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luv418

abstract house, breaks, electronic listening music, robot rock
luv418 The Caged Raver

The Caged Raver

this is a mixtape of new electronic music obtained in the last year, the majority of it presumably made under the shadow of the pandemic. after almost 2 years of varying stages of lockdowns, isolations, curfews, semi-freedoms and false hopes this is what it sounds like inside the mind of the caged raver. 2022 : it’s not about me, it’s about us.
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Tracklist:
  1. Misplaced Ceiling – Motoko & Myers – Soda Gong (2021)
  2. Bladed Shogun (Deadbeat Remix) – Appleblim – BLKRTZ (2021)
  3. Version You – Bruno Pronsato – Perlon (2021)
  4. Seashells – EOMAC – Planet Mu (2021)
  5. RAD145 – Ryan James Ford – Djak-Up-Bitch (DUB) / Clone Records (2021)
  6. Acid Track – Basic Rhythm – Planet Mu (2021)
  7. The Rise Of The Machines (Ricardo Villalobos ‘Tommys Boy Grew Old Remix’) – Mr. Barcode – Into The Wizard’s Sleeve (2021)
  8. Helical Phase Secreting – Relaxer – Planet Mu (2021)
  9. Shadow With A Golden Aura – Jeff Mills – Axis (2021)
  10. 1 – Pretty Sneaky – Meakusma (2021)
  11. Velocity – Ludwig A.F. – Exo Recordings International (2018/2021)
  12. Laby – Eversines – Die Lichting (2021)
  13. Obstacle 3 – Rian Treanor – Planet Mu (2021)
  14. Piano For AI And Bass From Uncle Scott – Deadbeat Meets The Mole – BLKRTZ (2020)
  15. 3 – Jana Rush – Planet Mu (2021)
  16. Mullit Madollock – Proc Fiskal – Hyperdub (2021)
  17. Signals In My Head – DJ Manny – Planet Mu (2021)

luv417

jazz, library music, trip hop
luv417 No Difficulty

No Difficulty

music is so relaxing, a calm port in the stormy world in which we live. this mixtape is so easy to listen to, with layers of lo tempo grooves blended together for a sound that melts in your ears. alternating between a grab bag of jazz, trip hop and library records it’s a mix you should have no difficulty getting lost in. an easy listen for easier times.
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Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from intro to Bass City Roller – DJ Food – Ninja Tune (1995)
  2. Underground Agent – Paul Kass – Parry Music Ltd / Lo Recordings (1977/2002)
  3. Brother Foster Through The Phones – Two Lone Swordsmen – Warp (1999)
  4. Themenläden (Out Of Lugano 2 arranged by Peter Thomas) – Die Sterne – L’Age D’Or / Epic (1997)
  5. Blue Shadow – Alan Parker – Music De Wolfe (1973/2019)
  6. The Look Of Slim – Monk Higgins – Solid State Records / Capitol / Real Gone Music (1968/2018)
  7. Sao Paulo Nights – Jackson Conti – Kindred Spirits / Madlib Invazion (2008/2021)
  8. Blue Pearl – Semuta – Lee Lamber / Whatmusic.com (1979/2002)
  9. The Zoo – Jamzoo ft. Steve Kuhn – Brainfeeder (2016)
  10. Solstice – Brian Bennett – DJM Records / Isle Of Jura Records (1978/2017)
  11. Gentle In The Night (Rehung by Skye ft. Tony Vegas on cuts) – Bullet – DC Recordings (1998)
  12. Smokey Joe’s Dilemma – John Cameron – KPM Music / Be With Records (1972/2019)
  13. Ayo Ayo Nene – Mor Thiam – Jazzman (1972/2008)
  14. Chunkothy – Wagon Christ – Ninja Tune (2011)
  15. Crust – Flying Lotus – Warp (2021)
  16. The Long Tail – The NJE with Adrian Sherwood – Sartorial Records (2019)
  17. Coffee Cold – Galt MacDermot and his Mid Manhattan Rhythm Section – Kilmarnock (1966)
  18. Fantasia Pt. 1 – Lloyd Miller / The Heliocentrics – Strut (2010)
  19. Superwoman – Yesterday’s New Quintet – Stones Throw (2004)
  20. Mile High Swinger (ver. a) – Alan Hawkshaw – Themes International Music / Be With Records (1974/2018)
  21. Unicorn – Dizzy Gillespie & Lalo Schifrin – Pablo (1977)
  22. Treasure Island – Jessica Lauren – M.E.L.T. 2000 (2000)
  23. Cha Tatch Ka – Bernard Estardy (La Formule Du Baron) – CBS / Born Bad Records (1971/2018)
  24. Ritratto D’Autore (Moonstarr Remix) – Ennio Morricone – Compost Records (2003)
  25. Passarinho – Vasconcelos Sentimento – Far Out Recordings (2021)
  26. Creator SOS – Nightmares On Wax ft. Haile Supreme and Wolfgang Haffner – Warp (2021)
  27. Road Of The Lonely Ones – Madlib arranged by Kieran Hebden – Madlib Invazion (2021)

