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luv298

luv298 Triptychlish pt3

Triptychlish part 3

this is the final piece of the Triptychlish which sketches out my formative musical appreciation from year zero to year thirty. part 3 is a soundtrack to my nineties experience and the turn of the millennium (1993-2002), reflecting major events like meeting the one i love, raving, the creation of luv, music biz training and the first of my Ninja years. each track chosen throughout this triptych has a story behind it, a reminder of people, places and parties that have shaped my first 30 trips around our sun.
image : A Twentysomething
Tracklist
  1. Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) – Digable Planets – Pendulum / Elektra / Blue Note (1993/2005) > buy link
  2. Star 6 & 7 8 9 : Phase 2 – Orb – Big Life (1991)
  3. Pulling Out Of Ricardo And The Dusk Is Falling Fast – The KLF – KLF Communications / Wax Trax (1990)
  4. The Heart Of Saturday Night – Tom Waits – Asylum Records (1974) > buy link
  5. Hymn Of The Big Wheel – Massive Attack – Wild Bunch / Virgin (1991) > buy link
  6. excerpt from What Is Love – Deee-Lite – Elektra (1990) > buy link
  7. Next Is The E (Edit) – Moby – Instinct Records (1992) > buy link
  8. Roots ‘n Future – Phuture Assassins – Suburban Base / NASA Music (1993) > buy link
  9. Papua New Guinea (12″ Original) – The Future Sound Of London – Jumpin’ & Pumpin’ (1992) > buy link
  10. Water From A Vine Leaf (Acid Bath Mix) – William Orbit ft. Beth Orton – Tribal America (1994)
  11. Muzik Xpress – X-Press 2 – Junior Boy’s Own (1992) > buy link
  12. Impact (The Earth Is Burning) – Orbital – Internal (1993) > buy link
  13. Daylight (Dreamerdreamsalone) – God Within – Hardkiss (1993) > buy link
  14. Bike – Autechre – Warp (1993) > buy link
  15. Ageispolis – Aphex Twin – Apollo / R&S Records (1992) > buy link
  16. Birthday (Justn Robertson 12” Mix) – The Sugarcubes – One Little Indian Records (1992) > buy link
  17. O-o-h Child – The Five Stairsteps – Buddah Records (1970) > buy link
  18. In/Flux – DJ Shadow – Mo Wax (1993) > buy link
  19. Born To Love – Winston Riley – Techniques (1977)
  20. Cameras And Rocks – Doctor Rockit – Clear (1995)
  21. What Deaner Was Talkin’ About – Ween – Grand Royal / Elektra (1994) > buy link
  22. Outcome – Beck – K (1994) > buy link
  23. Tricks ‘N’ Treats – Kid Koala – Ninja Tune (1996/1997)
  24. The Old Man’s Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime) – Scott Walker (1969) > buy link
  25. I Set My Face To The Hillside – Tortoise – Thrill Jockey (1998) > buy link
  26. Una Pistola Per Ringo – Ennio Morricone – Cinema Tre / RCA (1965/1980) > buy link
  27. Miss Modular – Stereolab – Duophonic (1997) > buy link
  28. XL-30 – Shuggie Otis – Epic (1974) > buy link
  29. J’ai Dormi Sous L’Eau – Air – Source (1997) > buy link
  30. Wall Crawling Giant Insect Breaks – The Herbaliser – Ninja Tune (1998) > buy link
  31. Sixtyten – Boards Of Canada – Warp (1998) > buy link
  32. Goodmorning Sunshine – Quasimoto – Stones Throw (2000) > buy link
  33. 113th Clean – Reaching Quiet – Mush (2000)
    A. Pending The Arrival Of A Firstworld Elder Hostal
    B. Eleven Dimension
    C. Click Heels Thrice
    D. Memoirs Of An American Mobile On Holiday
    E. Her New Clock: Pentagonal Geometry
  34. Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell – The Flaming Lips – Warner Bros. (2002) > buy link
  35. Amen – The Impressions – ABC-Paramount / MCA (1964/1982) > buy link
  36. Japan – Pharoah Sanders – Impulse! (1967) > buy link

