Category Archives: beats ‘n’ pieces

luv001

ambient revolution, beats 'n' pieces, trip hop

A Day’s Travel By Foot

here’s the very first mix in the series of luv, it’s 10 years old today. so travel back in time to the turn of the millennium and experience an unstoppable trip hoppable mix that simulates a days worth of trekking alongside luv.

oh yeah, this is also the one year anniversary mix for www.djluvsrecords.com, thanks for listening
image: Pauline Baynes

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Tracklist:
  1. Meditation #2 – Laraaji  – Editions EG (1980) > buy link
  2. Dawn At New Hope, Penn. – Environments disc 2 – Syntonic Research Inc. (1970)
  3. How Tears Can Change Your Face – Tinfoil Star – Active Suspension (1999)
  4. The Plug (Quantic Mix) – Bonobo – Tru Thoughts (2001) > buy link
  5. Step To The Music – Wagon Christ – Ninja Tune (2001) > buy link
  6. Realism – Mad Doctor X – Blapps! Records (1996)
  7. Ravers Suck Our Sound (N.O.W. Mix) – La Funk Mob – Mo Wax (1994)
  8. Musically Inclined – Abstract Tribe Unique – Loosegroove Records (1999) > buy link
  9. He Said – Dego – 2000 Black (1998)
  10. Time’s Up (Bare Bones Instrumental) – O.C. – Wild Pitch (1994)
  11. Afternoon Love In – Prefuse 73 – Warp (2001) > buy link
  12. Excitation Derivation Series 2 – Color Und Climax – Active Suspension / Diesel Combustible (1998)
  13. Digitana – E.A.R. – Atavistic (1997) > buy link
  14. Butterfly No. 1 – Morton Subotnick – Columbia (1974)
  15. No Safety Zone – Ry Cooder – Warner Bros. (1988) > buy link
  16. To Kiss You – Howie Be – Pussyfoot Records (1998) > buy link
  17. A Better Tomorrow Pt. #2 (Molasses’ Spaced Out Instrumental) – Automator feat. Kool Keith – Ubiquity (1997)
  18. Under Water Swing – Basic Sound – Blue Juice (2001)
  19. Prime Audio Soup (Vegetarian Soup by Boards Of Canada) – Meat Beat Manifesto – Play It Again Sam (1998)
  20. Melancholy Melody – Clatterbox – District Six (1998)
  21. Memories – Neotropic feat. Shorti a.k.a. Resonance – Ntone (2001) > buy link
  22. Flon – Four Tet – Domino (2000) > buy link
  23. Low Berth – Urban Tribe – Mo Wax (1998)
  24. Moisture Seekers – Tipsy – Asphodel (2001) > buy link
  25. Planet Telex (Hexidecimal Dub) – Radiohead – Parlaphone (1995) > buy link
  26. The Guide – Depth Charge – Vinyl Solution (1994)
  27. Night In The Country – Environments disc 10 – Syntonic Research Inc. (1979)
  28. Campfire – Sonic Youth – Grand Royal (2000) > buy link

luv100

ambient revolution, beats 'n' pieces, dub, funk 'n' soul, jazz, odd pop, reggae

some new, some old,
some classic, some gold

with this, the 100th mix in the series of luv, the sweet daddy lays down some beautiful music. life can be all that. much luv.
photo : another wonderful photo from Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. What A Wonderful World (intro) – Louis Armstrong – RCA (1970/1978)
  2. We Love Roll Call Y-All – Bill Lee and The Natural Spiritual Orchestra – CBS (1989) > buy link
  3. Overture – The Joe Harriott Double Quintet under the direction of John Mayer – Atlantic (1966) > buy link
  4. Bewildered – Bim Sherman – Mantra Recordings / ON-U Sound (1996) > buy link
  5. Toomus Meremereh Nor Good – S.E. Rogers – Mississippi Records (1972)
  6. Sorongaio – Baden Powell – Elenco / Fontana (1970/1973)
  7. Sabasi – Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba – Honest Jon’s Records (2003) > buy link
  8. Sherburne (#186) – United Sacred Harp Convention – Mississippi Records (1959/2009) > buy link
  9. Sweet Road – Animal Collective – Fat Cat Records (2004) > buy link
  10. Susan Jane – Eugene McDaniels – Atlantic (1971) > buy link
  11. Long Time Dub – Upsetters – Trojan (1990)
  12. Can’t Work No Longer – The Impressions – ABC-Paramount / Sparton (1965
  13. Enjoy, Enjoy – Emil Richards & the Microtonal Blues Band – Impulse! (1968)
  14. Summertime – The Free Design – Light In The Attic (1969/2003) > buy link
  15. Vida Bela – Elizete Cardoso – Soul Jazz (2011) > buy link
  16. La Fable Du Petit Oiseau – Ennio Morricone – Deram (1973)
  17. San Diego Serenade – Tom Waits – Asylum Records (1974) > buy link
  18. Jesus the Mexican Boy – Iron & Wine – Sub Pop (2003) > buy link
  19. Japan – Pharoah Sanders – Impulse! (1966) > buy link