luv416

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv416 Fey

Fey

fey : fated to die (doomed), marked by a foreboding of death or calamity / able to see into the future (visionary), marked by an otherworldly air or attitude (crazy, touched) / excessively refined (precious), quaintly unconventional (campy)
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Tracklist:
  1. Petals – Bibio – Warp (2016)
  2. Lorelai – Fleet Foxes – Sub Pop (2011)
  3. This Is The Way – Devendra Banhart – Young God Records (2004)
  4. Two Weeks – Grizzly Bear – Warp (2009)
  5. Terra Incognita – Atlas Sound – 4AD (2011)
  6. The Seer’s Tower – Sufjan Stevens – Asthmatic Kitty Records (2005)
  7. Black Holes In The Sand – Gravenhurst – Warp (2004)
  8. Red Yellow & Blue – Born Ruffians – Warp (2008)
  9. I Agree – The Ohsees – Rock Is Hell Records / Castle Face (2006/2019)
  10. Fever Dream – Iron & Wine – Sub Pop (2004)
  11. Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying – Belle And Sebastian – Jeepster Recordings / Matador (1996)
  12. Saint Simon – The Shins – Sub Pop (2003)
  13. Recycled Air – The Postal Service – Sub Pop (2004)

luv415

hip hop
luv415 Ill!

ill!

an ill mixtape of old skool hip hop jams.
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Tracklist:
  1. Time To Get Ill – Beastie Boys – Def Jam / Columbia (1986)
  2. You Can’t Win – The Brothers – B-Boy Records / LandSpeed Records (1987/2002)
  3. We Get Ill – Schoolly D – Schoolly D Records / Jive / RCA (1986/1987)
  4. Troopers – Coldcrush Brothers – B-Boy Records / Demon Records (1988/2020)
  5. Soul In The Hole – 3rd Bass – Def Jam / Columbia (1989)
  6. Cold Lampin With Flavor – Public Enemy – Def Jam / Columbia (1988)
  7. Break North – Ultramagnetic MC’s – Next Plateau Records (1988)
  8. Let’s Get Crazy – Slick Rick – Def Jam / Columbia (1988)
  9. Music For The Stetfully Insane – Stetsasonic – Tommy Boy (1988)
  10. Disseshowedo – Souls Of Mischief – Jive / Traffic Entertainment Group (1993/2010)
  11. Buggin’ Out – A Tribe Called Quest – Jive (1991)
  12. The Mudd Foot – Biz Markie – Cold Chillin’ (1989)
  13. Potholes In My Lawn – De La Soul – Tommy Boy (1988)
  14. Boy Who Cried Wolf – KMD – Elektra / Get On Down (1991/2021)
  15. Heat Mizer – Freestyle Fellowship – 4th & Broadway (1993)
  16. You Be Illin’ – Run-D.M.C. – Profile Records (1986)
  17. Who Stole My Last Piece Of Chicken? – Organized Konfusion – Hollywood BASIC (1991)
  18. Thank Youse – Del! The Funky Homosapien – Elektra (1993/2004)

luv414

ambient revolution, electronic listening music, original soundtracks, weird
luv414 The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

