soundtracks: do not know if this has been mentioned already, but the score for stone's alexander is by vangelis and it has been getting great reviews (well, film magazine empire praised it), unlike the film.
melancholia: lackluster's album 'container' (defocus) always does it for me, especially the track 'starcell uk' which is on the cd version. top ten (in no particular order and all fecking well-known i should think, no obscure gems): 1 dez williams 'hex abuse' ai records 2 claro intellecto 'section' ai records 3 various 'terminal 1' narita (for aii's 'interstate') 4 soloaction 'red planet express' soloaction records 5 shed 'soloaction ep' delsin 6 sterac electronics 'atlantis ep' interpersonal xp 7 raiders of the lost arp '4' (2x12") nature records 8 shawn rudiman '7 speed derailleurs' neuton 9 iridite productions 'the acceptable face Of elitist techno' down low music 10 lands//. 'antitainment' EP varial thanks, aidan