luv287

luv287 Following The Current pt2

Following The Current part 2

this is the middle section of a 3 part introductory mix i prepared for the Following The Current : A Brief History Of Electronic Music course i will be teaching at McGill University this fall. covering the fertile years 1980-1999 it touches on new wave, hip hop, house, techno, drum ‘n’ bass and more; outlining some of the artists and music that will be discussed in class. for more info on how to enroll click on
photo : electricity
Tracklist
  1. Pac-Man Theme – Toshio Kai – Namco – Beige Records (1980/2001)
  2. Behind The Mask – Yellow Magic Orchestra – Alfa / A&M (1980)
  3. The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel – Sugar Hill Records (1981) > buy link
  4. Planet Rock (Extended Version) – Afrika Bambaataa And The Soul Sonic Force – Tommy Boy / 21 Records (1982) > buy link
  5. Clear – Cybotron – Fantasy (1983) > buy link
  6. Blue Monday – New Order – Factory (1983) > buy link
  7. Raga: Bhairavi – Charanjit Singh – His Master’s Voice / The Gramaphone Company Of India Ltd. / Bombay Connection (1983/2010) > buy link
  8. F-4000 – The Fearless Four – Elektra (1983) > buy link
  9. Sucker M.C.’s (Krush-Groove 1) – Run-D.M.C. – Profile Records (1983) > buy link
  10. 1984 – Praxis – Celluloid (1984) > buy link
  11. Time Space Transmat – Model 500 – Metroplex Records (1985) > buy link
  12. Radio People – Zapp – Warner Bros. (1985) > buy link
  13. Washing Machine – Mr. Fingers – Trax Records (1986) > buy link
  14. BMX Kidz Title Theme – Rob Hubbard – Commodore 64 / Enduro (1987/2001)
  15. Good Life (Mayday Mix) – Inner City – 10 Records / Virgin (1988) > buy link
  16. Voodoo Ray (Extended Mix) – A Guy Called Gerald – Warlock Records (1988)
  17. Radio Babylon – Meat Beat Manifesto – Play It Again Sam Records (1990) > buy link
  18. LFO (The Leeds Warehouse Mix) – LFO – Warp (1990) > buy link
  19. Roundabout 727 / Ransom In The Sand – Art Of Noise – China Records (1990)
  20. Polynomial-C – Aphex Twin – R&S Records (1992) > buy link
  21. Illegal Subs – Kaotic Chemistry – Moving Shadow (1992/2005)
  22. Koma – Plastikman – Plus 8 Records / Novamute (1993) > buy link
  23. Cascade: Part 1 – The Future Sound Of London – Virgin / Astralwerks (1993) > buy link
  24. Bottom Heavy (Mud Club Dub) – Danny Tenaglia – Tribal America (1994)
  25. Lost and Found (S.F.L.) – DJ Shadow – Mo Wax (1994) > buy link
  26. At Home With The Hoppers – Doctor Rockit – Clear (1995)
  27. One Day Soon – Carl Craig – Blanco Y Negro (1995) > buy link
  28. Dayride – Ian O’Brien – Ferox Records (1996) > buy link
  29. excerpt from Refractions In The Plastic Pulse – Stereolab – Duophonic (1997) > buy link
  30. Pete Standing Alone – Boards Of Canada – Skam / Warp (1998) > buy link
  31. Hide In From The Day – Super_Collider – Loaded Records (1999) > buy link