in every urban center in the world, late at night after all the good people have gone to bed, The Dead Zone comes on the air. it can only be found at the bottom of the FM radio dial after all the busy city streets are empty. no one knows where the sound found at the low end of the FM dial emanates from but when it crackles to life it is the perfect audio companion for the desolation of urban sprawl. so if you find yourself out driving late at night and notice no one else around, wind down your FM dial and you may find yourself in The Dead Zone.
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Tracklist:
  1. Drained Lake – Loscil – Kranky (2016)
  2. The Port – Maria Teresa Luciani – Fama srl / Finders Keepers Records (1972/2017)
  3. Oriaca – Phoenecia – Schematic (2000)
  4. Funeral (from Hereditary) – Colin Stetson – Milan (2018)
  5. The Box Car Incident (from The Gauntlet) – Jerry Fielding – Warner Bros. (1978)
  6. untitled (side B, track 1 of Themes for GRIND ) – Will Sergeant – Ninety-Two Happy Customers (1982)
  7. Lange Melodie Für Den Countdown (Long Melody Towards Countdown) – Clara Mondshine – Innovative Communication / Survival Research (1981/2020)
  8. Parallasse (from Space: 1999) – Ennio Morricone – RCA / Death Waltz Recording Company (1972/1975/2016)
  9. Lux1 – Seefeel – Warp (1994/2021)
  10. The Original Soundtrack Of The Coum Transmissions Film Of “After Cease To Exist” – Throbbing Gristle – Industrial Records (1977)
  11. Graviton – Dopplereffekt – International Deejay Gigolo Records / WéMè Records (2003/2020)
  12. 100301 – Opiate – Vertical Form (2001)
  13. Velvet Owl – Amon Tobin – Nomark Records (2019)
  14. Parabola – Xor Gate – Tresor (2018)
  15. Immanence – Oneohtrix Point Never – No Fun Productions / Software / Mexican Summer (2009/2013)

luv413

rock 'n' roll
luv413 Same Old Mistakes

Same Old Mistakes

been living too long in our present day media horrorscape. need to blast the shit out from between my ears. this mixtape of 70s & 80s North American punk & hardcore should do the trick.
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Tracklist:
  1. Freakin Out – Death – Drag City (1975/2009)
  2. Return Of The Rat – Wipers – Park Avenue Records / Jackpot Records (1979/2014)
  3. Let’s Have A War – Fear – Slash / San Andreas Records (1982/1984)
  4. Beyond The Threshold – Hüsker Dü – SST (1984)
  5. The Gold Mine – Meat Puppets – Thermidor / SST (1982)
  6. Butthole Surfer – Butthole Surfers – Touch And Go (1984)
  7. The Glory Of Man – Minutemen – SST (1984)
  8. Filler – Minor Threat – Dischord Records (1981/1983)
  9. Destroy Babylon – Bad Brains – PVC Records / Bad Brains Records / ORG Music (1983/2021)
  10. No Hope Religion – SC.U.M. – Psyche Industry Records (1985)
  11. Memories Of Tomorrow – Suicidal Tendencies – Frontier Records (1983)
  12. Mad Man – D.R.I. – Death Records / Beer City Records (1985/2010)
  13. Communist Eyes – Germs – Slash Records (1979)
  14. Magazine Love – Screamers – Superior Viaduct (1977/2021)
  15. Self Pity – Nomeansno – Psyche Industry Records (1986)
  16. My War – Black Flag – SST (1983)
  17. Get Off Your Ass – S.N.F.U. – Better Youth Organization (1985)
  18. Unknown – D.O.A. – Friends Records / Sudden Death Records (1981/2021)
  19. Because I Do – X – Elektra (1982)
  20. Careless – The Replacements – Twin Tone Records (1981)
  21. Unplugged – The Flaming Lips – Pink Dust / Restless Records / Plain Recordings (1986/2005)
  22. Cover Band – Redd Kross – Posh Boy / Merge (1979/1981/2020)
  23. Chickenshit Conformist – Dead Kennedys – Alternative Tentacles (1986)

luv412

robot rock
luv412 What The Beat

What The Beat??!!?

everytime i go to my favorite second hand record emporium in Montreal, Death Of Vinyl, i always look through their “What The Beat??!!?” section. initially created as a home for all the genre non conforming electronic music records; the house, techno, breaks & drum’n’bass records that would never be played by djs that strictly abide by their genres. the section where producers who dared program their beats so as to not directly fall into any one category would end up; the “Island Of Misfit Toys” for electronic beat records. right up my alley. this mixtape is made up from records found in this bin over the years (or that would fit snug alongside the ones that were). what the beat indeed!
photo : What The Beat??!!? bin card from Death Of Vinyl

