luv297

abstract house, dubstep, electronic listening music, robot rock
luv297 More Motions

More Motion

as the wheels are set in motion for another trip around the sun, let’s listen to sounds from 2015 and reminisce on what the future may look like.
photo : vitamin c under a microscope

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Tracklist
  1. Gosh – Jamie XX – Young Turks (2015)
  2. FM Blast – DJ Paypal – Hyperdub (2015)
  3. Silver Sun – Clark – Warp (2015)
  4. Let’s Dance Again – RP Boo – Planet Mu (2015)
  5. 7 Cycles – The Fear Ratio – Skam (2015)
  6. Gimme Some More (Tight Like That) – Sherwood & Pinch – On-U Sound / Tectonic Recordings (2015)
  7. Mulpft – Vilod – Perlon (2015)
  8. Lil Djembe – Hudson Mohawke – Warp (2015)
  9. VIN – Claude Speeed – Planet Mu (2015)
  10. Wolves – Drew Lustman – Planet Mu (2015)
  11. Jump Steady – Moonstarr – New Kanada (2015)
  12. EXposed (Dubfire Remix) – Plastikman – M_nus / Mute (2015)
  13. Sonic Six – Fhloston Paradigm – Hyperdub (2015)
  14. Horrors In The Dance – Cooly G – Hyperdub (2015)
  15. Neotekt72 – AFX – Warp (2015)
  16. Through The Motions – Darkstar – Warp (2015)
  17. Moon Quake 6 – The Orb – Kompakt (2015)

luv296

jazz
luv296 Snowflake Jazz Dust

Snowflake Jazz Dust

a light dusting of jazz from the masters to make your cool moments cooler.
image : original photo from Teresa Morrow, improvised by Snafu Jonze

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Tracklist
  1. Bahia – John Coltrane – Prestige (1964)
  2. Black Fire – Andrew Hill – Blue Note (1964/2014)
  3. Love For Sale – Gigi Gryce – Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory – Verve / DOXY (1957/2014)
  4. Man From South Africa – Eric Dolphy – Jazz Wax Records (1961/2015)
  5. Thou Swell – Dorothy Ashby – Regent / Savoy / DOXY (1957/2014)
  6. Los Bandidos – Cal Tjader – Verve (1967)
  7. Parallel – Joe Harriott Quintet – Jazzland / DOXY (1961/2014)
  8. Hymn Of The Orient (alternate take) – Clifford Brown – Blue Note (1953/1984)

luv295

odd pop
luv295 How Do You Do

How Do You Do?

i went mining for fun in the Record Canyon and hit a wellspring of awesome Japanese indie pop from the late nineties and early naughts. i’ll put it here for you. don’t forget to smile.
image : Stephen Lebovits remixed with luv

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Tracklist
  1. Good (Samoan Attorney Mix by Nauga) – Pizzicato Five – Triad / Matador (1996)
  2. Milk Rock – Takako Minekawa – Polystar / Emperor Norton (1997/1998)
  3. We Are Ninja (Pizzicato 5 Mix) – Frank Chickens – Ninja Tune (2000)
  4. Dear Mr. Salesman – Fantastic Plastic Machine – Readymade Records / Emperor Norton (1997/1998)
  5. Trailer Music – Pizzicato Five – Readymade Records / Matador (1997)
  6. Cakes and Pies – Cinnamon – Lewis Recordings (2004)
  7. Surfin’ On M.O.O.G. – Havanna Exotica – Bungalow (1992/1996)
  8. Cold Summer – Buffalo Daughter – Grand Royal (1996)
  9. Brazil – Cornelius – Trattoria / Polystar / Matador (2001)
  10. You Are My Music – Hi-Posi – Kitty Records / Bungalow (1997/1998)
  11. Samba De Minha Namoradinho – Calin with Fantastic Plastic Machine – Bungalow (1996)
  12. Mon Amour Tokyo – Pizzicato Five – Readymade Records / Matador (1997)
  13. Samba De Sunny Side Up – Collette – Bungalow (1998)
  14. Great Five Lakes – Buffalo Daughter – Grand Royal (1998)
  15. Ichi, Ni, San, Shi, Go – Sam & Valley – Rephlex (1997)
  16. The Micro Disneycal World Tour (Sean O’Hagan Remix) – Cornelius – Matador (1998)

