Category Archives: balearic beat

luv480

abstract house, balearic beat

Choose Your Own Adventure

in life we all have to choose our own adventure.
why not choose luv?
image : Gualter Costas Hiway

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Tracklist:
  1. Urbanization / In Country (Takada‘s Last Summer Percussion) – Ashley Beedle – Disorient (1998)
  2. Come Maddalena (Cosmos Mix by Tom Middleton) – Ennio Morricone – Compost Records (2004)
  3. Cosmic Winter – All Is Well – Compost Records (2023)
  4. Joy FM – Oriol – Planet Mu (2010)
  5. Love Is A Stranger (The Obsession Mix) – Eurythmics – RCA (1991)
  6. A New Day (Maurice Fulton Remix) – Ladyvipb – Nuphonic (2001)
  7. Render Me (Royalty & AD Bourke Remix) – Mr. Scruff ft. Denis Jones – Ninja Tune (2014)
  8. Looking At Midnight (Club Mix) – Imagination – R & B Records (1983)
  9. Back To The Streets (Flying Mojito Bros Dub Refrito) – Rudy Norman – Ubiquity (2021)
  10. Up – Moogy Coast – Horizontal Mambo (2022)
  11. On The Beach (Chaser Remix) – Marcel – Nuphonic (1998)
  12. Love Came Along – Steady Weather ft. Kylie Auldist – Darker Than Wax (2022)
  13. If I Take You Home (Cult Jam Dub) – Lisa-Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force – Columbia (1984)
  14. Turn It All Down – Bibio – Warp (2017)
  15. Aahfternoon – Luke Vibert & BJ Cole – Cooking Vinyl (2000)
  16. Oban (Todd Terje Remix) – Jaga Jazzist – Ninja Tune (2015)
  17. Don’t Stop – Johnick – Henry Street Music (1995)
  18. Tainted Love (Tainted Dub Mix) – Impedance – Epic (1989)
  19. Aachen-Brüssel (Eurocity Mix) – Genf – Compost Records (1996)
  20. Adventure (Dub Mix by Shep Pettibone) – Eleanor – Columbia (1988)
  21. Patio Of Delights – Service – Discfunction (2001)

luv441

balearic beat
luv441 The Sub-Surface Unity Of All Things

Sub-Surface Unity

the wind blows through a stack of upright pianos stranded on a sandbar and the sound blends with the beat from a thousand all-nite afterparties far off in the distance. the music moves your feet, tugs on your heartstrings and existentially pulls apart the sinews of your mind connecting you to “the same force that lit the stars.”
image : Bea Chino P.A.

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Tracklist:
  1. In Love (Chukwu Mix Instrumental by Tony Nwachukwu) – Fear of Pop – Giant Step Records (1998)
  2. excerpt from This Is Water by David Foster Wallace as read by Amy Wallace-Havens – Hachette Digital (2018)
  3. Crosswords (EP Mix) – Panda Bear – Domino (2015)
  4. Indurain – Coco Steel & Lovebomb – Other (1997)
  5. High Tide (Dr. Dunks Remix) – XLNT – DFA (2019)
  6. Lavanger – Wagon Christ – People Of Rhythm (2020)
  7. Phlanged Vortex (Faze Action Remix) – Eiki Nonaka – Studio Mule (2023)
  8. Never Get Out Of The Boat (The Flying Mix) – The Aloof – Ace (1990/2022)
  9. Sunshine’s Theme (Sunshine’s Remix) – Dubtribe Sound System – Organico / Music From Memory (1994/2020)
  10. Joppo + Eno – Antena – Les Disques Du Crépuscule / Numero Group (1983/2022)
  11. Tequila – Eric Copeland & Josh Diamond – Post Present Medium (2022)
  12. Beyond My Eyes – Bibio – Warp (2017)
  13. Henry McCullough (Andrew Weatherall Dub) – BP Fallon & David Holmes – LateNiteTales (2017)
  14. excerpt from This Is Water by David Foster Wallace as read by Amy Wallace-Havens – Hachette Digital (2018)
  15. Our Pathetic Age – DJ Shadow ft. Sam Herring – Mass Appeal (2019)

luv316

ambient revolution, balearic beat, electro, electronic listening music, odd pop, original soundtracks, syntax era, weird
luv316-20-minutes-into-the-future