luv106

beats 'n' pieces, breaks, hip hop, sloppy joe fun

Sloppy Joe’s Block Party : Summer Fun Mix 3!

Sloppy Joe is back after throwing down at the Under Pressure International Graffiti Convention in Montreal with some block party action hip hop and breaks for the whole family to enjoy.
photo : Sloppy Joe

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Tracklist:
  1. Get On Down – Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez – TNT Records (1994) > (searching for buy link)
  2. Rama Jama (5-Oh Beats) – Kenny Dope presents Mad Racket – Big Beat (1993) > (searching for buy link)
  3. Time’s Up (Bare Bones Original) – O.C. – Wild Pitch (1994) > buy link
  4. Memories Of Red Alert – Big Bottom Hula – Black Sunshine Records (????) > (searching for buy link)
  5. It Ain’t Hard To Tell (Main Mix) – Nas – Columbia (1994) > buy link
  6. Super Brooklyn (Inst.) – Cocoa Brovaz – Duck Down Records (2000) > (searching for buy link)
  7. We Can Do This – The Cold Crush Brothers – B-Boy Records (1988) > (searching for buy link) > buy link
  8. All My People (Body Rock Inst.) – Mos Def – Big Dawg (1998) > (searching for buy link)
  9. Get Up Remix (Side A, track 2) – Masters At Work – Cutting Records (1994) > (searching for buy link)
  10. Atom – Main Source – Actual Records (1989) > (searching for buy link)
  11. Mister Ed Groove – Prince Quick Mix and The Undercover Brother – Slammin’ Records (1994) > (searching for buy link)
  12. I Got Love – Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Warner Bros. (1970) > buy link
  13. Melody – DJ Nu-Mark – Up Above (2004) > (searching for buy link)
  14. Work It (Instrumental) – Missy “Misdomeanor” Elliott – Elektra (2002) > (searching for buy link)
  15. Bonus Beats – Rude Rydims – TNT Records (1995) > (searching for buy link)
  16. And What You Give Is What You Get – Beastie Boys – Capitol (1989) > (searching for buy link)
  17. Comin’ Inside – Kenny Dope – Dopewax Inc. (1994/2001) > (searching for buy link)
  18. ManWomanBoogie – Q-Tip feat. Amanda Diva – Universal Motown (2008) > buy link
  19. Justa Groove – Kenny “Dope” Gonzales – Phat Wax Records (1993) > (searching for buy link)
  20. I Hope It Rains Coffee (Ojala Que Liueve Cafe) – Choco The New Harlem Sound – Celluloid (2004) > (searching for buy link)
  21. Makin’ A Living – Kenny Dope – Tu Chicks (2000) > buy link
  22. Importance of Body Rhythm – DJ Food – Ninja Tune (1992) > buy link
  23. Chiqwanga – Recloose – Astralwerks (2002) > (searching for buy link)
  24. The Smurf – Tyrone Brunson – Epic / Mastercuts (1982/1994) > (searching for buy link)
  25. Lil Star – Kelis feat. Cee-lo – Virgin (2007) > buy link

luv011

beats 'n' pieces, hip hop, odd pop, sloppy joe fun, trip hop

Sloppy Joe’s Summer Fun Mix!

