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 - "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)
#90sTop30
26. Björk: Venus As A Boy (1993)
Killer basslines, vipraphones, avant-garde Bollywood strings and a gorgeous melody.
youtu.be/KwU83PdEzNc
26. Björk: Venus As A Boy (1993)
Killer basslines, vipraphones, avant-garde Bollywood strings and a gorgeous melody.
youtu.be/KwU83PdEzNc
björk : venus as a boy [surrounded]
YouTube video by björk : surrounded
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
#90sTop30
26. Björk: Venus As A Boy (1993)
Killer basslines, vipraphones, avant-garde Bollywood strings and a gorgeous melody.
youtu.be/KwU83PdEzNc
26. Björk: Venus As A Boy (1993)
Killer basslines, vipraphones, avant-garde Bollywood strings and a gorgeous melody.
youtu.be/KwU83PdEzNc
#90sTop30
27. The Magnetic Fields: Abigail, Belle of Kilronan (1999)
I’ve always found this song, the majestic cello arrangement and the lyrics sung from the perspective of a father to his infant daughter, deeply touching.
youtu.be/pq8l7C80nDI?...
27. The Magnetic Fields: Abigail, Belle of Kilronan (1999)
I’ve always found this song, the majestic cello arrangement and the lyrics sung from the perspective of a father to his infant daughter, deeply touching.
youtu.be/pq8l7C80nDI?...
Abigail, Belle of Kilronan
YouTube video by The Magnetic Fields - Topic
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
#90sTop30
27. The Magnetic Fields: Abigail, Belle of Kilronan (1999)
I’ve always found this song, the majestic cello arrangement and the lyrics sung from the perspective of a father to his infant daughter, deeply touching.
youtu.be/pq8l7C80nDI?...
27. The Magnetic Fields: Abigail, Belle of Kilronan (1999)
I’ve always found this song, the majestic cello arrangement and the lyrics sung from the perspective of a father to his infant daughter, deeply touching.
youtu.be/pq8l7C80nDI?...
#90sTop30
28. The KLF: Last Train To Trancentral (LP mix) (1990)
Love the ’91 hit single version too, but ultimately it’s the more soulful and subtly dynamic LP mix I return to most frequently.
youtu.be/hWeG5CMYBzU?...
28. The KLF: Last Train To Trancentral (LP mix) (1990)
Love the ’91 hit single version too, but ultimately it’s the more soulful and subtly dynamic LP mix I return to most frequently.
youtu.be/hWeG5CMYBzU?...
The KLF - Last Train To Trancentral(LP Mix)HQ
YouTube video by Andy71
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#90sTop30
28. The KLF: Last Train To Trancentral (LP mix) (1990)
Love the ’91 hit single version too, but ultimately it’s the more soulful and subtly dynamic LP mix I return to most frequently.
youtu.be/hWeG5CMYBzU?...
28. The KLF: Last Train To Trancentral (LP mix) (1990)
Love the ’91 hit single version too, but ultimately it’s the more soulful and subtly dynamic LP mix I return to most frequently.
youtu.be/hWeG5CMYBzU?...
#90sTop30
29. Lou Reed: Sword of Damocles (1992)
The sparse but propulsive arrangement makes a perfect backdrop to Lou’s tough, evocative narration. A massive late-career highlight.
youtu.be/EdgJo75bpc0?...
29. Lou Reed: Sword of Damocles (1992)
The sparse but propulsive arrangement makes a perfect backdrop to Lou’s tough, evocative narration. A massive late-career highlight.
youtu.be/EdgJo75bpc0?...
Sword of Damocles (Externally)
YouTube video by Lou Reed - Topic
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
#90sTop30
29. Lou Reed: Sword of Damocles (1992)
The sparse but propulsive arrangement makes a perfect backdrop to Lou’s tough, evocative narration. A massive late-career highlight.
youtu.be/EdgJo75bpc0?...