luv283

luv283 Triptychlish pt2

Triptychlish part 2

the Triptychlish mixtape series is an autobiographical journey through the first 30 years of luv. part 2 highlights musical memories from my awkward and moody teenage years (1983-1992). it covers my last few years of elementary school. junior high, high school and my first year in Montreal with the emotional spectrum of a teenage boy in the eighties.
image : A Teenager
Tracklist
  1. New Song – Howard Jones – WEA (1983) > buy link
  2. The Great Ones Remember – Men Without Hats – Statik Records / Sire (1982) > buy link
  3. Lonely In Your Nightmare – Duran Duran – Harvest (1982) > buy link
  4. Standing In The Dark – Platinum Blonde – CBS (1983)
  5. King Of Pain – The Police – A&M (1983) > buy link
  6. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper – Potrait (1983) > buy link
  7. Take Me With U – Prince and the Revolution – Warner Bros. (1984) > buy link
  8. Dancing Girls – Nik Kershaw – MCA (1984)
  9. Suburbia – Pet Shop Boys – EMI (1986) > buy link
  10. Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles – Apple Records / Capitol (1967)
  11. Summer’s Day Song – Paul McCartney – Parlophone (1980) > buy link
  12. Stand By Me – Ben E. King – Atco / Atlantic (1961/1986) > buy link
  13. Sympathy For The Devil – The Rolling Stones – Decca (1968) > buy link
  14. Devil Inside – INXS – Atlantic (1987) > buy link
  15. Love Removal Machine – The Cult – Beggars Banquet / Vertigo (1987) > buy link
  16. Highway To Hell – AC/DC – Atlantic (1979) > buy link
  17. God Save The Queen – Sex Pistols – Virgin / Warner Bros. (1977) > buy link
  18. I Fought The Law – Dead Kennedys – Alternative Tentacles (1987) > buy link
  19. Paul Revere – Beastie Boys – Def Jam Recordings (1986) > buy link
  20. My Philosophy – Boogie Down Productions – Jive (1988) > buy link
  21. Big Time – Peter Gabriel – Geffen (1986) > buy link
  22. Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone remix) – New Order – Factory (1987) > buy link
  23. Kiss Off – Violent Femmes – Slash Records (1982) > buy link
  24. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright – Bob Dylan – Columbia (1963) > buy link
  25. After The Goldrush – Neil Young – Reprise (1970) > buy link
  26. In A Silent Way – Miles Davis – Columbia (1969) > buy link
  27. Self-Portrait In Three Colors – Charles Mingus – Columbia (1959) > buy link
  28. Changes – David Bowie – RCA (1971) > buy link
  29. Deadbeat Club – The B-52’s – Reprise (1989) > buy link
  30. Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Columbia (1979) > buy link
  31. Don’t Let It Get You Down – Fine Young Cannibals – I.R.S. / MCA (1988) > buy link
  32. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds – A&M (1985) > buy link
  33. Happy Birthday – Concrete Blonde – I.R.S. (1989) > buy link
  34. What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye – Tamla / Motown (1971) > buy link
  35. The Mooche – Duke Ellington and his Orchestra – RCA Victor (1928/1971) > buy link
  36. Summertime Rolls – Jane’s Addiction – Warner Bros. (1988) > buy link
  37. Dirty Boots – Sonic Youth – DGC (1990) > buy link
  38. Taste The Pain – Red Hot Chili Peppers – EMI USA (1989) > buy link
  39. U-Mass – Pixies – 4AD (1991) > buy link
  40. On a Plain – Nirvana – DGC (1991) > buy link
  41. Blown A Wish – My Bloody Valentine – Creation Records (1991) > buy link

