Category Archives: post-punk

luv434

luv434 Shadow Flash

Shadow Flash

a mixtape of post-punk / post-post-punk comes out of the darkness with a burst of existential societal angst over a medley of groove inducing back beats.
image : Flo Jian
Tracklist:
  1. Baby Dee – Konk – Les Disques Du Crépuscule / Soul Jazz (1983/2004)
  2. You Are The Space Invader (An Optimo (Espacio) Mix) – Prinzhorn Dance School – DFA (2007)
  3. Moody (A New Mood) – ESG – Popular Records / Soul Jazz (1988/2007)
  4. Maximum Sexual Joy – Glaxo Babies – Heartbeat Records / Cherry Red / Punk Disco Beat (1980/2003)
  5. Heal Us – The 63 Crayons – DC Recordings (2008)
  6. Punish Or Be Damned – Screamers – Superior Viaduct (1977/2021)
  7. One To Choose – Black Devil Disco Club – OUT / RCA / Rephlex (1978/2004)
  8. First Communion – Gang Gang Dance – The Social Registry / Warp (2008/2009)
  9. Twist – Tones On Tail – Beggar’s Banquet / Vertigo (1984)
  10. Earthbeat And Earthdub – The Slits – Epic (1981)
  11. Infinity Plus One (The Emperor Machine Dub Instrumental) – Higamos Hogamos – DC Recordings (2009)
  12. Ladytron (Man Power Mix) – Roxy Music – Virgin EMI Records (2019)
  13. Springfield – Arthur Russell – Audika (1988/2006)
  14. White And Green Place (Extraterrestrial Mix) – Maximum Joy – Y Records / Silent Street (1982/2017)

luv377

luv377 The Cold War

The Cold War

as a kid in the early eighties new wave pop music of was a fitting soundtrack to the frozen landscapes of a Canadian winter. the blend of new technologies with a post-punk attitude intensified by a reawakening of Cold War tensions altered the narrative of pop music. icy synths, effected guitars and stark drum machines reflected the societal anxiety of hurtling toward an unknown future. as a younger version of myself looked over the ice and snow, unsure of my own place in the world, this sound made sense. still does.
photo : Rozanne Giraf
Tracklist:
  1. Your Silent Face – New Order – Factory (1983) > buy link
  2. A Forest – The Cure – Fiction Records / Polydor (1980) > buy link
  3. Love Song – Polyrock – RCA Victor (1981) > buy link
  4. Utter Space – Men Without Hats – H.A.T.S. Inc / Statik Records / Sire (1980/1985) > buy link
  5. A + B = C – Mathematiques Moderne – Dorian / Vogue / Medical Records LLC (1981/2013) > buy link
  6. Sleeper In Metropolis – Anne Clark with David Harrow – Ink Records (1985) > buy link
  7. In Your Memory (Slik Mix) – Depeche Mode – Mute (1984) > buy link
  8. Plenty – Kevin Hewick And The Sound – Cherry Red (1983) > buy link
  9. Weather Radio – Pylon – Armageddon Records / Vertigo (1980)
  10. Capital (It Fails Us Now) – Gang Of Four – Warner Bros. (1982) > buy link
  11. We Are Broken – Tears For Fears – Mercury / Vertigo (1982/1983) > buy link
  12. Seconds – The Human League – Virgin (1981) > buy link
  13. Vienna – Ultravox – Chrysalis (1980) > buy link
  14. The Aircrash Bureau – Gary Numan – Beggars Banquet (1980) > buy link
  15. Tattoo – Siouxsie And The Banshees – Wonderland / Polydor (1983) > buy link
  16. Beneath The Blade – Section 25 – Factory (1984) > buy link
  17. Eve Ryonne – Band Apart – Crammed Discs (1983) > buy link
  18. Glupi Numer – Madame – Tonpress (1985)
  19. Khanada – Duran Duran – EMI (1981) > buy link
  20. Forever Now – The Psychedelic Furs – Columbia (1982) > buy link
  21. Machines – Modern English – 4AD / Vertigo (1984) > buy link
  22. Porcupine – Echo & The Bunnymen – Korova (1983) > buy link
  23. The Unforgettable Fire – U2 – Island (1984) > buy link