luv294

modern classical, weird
luv294 invention vs convention

invention vs convention

a compendium of compositions by artists who create beyond traditional musical norms. experimenting with tones and timbres, melody and rhythm, structure and shape to get their unique voices heard.
image : contains ceramic work done by Ishizuka Ceramics

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Tracklist
  1. Daphne Of The Dunes – Harry Partch – Columbia Masterworks (1969)
  2. A Brain For The Seine – Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Actuel / BYG Records / Get Back (1969/2001)
  3. Piano Phase – Steve Reich – Nonesuch / Elektra (1967/1986)
  4. Umleitung – Cluster – Sky Records (1976)
  5. Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band – Terry Riley – Columbia Masterworks (1969)
  6. Chaconne In G Major – Moondog – Honest Jon’s Records (1978/2004)

luv293

abstract house
luv293 Tesseract Explosion by exarobibliologist

Tesseract Erector Set

the kind of abstract house heard off the hypersurface at The Tetracube deep within the 4th dimension, where clubland is projected into infinity through the hyperprism of a tesseractic honeycomb.
image : Tesseract Explosion by exarobibliologist

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Tracklist
  1. Electronic Water (San Proper’s ‘It Ate My Quarter’ Mix) – Ricardo Villalobos – Perlon (2008)
  2. Hello! – Pépé Bradock – Atavisme (2012)
  3. Baxi – Markus Müller – Squonk (2007)
  4. Too Good To Be Strange – Andrea Parker – Touchin’ Bass (2007)
  5. untitled, side a of Form E.P. – System 360 – United States Of Mars (1999)
  6. Wakeup Sequence – Ikonika – Hyperdub (2014)
  7. Dislocated (Definitive French Remix By The Youngsters) – Jori Hulkkonen ft. John Foxx – F Communications (2005)
  8. EXhale (Dixon’s Just A Different Mixdown Version) – Plastikman – M_nus / Mute (2015)
  9. Spoorweg – Chromatix – World Electric (2001)
  10. Uniform (Citation) – Jimmy Edgar – Warp (2004)
  11. Load ”*”,8,1 – Luci – Titbit Music (2007)
  12. Waybay – Cooly G ft. Marc Perrineau – Hyperdub (2015)
  13. Elevation – Common Factor – SSR (1998)
  14. Kuwait – Secondo – Soul Jazz (2008)
  15. Reason And Responsibility – Matthew Dear – Spectral Sound (2003)
  16. Capoeira – Miss Dinky – Traum Schallplatten (2001)
  17. Homo Sandwichus – Pépé Bradock – Atavisme (2015)
  18. Need To Feel – Walton – Hyperdub (2013)

luv014

drum 'n' bass 'n' jungle
luv014 Little Problem

Little Problem

you have a little problem. Slayer, AFX, The Clash, Venetian Snares, Public Enemy. Squarepusher, Prince and some badman named Rubber Johnny , along with a pitbull and way too many of their ghetto buddies from Sesame Street are all squatting next door and making one hell of a racket.
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Tracklist
  1. excerpt from Getting Through : A Guide to Better Understanding of the Hard of Hearing – Zenith (1971)
  2. Ghetto Body Buddy – Venetian Snares – Planet Mu (2003)
  3. White Riot – The Clash – Epic (1979)
  4. Boneville Occident – Squarepusher – Warp (2001)
  5. Rock – Amen Andrews – Rephlex (2003)
  6. Pitbull – Jega – Planet Mu (1998)
  7. Angel of Theft – Player – Jef Am Recordings (2004)
  8. excerpt from Fear of A Black Planet – Public Enemy (1990)
  9. untitled track 4, side 2 of Boku Mo Wakaran – Bogdan Raczynski – Rephlex (1999)
  10. The Bells – Jonny L – Piranha Records (1999)
  11. They Choose To Perplex – Paradox – Reinforced (2003)
  12. Dauntless – 4 Hero – Talking Loud (1997)
  13. Third Wave V.2 – Si Begg – Spy Mania (1996)
  14. DrumRolyPoly – Rubber Johnny – Warp (1997)
  15. Badman – Operator – Black White Records (2003)
  16. Run the Place Red (AFX Mix) – The Bug & Daddy Freddy – Men (2003)
  17. Unity Gain – Jega – Planet Mu (1999)