luv280

luv280 Spread Out

Spread Out

graffiti covered dusty hip hop beats blended for a block party throw down from the break a dawn to the bust a dusk.
mixed for the 20th anniversary of the Under Pressure International Graffiti Convention.
image : Judith Rudd and The Mack
Tracklist
  1. Spread Love (2:20 Remix) – Take 6 – Bozo Meko Records (1988/2004)
  2. 9th Wonder (Blackitolism) – Digable Planets – Pendulum Records (1994) > buy link
  3. Raise It Up – Ultramagnetic MC’s – Wild Pitch Records / JCOR Entertainment (1993/2001) > buy link
  4. Melding Of The Minds – Deltron 3030 ft. Zack De La Rocha – Bulk Recordings (2013) > buy link
  5. A Quick Flash – Rareforce – Under 5’s (1998)
  6. Top Billin’ – Audio Two – First Priority Music (1987) > buy link
  7. Jukie Skate Rock (inst.) – El-P – Definitive Jux (2004)
  8. Hit It Run – Run-D.M.C. – Profile Records (1986) > buy link
  9. The Number Song (Cut Chemist Remix) – DJ Shadow – Mo Wax (1997) > buy link
  10. Emcees Smoke Crack Remixx – Edan – Lewis Recordings (2002) > buy link
  11. Change Clothes – Danger Mouse – Gray Boy, Ind (2004/2015)
  12. Jingling Baby (Remixed But Still Jingling) – LL Cool J – Def Jam Recordings (1990) > buy link
  13. Strobelite Honey (No We Didn’t Mix) – Black Sheep – Polygram (1992)
  14. Soul Clap (inst.) – Showbiz & A.G. – Showbiz Records (1991)
  15. Knowing – OutKast – Arista (2003) > buy link
  16. Reprise – Runaways – Ultimate Dilemma (1999)
  17. Accordion – Madvillain – Stones Throw (2004) > buy link

luv253

Travel At Magnificent Speeds

some real hip hop right here. deft verbosity over 25 years of choice instrumentals. let’s travel at magnificent speeds around the universe.
image : sweet daddy
Tracklist
  1. Hello – Prince Po – Lex Records (2004) > buy link
  2. Ca$h Flow – Scaramanga – Sun Large Music (1998)
  3. Now Listen – Downtown Science – Bulletproof Records (1988)
  4. Sleep – Automator – Ubiquity / 75 Ark (1996/2000)
  5. Labels – Genius/GZA – Geffen (1995) > buy link
  6. All Of These Beats – AK Planet Asia ft. Premier – DJ’s Workshop (2006)
  7. City – Freddie Gibbs / Madlib / Karriem Riggins – Madlib Invasion (2013)
  8. Non Stop – Young M.C. – Delicious Vinyl (1989) > buy link
  9. Pack Of Wolves – Dels – Big Dada (2014) > buy link
  10. Droppin’ Bagels – Dr. Octagon – Funky Ass Records (1994/2014)
  11. Hip Hop VS Rap – KRS-ONE – Jive Records (1993/2004) > buy link
  12. Do It Do It – Schoolly D – PSK Records (1999) > buy link
  13. How Your Sprinkler System Works – Busdriver ft. Del the Funky Homosapien – Big Dada (2014) > buy link
  14. 58 Perfectly Angled Facets – Micranots – Sub Verse Music (2000)
  15. Clinical Rhymes – Edan ft. Skillz Ferguson – Lewis Recordings (2002) > buy link
  16. CSD – Lab Tek Won – Black Owned Records (1993)
  17. Fulcrum (Insight Mix) – Mr. Lif ft. Opio from Souls of Mischief – Def Jux (2000)

luv240

Finally Made

the deep lyrics and even deeper beats hidden on this mixtape will creep up on you in the middle of the night and enlighten the darkness with next wave hip hop from the new millennium.
photo : Chris Jordan
Tracklist
  1. Zulu Guru (Part II) – Jesse Boykins III & MeLo-X ft. Kesed – Ninja Tune (2012) > buy link
  2. Fonkie Journey – BlackHouse – Melo Music Group (2012) > buy link
  3. Lit Up – Declaime ft. Flying Lotus – Ramp Recordings (2009) > buy link
  4. Radically Necessary – Shadow Huntaz – Skam (2005) > buy link
  5. Sleepy Dinosaur (Ras_G Remix) – Flying Lotus – Warp (2008) > buy link
  6. Get Dirty – Daybre ft. AG – Ghostly International (2008) > buy link
  7. Still Kaps – JJ Doom ft. Khujo Goodie – Lex Records (2012) > buy link
  8. Visions Of A Blur – Darc Mind – Anticon (2006) > buy link
  9. Eleven 12 – Pyramid Vritra – Stones Throw (2014) > buy link
  10. No One Ever Could – Hudson Mohawke – Warp (2009) > buy link
  11. Zero Dark Thirty – Aesop Rock – Rhymesayers (2012) > buy link
  12. Moon Shoes – Samiyam – Hyperdub (2008) > buy link
  13. Lightworks – MF Doom – Lex Records (2009) > buy link
  14. Hydrant Game – Quasimoto – Stones Throw (2005) > buy link
  15. _G Spot Connection – Ras_G And The Afrikan Space Program – Brainfeeder (2013) > buy link
  16. Made – Gonjasufi – Warp (2010) > buy link

