Monthly Archives: February 2011

luv064

The Blue Dance

this chaotic crash up is a swampy blend of dub, industrial noise, anger and echo. chant down Babylon. peace to all disquieted by turmoil and dispute.
Tracklist:
  1. Dust of Seqqara – Muslimgauze – BSI Records (1999)
  2. Five Nights Of Bleeding – Linton Kwesi Johnson – Rough Trade (1985)
  3. Eight-Nine-Zero-Zero (Beat Mix) – Dual Tone – DC Recordings (1995) (x2)
  4. Murderah – Deleta ft. Bounty Killer & Elephant Man – Sub-Carnage Recordings (2008)
  5. Boom Version – Razor X Productions – Rephlex (2006)
  6. I Hold The Mic! – Meat Beat Manifesto ft. Daddy Sandy – Planet Mu (2008)
  7. Movements – Elektro Robotic Dub Orkestra – Ariwa (1984)
  8. Jerusalem – Mark Stewart & The Mafia – Soul Jazz (1981/2005)
  9. Fear – Appleblim – Skull Disco (2006)
  10. Concentrated Poverty – Scientist – Aunty Mirry Music (1999) (defective record that plays backwards, yay!)
  11. Outside The Circles Of Time – Tactile vs. Scorn – Rawkus (1997)
  12. Spacehall – Twilight Circus Dub Sound System – M Records (2001)
  13. Plainsong – Seefeel – Astralwerks (1994)
  14. Freak Freak – The Bug – Ninja Tune (2008)
  15. Asp – Depth Charge – DC Recordings (1995)
  16. Tsok Choe #2 – Nunnery Prayer Room, Tibet – Soul Jazz (1997)
  17. bells from the Church of The Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem – Soul Jazz (1997)
  18. Fir Bolg – Extramadura – Universal Egg (1995)
  19. E.MOTIV – Pinch – Planet Mu (2008)
  20. Version – Noel Davy – Pressure Sounds (2001)

luv088

A Streetcar Named PCC 4001

the flanged metal rings of the wheels on an old streetcar are as much an influence on electro as sci-fi, the 8o8 cowbell, Kraftwerk, vocoders, skittering hi hats , booming bass and Bambaattaa. the clattering of the tracks are hypnotic rhythms for the weary returning home, a prototype for mechanized urban tribal soul.
Tracklist:
  1. Toronto Streetcar P.C.C. 4001 making it’s way through the carhouse ladder track starting it’s daily run September, 1962 – HRN Productions (????)
  2. Fuqpulga – Takeshi Muto – Schematics (1999)
  3. Stokers Motor (Version) – 7-Hurtz – Output (2000)
  4. Trash Scape (Anthony Rother remix) – Ellen Allien – Bpitch Control (2003)
  5. Acrobat – Voice Stealer – Subvert (1998)
  6. Biting The Dragon’s Tail – The Octagon Man – Electron Industries (1995)
  7. Base – The Wee Djs – Touchin’ Bass (2006)
  8. Subsonic Sound Scape – Shiver – Shiver Records (1994)
  9. Nine – RAC – Warp (1995)
  10. Attack Formation – Sprawl – Plasmek (1999)
  11. Theme From PACK – I-f – Disko B / Viewlexx (1999)
  12. Never Fall Again (Subfunk Remix) – Transparent Sound – Electrix Records (2001)
  13. Another Place – Si Begg – Drought Records (1997)
  14. Pepper Spray (Capsicum Edit) – Cylob – Monkeytown Records (2011)
  15. Muspel – Bitstream – Touchin’ Bass (2008)
  16. Surface Terrestrial Colonization – Drexciya – Tresor (1999)
  17. The Freezing – Lowfish – Satamile Records (2007)
  18. OFI – Model 500 – R&S Records (2010)
  19. Electric 4 Bird – 2 Lone Swordsmen – Warp (1998)
  20. +NXTLVLNXTLVL – Jimmy Edgar – Nonplus Records (2010)

luv083

Can’t Nothing Be Love But Love

at least 50% of all recorded music is about “love”, so when asked to make a mix on this theme i was truly daunted. here’s my attempt to tell a story about “love” with words and music. I hope you love it.

image : photo by Stephen Lebovits, manipulated by luv

* originally commissioned by Oliver Blank for his Kiosk show on Bassoradio in Helsinki, Finland.

Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from Walt Disney’s Story of Bambi – Disneyland Records (1969)
  2. The Love Bug – The Little Rascals – Mark 56 Records (1974)
  3. The Color Of The Fire – Boards of Canada – Warp/Skam (1998)
  4. Moments In Love (beaten) – The Art of Noise – ZZT Records (1985)
  5. A Love Supreme Part I – Acknowledgement – John Coltrane – Impulse! (1964)
  6. excerpt from Love – Maharishi Maheshi Yogi – World Pacific Records (1967)
  7. Love Is Love – Alemayno Eshintay – Mississippi Records (2006)
  8. excerpts from “As the twig is bent…” – Fr. Gene Jakubek, S.J. – Jesuit Seminary Guild (????)
  9. Happier Than The Morning Sun – Stevie Wonder – Tamla (1972)
  10. I Love You – Peter E. Tevis & Kelly Jean Peters – PET Records (1984)
  11. excerpts from Do You Love Me? – Archie & Edith Bunker – Atlantic (1971)
  12. I Love You – Dennis Wilson – Caribou / Sundazed (1978/2008)
  13. excerpt from Airplane! – Ted Striker & Elaine Dickinson – Regency Records (1980)
  14. Lovesick Blues – Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys – MGM / Polygram (1948/1985)
  15. Lonesome Tears – Beck – Geffen (2002)
  16. Theme Amour Universal – Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Pathe Marconi / Universal Sound (1970/2000)
  17. excerpt from Bridge Over Troubled Waters – Tom Clay – Tamla Motown (1971)
  18. Love – John Lennon – Apple / Capitol (1970)
  19. Martha – Tom Waits – Asylum Records (1973)
  20. Let’s Do It Again – The Staple Singers & Curtis Mayfield – Curtom Records (1975)
  21. Love and Affection – The Wailing Wailers – Studio One (1965)
  22. Love Can Be Anything (Can’t Nothing Be Love But Love) – The Temptations – Tamla Motown (1971)

luv002b

Light Up

this exploration of millennial hip hop concludes by dragging us out of the dark and into the light, showing us the only way to find satisfaction is by doing it yourself. these last two mixes are a snapshot of where independent hip hop was at 10 years ago… i wonder where it will be 10 years from now?

photo : dadrafdaja

* the lighter side of a two part mix originally aired on Brave New Waves, CBC Radio, 2/21/02.

Tracklist:
  1. Stop (And Listen) – Jel – Mush Records – (2000)
  2. You Don’t Understand – Runaways UK feat. J-Zone – Three*Sixty Records (2000)
  3. Crunch Time – Droop Capone – PUTS Records (1998)
  4. Sparkdala – DJ Design feat. Madlib & Quasimoto – Stones Throw (2001)
  5. Til The Sun’s In Your Eye – DJ Vadim feat. Motion Man & Blu Rum 13 – Ninja Tune (2002)
  6. Twelve – Nautilus feat. Arcee – Innera Music (2001)
  7. Head Exercise Remix Movement 2 – Lifesavas – Quannum Projects (2001)
  8. Atomic Zen – Styles Of Beyond – Rocketship Records (1999)
  9. Culture – Micranots – Subverse Music (2000)
  10. Paste – Sonic Sum – Ozone Music (2000)
  11. As It Goes – Phil Crumar – Asphodel (2000)