Category Archives: rock ‘n’ roll

luv155

beats 'n' pieces, jazz, odd pop, rock 'n' roll

people ain’t been livin’ right

just in case this is our last week on Earth figured i’d make a mix to go along with the apocalypse.
image : Emergency Broadcast System

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Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from The Story of War Games – Buena Vista Records (1983)
  2. London Calling – The Clash – Epic (1979)
  3. excerpt from The Story of War Games – Buena Vista Records (1983)
  4. Nuclear War (version 2) – Yo La Tengo – Matador (2002)
  5. Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me – Charlie Mingus – Atlantic (1962)
  6. excerpt from Ultimate Thunderstorm – Environments disc 4 – Syntonic Research, Inc. (1979)
  7. excerpt from Nuclear War 1984? – Robin Armstrong – Kangi Records (1976) > (searching for buy link)
  8. Teetering Scales – Tangerine Dream – Private, Inc. (1989) > (searching for buy link)
  9. We Will Become Silhouettes – The Postal Service – Sub Pop (2005)
  10. Electric Storm – The BBC Radiophonic Workshop – BBC Records & Tapes (1976)
  11. Landslide – Cabaret Voltaire – Rough Trade (1981)
  12. excerpt from War Of The Worlds – The Mercury Theater / Orson Welles – Columbia Broadcasting System / Quality Records (1938/1970)
  13. Idioteque – Radiohead – Parlophone (2000)
  14. War Of The Worlds – The Mercury Theater / Orson Welles – Columbia Broadcasting System / Quality Records (1938/1970)
  15. The Four Horsemen – Metallica – Megaforce Records / Banzai Records (1983)
  16. The Dead Flag Blues – Godspeed You Black Emperor! – Constellation (1997)
  17. The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash – American Recordings (2002)
  18. Intro Part 2 (Paris Students’ Riot) of The Sound Of Dissent – Mercury (1969) > (searching for buy link)
  19. excerpt from Intro Part 3 (Adam Clayton Powell) of The Sound Of Dissent – Mercury (1969) > (searching for buy link)
  20. The Sign IV – David Axelrod – Ascension / EMI (1970)
  21. excerpt from Dust Storms and the Storm Of April 14, 1935 – Woody Guthrie – Library Of Congress / Elektra (1964)
  22. Dusty Old Dust (So Long It’s Been Good To Know Yuh) – Woody Guthrie – Folkways / DOXY (1940/1964/2009)
  23. Earthquake : Special Effects from the soundtrack to Earthquake – MCA (1974)
  24. excerpt from It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) – R.E.M. – I.R.S. (1987)

luv051

odd pop, rock 'n' roll

Next Phaze Mix Tape

this mixtape represents the rock ‘n’ roll and odd pop that i wanted to hear on the radio back in 2007. brimming with hooky melodies, riffy guitar lines, trenchant lyrics and bouncy beats i give you the Next Phaze Mix Tape.
cassette : TDK with luv

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Tracklist:
  1. Ankle Injuries – Fujiya Miyagi – Tirk (2006)
  2. Young Folks – Peter Bjorn and John feat. Victoria Bergsman – V2 Scandinavia / Witchita Recordings (2007)
  3. Bullets (Max Tundra remix) – Tunng – Full Time Hobby (2007)
  4. Boy From School – Hot Chip – EMI (2006)
  5. All My Friends (John Cale Version) – LCD Soundsystem – DFA / EMI (2007)
  6. Around The World – The Death Set – The Arm NYC (2006)
  7. Shotgun Funeral – Party Of One – Fat Cat (2003)
  8. Girls Who Play Guitar – Maximo Park – Warp (2007)
  9. Pick-Me-Up Uppercut – Pop Levi – Counter Records (2007)
  10. Head Hang Low – The Oscillation – DC Recordings (2007)
  11. Comfy In Nautica – Panda Bear – Paw Tracks (2007)
  12. All Sleepers – CircleSquare – Output (2003)
  13. The Light 3000 – Schneider TM â- City Slang (2000)
  14. Lights – Max Tundra – Domino (2002)
  15. Wolf Like Me – TV On The Radio – 4AD (2006)
  16. Such Great Heights – Iron & Wine – Sub Pop (2004)

luv153

beats 'n' pieces, breaks, funk 'n' soul, hip hop, odd pop, rock 'n' roll

We Shine By Night

back in the day my buddies Tony & Scott would throw these crazy parties. all were welcome insuring an interesting mix of characters. spinning at these shindigs became a crash course in party selecting; djs had to jump from genre to genre in a smooth, varied & fun way to keep the folks happy and bouncing or it could turn ugly. come join the party and get on down with your bad self.
image : original flyer by Tony Revoy, manipulated with luv