luv292

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv292 It Slips Away

It Slips Away

we’ll make up our story as we go along listening to odd pop at odds with itself.
photo : Tipsy Deagar

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Tracklist
  1. Not Another Night – Sapphire Thinkers – Hobbit Records (1969)
  2. Bubbles – Free Design – Project 3 Total Sound / Light In The Attic (1970/2004)
  3. I’ll Keep It With Mine – Nico – Verve / 4 Men With Beards (1967/2012)
  4. Love, The Devil – Honey Ltd. – LHI Records / Light In The Attic (1968/2013)
  5. Skid – Love – High Moon Records (1973/2012)
  6. Why Try – The Kaleidoscope – Epic (1967/2014)
  7. The Attic – Van Dyke Parks – Warner Bros. / Edsel Records (1968/1986)
  8. I’ll Join The Army – Thomas Edisun’s Electric Light Bulb Band – Guerssen (1967/2014)
  9. The Other Ed Norton – The Electric Flag, An American Music Band – Sidewalk / Curb Records (1967/2015)
  10. Tin Soldier Man – The Kinks – Pye Records / Sanctuary Records (1967/2014)
  11. The Way I Feel Inside – The Zombies – Decca / Repertoire Records (1965/2014)
  12. Shy Boy – Tomorrow ft. Keith West – Parlophone (1968/2015)
  13. All This Crazy Gift of Time – Kevin Ayers – Parlophone (1969/2014)
  14. As We Go Along – The Monkees – Colgems (1968)
  15. Time, Love, Hope, Life – Peter Sarstedt – United Artists Records (1969)

luv004

beats 'n' pieces, electronic listening music, trip hop
luv004 Logan's Last Run

Logan’s Last Run

i made this mix just before my 30th birthday. initially thinking it was to be my last because where i come from everyone at the age of 30 must enter the Carrousel and be renewed. i was not ready, i had many more mixes to make, so i became a runner. to this day, almost 13 years later, i am still running from the Sandmen.
image : Jenny Agutter from Logan’s Run, 1976

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Tracklist
  1. We Are The Music Makers – Aphex Twin – R&S (1992)
  2. The Penultimate – Jake Slazenger – Warp (1996)
  3. Tolex (ver. 2) – Lowfish – Ersatz Audio (2002)
  4. Razor Beats – Echo Park – Lo Recordings (1997)
  5. Eat Junk Become Junk (Two Lone Swordsmen remix) – Six By Seven – Mantra Recordings (2000)
  6. Bad Woman – Sylvie Marks + Hal 9000 – BPitch Control (2002)
  7. Swarm (Ashley Beedle’s Killa ‘B’ Remix) – Eardrum – Leaf (2000)
  8. Swarm (Ashley Beedle’s Killa ‘B’ Remix) – Eardrum – Leaf (2000)
  9. Hunger – Schneider TM – City Slang (2002)
  10. 21st Century Disease – Legion Of Green Men – Post Contemporary (2002)
  11. Film Music (Mode Remix) – Gorillaz – Parlaphone / EMI (2002)
  12. Like A Motorway (Skin Up, You’re Already Dead Autechre remix) – Saint Etienne – Heavenly (1994)
  13. Mirror Beats – Req – Skint (1999)
  14. Metro Dade (Luke Vibert Mix) – Ko-Wreck Technique – Chocolate Industries (2000)
  15. Spiral – Frank Heiss – Blue Planet Recordings (1997)
  16. Gravity – Mix Master Mike – Asphodel (2000)
  17. Deep Blue – Secret Frequency Crew – Counterflow Recordings (2001)
  18. Afterlife – Global Goon – Rephlex (1997)

