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luv381

abstract house
luv381 Music For Empty Discotheques

Music For Empty Discotheques

ever since the clubs closed down it has been eerily quiet on dancefloors around the globe. there have been rumors from all sectors reporting folks hearing strange sounds and groove inducing rumblings emanating from many clubs that have been in lockdown for weeks. there is speculation that sound systems have spontaneously been turning on. trying to mimic through scraps of misremembered sounds and rhythmic patterns the music they used to play, in an attempt to lure us back to the dancefloor. it seems the relationship between dancers and sound systems is a symbiotic one. the machines miss their human counterparts, instinctively knowing we are both stronger when we are together.
photo : Club Lonely

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Tracklist:
  1. Mahogany Brown – Moodymann – Peace Frog (1998)
  2. Volumes (The Mole’s MMD Mix) – Zero % – Here To Hell (2018)
  3. New Style Of – Gemini – Peace Frog (1997)
  4. Saying Nothing – Deadbeat – Cynosure (2002)
  5. Samma – Ricardo Villalobos – Perlon (2012)
  6. Next To Nothing (Exercise One Remix) – Shackleton ft. Jackson Del Rey – Crosstown Rebels (2007)
  7. Additional Elements – D.S. – F Communications (1994)
  8. Operaman – Height 611 – Oxygen Music Works (1995)
  9. Kross – Sensorama – Ladomat 2000 (1998)
  10. Running From Love – The Other People Place – Warp (2001)
  11. Extrude – Plastikman – Minus / Mute (2014)
  12. Honolulu (Digitaline’s Kamehameha I.) – Digitaline – Cadenza (2007)
  13. Ocoras – Four Tet – Text Records (2012/2015)
  14. UnEasy Horizons – Dinky Dog – Minus (2005)
  15. Refugio – Anthony Naples – Text Records (2015)
  16. Kungsbron – The Persauder – Svek (1998)
  17. I Miss You – Herbert ft. Shingai Shoniwa – !K7 Records (2001)

luv380

beats 'n' pieces, odd pop, sloppy joe fun
luv380 Olive Dee

Sloppy Joe’s “Whatever’s Gonna Be Is Gonna Be” Fun Mix 5!

since the end of last year i’ve yearned to make a carefree groovy mix but was never in the right frame of mind to get it done. now that things have gotten quite heavy for all of us we could use a mix of music that will put a smile on our faces and boogie in our butts. so i called in my old pal Sloppy Joe, who never disappoints with his patented “Fun Mix!” series. it’s been a while, but boy was it worth the wait. we hope it moves you.
image : Olive Dee

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Tracklist:
  1. Sleep On The Left Side – Cornershop – Wiiija Records (1997)
  2. Gambia Via Vagator Beach (Scruff Mix) – Nightmares On Wax – Warp (1996)
  3. Waterhouse Rock (Groove Corporation Mix) – Big Youth – Select Cuts / Ninja Tune (2002/2004)
  4. …And The Beat Goes Dub… (Kid Loco Mix) – Morwell Unlimited meets King Tubby – Select Cuts (2001)
  5. Dis Generation ft. Busta Rhymes – A Tribe Called Quest – Epic (2016)
  6. Wow – Beck – Fonograf Records / Capitol (2017)
  7. Piece Of Mind – Linkwood Family – Firecracker Recordings (2007)
  8. High Tide (Secret Circuit Remix) – XLNT – DFA (2019)
  9. 365 Days – Napoleon Solo – Glasgow Underground (2003)
  10. Fear Of A Man God – African Head Charge – On-U Sound (2011/2020)
  11. Teflon – T Tauri – Sunburn Records (1995)
  12. Nani Nani (Appleblim Edit Over Dub) – Sorry Bamba – Africa Seven (2017)
  13. Oriens. Oriri – Clap! Clap! – Black Acre (2016)
  14. Treasure Beach – Dego & Kaidi – Sound Signature (2017)
  15. You And Your Folks (Claude Young Jr Club Mix) – Funkadelic – Westbound Records (2017)
  16. Tuning Up! (Side Order Of Noodles – The Noodly One) – Ballistic Brothers vs. Two Lone Swordsmen – Soundboy Entertainment (1997)
  17. Afro-Perculator – Shoes – Shoes (2011)
  18. Visions (Sasso Remix) – Stevie Wonder – Sing Sing Music (2006)

luv379

beats 'n' pieces, library music, original soundtracks, trip hop
luv379 - Courting Karma's Dismay