20 Minutes Into The Future

here’s a conceptual mix about the “sound of the 1980s” that has been brewing since the SYNTAX ERA began. it’s that brand new synth sound palette that emerge in the late 70s and dominated the soundscape of the following decade. preset orchestral hits, gated drums, vocoder voices, the cleanest distorted guitar sounds you’ve ever heard, analog crashing into digital; a sound so unmistakably eighties. this is an immersive event so prepare yourself; you may come out the other end with A Flock Of Seagulls haircut wearing shoulder pads craving “new” Coke and scrounging in your pockets for quarters so you can hit the arcade. cue dramatic intro.
photo : opening shot from an episode of Max Headroom

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Tracklist
  1. Gates Of Steel (EZ Listening Muzak Version) – Devo – Club Devo / Futurismo (1984/2016)
  2. Automan (Dub Version) – Newcleus – Sunnyview Records (1984)
  3. Shoot Out (from Beverly Hills Cop) – Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey – MCA (1984)
  4. Was Dog A Doughnut – Jellybean – EMI America (1984)
  5. Faith In This Colour – Duran Duran – EMI (1983)
  6. Jennifer (End Titles) (from Phenomena) – Goblin – AMS Records (1985/2014)
  7. Intro – Theme From Starball – Chris Huelsbeck – Commodore 64 / Enduro (1989/2001)
  8. Energie-Dossier – Asmus Tietchens – Sky Records (1983)
  9. Mindscape – Gil Mellé – Blue Note (1989)
  10. So Weit, So Gut – Harald Grosskopf – Sky Records / Bureau B (1980/2014)
  11. Bogey Wobble – Paul McCartney – Parlophone / MPL / Hear Music (1980/2011)
  12. Love Theme (from The Breakfast Club) – Keith Forsey – A&M (1985)
  13. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (from Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence) – Ryuichi Sakamoto – Virgin (1983)
  14. Conchita / Lament (from Siesta) – Miles Davis / Marcus Miller – Warner Bros. (1987)
  15. 3,000,000 Synths – Chas Jankel – A&M (1981)
  16. E.T. Boogie – Extra T’s – Sunnyview Records / Hot Classics (1982/1992)
  17. Commando – Keyboard Affair – Polydor (1983)
  18. Complex – Galaxy – Music De Wolfe (1982)
  19. Boulder Dash – Peter Liepa – Commodore 64 / Enduro (1984/2001)
  20. Is This Death? (from Doctor Who : The Caves Of Andrzani) – Roger Limb & The BBC Radiophonic Workshop – BBC / Silva Screen Records (1984/2013)
  21. Alien (Part 3) – Michael Mantler with Don Preston – WATT Works / ECM Records (1985)
  22. Basta (Dub) – Telex – Magnetic (1987)
  23. Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag – The Silent Underdog – Kaz Records (1985)
  24. Miami Vice (Instrumental) (from Miami Vice) – Jan Hammer – MCA (1985)
  25. Why Me? – The Art Of Noise – Chrysalis (1986)
  26. Stahlherz (from Der Fan) – Rheingold – Welt-Record / EMI Electrola (1982)
  27. Blush Response (from Blade Runner) – Vangelis – Atlantic / Audio Fidelity (1982/2013)
  28. Leopard Tree Dream (from Cat People) – Giorgio Moroder – Back Street Records / MCA (1982)
  29. La Fête Triste – Trisomie 21 – Play It Again Sam Records (1986)
  30. Here Come The Storms (from Big Trouble In Little China) – John Carpenter – Enigma Records (1986)
  31. Le Parc (L.A. – Streethawk) – Tangerine Dream – Jive Electro (1985)
  32. Eurotheme – Men Without Hats – Statik Records (1984)
  33. Go Bananas (Instrumental) – Superlife – Go Bananas / Peoples Potential Unlimited (1982/2011)
  34. Air Stack 1 – Alexander Robotnik – Crème Organization (1983/2005)
  35. Arkanoid – Martin Galway – Commodore 64 / Robot Elephant Records (1987/2012)
  36. Ewok Celebration (Dub Version) – Meco – Arista (1983)
  37. Endless Race (Paul “Groucho” Smykle Remix) – Wally Badarou – Island (1986)
  38. You’ve Got To Help Yourself (Instrumental) – Yellow Magic Orchestra – Alfa Records / Music On Vinyl (1983/2015)

luv309

balearic beat
luv309 Or Is It

Or Is It?