luv231

I Used To Run Hip Hop In This Town

back in the day i rocked up mixtapes, popped them in the tape deck and cruised around imaginary cities feeling the flows seep into my soul.
image : Shane Watt & Bulk from the original Billboards exhibit
Tracklist
  1. excerpt from a radio ad for The Mack – XXX Black Label (1973/2003)
  2. The Man : The Icon – Big Daddy Kane & The Alchemist – Artists Living Comfortably (2001) > buy link
  3. Right On – Dilated Peoples ft. Tha Alkaholiks – ABB Records (2000) > buy link
  4. Fame – GZA/Genius – MCA (2002) > buy link
  5. As Serious As Your Life (Jay Dee remix ft. Guilty Simpson) – Four Tet – Domino (2003)
  6. Follow The Leader – Xrabit + DMG$ – Big Dada (2009) > buy link
  7. The Dark Side Of The Sun – Modeselektor ft. Puppetmastaz – Bpitch Control (2007) > buy link
  8. 1 Nation – dead prez & Outlawz – Affluent Records (2006)
  9. Player’s Ball – Outkast – LaFace Records (1994) > buy link
  10. Lookin’ Over A City – Latyrx ft. El-P of Company Flow – Quannum Projects (1999) > buy link
  11. Downtown Maze (Remix) – Sonic Sum – Ozone Music (1999)
  12. Cab Fare – Souls Of Mischief – Archives Inc. (2001)
  13. excerpt from a radio ad for Uptown Saturday Night – XXX Black Label (1974/2003)
  14. Superstar Is In Ya Town – Superstar Quamallah – ABB Records (1999) > buy link
  15. E=mc2 – Evidence & Mr. Eon – Eastern Conference Records (2001)
  16. Ghetto Village – Warren G – Universal Records (2002) > buy link
  17. 7XL – Sir Menelik ft. Grand Puba & Sadat X – Rawkus (1999)
  18. Pigeon – Cannibal Ox – Def Jux (2001) > buy link
  19. excerpt from a radio ad for Wattstax – XXX Black Label (1973/2003)
  20. Banished (Beck Remix) – JJ DOOM – Lex Records (2014) > buy link

luv030

Emotive

hip hop’s true power is unleashed when it becomes personal; an art made with true conviction, a stage to work out demons.
photo : this man refused to open his eyes.
Tracklist:
  1. No Regrets – Aesop Rock – Def Jux (2001) > buy link
  2. The Quickening (The Wreckoning Part II) – Latyrx – Solesides (1997) > buy link
  3. I Wonder – King Geedorah ft. Hassan Chop – Big Dada (2003) > buy link
  4. Stepfather Factory – El-P – Def Jux (2002) > buy link
  5. Daddy Dearest – Mr. Lif – Def Jux (2002) > (searching for buy link)
  6. Crevice – Beans – Warp (2003) > buy link
  7. This About the City… – cLOUDDEAD – Mush (2002) > (searching for buy link)
  8. September 12th – Saul Williams + Coldcut + DJ Spooky + DJ Goo – Ninja Tune (2003) > buy link
  9. The Falling – Roots Manuva – Big Dada (2005) > buy link
  10. To All My Comrades – MF Grimm – Metal Face Records (2002) > buy link
  11. Dead Homiez – Ice Cube – Priority (1990) > buy link
  12. Walk Like A Man – Murs – Def Jux (2004) > (searching for buy link)
  13. Can It Be All So Simple – Wu-Tang Clan – Loud / BMG (1994) > buy link
  14. The Message – Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five – Sugar Hill Records (1982) > buy link