Sloppy Joe raided the Record Canyon for strictly feel good tunes and came up with a mix made to put smiles on the faces of headz that are nodding, bumping to a beat fit for summertime.
image : sweet daddy luv

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Tracklist:
  1. Feelin’ Groovy – DJ Wally – Home Entertainment (1997) > buy link
  2. excerpt from Vim – Raymond Scott – Basta (1960/2001) > buy link
  3. Sun Dance – Mellow – Atmosphériques (1999)
  4. excerpt from 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago – Mercury (1969)
  5. Captain Easychord – Stereolab – Duophonic (2001) > buy link
  6. excerpt from 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago – Mercury (1969)
  7. Come Together (remix by Terry Farley) – Primal Scream – Creation (1990) > buy link
  8. Come On Everybody (Get Down) (Q-Burns Abstract Message remix) – Us3 – Blue Note (1990) > buy link
  9. Spandex Man – Mr. Scruff – Ninja Tune (1999) > buy link
  10. X – Lacquer – Kitsuné (2003) > buy link
  11. Soul Flower (Remix) – The Pharcyde – Delicious Vinyl (1992) > buy link
  12. Rubber Tires – Jurassic 5 – Pan (1998) > buy link
  13. Accepted Eclectic – Aceyalone – Ground Control (2000) > buy link
  14. Starfish and Coffee – Prince – Paisley Park (1987) > buy link
  15. Battle Me – C-Rayz Walz – Def Jux (2003) > buy link
  16. 70s 80s – Nightmares On Wax – Warp (2002) > buy link
  17. Light & Day / Reach For The Sun – The Polyphonic Spree – Good Records (2002) > buy link

luv064

beats 'n' pieces, dub, dubstep, heart of the bass, trip hop

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.
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. Dust of Seqqara – Muslimgauze – BSI Records (1999)
  2. Five Nights Of Bleeding – Linton Kwesi Johnson – Rough Trade (1985) > buy link
  3. Eight-Nine-Zero-Zero (Beat Mix) – Dual Tone – DC Recordings (1995) (x2) > buy link
  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) > buy link
  7. Movements – Elektro Robotic Dub Orkestra – Ariwa (1984)
  8. Jerusalem – Mark Stewart & The Mafia – Soul Jazz (1981/2005) > buy link
  9. Fear – Appleblim – Skull Disco (2006) > buy link
  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) > buy link
  13. Plainsong – Seefeel – Astralwerks (1994) > buy link
  14. Freak Freak – The Bug – Ninja Tune (2008) > buy link
  15. Asp – Depth Charge – DC Recordings (1995) > buy link
  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) > buy link
  20. Version – Noel Davy – Pressure Sounds (2001)

luv073

beats 'n' pieces, funk 'n' soul, jazz, reggae, rock 'n' roll

What I Was Born Into

a small collection of sounds that were floating around our world when I came along in 1973.

image : The Longines Symphonette Society

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Tracklist:
  1. Keep Yourself Alive – Queen – Elektra (1973) > buy link
  2. intro from 1973 in Review – General Air Features – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  3. Richard Nixon soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  4. Over the Hills and Far Away – Led Zeppelin – Atlantic (1973) > buy link
  5. Richard Nixon soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  6. I’m So Green – Can – United Artists Records (1973) > buy link
  7. Richard Nixon soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  8. Dueling Banjos – Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel – Warner Bros. (1973) > buy link
  9. excerpt from Pagan Ritual – Mandingo – E.M.I. / Columbia (1973)
  10. excerpt from 1973 in Review – General Air Features – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  11. Apache – Incredible Bongo Band – Pride (1973) > buy link
  12. Don’t Bug Me – Cheech & Chong – Ode Records (1973) > buy link
  13. Parade Strut – J.J. Johnson – MCA (1973)
  14. excerpt from Hamhock’s Hall Was Big – Lightnin’ Rod – Celluloid (1973) > buy link
  15. 125th Street Congress – Weather Report – Columbia (1973) > buy link
  16. excerpt from The Shit Hits The Fan Again – Lightnin’ Rod – Celluloid (1973) > buy link
  17. radio promo ad for Coffy – XXX Black Label (1973)
  18. Coffy Is The Color – Roy Ayers – Polydor (1973) > buy link
  19. U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  20. We Need Order – The Chi-Lites – Brunswick Records (1973) > buy link
  21. Richard Nixon soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  22. Commercialization – Jimmy Cliff – Reprise (1973) > buy link
  23. And Then There’s Maude – theme from tv show Maude – TVT (1972/1987)
  24. U.S. Senators Sam Ervin & Howard Baker soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  25. My Hero, Zero – Scholastic Rock, Inc. – Capitol (1973)
  26. Paris 1919 – John Cale – Reprise (1973) > buy link
  27. Harmonika – Kraftwerk – Vertigo (1972/1973)
  28. excerpt from Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield- Virgin (1973) > buy link
  29. I Am The Sea – The Who – MCA (1973) > buy link
  30. Lost In The Flood – Bruce Springsteen – Columbia (1973) > buy link
  31. Money – Pink Floyd – Harvest (1973) > buy link
  32. U.S. Senators Ted Stevens & Mike Gravel soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  33. excerpt from What Is Money, Anyway? – The Standard Life Assurance Company (1973)
  34. He’s Misstra Know-It-All – Stevie Wonder – Tamla/Motown (1973) > buy link
  35. Henry Kissinger soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  36. Mamunia – Paul McCartney & Wings – Apple Records(1973) > buy link
  37. excerpt from the story of Robin Hood – Disneyland Records (1973)
  38. Out The Blue – John Lennon – Apple Records (1973) > buy link
  39. outro from 1973 in Review – General Air Features – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  40. Stir It Up – Bob Marley and The Wailers – Island (1973) > buy link

