly beautiful americana, so warm and passionate it borders on blue-eyed soul. My favourite Springsteen song.
youtu.be/LuJjiD8j6fQ?...
22. Bruce Springsteen: Across The Border (1995)
Incredibly beautiful americana, so warm and passionate it borders on blue-eyed soul. My favourite Springsteen song.
youtu.be/LuJjiD8j6fQ?...
Across the Border
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen - Topic
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
#90sTop30
22. Bruce Springsteen: Across The Border (1995)
Incredibly beautiful americana, so warm and passionate it borders on blue-eyed soul. My favourite Springsteen song.
youtu.be/LuJjiD8j6fQ?...
22. Bruce Springsteen: Across The Border (1995)
Incredibly beautiful americana, so warm and passionate it borders on blue-eyed soul. My favourite Springsteen song.
youtu.be/LuJjiD8j6fQ?...
#Top30TomWaits
23. Such A Scream (1992)
This is just trademark Waits instrumentation and execution. Top stuff.
youtu.be/joHkc4G2V8s?...
23. Such A Scream (1992)
This is just trademark Waits instrumentation and execution. Top stuff.
youtu.be/joHkc4G2V8s?...
Tom Waits - "Such A Scream"
YouTube video by Tom Waits
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
#Top30TomWaits
23. Such A Scream (1992)
This is just trademark Waits instrumentation and execution. Top stuff.
youtu.be/joHkc4G2V8s?...
23. Such A Scream (1992)
This is just trademark Waits instrumentation and execution. Top stuff.
youtu.be/joHkc4G2V8s?...
#90sTop30
23. Primal Scream: Higher Than The Sun (1991)
Peak Scream AND peak Andy. Still mindblowing, to my ears at least.
youtu.be/YHjVIBDYgXg?...
23. Primal Scream: Higher Than The Sun (1991)
Peak Scream AND peak Andy. Still mindblowing, to my ears at least.
youtu.be/YHjVIBDYgXg?...
Primal Scream - Higher Than the Sun (Official Video)
YouTube video by PrimalScreamVEVO
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#90sTop30
23. Primal Scream: Higher Than The Sun (1991)
Peak Scream AND peak Andy. Still mindblowing, to my ears at least.
youtu.be/YHjVIBDYgXg?...
23. Primal Scream: Higher Than The Sun (1991)
Peak Scream AND peak Andy. Still mindblowing, to my ears at least.
youtu.be/YHjVIBDYgXg?...
#Top30TomWaits
24. Underground (1983)
And right there, with a skronk and some obtrusive percussion, begins Tom’s imperial phase and one of the great artistic reimaginations in pop music.
youtu.be/vaTSQzYIR3U?...
24. Underground (1983)
And right there, with a skronk and some obtrusive percussion, begins Tom’s imperial phase and one of the great artistic reimaginations in pop music.
youtu.be/vaTSQzYIR3U?...
Tom Waits - "Underground"
YouTube video by Tom Waits
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
#Top30TomWaits
24. Underground (1983)
And right there, with a skronk and some obtrusive percussion, begins Tom’s imperial phase and one of the great artistic reimaginations in pop music.
youtu.be/vaTSQzYIR3U?...
24. Underground (1983)
And right there, with a skronk and some obtrusive percussion, begins Tom’s imperial phase and one of the great artistic reimaginations in pop music.
youtu.be/vaTSQzYIR3U?...
#90sTop30
25. Stina Nordenstam: When Debbie’s Back From Texas (1994)
An absolute triumph of melancholia and understated musicianship.
youtu.be/CVU91L-iOBw?...
25. Stina Nordenstam: When Debbie’s Back From Texas (1994)
An absolute triumph of melancholia and understated musicianship.
youtu.be/CVU91L-iOBw?...
Stina Nordenstam - When Debbie's Back From Texas (Official Video)
YouTube video by The Bands
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
#90sTop30
25. Stina Nordenstam: When Debbie’s Back From Texas (1994)
An absolute triumph of melancholia and understated musicianship.
youtu.be/CVU91L-iOBw?...
25. Stina Nordenstam: When Debbie’s Back From Texas (1994)
An absolute triumph of melancholia and understated musicianship.
youtu.be/CVU91L-iOBw?...
Tom Waits - "Just The Right Bullets"
YouTube video by Tom Waits
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
#Top30TomWaits
(Catching up)
26 I’ll be gone (1987)
27 Red shoes by the drugstore (1978)
28 A sight for sore eyes (1977)
29 Town with No cheer (1983)
30 I wish I was in New Orleans (1976)
(Catching up)
26 I’ll be gone (1987)
27 Red shoes by the drugstore (1978)
28 A sight for sore eyes (1977)
29 Town with No cheer (1983)
30 I wish I was in New Orleans (1976)
November 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#Top30TomWaits
(Catching up)
26 I’ll be gone (1987)
27 Red shoes by the drugstore (1978)
28 A sight for sore eyes (1977)
29 Town with No cheer (1983)
30 I wish I was in New Orleans (1976)
(Catching up)
26 I’ll be gone (1987)
27 Red shoes by the drugstore (1978)
28 A sight for sore eyes (1977)
29 Town with No cheer (1983)
30 I wish I was in New Orleans (1976)