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Tracklist:
  1. intro excerpt from Écoute Pas La Vitre – Maxime Robin – ErobotE (2008)
  2. Palumbo – Watch TV – HiTop Records (2000)
  3. Pubes In The Fruit Salad – Russ Gabriel – Freshstart (2000)
  4. Dope Duck – Like A Tim – Djax-Up-Beats (1995)
  5. Bug Juice 3.3 – Rei Mitsui – Ferox Records (1999)
  6. Take Me Home (Buckfunk 3000 Remix) – Super_Collider – Loaded (1999)
  7. Pissy Brick – Kruton – Unxplored Beats (2001)
  8. Surveillance – Bill & Ben – Harthouse (1997)
  9. September Eighteen (Re-Make) – K-Rock – Breakin’ Records (1998)
  10. Agent Dan (Unkle Remix) – Agent Provocateur – Wall Of Sound (1997)
  11. Hey Bonus (Hey Gugus Remix by Krikor) – Octet – Diamond Traxx (2004)
  12. Drum And Bass Fever – James S. Taylor – Swayzak Recordings (1999)
  13. Krakhauer – Harry Axt – Grand Petrol Recordings (2006)
  14. This Dark – Reimann – Cheap (1997)
  15. Cruising (HiFi Drive-By) – Marschmellows – INFRACom! (1997)***
  16. Music Lovers – Walkner.Möstl – G-Stone Recordings (1999)
  17. Streams (Johnny Dog Remix) – Pilote – Certificate 18 (2001)
  18. My Mate Paul (My Mainman Paul Mix by Pulsinger/Tunakan) – David Holmes – Go! Discs / Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1996)
  19. Ondspiral – Mesak – Klakson (2006)
***track played at wrong speed, on 45rpm instead of 33rpm.

luv411

abstract house
luv411

too spoiled by luv

this chipper mixtape of early nineties happy house music marks the 11th anniversary of dj luv’s records. it has been longer than i like since i last put up a new mix. my 3 turntables were in the shop for their 400th mix tune up (by the Technics 1200 wizard at DCElectronics). after getting them back i wanted to give them a good work out so i went back to the reason i started using 3 turntables in the first place. to properly mix house music. using three decks makes the mixing experience less linear and leaves more room for experimentation and heavy mixing. my personal style, dubbed “abstract house”, is a relentless kind of dance music made up of layers upon layers of rhythms, melodies, vocals, oddities and grooves intended to keep the dancefloor bumpin’. these early nineties house music 12″s are firmly embedded in the foundation of my abstract house. play loud for maximum bounce. thanks for listening.
image : the first 400 mixtape images by luv

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Tracklist:
  1. Ain’t Got No Party (Free Vibe Mix) – Todd Edwards – 111 East Records (1993)
  2. Check This Out (The Bump Mix) – Madd African – Freshly Squeezed (1994)
  3. It’s Just Another Groove – The Mighty Dub Katz – Southern Fried Records (1995)
  4. Tribal Rydims – Kenny “Dope” presents The Bucketheads – Henry Street Music (1994)
  5. Always & Forever – The Keyboard Guy – House Jam Records (1994)
  6. Daylite (Club Mix) – Gypsymen – E Legal (1991)
  7. Movin’ – Johnny Fiasco – Cajual Records (1993)
  8. Not Feeling It – Daniel Wang – Balihu Records (1995)
  9. Feeling Free (Eurodisnee Mix) – Liquid City – Tribal America (1993)
  10. Brighter Days (Underground Goodie Mix) – Cajmere ft. Dajae – Cajual Records (1992)
  11. Oregano (Mix 3) – Oregano – Freeze Records (1994)
  12. Dance – Alternations – TNT Records / Freeze Records (1994)
  13. Luv Anthem – Dirty Harry – Henry Street Music (1995)
  14. I Like It (Mix 2) – Denial – Dansa Records (1995)
  15. Moments Of Samples – Soichi Terada – Far East Recording (1995)
  16. Runaway (Junior’s Tribal Mix) – Janet Jackson – AM:PM (1995)
  17. Addictions (Untitled Remix #1) – 25¢ – Heartbeat UK (1993)
  18. Scat Cat – Todd Terry – TNT Records / Freeze Records (1992)
  19. Believe In Dub – Smokin Beats – Smokin Beats (1994)
  20. Fuk Dat (Remix Instrumental) – Sagat – Maxi Records (1993)
  21. You Make Me Happy – Serious Rope presents Sharon Dee Clarke – Rumour Records (1993)

