Of Recordings

5. Korg padKontrol. The bottom left pad occasionally fails to send a note off.  I usually map that pad to the kick drum, which fortunately is not important in electronic music.

4. Faderfox LC2. The channel 4/channel 10/solo button is gummed up.  The other controls just feel so damn nice, making the sticky one even worse in comparison.  It feels like the button might loosen up after pounding on it some more so I am optimistic.

3. M-Audio Keystation Pro. I had to wipe down the keys.  After bangin on low D a few times, it’s no worse for the wear.  One of the knobs is too loose but that predates the coffee.

2. NI Audio Kontrol 1. No noticeable ill effects, although I think this guy was pretty well out of the danger zone.

1. The plank that I put on my keyboard stand to hold my laptop. I just wiped it down and bam, good as new.

5. Russian Linesman

4. Low Technicians

3. Dan Deacon

2. The Hacker

1. The Architect

Trivia: The original “Russian linesman” was actually Azerbaijani.

5. Sydney Blu

4. Rktic

3. Boards of Canada

2. Telefon Tel Aviv

1. Venetian Snares

Honorable mention: Metro Area

Edit: Lifetime achievement award: Afrika Bambaataa.  (Thanks Darius.)

This list was surprisingly difficult to assemble.

5. “Music is Math,” Boards of Canada.  (Bonus: “The Smallest Weird Number,” but only if you accept the axiom of choice.)

4. “Algebra,” Bryan Zentz.

3. “Phi*1700 (u/v),” μ-ziq.

2. “Pi*r^2″, Clint Mansell.  (Bonus: “2*Pi*r.”)

1. “Cross Product,” The Alpha Conspiracy.

Honorable mention: “Trickonometry,” Aaron Kelley.

5. Tom Tykwer et al, Run Lola Run.

4. Air, The Virgin Suicides.

3. Vangelis, Blade Runner.

2. Clint Mansell et al, Pi.

1. Wendy Carlos, A Clockwork Orange.

I don’t actually watch a whole lot of movies (so why are you writing this list? – Ed). I feel pretty confident in number 1, though.