luv086

beats 'n' pieces, jazz, trip hop

Leaps & Bounds

as the far out sounds of processed synths and unknown samples blend with live improvisation, the drum beat of human funk and the strict rhythm of electronic music we begin to map out the correlation between jazz, trip hop, 70’s movie themes & the almighty head nod.
photo : Melissa A. Phillips

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Tracklist:
  1. Make Your Own Temple – Cannonball Adderley with the Nat Adderley Sextet and Rick Holmes – Capitol (1972) > buy link
  2. Yesterdays Hero – O.H. Krill – DC Recordings (2000) > buy link
  3. Yo-Yo – DJ Vadim – Jazz Fudge Recordings (1995) > (searching for buy link)
  4. Distant Land – Donald Byrd / Madlib – Blue Note (2003) > buy link
  5. Death Wish (Main Title) – Herbie Hancock – Columbia (1974) > buy link
  6. Le dub du spleen – Ingrid de Lambre – Yellow Productions (1996) > (searching for buy link)
  7. Lo-beam – Red Snapper – Warp (1996) > buy link
  8. Ten et Medor – Alain Goraguer – DC Recordings (1973/2000) > buy link
  9. Blueprint (Richie Hawtin’s Slakked Plastik Remix) – Attica Blues – Mo’ Wax (1995) > (searching for buy link)
  10. Smurf – Aardvarck – Nod Navigators / Kindred Spirits (2008) > buy link
  11. Urban Blues – Marc Mac – Omniverse Records (2005) > (searching for buy link)
  12. Black Destiny (Beneath Autumn Sky remix) – Phil Ranelin – Hefty Records (2001) > buy link
  13. Cowboys – Runaways – Ultimate Dilema (1997) > (searching for buy link)
  14. Pull, Jubal, Pull – J.J. Johnson & Quincy Jones – Sussex Records (1971) > (searching for buy link)
  15. Gangsta Shit – DJ Cam – Street Jazz Records (1995) > buy link
  16. The Human Fly – Lalo Schifrin – Warner Bros. (1973) > buy link
  17. A Divine Image – Sound Directions – Stones Throw (2005) > buy link
  18. Obscure – The Mighty Bop – Yellow Productions (1994) > (searching for buy link)
  19. Sunrise Over Bklyn – EL-P featuring the Blue Series Continuum -Thirsty Ear (2003) > buy link

luv009

beats 'n' pieces, drum 'n' bass 'n' jungle, dub, post-punk

Rockers

all city rockers
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. 2010 – Lenky – Vecta / Mo Wax (2000)
  2. Killer – The Bug – Rephlex (2003) > buy link
  3. Up To Jah (inst.) – DJ Vadim – Ninja Tune (2002) > buy link
  4. Rockers – Digital – Reinforced (2000) > buy link
  5. ? – Krinjah – Krinjah (????)
  6. Mafia Man – Radic – Pharaoh (1995)
  7. Godsent (Deep In The Jungle) – Operator – D’Lux Drops (2003)
  8. E.V.A. – Animals On Wheels – iLL (1997)
  9. excerpt from Slope – Richard Thomas & Tom Jenkinson – Lo Recordings (1999)
  10. Generation X (Krush U) – Lemon D – Valve (2003) > buy link
  11. Mirror – The Rapture – Gravity (1998) > buy link
  12. Carousel – Twilight Circus Dub Sound System – M Records (1999) > buy link
  13. Private Armies (dub version) – Vivien Goldman – Select Cuts (1981/2003)
  14. Preacher Dub – Jah Shaka – Jah Shaka Music (1983)
  15. Give up the Bad Dub – The Revolutionaries – Jamaican Recordings (2001)
  16. Unitone Skank – Dr. Alimantado – Greensleeves (1978) > buy link

luv006

beats 'n' pieces

“I’ll have a New World Order, hold the Liberty Fries.”