luv291

abstract house
luv291 You're Doing Fine

You’re Doing Fine

outer space journeys can wear you out, especially when they are comprised of non-stop slowed down disco beats over analogue moonscapes. but don’t worry, you’re doing fine.
image : Sinch Di Liggot

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Tracklist
  1. Deeper Space Woman – Johan Agebjörn / Sally Shapiro / Rude 66 – LoEB (2008)
  2. Rocket Ride (Extended Version) – White Light Circus – DC Recordings (2006)
  3. You’re Not Ready Yet – Chicken Lips – Kingsize Records (2000)
  4. In Search Of Slowly – Soul 223 – Soul Jazz (2006)
  5. Cosmic Matter – Mario Viera – Santa Esperanza Records / Ministry Of Sound (2012)
  6. Argento – Matias Aguayo – Soul Jazz (2007)
  7. Space Fortress – Altair Nouveau – DFA (2009)
  8. Bad Ass Reputation (version) – Crazy Girl produced by Chicken Lips – DC Recordings (2004)
  9. Break The Circuit – White Light Circus – DC Recordings (2008)
  10. Astrid and Julia (Live from the Cobra Cabaret in Worcester, MA) – Kelley Polar Quartet – Environ (2002)
  11. Bicycle – John Cale – EMI (2003)
  12. Unknown Zone – Padded Cell – DC Recordings (2005)
  13. All Repro (Monads re-edit) – Moebius-Plank-Neumeier – Monads (2005)

luv290

dub
luv290 Look What Dub Has Done To Me

Look What Dub Has Done To Me

i discovered dub over two decades ago. since then i have been lost in the space between the drum and the bass. hope they never find me.
for Rico
image : Franz Wacik early 1900s

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Tracklist
  1. Natty Ting A Ling Pt. 2 – Brentford Disco Set – Studio One / Soul Jazz (1982/2007)
  2. Hill And Gully Dub – The Soul Syndicate – Jamaican Recordings (2009)
  3. Morning Dub – Linval Thompson & The Revolutionaries – Hot Milk (2014)
  4. Dub With Garvey – The Icebreakers with The Diamonds – Front Line Records / Caroline Records (1978/2000)
  5. Earthwire Line – Creation Rebel / New Age Steppers – Cherry Red / Anthology Recordings (1981/2014)
  6. Bad Vibes Dub – Lee Perry & The Upsetters – Original Music (1989)
  7. Rough Road Dub – Alpha & Omega – Buback (1994)
  8. Valley Of The Dub – Twilight Circus – M Records (1995)
  9. Rasta Dub – Rico – Ghetto Rockers (1977)
  10. Chase A Crooked Shadow – Phil Pratt & The Sunshot Band – Express Records / Pressure Sounds (1980/2011)
  11. Roots Dub – The Skatalites – Jigsaw / Motion Records (1976/2001)
  12. River Niger – Mad Professor – Ariwa Sounds (1982)
  13. Is Whey Deh Money Dub – King Tubby meets Larry Marshall – Motion Records (1975/2000)
  14. untitled (side b, track 4) – Scientist – Greensleeves Records (1982)
  15. French Woman – Sly & Robbie – Slam Records (2014)
  16. Whirl Delight – Dr. Alimantado – Keyman Records (1985)
  17. So Much Version – Bunny “Striker” Lee & The Agrovators – Jackpot / Jamaican Recordings (1975/2014)
  18. Dubbin Di Revalueshan – Linton Kwesi Johnson – LKJ Records Ltd (1992)