Courting Karma’s Dismay

this is a real mix made up of imaginary soundtracks. “imaginary soundtracks” being anything from concept albums presented as movie soundtracks to cinematic beat excursions to music made for films that never got released to library records to fake library records to vivid ambient digressions to modern soundtracks of previously silent films to original music by famous movie composers to musical homages to famed film composers. all curated with luv to help your ears project images onto the inside of your eyelids. enjoy the film.
photo : Zack Shave

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Tracklist:
  1. P Walk – Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra – Ubiquity (2005)
  2. Flesh Peddler – The Inner Thumb – Emperor Norton (1999)
  3. Expectation – Roger Roger / Nino Nardini – Crea Sound Ltd. / Born Bad Records (1975/2016)
  4. Un Grand Cœur (Suspense) – Dimitri From Paris – Yellow Productions (1995)
  5. Sunshine On March – Bernard Fevre – Musax / Alter K / Anthology Recordings (1977/2015)
  6. Metropia – Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and Brian Reitzell – Emperor Norton (2000)
  7. Obsidian – John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies – Sacred Bones Records (2014)
  8. RNS – Deadly Avenger – Death Waltz Originals (2017)
  9. Suoni Dalle Ombre Oltre – Francesco Clemente – Crème Organization (1983/2004)
  10. Regrets And The Damage Done (Lost In Edit Remix Of “An Ocean Of Regret”) – The Amorphous Androgynous – Monstrous Bubble Records (2014)
  11. Herrmann – Arling & Cameron – Emperor Norton (2000)
  12. Survivor – Klaus Weiss Rhythm & Sounds – Selected Sound / Anthology Recordings (1978/2018)
  13. Dead Heat – Barry Adamson – Mute (1993/1995)
  14. M386 – Brian Eno – Polydor / Virgin EMI Records (1978/2018)
  15. Whirlcage – The Pluto Walkers – Sundazed Music (2012)
  16. The Awakening Of A Woman (Burnout) – The Cinematic Orchestra – Ninja Tune (2003)

luv378

hip hop
luv378 Definitely A Juxtape

Definitely A Juxtape

it was the year 2000. i was running hip hop in this town when word came down the wire that El-P from the amazing NYC crew Company Flow had started a new label called Def Jux (later changed to Definitive Jux due to legal entanglements with a similarly named hip hop label). what followed was a deluge of great new forward thinking hip hop joints containing a similar strain of darkness that matched the uncertainty of the new millennium. this 20th anniversary Juxtape contains only Def Jux heavy hitters spitting tongue twisters. Definitive Jux indeed.
photo : detail from the poster for the Montreal date (2/10/03) of the Def Jux All-Stars Who Killed The Robots Tour featuring Cannibal Ox, Mr. Lif, Aesop Rock, Eyedea & Abilities with local support from Wig & luv

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Tracklist:
  1. Ox Out The Cage – Cannibal Ox – Def Jux (2001)
  2. Paper Mache – Masai Bey – Definitive Jux (2002)
  3. Def Cover – Murs – Definitive Jux (2002)
  4. Pull Out Your Cut – Mr. Lif – Definitive Jux (2002)
  5. Feelin Da Highs – Dysfunctional Family – Def Jux (2001)
  6. Thug Melody – C-Rayz Walz – Definitive Jux (2003)
  7. Wireless – Camu Tao – Definitive Jux (2001)
  8. War With Orcs – 4th Pyramid – Definitve Jux (2004)
  9. Lord Have Mercy – Cage – Definitive Jux (2005)
  10. DPA (As Seen On T.V.) – Company Flow – Def Jux (2000)
  11. Shoplift – Rob Sonic – Definitive Jux (2004)
  12. Slide On – Em – S.A. Smash ft. Vast Aire – Definitive Jux (2003)
  13. Black Dialogue – The Perceptionists – Definitive Jux (2005)
  14. Lazerfaces’ Warning – El-P – Definitive Jux (2002)
  15. I Really Like Your Def Jux Baby Tee – RJD2 – Definitive Jux (2001)
  16. The Harbour Is Yours – Aesop Rock – Definitive Jux (2007)