luv364

luv364 - Now Was The Time

Now Was The Time

uneasy sound collage crashing into early sampling politics mixed with unhinged drum machines and unsure funk deep dubs conjured by radio wave riders and post-punk cavemen. Now Was The Time, i hope it’s not too late.
photo : Rashelle Floutt
Tracklist
  1. On The Way To Be Bop Records And Fine Art In Reseda – Tequila Mockingbird – Freeway Records (1984)
  2. Yellow Black And Rectangular – Negativland – SST (1987) > buy link
  3. Mind At The End Of The Tether – Tackhead – On-U Sound (1985) > buy link
  4. Black And White Mix Up / Perspective 1 – 400 Blows – Illuminated Records (1984)
  5. Black Mask – Cabaret Voltaire – Rough Trade (1981) > buy link
  6. Mütter Der Fröhlichkeit – Holger Hiller – Ata Tak / Cherry Red (1983/1984)
  7. Kleine Schlager-Revue – derPlan – Ata Tak (1981) > buy link
  8. A Relic Of The Empire / A Million Angels – Severed Heads – Ink Records (1986) > buy link
  9. Bring Us Together – Richard Milhouse Nixon – Ambrose Kelly Reynolds – Zulu Records (1982)
  10. Mea Culpa – Brian Eno & David Byrne – Sire (1981) > buy link
  11. Shrinkwrap – This Heat – Rough Trade / Modern Classic Recordings (1981/2016)
  12. Pssst – Silica Gel – Wifflefist / Future Logic Development Corporation (1993/2016)
  13. Get This / Major Malfunction – Keith LeBlanc – World Records (1986) > buy link
  14. Language (side B dub) – 23 Skidoo – Illuminated Records (1984) > buy link
  15. Ecaterina Szabo – The Short Wave Mystery – Good Records (1985)

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

luv234

this isn’t any life
it’s just a stupid lifestyle

this is a sample of the punk rock / new wave / no wave / punk funk / rock ‘n’ roll sound that was created in the Pertri dish that was New York City over a period of 8 hot summers (1976-1983).
photo : Ronny Woke
Ramones R.I.P.
Tracklist
  1. Optimo – Liquid Liquid – 99 Records / Mo Wax (1983/1997) > buy link
  2. My Love For You – ESG – 99 Records (1983) > buy link
  3. Button Up – The Bloods – 021 Records / Exit International Records / Soul Jazz (1981/2003)
  4. The Attack Of The Giant Ants – Blondie – Private Stock Records (1976) > buy link
  5. Warning Sign – Talking Heads – Sire (1978) > buy link
  6. Marquee Moon – Television – Elektra (1977) > buy link
  7. She Creatures – impLOG – Log Records / Soul Jazz (1980/2006) > buy link
  8. Rituals – Bush Tetras – Fetish Records / Stiff Recoprds / ROIR (1981/2003) > buy link
  9. Human Fly – The Cramps – Illegal Records (1979) > buy link
  10. Hey Little Girl (live from C.B.G.B.’s) – Dead Boys – Sire (1977) > buy link
  11. I Can’t Give You Anything – Ramones – Sire (1977) > buy link
  12. Slow Murder – Material – Celluloid (1980) > buy link
  13. This Song – Polyrock – RCA (1980)
  14. Throw Me Away – The Contortions – ZE Records (1979) > buy link
  15. #3 (In The Corn Belt) – Dinosaur L – Sleeping Bag Records / Traffic Entertainment Group (1981/2012)
  16. I Dreamed I Dream – Sonic Youth – Neutral Records / Goofin’ Records (1982/2006) > buy link
  17. Cheree (Original) – Suicide – Red Star Records (1977/1999) > buy link

luv195

Government Leaving The Youth On The Shelf

disenfranchised youth from one island (U.K.) influenced by disenfranchised youth from another island (Jamaica) make 2 Tone punk rock dubs to inspire disenfranchised youth globally.
image : black + white
Tracklist:
  1. One Step Beyond… – Madness – Sire (1979) > buy link
  2. Gangsters – The Special A.K.A. – 2 Tone Records / Chrysalis (1979/1983) > buy link
  3. Mirror In The Bathroom (Dub) – The Beat – Sire / Passport Records (1980/1983)
  4. Jah War – Ruts – Virgin (1979) > buy link
  5. Red Beat – Red Beat – Malicious Damage / Select Cuts (1979/2003)
  6. Liberty City – Mark Stewart & The Maffia – ON-U Sound / Soul Jazz (1983/2005)
  7. Version Pardner – The Clash – Epic (1980) > buy link
  8. Home Is Where The Heart Is – Public Image Ltd. – Virgin (1981)
  9. There Are No Spectators – The Pop Group – Rough Trade / Y Records (1980)
  10. Animal Space / Spacier – The Slits – CBS (1981) > buy link
  11. Turn To Red – Killing Joke – Malicious Damage (1979/2004) > buy link
  12. Wild Dub – Generation X – Chrysalis (1978) > buy link
  13. Silicone Chip – Basement 5 – Island (1980)
  14. The Selector – The Selector – 2 Tone Records / Chrysalis (1979/1983
  15. Ghost Town (Extended Version) – The Specials – 2 Tone Records / Chrysalis (1981) > buy link