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Tracklist:
  1. What Yo Life Can Truly Be – De La Soul ft. Vinia Mojica, A Tribe Called Quest & Dres – Tommy Boy (1991)
  2. Max Motion – Altz – DFA (2007)
  3. excerpt from Loaded – Primal Scream – Creation Records (1990)
  4. Blow Your Head – Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s – People Records / Polydor / Urban (1973)
  5. Release It – The Time – Paisley Park / Warner Bros. (1990)
  6. World Destruction / Missing Suitcase (Solid Steel Mash Up) – Timezone ft. John Lydon / The Herbaliser – Celluloid / Ninja Tune (1984/1999/2003)
  7. Bonin’ In The Boneyard – Fishbone – Columbia (1988)
  8. Fools Gold – The Stone Roses – Silvertone Records (1990)
  9. Musique Non Stop – Kraftwerk – Warner Bros. (1986)
  10. The Shit – DM & Jemini – Lex Records (2003)
  11. Break In The Road – Betty Harris – SSS International / Soul Jazz (1969/2001)
  12. Hand In Your Head – Money Mark – Mo Wax (1998)
  13. Bring The Files, Jim – Hero No.7 – Hero No.7 Records (2000)
  14. Tighten Up (Part 1) – Archie Bell & The Drells – Atlantic (1968)
  15. Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) – Cornershop – Wiija Records (1997)
  16. excerpt from Rock ‘n’ Roll Band – Shel Silverstein – Columbia (1985)
  17. All Day And All Of The Night – The Kinks – Reprise / Marble Arch Records (1965/1966)
  18. Psyché Rock – Pierre Henry & Michel Columbier – Philips (1967)
  19. Kelly, Watch The Stars! (Club Mix) – Air – Source (1998)
  20. Under Pressure – Queen & David Bowie – EMI (1981)

luv108

beats 'n' pieces, dubstep, electronic listening music, rock 'n' roll

Empty Streets Too Dead For Dreaming

you wake up with a start. everything is too quiet. you get dressed and rush down the stairs out on to your usually busy street. there are no people. you roam the streets for blocks and don’t come across a single soul. something seems very wrong and you feel a strong need to see the light of day.
image : Morgan Roberts

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Tracklist:
  1. Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Title) — John Carpenter — Record Makers (1976/2003) > (searching for buy link)
  2. Oblivion — SumOne — Planet Mu (2008)
  3. Undeadman (ReMMix by Mordant Music) — Shackleton – Honest Jon’s Records (2011)
  4. The Theme For Tonite — Circlesquare — Output Recordings (2002)
  5. And It Fought To Escape (Lessons Remix) — Colin Stetson — Aagoo Records (2009)
  6. Tamra — Sonic Youth — Geffen (1991)
  7. Rollercoaster — Spacemen 3 — Glass Records / Fire Records (1986/2011)
  8. NYC — Burial — Hyperdub (2011)
  9. Where You Stopped The Heaviest – Venetian Snares — Planet Mu (2011)
  10. Beat — Bowery Electric — Kranky (1997)
  11. Pablo – Dave Olsen & Scott Radke — Hi Pass Music / Parotic Music (2000) > (searching for buy link)
  12. Nihilismus Dub — DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid — Asphodel (1996)
  13. track 3, side b — Llips — Inc.us (2001) > (searching for buy link)
  14. Half Heat Full (Old Circular) — James Blake – Atlas Recordings (2011) > (searching for buy link)
  15. Welt Am Draht (The One Version by Moritz Von Oswald) — Pantha Du Prince — Rough Trade (2011)
  16. Underground Movies – The Auteurs vs µ-Ziq — Hut Recordings / Virgin (1994) > (searching for buy link)