luv377

odd pop, post-punk, rock 'n' roll, syntax era
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

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Tracklist:
  1. Your Silent Face – New Order – Factory (1983)
  2. A Forest – The Cure – Fiction Records / Polydor (1980)
  3. Love Song – Polyrock – RCA Victor (1981)
  4. Utter Space – Men Without Hats – H.A.T.S. Inc / Statik Records / Sire (1980/1985)
  5. A + B = C – Mathematiques Moderne – Dorian / Vogue / Medical Records LLC (1981/2013)
  6. Sleeper In Metropolis – Anne Clark with David Harrow – Ink Records (1985)
  7. In Your Memory (Slik Mix) – Depeche Mode – Mute (1984)
  8. Plenty – Kevin Hewick And The Sound – Cherry Red (1983)
  9. Weather Radio – Pylon – Armageddon Records / Vertigo (1980)
  10. Capital (It Fails Us Now) – Gang Of Four – Warner Bros. (1982)
  11. We Are Broken – Tears For Fears – Mercury / Vertigo (1982/1983)
  12. Seconds – The Human League – Virgin (1981)
  13. Vienna – Ultravox – Chrysalis (1980)
  14. The Aircrash Bureau – Gary Numan – Beggars Banquet (1980)
  15. Tattoo – Siouxsie And The Banshees – Wonderland / Polydor (1983)
  16. Beneath The Blade – Section 25 – Factory (1984)
  17. Eve Ryonne – Band Apart – Crammed Discs (1983)
  18. Glupi Numer – Madame – Tonpress (1985)
  19. Khanada – Duran Duran – EMI (1981)
  20. Forever Now – The Psychedelic Furs – Columbia (1982)
  21. Machines – Modern English – 4AD / Vertigo (1984)
  22. Porcupine – Echo & The Bunnymen – Korova (1983)
  23. The Unforgettable Fire – U2 – Island (1984)

luv376

abstract house, robot rock, techno
luv376 Hold On

Hold On

as per regulations, this first mix of the year is comprised only of cuts released in 2019. some new sounds to help your mind, body and soul prepare for what’s to come in 2020. hold on, it’s gonna be a bumpy one.
photo : a still from Harold Lloyd’s 1923 movie Saftey Last

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Tracklist:
  1. Optimism Over Despair – Konx-Om-Pax – Planet Mu (2019)
  2. Ectroscop – Ricardo Villalobos – Deset (2019)
  3. Only Human – KH – Text Records (2019)
  4. Nyusa – DJ Lag & Okzharp – Hyperdub (2019)
  5. Unbeknown To Us – Freaks – Music For Freaks (2019)
  6. If I Gave U My Love – Moodymann – KDJ (2019)
  7. Archangel – Daniel Maunick – Far Out Recordings (2019)
  8. Peeped Booths – Pépé Bradock – Atavisme (2019)
  9. HIAEA – Afrodeutsche – Skam (2019)
  10. TLA – Dark Sky – Monkeytown Records (2019)
  11. excerpt from If I Gave U My Love – Moodymann – KDJ (2019)
  12. Memory Lake – Special Request – Houndstooth (2019)
  13. Time Million (Pépé Bradock’s Bonus Bit) – Feater ft. Vilja Larjosto – Running Back (2019)
  14. Envenom – Lee Gamble – Hyperdub (2019)
  15. Club Dread – Antwood – Planet Mu (2019)
  16. Claustro – Burial – Hyperdub (2019)

