Monthly Archives: November 2014

luv247

The Collapsable Universe

the 1970’s were electric. synthesizers had crept into daily life, titillating eardrums with sounds from the future. in this environment, jammed full of new technologies, jazz mutated into elaborate soundscapes with layers and textures and grooves.
image : Zane Gnomimia
Tracklist
  1. Balek – Placebo – CBS / Music On Vinyl (1973/2014)
  2. Galaxy – Eddie Henderson – Blue Note (1975)
  3. Space Odyssey – Marcus Belgrave – Tribe / Universal Sound (1974/2004)
  4. The Cheshire Cat Walk – Maynard Ferguson – Columbia (1976)
  5. Sofistifunk – Return To Forever ft. Chick Corea – Polydor (1975)
  6. Synthesizers Dance – Miroslav Vitous – Warner Bros. (1976)
  7. Nothing To Declare – Wolfgang Dauner – ECM Records (1970)
  8. Hittin’ On 6 – Tony Williams – Columbia (1979)
  9. Jasper Country Man – Bobbi Humphrey – Blue Note (1974)
  10. High Stakers – Airto Fogo – Decca (1976)
  11. Delta Six / Brighter Days – Stanton Davis And The Ghetto Mysticism Band – Cultures Of Soul Records (1976/2013)

luv246

A Bit Willy Wonka

i dropped this mixtape and all the beats broke.
image : Charlie Bucket
Tracklist
  1. Processional (Moonstarr Remix) – Recloose – Public Transit Recordings (2006)
  2. Dressed To Ill – Domu – 2000 Black (1999)
  3. Techno Boogie (Edit 1) – Pavel Dego Kostiuk – Archive (1999)
  4. Frontal Funk – Château Flight – Versatile (2000)
  5. Groovesome – Domu – 2000 Black / Planet E (2001)
  6. Compressed Light (Black Science Borg Mix) – P’taah – Ubiquity (2000)
  7. GL2 – Danny Bonnici – Hiddenform (2006)
  8. Dauntless (Restless Soul South Pacific Remix) – 4hero – Talkin’ Loud (1999)
  9. Dust Remix (Dust + Water mix by Todd Sines) – Moonstarr – Public Transit Recordings (2003)
  10. Man With The Movie Camera (Domu Remix) – The Cinematic Orchestra – Ninja Tune (2003)
  11. Future Chicano – Maddslinky – Sirkus (2001)
  12. My Hi-Fi – Cousin Cockroach and Shox – Archive (2004)
  13. Into The Now – Seiji – 2000 Black (2007)
  14. Volcano Riddim – MJ Cole – Soul Jazz (2010)
  15. This Ain’t Tom n’ Jerry – Cousin Cockroach – Bitasweet Records (2002)
  16. Salvador (Seiji’s Bugz In The Attic Remix) – Hexstatic – Ninja Tune (2004)
  17. No One, No How, Never (Nubian Mindz Remix) – P’taah – Ubiquity (2000)

luv245

Through A Glass, Dankly

further proof that dub is an almighty force as European artists man the controls and go deep. tomorrow dub, eternal feedback, higher than that.
image : jah luv
Tracklist
  1. intro to Towers Of Dub – The Orb – Big Life (1992)
  2. Free – The Moody Boys – XL Recordings (1990)
  3. Hair Farmer – Unitone HiFi – Incoming! (1996)
  4. Ohtokin (dub) – The Fire This Time – Filter (1998)
  5. Blood, Sweat And Tears – The Rootsman ft. Bobby Blue – Meteosound (2003)
  6. Wise Blood – Primal Scream remixed by Adrian Sherwood ft. Prince Far I – Creation Records (1997)
  7. Eternal Feedback – Massive Attack V Mad Professor – Wild Bunch Records (1995)
  8. Styles Dub – Roots Manuva – Big Dada (2002)
  9. Tomorrow Dub – Gorillaz – Parlophone (2000)
  10. Flip Ya Lid – Nightmares On Wax – Warp (2006)
  11. Burroughs Dub – Tassilli Players – Universal Egg (1995)
  12. Higher Than That – Sandoz – Soul Jazz (2002)
  13. Wilmot’s Last Skank – The Sabres Of Paradise – Warp (1994)
  14. Love Jah Now – Paul St. Hilaire – Jahtari (2013)

luv244

Warning To The Cold

seems there have always been hard times. even though most of these songs were recorded over 40 years ago a lot of the sentiment rings as true today as it did then. as i’m sure it did 4 decades before that , and will 4 decades from now unless we give more power to the people.
photo : Ben Waldman
Tracklist
  1. Harlem — Bill Withers — Sussex (1971)
  2. Concrete Reservation — Syl Johnson — Twinight Records (1970)
  3. Smiling Faces Sometimes — The Undisputed Truth — Tamla Motown (1971)
  4. Ghetto : Misfortune’s Wealth — The 24-Carat Black — Enterprise / 4 Men With Beards (1973/2014)
  5. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) — Marvin Gaye — Tamla (1971)
  6. South Carolina (Barnwell) — Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson — Arista / Rumal-Gia Records / TVT Classics (1975)
  7. Henceforth — Roy Ayers Ubiquity — Polydor (1973)
  8. People — Chocolate Milk — RCA (1975)
  9. Hard Times — Baby Huey — Curtom (1971)
  10. The Devil Is Dope — The Dramatics — Volt (1973)
  11. Living For The City — Stevie Wonder — Tamla Motown (1973)
  12. Mean Machine Chant — The Last Poets — Douglas / Light In The Attic / Vampi Soul (1971/2002)
  13. A Man — Key & Cleary — Mark Records / Chocolate Industries (????/2012)
  14. (For God’s Sake) Give More Power To The People — The Chi-Lites — Brunswick Records Corporation (1970)
  15. People Make The World Go Round — The Stylistics — Avco Records (1971)
  16. Love To The People — Curtis Mayfield — Curtom (1975)

luv243

Accumulating Cumulus

a collection of odd pop dug out of the Record Canyon for your listening pleasure. radio pop in an alternate universe.
photo : Jupiter designs, photo taken by the satellite of luv
Tracklist
  1. Too Late, Too Far – Cant – Terrible Records / Warp (2011)
  2. Alley Cats – Hot Chip – Astralwerks / Parlophone (2010)
  3. Irene – Caribou – City Slang (2007)
  4. Noir Blues To Tinnitus – Of Montreal – Polyvinyl Record Company (2012)
  5. Faults – Seefeel – Warp (2010)
  6. All Is Full Of Love (In Love With Funkstörung Mix) – Björk – FatCat (1998)
  7. Sideliner – Timtim – Bpitch Control – (2003)
  8. (This Is) The Dream Of Evan And Chan – Dntel ft. Benjamin Gibbard – Plug Research / Sub Pop (2001/2011)
  9. For You (ISAN Remix) – Solvent – Ghostly International (2004)
  10. Take Off Your Skirt – Bibio – Warp (2011)
  11. Rollerblades – Kwes. – Warp (2013)
  12. Give Me My Month – James Blake – Atlas Recordings / Polydor (2011)
  13. Mr. Baby – The Internal Tulips – Planet Mu (2010)
  14. 40 Days – Lali Puna – Morr Music (2002)
  15. Children Of The Times – Solar Bears – Planet Mu (2010)
  16. Another Pearl (The “Broadcast” Remix) – Badly Drawn Boy – Twisted Nerve / XL Recordings (2000)
  17. Shangri-La – Yacht – DFA (2011)