Category Archives: disco

luv386

luv386 Dance Our Way Out Of Our Constrictions

Dance Our Way Out Of Our Constrictions

uplifting disco sounds over hardwood floors covered with die hard dancers gettin’ down just for the funk of it. it’s either really late or really early but either way this loft, with it’s big windows overlooking the Big Apple, is movin’ to unstoppable jazz grooves spun out on 2 turntables plugged into an impeccable sound system. the party people here know that this place is special and they have waited the whole night to get to this point. welcome to the after the after party party, you can come in but you can’t stop dancin’.
image : Chules Panner
Tracklist:
  1. One Nation Under A Groove – Funkadelic – Warner Bros / Charly Records (1978/1993) > buy link
  2. Diskette – Henri-Pierre Noël – Hpn / Wah-Wah 45s (1979/2012) > buy link
  3. Do You Love What You Feel – Rufus & Chaka – MCA (1979) > buy link
  4. Lansana’s Priestess – Donald Byrd – Blue Note (1973) > buy link
  5. Change – Zulema – Lejoint (1978)
  6. Super Strut – Deodato – CTI Records (1973) > buy link
  7. I Thought It Was You – Herbie Hancock – Columbia (1979/2019) > buy link
  8. Los Conquistadores Chocolatés – Johnny Hammond – Milestone / BGP Records (1975/2015) > buy link
  9. Expansions – Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes – Flying Dutchman (1975/2020) > buy link
  10. Blackbyrd’s Theme – The Blackbyrds – Fantasy (1974) > buy link
  11. Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead – Philadelphia International Records (1979) > buy link
  12. Me And My Music – Candi Staton – Warner Bros. (1979)

luv362

luv362 Hot Jupiter Candidates

Hot Jupiter Candidates

fifteen layers of hot future space disco.
image : a collection of Hot Jupiter Candidates taken from the satellite of luv
Tracklist
  1. Moving Cities (Alternative Version) – Faze Action – Nuphonic (2000) > buy link
  2. Watersports (A Track For Rednail) – House Of Whacks – Luxury Service Records (1995)
  3. Love Call (Restless Soul Peaktime Remix) – Ramsey & Co. – BBE (1997) > buy link
  4. He Not In – Chicken Lips – Kingsize (2002) > buy link
  5. Who La La? (Linkwood Edit) – Linkwood – Firecracker Recordings (2009) > buy link
  6. Hangin On – Deep Fuzz – Noid Records (2000)
  7. Philadelphia – The Black Science Orchestra – Junior Boy’s Own (1994)
  8. Misen Gymnastics (ext. version) (Idjut Full Version) – Oorutaichi – Bear Funk (2005) > buy link
  9. Brooklyn Club Jam (Brennan Green’s Version) – Runaway – DFA (2008) > buy link
  10. Day One – Deadly Avenger – Illicit Recordings (2002) > buy link
  11. Non (Cruel Edit) – Quakerman – U-Star Records (2001)
  12. Bloody Hell – The Emperor Machine – DC Recordings (2004) > buy link
  13. Encounters – Ray Mang – Noid Recordings (1996)
  14. I.F.G. – Darkfader – Hairy Claw (2003)
  15. The Work Song (Faze Action Instrumental Reprise) – Pat Lundy – Central Records (2000)