luv058

odd pop, rock 'n' roll

Songs About Nothing

there’s nothing easier i can do than lyin’ around doing nothing. sittin’ in the mornin’ sun, sky so clear and blue. nothing to do, nothing to say. go where you want to, take all the time you need to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free. everybody was having fun elsewhere; but tonight i just want to stay in and be with you.
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) – The Free Design – Project 3 / Light In The Attic (1967/2003)
  2. Turn-Down Day – The Cyrkle – Columbia (1966)
  3. Everybody Took A Holiday – Klaatu – Daffodil Records (1978)
  4. The Village Green Preservation Society – The Kinks – Pye / Reprise (1968)
  5. Lookin’ Out My Back Door – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fantasy (1970)
  6. Sunday Morning Coming Down – Johnny Cash – Columbia (1973)
  7. Every Night – Paul McCartney – Apple (1970)
  8. Hollow Log – Beck – K Records (1993)
  9. The Wind Knows The Truth – John D. Loudermilk – Warner Bros. (1971)
  10. Mr. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan – Columbia (1965)
  11. Saturday Sun – Nick Drake – Island (1970)
  12. Come On Up To The House – Tom Waits – Anti (1999)
  13. What Deaner Was Talkin’ About – Ween – Grand Royal (1994)
  14. Busy Doin’ Nothin’ – The Beach Boys – Capitol (1968)
  15. We All Make The Flowers Grow – Lee Hazelwood – Smells Like Records (1963/1999)
  16. (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding – Volt (1968)

luv134

odd pop, rock 'n' roll

Goin’ Down With The Poopship

Ween broke up. i will miss their rude, disgusting & silly sweet lyrics, catchy as hell melodies and amazing otherworldly guitar sounds. these tracks come from Ween’s 10 studio albums. if you like any of these songs go and buy the albums, they’re well worth it. much luv to Dean & Gene Ween.
image : a section of a Ween inspired fictitious map made by Shane Watt.

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Tracklist:
  1. You Fucked Up — Ween — Twin Tone Records / Plain Recordings (1990/2010)
  2. The Goin’ Gets Tough From The Getgo — Ween — Elektra / Schnitzel Records (1992/2008)
  3. Big Fat Fuck — Ween — Schnitzel Records (2005)
  4. Zoloft — Ween — Sanctuary Records (2003)
  5. Captain Fantasy — Ween — Shimmy Disc (1991)
  6. Buckingham Green — Ween — Elektra / Mushroom Records (1997)
  7. Exactly Where I’m At — Ween – Elektra / Mushroom Records (2000)
  8. Joppa Road — Ween — Elektra / Grand Royal (1994)
  9. Learnin’ To Love — Ween — Schnitzel Records (2007)
  10. Pretty Girl — Ween — Elektra / Plain Recordings (1996/2010)
  11. Boys Club — Ween – Schnitzel Records (2005)
  12. Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony? – Ween – Elektra / Grand Royal (1994)
  13. Ocean Man – Ween — Elektra / Mushroom Records (1997)
  14. Push Th’ Little Daisies – Ween — Elektra / Schnitzel Records (1992/2008)
  15. Shamemaker – Ween — Schnitzel Records (2007)
  16. Piss Up A Rope – Ween — Elektra / Plain Recordings (1996/2010)
  17. Oh My Dear (Falling In Love) – Ween — Shimmy Disc (1991)
  18. Even If You Don’t – Ween – Elektra / Mushroom Records (2000)
  19. Transdermal Celebration – Ween — Sanctuary Records (2003)
  20. Birthday Boy – Ween — Twin Tone Records / Plain Recordings (1990/2010)
  21. Mutilated Lips – Ween — Elektra / Mushroom Records (1997)
  22. Don’t Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy) – Ween — Elektra / Schnitzel Records (1992/2008)
  23. Friends – Ween — Schnitzel Records (2007)
  24. Roses Are Free – Ween — Elektra / Grand Royal (1994)
  25. Pork Egg Roll And Cheese — Ween — Shimmy Disc (1991)
  26. Someday – Ween — Schnitzel Records (2005)
  27. Stay Forever – Ween – Elektra / Mushroom Records (2000)
  28. I Don’t Wanna Leave You On The Farm – Ween — Elektra / Plain Recordings (1996/2010)
  29. Freedom Of ’76 – Ween — Elektra / Grand Royal (1994)
  30. Flutes Of Chi – Ween – Elektra / Mushroom Records (2000)
  31. Touch My Tooter – Ween — Elektra / Schnitzel Records (1992/2008)
  32. Help Me Scrape The Mucus Off My Brain – Ween — Elektra / Plain Recordings (1996/2010)
  33. What Deaner Was Talkin’ About – Ween — Elektra / Grand Royal (1994)

luv136

beats 'n' pieces, odd pop, original soundtracks, rock 'n' roll, weird

Whither Canada?

for the 100th mix on my site i decided to try something completely different. as a life long Monty Python fan i have always been enthralled by how they segue from one obtuse sketch to the next. here i try to emulate that by using great music, weird spoken word segments and a healthy dose of silly bits. watch The Luv Of Music to witness the creation of this mix.
image : Terry Gilliam still from Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life