this mix was made in 2003, the thick of the Bush years, and reflects my general unease with the events of the day. fear is the mind killer

photo : Toby Heys

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Tracklist:
  1. Home Of The Brave – Mr. Lif – Def Jux (2002) > buy link
  2. LXP Bitches – Push Button Objects – Chocolate Industries (1996) > buy link
  3. My Kingdom : Part 1 – The Future Sound Of London – Virgin (1996) > buy link
  4. excerpt from The Story of Wargames – Buena Vista Records (1983)
  5. Jah Love – H.R. from Bad Brains – D’Lux Dropz (2003)
  6. 2239375 – Breakage – Reinforced (2001)
  7. excerpt from The Story of Wargames – Buena Vista Records (1983)
  8. A Journey To Reedham (7 AM Mix) – Squarepusher – Warp (1997) > buy link
  9. an Offbeat Sound Effect – BBC Records (1975)
  10. DF0:BAD – Team Doyobi – Skam (2002)
  11. Terre Zippy – Speedy J – Novamute (2001) > buy link
  12. Blix2 – Nautilis – Planet Mu (2002) > buy link
  13. Robotomo – Depth Charge – DC Recordings (2002) > buy link
  14. excerpt from a real time recording of a runaway train in New Brunswick, March 9th, 1948 – Ash International (1994)
  15. We Wanna Glow – N.O.I.A. – Ersatz Audio (2003)
  16. Commercial Suicide – Cabbage Head – Leaf (2001) > buy link
  17. NAGNAGNAG (RH Kirk Rework #2) – Cabaret Voltaire (remixed by Richard H. Kirk) – Mute (2003)
  18. Grammy Winners (BEST Ultratec Instrumentalism!) – Funkstorung – Studio K7 (2000)
  19. Virus – Deltron 3030 – 75 Ark (2000) > buy link
  20. The Whole Nine – Amon Tobin – Ninja Tune (2002) > buy link
  21. excerpt from Apocalypse Now – Elektra (1979)
  22. Mind Eye – Nightmares On Wax – Warp (2002) > buy link
  23. excerpt from Give Peace A Chance – John Lennon & Yoko Ono (1968) > buy link

luv013

ambient revolution, beats 'n' pieces, trip hop

Fallen Leaves

as you pull up your collar to keep out the new chill of autumn you turn and head for home in hopes that the memories will fade with the coming warmth.

photo : Mark Schellhase

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Tracklist:
  1. Autumn Leaves (The Irresistible Force Full Chill Mix) – Coldcut – Ninja Tune (1994) > buy link
  2. excerpt from Nobody’s Story – Neil Young (with Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer) – Vapor Records (1996) > buy link
  3. Electric Blue – Skylab – L’attitude (1994)
  4. O How I Miss You – Broadcast – Warp (2003) > buy link
  5. Electro-Acoustic – Nobody – Ubiquity (2003) > buy link
  6. Sample and Clicks – Fridge – Text Records (2000) > buy link
  7. Avon Ranger – Minotaur Shock – Melodic (2001) > buy link
  8. Kist – Two Lone Swordsmen – Warp (1999) > buy link
  9. Midnight Is Where The Day Begins – Manual – Morr Music (2002) > buy link
  10. Green Arrow – Yo La Tengo – Matador (1997) > buy link
  11. I Knew These People (edit) – Ry Cooder (with Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski) – Warner Bros. (1985) > buy link
  12. excerpt from Dusk in the Okefenokee Swamp – Environments disc 6 – Syntonic Research Inc. (1974)
  13. Camphor – Caural – Chocolate Industries (2002) > buy link
  14. Glue of the World – Four Tet – Domino (2001) > buy link
  15. Count Your Blessings (Blessed by Minotaur Shock) – Hint – Hombre (2003)
  16. excerpt from Wind in the Trees – Environments 5 – Syntonic Research Inc. (1974)
  17. Kaze Wo Atsumete – Happy End – Emperor Norton (1971/2003) > buy link