Monthly Archives: December 2010

luv079

ambient revolution

Goodnight, Sleeptight

there’s nothing better than having sweet daddy luv put you to bed at night. he’ll set up your bed, read you stories, get you a drink of water, tuck you in and gently lull you off to sleep. nighty-night.

photo : Melissa Cartwright

* originally commissioned by Oliver Blank for Episode 3 : Bedtime Stories of his Kiosk show on Bassoradio in Helsinki, Finland.

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    Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from Dusk at New Hope, Pennsylvania, August, 1970 — Syntonic Research, Inc. – Atlantic (1971) > (searching for buy link)
  2. Pink Moon – Nick Drake – Island (1972)
  3. intro from Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book — Marvin Miller with Marty Gold and his Orchestra — RCA / Camden (????) > (searching for buy link)
  4. Setup for Bed — John McEntire -Hefty (1999) > (searching for buy link)
  5. Down With The Lights — Neal Hefti — (1968) > (searching for buy link)
  6. Tell Me A Bedtime Story — Herbie Hancock — Warner Bros. (1969)
  7. excerpt from The Legend of Rip Van Winkle — Disneyland Records (1969)
  8. The Lion Sleeps Tonight — The Tokens — Buddah Records (1961/1970)
  9. excerpt from Night In The Country — Syntonic Research, Inc. – Syntonic Research, Inc. (1978) > (searching for buy link)
  10. Glow Worms — Vashti Bunyan — Dicristina (1970)
  11. Baby Mine — Betty Noyes — Disneyland Records (1941/1963)
  12. Sleepy Time — Raymond Scott’s Soothing Sounds For Babies — Epic / Basta Audio (1964/1999)
  13. excerpt from Study & Concentration — Reveen — not on label (????) > (searching for buy link)
  14. Hushabye Mountain — Dick Van Dyke — United Artists (1968) > (searching for buy link)
  15. In A Silent Way (beginning) — Miles Davis — Columbia (1969)
  16. The Sky At Night — DJ Food — Ninja Tune (1999)
  17. In A Silent Way (ending) — Miles Davis — Columbia (1969)
  18. Nightly Cares — múm — Fatcat Records (2004)
  19. Etoiles — Hans-Joachim Roedelius — EGG (1979)
  20. excerpt from An Evening In Algonquin Park — A Symphony of Nature — Federation of Ontario Naturalists (????) > (searching for buy link)
  21. Asleep and Dreaming — The Magnetic Fields — Merge (1999)
  22. outro from Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book — Marvin Miller with Marty Gold and his Orchestra — RCA / Camden (????) > (searching for buy link)
  23. Good Night — The Beatles — Capitol — (1968)

luv032a

jazz

My Sister’s Wedding pt.1

the virtuoso playing, monumental compositions and amazing arrangements that came out of the big band era helped define the first half of the twentieth century. here is a selection that showcases some of the best talent from those heady days when the dance halls exploded with the sounds of jazz.

photo : sweet daddy

the complete series can be found here :
luv032 – My Sister’s Wedding

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Tracklist:
  1. Begin the Beguine — Artie Shaw — Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970)
  2. Swingin’ the Blues — Count Basie — Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970)
  3. Slipped Disc — Benny Goodman — Columbia (1960)
  4. Boy Meets Horn — Duke Ellington — Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970)
  5. Chattanooga Choo Choo — Glenn Miller & The Dorsey Brothers — Splash (1979)
  6. Mack the Knife — Ella Fitzgerald — Verve (1960)
  7. Take the ‘A’ Train — Duke Ellington — RCA (1941/1971)
  8. At the Jazz Ball — Bix Beiderbecke (1927/1985)
  9. Jumpin’ at the Woodside — Count Basie – Time-Life / Capitol (1938)
  10. Tain’t What You Do — Jimmie Lunceford — Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970)
  11. Jack the Bear — Duke Ellington — Bethlehem (1956/1976)
  12. Ding Dong Daddy — Sidney Bechet — Blue Note (1953/1984)
  13. Stompin’ at the Savoy — Chick Webb — Columbia (1934)
  14. When You Do What You Do — Louis Armstrong — Decca (1925)
  15. One O’clock Jump — Benny Goodman — Columbia (1938)
  16. I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby — Fletcher Henderson — Decca (1931)
  17. On the Sunny Side of the Street — Louis Armstrong — CBS (1955)

* because some tracks came from LPs without proper info some of the original release dates may be inaccurate. for similar reasons some of the buy links may not go to the exact version of the song that was in this mix, but one of comparable quality by the same artist. please forgive me.

luv082

abstract house, dubstep, electro, electronic listening music, robot rock, techno

Sound Array

this is a heavily layered collection of electronic music that starts with an earful of tracks from some of the finest architects of sonic structures, and ends up with a mix so vast you can climb inside and live in it.
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. Angel Echoes – Four Tet – Domino (2010)
  2. Technology – Carl Craig – Blanco y Negro / Warner Music (1995)
  3. Bottle – Radio Boy – Antiphon (1997)
  4. Croydon House – Pinch – Swamp81 (2010)
  5. Too Good To Be Strange – Andrea Parker – Touchin’ Bass (2007)
  6. I Don’t Know Where I’m Going – Tim Exile – Warp (2008)
  7. Recomposed : Movement 5 – Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald – Deutsche Grammophon (2008)
  8. Chronic Tronic – Amon Tobin – Ninja Tune (2002)
  9. Minerals – Scuba – Hotflush Recordings (2010)
  10. Daisies, Cats and Spacemen – Leila ft. Roya Arab – Warp (2008)
  11. Tahktok (Villalobos “Hilery’s Chant” Remix Edit) – Mirko Loko – Cadenza Records (2010)
  12. Subsequence – Mouse On Mars – Thrill Jockey (2001)
  13. Suns Of Temper – Clark – Warp (2009)
  14. Among Myselves – The Future Sound Of London – Virgin (1994)
  15. Diamond Black – Rekid – Soul Jazz (2006)
  16. In The Void – Shackleton – Skull Disco (2008)
  17. Im Bann – Pantha du Prince – Rough Trade (2010)
  18. Photograph – Numan – Planet Mu (2010)

luv035

jazz, rock 'n' roll

The Dance of Blind Willy Vortex and The Evil Guitar Strangler

when Blind Willy finally met The Evil Guitar Strangler he knew he was in the presence of a worthy opponent. the jams that ensued were epic.

photo : William Vortex Jr.

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Tracklist:
  1. Evil – Howlin’ Wolf – Chess / Soul Jazz (1968/2004)
  2. The Lonesome Guitar Strangler – Dr. John – Atco (1968)
  3. Gemini / Double Image (Medley) – Miles Davis – Columbia (1972)
  4. Backspace Altercation — Tom Tyler — DC Recordings (2005)
  5. Dance of the Cosmo-Aliens – Sun Ra – El Saturn / Art Yard (1978/2005)
  6. Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow – Funkadelic – Westbound Records (1970)
  7. The Chart – Super Numeri – Ninja Tune (2005)
  8. Xenogenisis – Gil Melle – Kapp Records (1971)
  9. Peon – Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Warner Bros. (1970)
  10. Mind Gardens – The Byrds – Columbia (1967)
  11. Hiding Your Present From You – Arthur Russell – Audika Records (1986/2005)
  12. Blind Willy – Sonny Sharrock – Vortex / 4 Men With Beards (1969/2001)