29. Lou Reed: Sword of Damocles (1992)
The sparse but propulsive arrangement makes a perfect backdrop to Lou’s tough, evocative narration. A massive late-career highlight.
youtu.be/EdgJo75bpc0?...
Sunset greetings from lovely Alicante. Heading back to Sweden in two days 😟
November 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sunset greetings from lovely Alicante. Heading back to Sweden in two days 😟
#90sTop30
30. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Talk About The Blues (1998)
This song’s experimental, raw swagger was pretty much the coolest thing I’d heard when it came out, and I actually still think it’s cool af.
youtu.be/5XHrsOdwF2U?...
30. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Talk About The Blues (1998)
This song’s experimental, raw swagger was pretty much the coolest thing I’d heard when it came out, and I actually still think it’s cool af.
youtu.be/5XHrsOdwF2U?...
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Talk about the blues ( official video )
YouTube video by michael stumberger
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
#90sTop30
30. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Talk About The Blues (1998)
This song’s experimental, raw swagger was pretty much the coolest thing I’d heard when it came out, and I actually still think it’s cool af.
youtu.be/5XHrsOdwF2U?...
30. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Talk About The Blues (1998)
This song’s experimental, raw swagger was pretty much the coolest thing I’d heard when it came out, and I actually still think it’s cool af.
youtu.be/5XHrsOdwF2U?...
#80sTop30
1. Brian Eno: An Ending (Ascent) (1983)
My mother recently died. Her funeral is in two weeks, and we’ve decided to finish the ceremony with this is unfathomably beautiful piece. There was no way it was not going to be my #1 at this point 💔
youtu.be/OlaTeXX3uH8?...
1. Brian Eno: An Ending (Ascent) (1983)
My mother recently died. Her funeral is in two weeks, and we’ve decided to finish the ceremony with this is unfathomably beautiful piece. There was no way it was not going to be my #1 at this point 💔
youtu.be/OlaTeXX3uH8?...
Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent) (Remastered 2019)
YouTube video by BrianEnoVEVO
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
#80sTop30
1. Brian Eno: An Ending (Ascent) (1983)
My mother recently died. Her funeral is in two weeks, and we’ve decided to finish the ceremony with this is unfathomably beautiful piece. There was no way it was not going to be my #1 at this point 💔
youtu.be/OlaTeXX3uH8?...
1. Brian Eno: An Ending (Ascent) (1983)
My mother recently died. Her funeral is in two weeks, and we’ve decided to finish the ceremony with this is unfathomably beautiful piece. There was no way it was not going to be my #1 at this point 💔
youtu.be/OlaTeXX3uH8?...
#80sTop30
2. Diana Ross: Upside Down (1980)
Upside Down has one of the greatest performances by a rhythm section I’ve ever heard. Niles’ precise rhythm guitar, the barely perceptible little anomalies in Tony Thompson’s drum patterns. Just 🤩! Vocal delivery is ace too.
youtu.be/A4-wvmX5Tbk?...
2. Diana Ross: Upside Down (1980)
Upside Down has one of the greatest performances by a rhythm section I’ve ever heard. Niles’ precise rhythm guitar, the barely perceptible little anomalies in Tony Thompson’s drum patterns. Just 🤩! Vocal delivery is ace too.
youtu.be/A4-wvmX5Tbk?...
Diana Ross - Upside Down
YouTube video by koollatter
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
#80sTop30
2. Diana Ross: Upside Down (1980)
Upside Down has one of the greatest performances by a rhythm section I’ve ever heard. Niles’ precise rhythm guitar, the barely perceptible little anomalies in Tony Thompson’s drum patterns. Just 🤩! Vocal delivery is ace too.
youtu.be/A4-wvmX5Tbk?...
2. Diana Ross: Upside Down (1980)
Upside Down has one of the greatest performances by a rhythm section I’ve ever heard. Niles’ precise rhythm guitar, the barely perceptible little anomalies in Tony Thompson’s drum patterns. Just 🤩! Vocal delivery is ace too.
youtu.be/A4-wvmX5Tbk?...