luv313

luv313-because-disco

…because disco

in the 1970s i was but a child and, even though disco was around, i was a bit too young to hit the clubs. i really began appreciating disco music when i started falling for house music. my curiosity made track down the samples and opened my ears to the disco sound. so here’s a good end of summer late seventies disco mix for those who like to party and can’t stop dancin’.
image : Popeye, a Magazine for City Boys (Japan, 1979)
Tracklist
  1. Open Sesame – Kool & The Gang – De-Lite Records (1976) > buy link
  2. Welcome To The Party – Wood Brass & Steel – Turbo Records (1976)
  3. We Like To Party…Come On – Switch – Motown (1978)
  4. Galaxy (Disco Mix by Manny Slali) – War – MCA (1978) > buy link
  5. It Only Takes A Minute – Tavares – Capitol (1975) > buy link
  6. Come On Down To Earth (Disco Mix by David Todd) – The Choice Four – RCA Victor (1977)
  7. I Can’t Stop – John Davis Orchestra – SAM Records / Strictly Breaks Records (1976/2001) > buy link
  8. Make Me Believe In You (A Tom Moulton Mix) – Patti Jo – Soul Jazz (1975/2006)
  9. Are You Ready For Love (’79 Original) – Elton John – The Rocket Record Company / Southern Fried Records (1979/2003) > buy link
  10. (Everybody) Get Dancin’ – Bombers – Telson (1979) > buy link
  11. On Your Knees (A Tom Moulton Mix) – Grace Jones – Island (1979) > buy link
  12. Block Party (Disco Mix by Walter Gibbons) – Anthony White – Salsoul Records (1977) > buy link
  13. Dance To The Music (Disco Mix by John Luongo) – Sly Stone – Epic (1979)
  14. I Love Music – The O’Jays – Philadephia International Records (1975) > buy link
  15. Haven’t You Heard – Patrice Rushen – Elektra / Rhino (1979/2006) > buy link
  16. No Goodbyes – Curtis Mayfield – Curtom Records (1978) > buy link

luv286

luv286 Following The Current pt1

Following The Current part 1

this fall i will be teaching a Personal and Cultural Enrichment class at McGill University called Following The Current : A Brief History Of Electronic Music. this, the first of a three part mix, covers the years 1952-1979 and outlines some of the artists and music that will be discussed. for more info on the class and how to enroll click on
photo : electricity
Tracklist
  1. Beton-Studie – Karlheinz Stockhausen – DOXY (1952/2011) > buy link
  2. Main Titles – Overture (from Forbidden Planet) – Louis and Bebe Barron – Small Planet Records (1956/1978) > buy link
  3. Over The Rainbow – Paul Tanner with Andre Montero and his Orchestra – Omega Disk / Aero Space Records (1959)
  4. Daisy Bell – Max Mathews – Cacophonic / Finders Keepers (1961/2013)
  5. Telstar – The Tornados – Decca / Mr. Suit Records (1962/2013) > buy link
  6. Doctor Who Theme (Original 1963 Version) – Delia Derbyshire and Ron Grainer from BBC Radiophonic Workshop – Harkit Records (1963/2013) > buy link
  7. Girl From Venus – Jean-Jacques Perrey & Gershon Kingsley – Vanguard (1966) > buy link
  8. Tomorrow Never Knows – The Beatles – Parlophone (1966)
  9. Daily Nightly – The Monkees – Colgems / Rhino (1967/1986) > buy link
  10. excerpt from Silver Apples Of The Moon Part II – Morton Subotnick – Nonesuch Records (1967)
  11. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major : Second Movement – Walter Carlos – Columbia Masterworks (1968)
  12. Peace Three – Paul Beaver & Bernard L. Krause – Nonesuch Records (1968)
  13. Cybernaut – Tonto’s Expanding Head Band (Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil) – Atlantic (1971/1975)
  14. Girl Blue – Stevie Wonder – Tamla / Motown – (1972)
  15. Rain Dance – Herbie Hancock – Columbia (1973) > buy link
  16. Movements Of A Visionary – Tangerine Dream – Virgin (1974/1977) > buy link
  17. Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Theme) (from Assault On Precinct 13) – John Carpenter – Record Makers (1976/2003) > buy link
  18. Disco From A Space Show – Guitar Red – Mod-Art / Chocolate Industries (1976/2012) > buy link
  19. I Feel Love – Donna Summer – Casablanca Records (1977) > buy link
  20. Rocket U.S.A. – Suicide – Red Star Records (1977/1999) > buy link
  21. United – Throbbing Gristle – Industrial Records (1977/1981) > buy link
  22. Trans-Europe Express / Metal On Metal – Kraftwerk – Capitol (1977) > buy link
  23. Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) – Parliament – Casablanca Records (1978) > buy link
  24. Fantastic Man – William Onyeabor – Wilfilms Records / Luaka Bop (1979/2013) > buy link
  25. I Nearly Married A Human – Gary Numan + Tubeway Army – Beggars Banquet (1979) > buy link