luv216

Dust Devils Of Mars

dust devils are strong, well-formed and relatively long-lived whirlwinds that can get up to 10 meters wide and more than 1000 meters tall, on Earth. On Mars they are up to 50 times wider, 10 times higher and seem to have a life of their own. this is the kind of abstracted hip hop beatscapes they listen to.
photo : The Serpent Dust Devil of Mars taken from the satellite of luv
Tracklist:
  1. The Beginning – Dobie – Big Dada (2013) > buy link
  2. Cafe Noir – Midnight Funk Association – Mo Wax Excursions (1995) > (searching for buy link)
  3. Hit & Red – Ghislain Poirier – Ninja Tune (2007) > buy link
  4. R U IN IT (circuit burners rmx) – Kid606 vs. Dälek – Mille Plateaux (2002) > (searching for buy link)
  5. GNG BNG – Flying Lotus ft. The Gaslamp Killer – Warp (2008) > buy link
  6. track 1 – Bomb The Bass – Electric Tones (2001) > (searching for buy link)
  7. Java Bytes – Req – Warp (2002) > buy link
  8. Hip Hop Is Dead (Alternative Dub) – The Tape vs. RQM – Kyo (2005) > buy link
  9. Rosies – Amon Tobin – Ninja Tune (2002) > buy link
  10. Take Me Away – J.Rocc – Stones Throw (2011) > buy link
  11. We Kill Soap Scum – Antipop Consortium – Warp (2002) > buy link
  12. EH 0400 – Alexanders Dark Band – DC Recordings (1998) > (searching for buy link)
  13. I Can’t Understand You (While Mix) – Ko-Wreck Technique – Chocolate Industries (2000) > (searching for buy link)
  14. Eve Of Dextruction – Prefuse73 – Warp (2000) > buy link
  15. Fragile – Tom Burbank – Planet Mu (2006) > buy link
  16. Free Your Mind (past) – Piece – Planet E (1992/1996) > (searching for buy link)
  17. Pelt (Rmxd by Velocity Kendall) – Gescom – Skam (1998) > (searching for buy link)
  18. Trapped (Short Slow Version remix by Boards of Canada) – Colonel Abrams – Music70 (1996/2007) > (searching for buy link)

luv212

She Gave Birth To Most Of Them MCs

here’s a hip hop mix made up of tough female MCs telling it like it is. dedicated to all the strong women in my life.
photo : Esther Evans
Tracklist:
  1. To The Beat Y’All – Lady B – TEC Records / Soul Jazz (1979/2009) > buy link
  2. Vicious Rap – Tanya ‘Sweet Tee’ Winley – Paul Winley Records / Soul Jazz (1980/2009) > (searching for buy link)
  3. Sucker D. J.’s (I Will Survive) – Dimples D. – Party Time Records (1983) > buy link
  4. A Fly Guy – Pebblee-Poo – Profile Records (1985) > buy link
  5. It’s My Beat – Sweet Tee and Jazzy Joyce – Profile Records (1986) > buy link
  6. Have A Nice Day – Roxanne Shanté – Cold Chillin’ / Mastercuts (1987/1995) > buy link
  7. Lyte As A Rock – MC Lyte – First Priority Music / Atlantic (1988) > buy link
  8. Hands Across The Ocean – The She Rockers – Jive (1990) > (searching for buy link)
  9. Looking For A Dope Beat (12” Club Mix) – Lady Levi – Motown (1991) > (searching for buy link)
  10. Your Revolution (DJ Nappa remix) – DJ Vadim ft. Sarah Jones – Ninja Tune (2000 > buy link
  11. Witch-Bitch? – T-Love – Ninja Tune (2001) > (searching for buy link)
  12. Thank Ya! – Jean Grae – Third Earth Music (2003) > (searching for buy link)
  13. Transcend – King Britt ft. Bahamadia – Rapster Records / BBE (2002) > buy link
  14. We Live In Philly – DJ Jazzy Jeff ft. Jill Scott – Rapster Records / BBE (2002) > buy link