luv375

drum 'n' bass 'n' jungle
luv375 Everything All Wrong

Everything All Wrong

“i think yer drummer’s on speed, mate.”
photo : me and my best friend

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Tracklist:
  1. Skippy’s First Samba Lesson – The Clifford Gilberto Rhythm Combination – Ninja Tune (1998)
  2. Moth – Icarus – Recordings Of Substance (1997)
  3. Esotericism – Nucleus + Paradox – Esoteric (2006)
  4. Piranha Breaks – Amon Tobin – Ninja Tune (1997)
  5. Orphic – Pessimist – A14 (2016)
  6. Mindstorm (Remix) – Sureshot – NINEBARecords (1996)
  7. Things Go Brown – Macc & dgoHn – Subtle Audio Recordings (2009)
  8. Hal’s Children – 4 Hero – Talkin’ Loud (1997)
  9. Anger (Talvin Singh Remix) – Ryuichi Sakamoto – Ninja Tune (1998)
  10. Cruzer – Cujo – NINEBARecords (1996)
  11. Hot Rock Tee – The Odd Toot – Recordings Of Substance (1997)
  12. Swing It – James Hardway – Recordings Of Substance (1996)
  13. Pride Of Sixtynine – Paradox – Reinforced Records (2003)
  14. Eric D. For Lunch – Animals On Wheels – Bovinyl (1997)
  15. untitled (side b, track 1) – Motel – Karaoke Kalk (1997)
  16. Carwreck – Funki Porcini – Ninja Tune (1996)

luv374

ambient revolution, krautrock, weird
luv374 Virgin Ambient Flyer

Virgin Ambient Flyer

i have always had the sneaking suspicion that Richard Branson co-founded Virgin Records in 1972 to better soundtrack his future hot air balloon adventures. as you may recall, in 1987 he became one of the first people to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a hot air balloon, crash landing in the water off the coast of Northern Ireland. at the time their balloon, the “Virgin Atlantic Flyer” was the largest in the world; so naturally it sunk.

recently i met a longtime employee for the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, England, where the “Virgin Atlantic Flyer” now resides. he was part of the team that salvaged and cleaned out the craft after the emergency landing and he confirms that there was a good sound system and a box of reel-to-reel tapes stowed on board. of course they were all destroyed but he recalls one of the reels being clearly labeled “Avant Garde Virgin Cuts”. this mix is what i imagine was on that tape Sir Branson listened to while he floated among the clouds.

image : a Thunder & Colt decal on the outside of the Virgin Atlantic Flyer.

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Tracklist:
  1. Romance – Peter Baumann – Virgin (1976)
  2. excerpt from Percolations : Part One – Gong – Virgin (1976)
  3. Garden Of Paradise – Steve Hillage – Virgin (1979)
  4. The Octave Doctors And The Crystal Machine – Gong – Virgin (1973)
  5. Träum Mal Wieder – Holger Czukay – Virgin (1984)
  6. The Blue Blue Third – Rip Rig + Panic – Uh Huh Prods / Virgin (1981)
  7. Glass C/W Steel – Fred Frith – Caroline / Virgin (1974)
  8. Circulation Of Events – Tangerine Dream – Ohr / Virgin (1973/1976)
  9. Glimmer – John Foxx – Metal Beat / Virgin (1980/1981)
  10. Tropic Of Capricorn – Edgar Froese – Virgin (1978)
  11. Toyota City – The Human League – Virgin (1980)
  12. Linguaphonie – Henry Cow – Virgin / Red Records (1974/1979)
  13. Krautrock – Faust – Virgin (1973)
  14. Caucasian Lullaby – Slap Happy / Henry Cow – Virgin (1975)
  15. Gegenstand – John Greaves / Peter Blegvad / Lisa Herman – Virgin (1977)
  16. Étoile Polaire (North Star) – Philip Glass – Virgin (1977)

luv373

electronic listening music, trip hop
luv373 luvsiq

luvsiq

a mixtape of downtempo bleeps and beats for when you have a broken art.
image : Quivls Paradigm