luv238

Carbide Doped Dusks

an abstract house mixtape full of disco dubs with grooves so deep that light never reaches the bottom.
photo : x-rays from black holes in distant galaxies courtesy of the satellite of luv
Tracklist
  1. Bless The Darkness – Black Science Orchestra – Junior Boy’s Own (1996)
  2. Columbo’s Mac – Frankie Valentine – Auto Extension (1998)
  3. In a Golden Haze – The Morning Kids – Balihu Records (1996)
  4. Northbeach (Mix 1 by Diesel / Jarvis / Harvey) – George Duke – Moton Records Inc. (1996)
  5. Rubbish – Seiji – Smash Hit Music Co. (2006) > buy link
  6. Labocatocs – The Emperor Machine – DC Recordings (2007)
  7. Disco Train (Morgan Geist Caboose Mix) – Dance Reaction – Environ (2003)
  8. The Freakout – Deep Fuzz – Noid Recordings (2000)
  9. In & Out – Faze Action – Nuphonic (1997)
  10. Under The Moon (Original Deep Mix) – Keiji Shimazaki – Illsun Wreckords (1997)
  11. Feast Of Freeks – Chicken Lips – Kingsize Records (2002) > buy link
  12. Foolin’ (Beatin’ On Dave) – Idjut Boys & Laj – U-Star Records (1995)
  13. On Just Foot (Dub) – Black Devil Disco Club – Lo Recordings (2007) > buy link
  14. Mambo Bonus – Ray Mang – Noid Recordings (1996)
  15. Fashion Bush – Brian MacBlade – Noid Recordings / Smash Hit Music Co. (2003/2005) > buy link
  16. Miura – Metro Area – Environ / Source (2002) > buy link
  17. A Sordid Foursome (Dub Mix) – Extended Family – Auto Recordings (1997)
  18. Roll Over And Snore (The Long Stayer Mix) – Idjut Boys – Nuphonic (1997) > buy link

luv224

Just Dance

80selectroboogiefunksynthpopdisco.
ain’t nobody luvs you better.
photo : Christopher Morris, NYC 1981
Tracklist
  1. Body Work – Hot Streak – Easy Street Records / Polygram (1983/1984) > buy link
  2. Body Music – The Strikers – Prelude Records (1981) > buy link
  3. I Can’t Stop – West Street Mob ft. Cheryl The Pearl and Joey Robinson, Jr. – Sugar Hill Records (1984) > buy link
  4. You’re The One (You’re My Number One) (Dub Version) – Katie Kissoon – Jive (1983)
  5. Let’s Start II Dance Again – Hamilton Bohannon ft. Perri Johnson – Phase II Records / Domino Records (1981/1986) > buy link
  6. Burn Rubber On Me – The Gap Band – Mercury (1980) > buy link
  7. The Bounce – Jumpp – RCA (1981)
  8. Take Your Time (Do It Right) – The S.O.S. Band – Tabu Records (1980) > buy link
  9. Shy (Special Re-mix) – Patti Labelle – Philadelphia International Records (1985)
  10. Walking On Sunshine – Rockers Revenge ft. Donnie Calvin – Streetwise / Mastercuts (1982/1994) > buy link
  11. Give Me Tonight (Dub Version) – Shannon – Emergency Records (1984)
  12. Didn’t Mean To Turn You On – Cherrelle – Tabu Records (1984) > buy link
  13. Mama Used To Say (Club Mix) – Junior – Mercury (1981) > buy link
  14. Ain’t Nobody – Rufus and Chaka Khan – Warner Bros. (1983) > buy link
  15. I Hear Music In The Streets – Unlimited Touch – Prelude Records / Soul Jazz (1980/2002) > buy link
  16. Don’t Tell Me – Central Line – Mercury / Soul Jazz (1981/2003)
  17. All American Girls – Sister Sledge – Cotillion Records (1981) > buy link

luv194

Is It Goods Enough For Ya?