luv410

jazz
luv410 The Start Of A Lovely Day

The Start Of A Lovely Day

this past Sunday some buddies from Montreal dj collectives the Jazz Amnesty Sound System, Canicule Tropicale and Tupi Collective spent over eight hours in the park playing uplifting music for the folks that came for some afternoon delight. it was very fun. this mix is a sketch of how the day started with luv behind the decks. i was going for a groovy mix of soul jazz with distinct Sesame Street flavors and some churchyard vibes for good measure. it was a lovely day.
photo : Parc Saint-Viateur

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Tracklist:
  1. Nothin’ Can Stop Me Now – Horace Silver – Blue Note (1973)
  2. Footin’ It – George Benson – A&M / CTI Records (1968)
  3. No Sweat – The Dave Pike Set – Relax / Disques Wagram (1969/1998)
  4. Stoned Soul Picnic – Roy Ayers – Atlantic / Music On Vinyl (1968/2014)
  5. The Golden Striker – Eddie Harris – Janus Records (1970)
  6. Flatjacks – Willie Rodriguez Jazz Quartet – Riverside Records / BGP Records (1963/2014)
  7. Red Clay – Jack Wilkins – Mainstream Records / Wewantsounds (1973/2018)
  8. Smilin’ Billy Suite (Part II) – The Heath Brothers – Strata-East / Alpha Omega Recordings (1976/1998)
  9. Precious Mountain – Cedar Walton – Columbia (1978)
  10. Fire Eater – Rusty Bryant – Prestige (1971/2017)
  11. Shortnin’ Bread – The 3 Pieces – Fantasy (1975)
  12. In The Back Of The Churchyard – Julius Brockington – Today Records (1973)

luv409

beats 'n' pieces, exotica, latin rhythms, rock 'n' roll
luv409 - Mysterious Cosmic Jellyfish

Mysterious Cosmic Jellyfish

you arrive washed out by the sun, covered in salt from sweat and the sea, drifting along the inward journey to your paradise. you followed the call of the mysterious cosmic jellyfish that resides in the center of your own personal Bermuda Triangle, lost between mind, heart and soul. it summoned you so it could impart the wisdom of the deep. open yourself up and let the ancient understanding take you to a dreamy world of fantasy filled with warm sea breezes.
photo : Alexander Semenov

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Tracklist:
  1. Siembra – Elisabeth Waldo – Barbary Coast Records / Pleasure For Music (1959/2021)
  2. Llanura Africanas – Don Gonzalo Fernandez – Toboga Records (1982)
  3. Advert – Mark Broom – Pure Plastic (1999)
  4. Beribau Variations – Paulinho da Costa – Pablo (1977)
  5. Misnomer – Four Tet – Output (1999)
  6. Seaweed – Tipsy – Asphodel (2001)
  7. The Moon Over Manakoora – Lenny And The Thundertones – Astra Recordings Company / Numero Group (1962/2018)
  8. I’ll Be Home – Flamingos – Checker / Chess (1955/1981)
  9. Sweet Leilani – The Waikikis – Kapp Records / MCA (1967/1973)
  10. Island Girl – Eden Ahbez – Del-Fi Records / Fantôme Phonographique (1960/2018)
  11. Lessivé – Le Tone – Naive (1999)
  12. Hotel California – Heineken Pan Vibes Steel Orchestra – ICE (1978)
  13. My Silent Song – Enoch Light And The Light Brigade – Project 3 Total Sound (1969)
  14. Flynn – Ratatat – XL Recordings (2008)
  15. Marihuana – Los Darlings De Huanuco – Rey Records / Repsychled / Lion Productions (????/2018)
  16. Julie – The Moonlighters – WRL / Death Is Not The End (1961/2019)
  17. When Beads Spell Power Leaf – Brightblack Morning Light – Matador (2008)
  18. Rule The Summer Clouds – Bobby Lee – Tompkins Square (2021)
  19. Blue Beach – Welcome To Your Beach – Steve Hiett – CBS/Sony / Efficient Space / Be With Records (1983/2019)