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Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from Frankenstein’s Monster Talks – Gabriel Dell, Cherney Berg & Hal Johnson — Wonderland Records / Golden Record (1974) > (searching for buy link)
  2. Soaring Science – Attilio Mineo — Subliminal Sounds (2011)
  3. Cannabis — Serge Gainsbourg — Philips / Mercury (1970/2008) > (searching for buy link)
  4. Be There, Be There (Of Course) — Murray Roman — Tetragrammaton Records (1968) > (searching for buy link)
  5. The Voice Of Cheese — The Mothers Of Invention — Reprise (1969) > (searching for buy link)
  6. People Are Strange — Shockabilly – Rough Trade (1983)
  7. Animal Sings Gershwin — The Muppets — Arista (1978) > (searching for buy link)
  8. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For — Negativland — SST (1991) > (searching for buy link)
  9. Son Of Suzy Creamcheese — The Mothers Of Invention — Verve (1967) > (searching for buy link)
  10. excerpt from Speak Italian — Coles — Coles Publishing (????) > (searching for buy link)
  11. Dr. Frankenstein — Goblin — Attic Records (1976)
  12. excerpt from The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet — The Mothers Of Invention — Verve (1966) > (searching for buy link)
  13. Suzy Creamcheese — Teddy & His Patches — Chance Records / Past & Present (1967/2009)
  14. Nabisco — Reggie Watts — Third Man Records (2011) > (searching for buy link)
  15. Quaker Banana Mellows with voiceover — Barry Gray — Trunk Records (1961/2011) > (searching for buy link)
  16. The Mollusk — Ween – Mushroom Records (1997)
  17. excerpt from The Sea Wolf — Edward G. Robinson & Alexander Knox — United Artists Records (1941/1977) > (searching for buy link)
  18. Main Title from Jaws — John Williams — MCA Records (1975)
  19. Power Boost — Orchestra Peter Thomas — Golden Ring Recordings / Roundtable / The Omni Recording Corporation (1970/1975/2011)
  20. Sound Patterns — Pauline Oliveros — Odyssey (1967) > (searching for buy link)
  21. Tweete Halbzeit — Modeselektor — Bpitch Control (2003) > (searching for buy link)
  22. side 1, track 4 of Plux Quba — Nuno Canavarro — Moikai (1988/1998) > (searching for buy link)
  23. Picasso’s Last Words (Drink To Me) — Paul McCartney & Wings — Apple (1973)
  24. excerpt from A Poem — The Frantics — Attic Records (1987) > (searching for buy link)
  25. The Mooche — The Klezmorium — Flying Fish Records (1984) > (searching for buy link)
  26. Telephone Conversation — Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention — Verve / Ryko (1967/1995) > (searching for buy link)
  27. To Hell With Love — John D. Loudermilk — RCA Victor (1966) > (searching for buy link)
  28. Look On The Bright Side Of Life (All Things Dull And Ugly) — Monty Python — Warner Bros. (1979)
  29. excerpt from Frankenstein’s Monster Talks – Gabriel Dell, Cherney Berg & Hal Johnson — Wonderland Records / Golden Record (1974) > (searching for buy link)
  30. Cannabis-bis — Serge Gainsbourg — Philips / Mercury (1970/2008) > (searching for buy link)

luv125

no wave, odd pop, post-punk, rock 'n' roll, syntax era

SYNTAX ERA

in celebration of a new weekly party called SYNTAX ERA here is a collection of music for those who appreciate the finer side of what the 1980s had to offer musically. enough remixes, b-sides, dubs, extended club mixes and long lost album cuts (with just a sprinkling of hits) to fill up a 90 minute cassette. clean your heads and get ready for the SYNTAX ERA.
image : sweet daddy luv