luv125

SYNTAX ERA

in celebration of a new weekly party called SYNTAX ERA here is a collection of music for those who appreciate the finer side of what the 1980s had to offer musically. enough remixes, b-sides, dubs, extended club mixes and long lost album cuts (with just a sprinkling of hits) to fill up a 90 minute cassette. clean your heads and get ready for the SYNTAX ERA.
image : sweet daddy luv
Tracklist:
  1. Destination Unknown – Missing Persons – Capitol (1982) > buy link
  2. Arms Race – The Attractions – F-Beat Records / Attic (1980)
  3. Let’s Go Swimming (Gulf Stream Dub) – Arthur Russell – Logarhythm / Soul Jazz (1986/2004) > buy link
  4. Push – Liquid Liquid – 99 Records (1981) > buy link
  5. Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag – Pigbag – Stiff (1981) > buy link
  6. U.F.O. – ESG – 99 Records (1981) > buy link
  7. Gone Daddy Gone – Violent Femmes – Slash Records (1982) > buy link
  8. Clap Hands – Tom Waits – Island (1985) > buy link
  9. Lions – Tones On Tail – Beggars Banquet / Vertigo (1984) > buy link
  10. Home Is Where The Heart Is – Public Image Ltd. – Virgin Records (1981)
  11. Grand Pappy Du Plenty – The Red Hot Chili Peppers – Manhattan / EMI (1984) > buy link
  12. Bloody Dub – Stiff Little Fingers – Chrysalis / Select Cuts (1980/2003) > buy link
  13. Sample And Hold – Neil Young – Geffen (1982)
  14. Stop/Start (extended version) – The Assembly – Sire (1984)
  15. Let’s Just Close Our Eyes – Eurythmics – RCA (1982)
  16. Love Action (I Believe In Love) – The Human League – Virgin (1981)
  17. Rain Keeps Falling – Brenda and The Beach Balls – Probe Plus (1986) > buy link
  18. Underground (Dub) – David Bowie – EMI America (1986) > buy link
  19. Obsession (Dance Remix) – Animotion – Mercury (1985) > buy link
  20. Tarzan Boy (extended dub version) – Baltimora – Manhattan (1985)
  21. Looking From A Hilltop – Section 25 – Factory (1984) > buy link
  22. Glimmer – John Foxx – Metal Beat (1981) > buy link
  23. Life In A Northern Town – The Dream Academy – Warner Bros. (1985) > buy link

luv009

Rockers

all city rockers
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

luv078

White Savages

by the end of the seventies the white savages were pushing and pulling the meaning of rock and roll, using it in unheard of ways for their own twisted ends. primal angst rumbles up from underneath the rhythm.

photo : Pennie Smith from the album cover for The Slits - Cut. R.I.P. Ari Up

Tracklist:
  1. Romantic Me – Polyrock – RCA (1980)
  2. Caveman Head – Eurythmics – RCA (1981) > buy link
  3. White Savages – James White and The Blacks – ZE Records (1979) > buy link
  4. A Spit In The Ocean – Fred Frith – Ralph Records (1981) > buy link
  5. Friends – Tubeway Army – Beggars Banquet (1979) > buy link
  6. Discourse – Material – Celluloid (1980) > buy link
  7. Flextone – Liquid Liquid – 99 Records (1984) > buy link
  8. Mind Your Own Business – Sandy Steele – Uniwave (1981)
  9. In The Beginning There Was Rhythm – The Slits – Human Records (1980) > buy link
  10. Kundalini – 23 Skidoo – Fetish Records (1982) > buy link
  11. Cacophony – Simple Minds – Virgin (1979) > buy link
  12. Man In The Dark Sedan – Snakefinger – Ralph Records (1980)
  13. What Am I Gonna Do For Fun? – Pitch – ON/OFF Records (1982)
  14. Blow Daddy-o – Pere Ubu – Chrysalis (1978) > buy link
  15. Under The House – Public Image Ltd. – Warner Bros. (1981) > buy link
  16. Looking From The Cooking Pot – Russ McDonald – Relentless/Soul Jazz (1981/2007) > buy link
  17. Transmission – Joy Division – Factory Records (1979) > buy link