i have been deep in training for The Goods 11th Halloween party ever since the honorable Andy Williams & Scott C asked me to join them behind the decks. this is one of my warm up mixes. The Goods is a place where dancers go to give it up and turn it loose. i want to make them dance. i want to dance. come dancing, it’s Saturday night.
image : that guy
Tracklist:
  1. Black Thoughts – The African Dream – Eight Ball Records (1994)
  2. Goza – Afro Force – 2000 Black (2001)
  3. Not Reggae (Dub) – Idjut Boys & Laj – U-Star Records (1995)
  4. I Wanna Be Loved By You (Kenny Dope Extended Version) – Family Of Eve – BBE (1979/1998)
  5. Pumashuffle – Leroy Hunter Quintet – Spinning Wheel (2002)
  6. Diamonds – LV ft. Okmalumkoolkat – Hyperdub (2012) > buy link
  7. I’m Selfish – Jamie Lidell – Warp (2013) > buy link
  8. You In My Hut Now (Tee’s Bass Mix) – The Raid – Inhouse Records / Loudhouse Records (1997)
  9. The Lowest 1 Of My Desires – Van Hunt – Blue Note (2007) > buy link
  10. Get You Some (Capt. P Boogie Remix) – Captain Planet ft. Brit Laurén – Bastard Jazz Recordings (2012) > buy link
  11. Cosmic Blast (Dub) – Captain Rock – NIA Records (1984)
  12. Do It! Do It! – The Alliance – First Priority Music / Rawkus (1987/2000) > buy link
  13. Jump On It – Masters At Work – Cutting Records (1991)
  14. Love Woman So – Mad Lion – Break A Dawn Records / Soul Jazz (1994/2009) > buy link
  15. Makin’ A Living – Kenny Dope – Tu Chicks (2000)
  16. Digital Watch – Will Saul – Simple Records (2004) > buy link
  17. Somali – Blackhouse – Mello Music Group (2012) > buy link
  18. Third World Revolution – Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson – Arista (1978)
  19. Funkanova (12″ Edit) – Wood, Brass & Steel – Turbo Records / Jazz Funk (1976/2003)
  20. Friendly Pressure (Into The Sunshine Mix by Sunship) – Jhelisa – Dorado Records (1998) > buy link
  21. Fly Juice – DVA – Hyperdub (2012) > buy link
  22. Hold It Down (Teebone Remix feat. MC Gods Gift) – 4hero ft. Lady Alma – Talkin’ Loud (2002)
  23. Pennies From Heaven (Kevin’s Tunnel Mix) – Inner City – Virgin (1992) > buy link

luv063

Disco of Ages

disco : a type of dance music designed to be played in discos, with a solid THUMP on each beat.

this mix spans the ages of the genre with fine representatives from the past four decades.
are you jivin’ yet?

photo : Disco Stu

Tracklist:
  1. Dancing In Outer Space – Atmosfear – MCA / Soul Jazz (1979/2003) > buy link
  2. Tango In Space – Space – United Artists (1977) > buy link
  3. World Invaders – Pluton & The Humanoids – VS Records / Environ (1981/2003) > buy link
  4. Disco Circus (Special Mix) – Martin Circus – Prelude / Ballroom Records (1978)
  5. The Balloon Room – Ashley Beedle presents The London Heavy Disco Revue – Out Hear Audio (2006)
  6. Moon Boots (Special 12 Inch Disco Mix – A Tom Moulton Mix) – ORS – RCA (1977)
  7. Seconds – The League Unlimited Orchestra – Virgin (1981) > buy link
  8. Art, Drugs, Sex, Rhythm – Daniel Wang – Balihu Records (1997)
  9. Machina Jam – Konk – Dog Brothers Records / Soul Jazz (1987/2004)
  10. Are You Anywhere? – Padded Cell – DC Recordings (2006) > buy link
  11. Fear (1980 Lost Edit) – Easy Going – Unidisc / Arcoedit (1980)
  12. Automatic Lover – Sylvia – Vibration (1978) > buy link