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Tracklist:
  1. Laundry – edIT – Planet Mu (2004)
  2. No Idol – DJ Haram – Hyperdub (2019)
  3. Sisters (OG Drum Version) – Odd Nosdam – Leaving Records (2016)
  4. Nowt Tu Doo Wi Me – J.P Buckle – Rephlex (1998)
  5. Hopper – The Fear Ratio – Skam (2015)
  6. Not Modular (The Bug Straight Mix) – Mr. Mitch – Pressure (2019)
  7. Strange Man – Alexanders Dark Band – DC Recordings (2000)
  8. Ceelink – Ceephax – Lo Recordings (2000)
  9. Low Par – Cabbage Boy – Ntone (1997)
  10. Greatest Silence – Lorn – Brainfeeder (2010)
  11. Katt Witt 700 Watts – Eero Johannes – Planet Mu (2008)
  12. VAX – Mouse On Mars – Monkeytown Records (2012)
  13. Butch (Tipper Remix) – Slag Boom Van Loon – Planet Mu (2001)
  14. diskhat1 – Aphex Twin – Warp (2015)
  15. Meds Fade – Plaid – Warp (2019)
  16. Turn It All Down – Bibio – Warp (2017)
  17. Säule Acid – Konx-Om-Pax ft. Silvia Kastel – Planet Mu (2019)
  18. Dig Up Stupid – Kelpe – DC Recordings (2009)
  19. L Tronic – Luke Vibert – Planet Mu (2015)
  20. Calculatrix – Mr. Oizo – Ed Banger Records / Because Music (2012)
  21. Brandished – Wertheimer – Lex Records (2014)
  22. Church – Kettel – Sending Orbs / Lapsus Records (2008/2018)
  23. Landor 50X2 – Bola – Skam (2017)

luv372

country 'n' western, funk 'n' soul, rock 'n' roll
luv372 Reigning The Swamp

Reigning The Swamp

deep grooves scraped from the bottom of the melting pot and mixed together to create a gumbo that’s full of country heat and down home funky soul.
image : Enola Gray

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Tracklist:
  1. Occapella — Lee Dorsey — Polydor (1970)
  2. Cabbage Alley — The Meters — Reprise (1972)
  3. I Walk On Guilded Splinters — Cher — ATCO / Soul Jazz (1969/2011)
  4. Who Is He (And What Is He To You)? – Bill Withers — Sussex (1972)
  5. Cajun Moon — J.J. Cale — Shelter Records / Mercury (1974/1984)
  6. I’m Glad You’re Mine — Al Green — Hi Records (1972)
  7. Papa, Woncha Let Me Go To Town With You — Bobbie Gentry — Capitol (1967)
  8. Light Blue — Bob Darin — Direction / Light In The Attic (1969/2012)
  9. El Diablo — ZZ Top — London Records / Warner Bros. (1976)
  10. Marposa / Butterfly — Benitez And Nebula — Vaya Records / Soul Jazz (1976/1998)
  11. The Ballad Of Hollis Brown — Leon Russell — Shelter Records / Philips (1974)
  12. On The Road Again — Canned Heat / Blind Owl Wilson — Liberty / Sutro Park / Mississippi Records (1968/2016)
  13. Spaced Cowboy — Sly & The Family Stone — Epic (1971)
  14. What Do You See In Her — Inell Young — Libra Records / Soul Jazz (1972/2008)
  15. A Joyful Process — Funkadelic — Westbound Records (1972)
  16. Peace Frog — The Doors — Elektra (1970)
  17. Who’s Making Love — Tony Joe White — Monument / Soul Jazz (1969/2012)
  18. How Long (Betcha’ Got A Chick On The Side) — The Pointer Sisters — Blue Thumb Records (1975)
  19. Hey Pocky A-Way — The Wild Tchoupitoulas — Island (1976)
  20. Life — Dr. John — ATCO (1973)