Monthly Archives: December 2010

luv079

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.

    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) > buy link
  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) > buy link
  7. excerpt from The Legend of Rip Van Winkle – Disneyland Records (1969)
  8. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens – Buddah Records (1961/1970) > buy link
  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) > buy link
  11. Baby Mine – Betty Noyes – Disneyland Records (1941/1963) > buy link
  12. Sleepy Time – Raymond Scott’s Soothing Sounds For Babies – Epic / Basta Audio (1964/1999) > buy link
  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) > buy link
  16. The Sky At Night – DJ Food – Ninja Tune (1999) > buy link
  17. In A Silent Way (ending) – Miles Davis – Columbia (1969) > buy link
  18. Nightly Cares – múm – Fatcat Records (2004) > buy link
  19. Etoiles – Hans-Joachim Roedelius – EGG (1979) > buy link
  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) > buy link
  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) > buy link

luv032a

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

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

* 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

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

luv035

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.

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