the balearic sound is hard to describe because it’s everything and nothing; it’s whatever you want it to be. balearic beat was birthed in Ibiza during the mid-eighties for well off vacationing party goers from all over the globe to lose their minds to as the sun rose on the beach. so it tends to be happy, eclectic, international, chill, danceable grooves full of positive vibes. it’s also kinda cheesy… or is it?
photo : Caleb Bratie

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Tracklist
  1. Floatation (Subsonic Grid Mix) – The Grid – EastWest Records (1990)
  2. Express – Coco Steel and Lovebomb – Warp (1994)
  3. Spider Woman (Novela Das Nove) (Paul “Groucho” Smykle Remix) – Wally Badarou – Island (1986)
  4. Rotation – Herb Alpert – A&M (1979)
  5. Theme From A Tall Dark Stranger – Brenda and The Beach Balls – Probe Plus (1986)
  6. Elle et Moi – Max Berlin – Melodi’s Records / Tigersushi (1978/2002)
  7. Sea Of Tranquility (Sasha’s Ambient Mix) – Londonbeat – Anxious Records / Arctic Records (1992/1993)
  8. Pull Up To The Bumper (Paul “Groucho” Smykle Remix) – Grace Jones – Island (1985)
  9. Snappiness (Sweet Instrumental) – BBG – Urban / Hi-Life Recordings (1990/1996)
  10. APT 3B – N.Y. House’n Authority – Nu Groove / Rush Hour (1989/2012)
  11. In The Light Of The Miracle – Arthur Russell – Soul Jazz (1993/2003)
  12. Stebeni’s Theme – African Head Charge – On-U Sound (1981)
  13. Kaw-Liga (Prairie Mix) – The Residents – Torso (1986)
  14. Don’t Fight It, Feel It (Scat Mix) – Primal Scream – Creation Records (1991)
  15. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Bass – Bassomatic – Virgin (1990)
  16. Kiss You On The Cheek (King Of Town Remix) – Desmond & The Tutus – Tigersushi (2008)
  17. Lança Perfume – Rita Lee & Roberto – Pavillion (1981)

luv123

balearic beat, beats 'n' pieces, electronic listening music, odd pop, rave

We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams

this is an epic rave come down mixtape made up of tracks from a handful of rave come down mixtapes that my crew wore out back in the day. it’s a ‘7 A.M. Drug 2 Groove 2’ inspired by DJ DB, Tiga, the Interchill brothers and all the folks I used to after party with. much luv.
photo curated & created by Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. Little Fluffy Clouds – The Orb – Wau! Mr. Modo Records / Island (1991)
  2. Cantamilla (Broadcast Standard) – Tranquility Bass – Exist Dance (1994)
  3. We Are The Beautiful (Spookys Extravaganja Dub Mix) – Chapterhouse – Dedicated (1993)
  4. Breakdown (William Orbit Stereo Odyssey) – One Dove – FFRR (1993)
  5. One Too Many Mornings – The Dust Brothers – Collect Boys Own (1994)
  6. Higher Than The Sun – Primal Scream – Creation Records (1991)
  7. Papua New Guinea (Dumb Child Of Q Mix) – The Future Sound Of London – Jumpin’ & Pumpin’ (1992)
  8. Stoned (Gold Seal Mix) – The Groove Corporation meet oRiginal Rockers – The Cake Label (1993)
  9. Panther (Coco Steel & Lovebomb Remix) – Ultramarine – Dali Records (1993)
  10. Halcyon… – Orbital – FFRR (1992)
  11. Birthday (Justin Robertson 12″ Mix) – The Sugarcubes – One Little Indian Records (1992)
  12. River Of Bass – Underworld – Junior Boy’s Own (1994)
  13. Crazy (Acoustic Version) – Seal – ZTT Records (1990)
  14. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (A Mix In Two Halves) – St. Etienne – Warner Bros. (1991)
  15. Who Is It (Moby’s Raw Mercy Dub) – Michael Jackson – Epic (1991)
  16. We Are The Music Makers – Aphex Twin – R&S Records (1992)
  17. Spiritual High (The Very Original Mix) – Moodswings – Arista (1991)
  18. Dalai Lama Loves You All – Kissing The Pink – Custer’s Last Stand Records (1993)
  19. Daydreaming – Massive Attack – Wild Bunch Records (1990)
  20. Pacific State (Origin) – 808 State – ZZT (1989)
  21. Move (Volume Remix) – Moby – Volume (1993)
  22. Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix) – Sabres Of Paradise – Warp (1993)
  23. Dreams (7″ Version) – Gabrielle – Go! Discs (1993)