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Tracklist:
  1. Destination Unknown – Missing Persons – Capitol (1982)
  2. Arms Race – The Attractions – F-Beat Records / Attic (1980)
  3. Let’s Go Swimming (Gulf Stream Dub) – Arthur Russell – Logarhythm / Soul Jazz (1986/2004)
  4. Push – Liquid Liquid – 99 Records (1981)
  5. Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag – Pigbag – Stiff (1981)
  6. U.F.O. – ESG – 99 Records (1981)
  7. Gone Daddy Gone – Violent Femmes – Slash Records (1982)
  8. Clap Hands – Tom Waits – Island (1985)
  9. Lions – Tones On Tail – Beggars Banquet / Vertigo (1984)
  10. Home Is Where The Heart Is – Public Image Ltd. – Virgin Records (1981)
  11. Grand Pappy Du Plenty – The Red Hot Chili Peppers – Manhattan / EMI (1984)
  12. Bloody Dub – Stiff Little Fingers – Chrysalis / Select Cuts (1980/2003)
  13. Sample And Hold – Neil Young – Geffen (1982)
  14. Stop/Start (extended version) – The Assembly – Sire (1984)
  15. Let’s Just Close Our Eyes – Eurythmics – RCA (1982)
  16. Love Action (I Believe In Love) – The Human League – Virgin (1981)
  17. Rain Keeps Falling – Brenda and The Beach Balls – Probe Plus (1986)
  18. Underground (Dub) – David Bowie – EMI America (1986)
  19. Obsession (Dance Remix) – Animotion – Mercury (1985)
  20. Tarzan Boy (extended dub version) – Baltimora – Manhattan (1985)
  21. Looking From A Hilltop – Section 25 – Factory (1984)
  22. Glimmer – John Foxx – Metal Beat (1981)
  23. Life In A Northern Town – The Dream Academy – Warner Bros. (1985)

luv016

beats 'n' pieces, electronic listening music, jazz, odd pop, rock 'n' roll, techno

“And Haunting Ghosts Can Replay Their Part”

“women of the world take over
‘cos if you don’t the world will come to an end
and it won’t take long.”
image : a 1970s advertisement for Lego

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Tracklist:
  1. I Like the Sunrise – Nina Simone – Colpix Records (1962)
  2. The Ankh of Amen-Ra – Alice Coltrane – Impulse (1972)
  3. The Man Who Catches Clouds – Neotropic – Ntone (2001)
  4. Chuncho (The Forest Creatures) – Yma Sumac – Capitol (1955)
  5. O Superman – Laurie Anderson – Warner Bros. (1981)
  6. Melodious Thunk – Andrea Parker – Mo Wax (1996)
  7. Acid 101 (Acacia Mix) – K Hand – Warp (1994)
  8. Abstract Pictures – Ellen Allien – Bpitch Control (2003)
  9. Kool Thing – Sonic Youth – Geffen (1990)
  10. Battery Beach – Mira Calx – Warp (2000)
  11. Comme À La Radio – Brigitte Fontaine / Areski avec Art Ensemble of Chicago – Saravah (1970)
  12. Killing Me Softly With His Song – Roberta Flack – Atlantic (1973)
  13. Prelude to 110 or 220 / Women of the World – Jim O’Rourke – Drag City (1999)

luv118

rock 'n' roll

Listen, Can You Hear?

take this psyche rock journey. it will help you see beyond the confines of the ordinary to a world where you can see the wind, feel the sky, hear colors and smell emotions. drop it under your earlid and take the trip. listen with your third ear.
image : sweet daddy luv

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    Tracklist:
  1. Slip Inside This House – 13th Floor Elevators — International Artists / Decal (1967/1988)
  2. It Ain’t True — Faine Jade — Past & Present (1967/2009)
  3. The Great Banana Hoax — The Electric Prunes — Reprise / Edsel (1967/1986)
  4. Pipe Dream — Blues Magoos — Mercury (1967)
  5. Green Destroys The Gold — Beacon Street Union — MGM Records (1968)
  6. S.F. Sorrow Is Born — The Pretty Things — Rare Earth / Knight Records Ltd. (1969/1990)
  7. We Love You — The Rolling Stones — Decca / ABKCO Records (1967/1989)
  8. The Murder Mystery — The Velvet Underground — MGM Records (1969)
  9. Octopus — Syd Barrett — Harvest / Vinilisssimo (1970/2011)
  10. Listen With A Third Ear — The Head Shop — Epic (1969)
  11. Kaleidoscope — Kaleidoscope — Fontana / Sunbeam Records (1967/2011) > (searching for buy link)
  12. I Feel A Bit Strange — Sapphire Thinkers — Hobbit Records (1969)
  13. Nightmare Of Percussion — Strawberry Alarm Clock — Universal City Records (1968) > (searching for buy link)
  14. People People — Love Sculpture — Parrot (1970)
  15. Black Sheep — SRC — Capitol / Bam-Caruso Records (1968/1986) > (searching for buy link)
  16. You Don’t Care — The Plastic Cloud — Allied / Lion Productions (1969/2005)