luv233

jazz, odd pop, original soundtracks

Arranged Arrangements

this mixtape is an arrangement of arrangements dedicated to the arrangers. the ones who’s job it is to take a composition and make it the best it can be.
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist
  1. The Magnificent Seven – John Barry Seven – Columbia / EMI (1961/1979)
  2. Kelly’s Heroes – Lalo Schifrin – MGM Records (1970)
  3. March With Hope – Hugo Montenegro and his Orchestra – RCA Victor (1968)
  4. Hot Gold (from After The Fox) – Burt Bacharach – United Artists Records (1966)
  5. Out On The Rolling Sea When Jesus Speak To Me – Van Dyke Parks – Warner Bros. / Bananastan (1970/2011)
  6. Holy Thursday – David Axelrod – Capitol (1968)
  7. Tiger In The Night – Mandingo – Studio 2 Stereo (1973)
  8. Kriminal Theme – Les Maledictus Sound – Canusa / Dagored (1968/2000)
  9. Seven Keys For Seven Doors – Brother Jack McDuff – Blue Note (1970)
  10. Blue Jungle – Les Baxter – Capitol / So Far Out (1959/2013)
  11. Slalom (Original Single Edit) (from Slalom) – Ennio Morricone – Dagored (1965/2000)
  12. The Enchanted Sea – Martin Denny – Liberty Records (1959/1961)
  13. Bilbao Song – The Gil Evans Orchestra – Impulse! / DOXY (1961/2013)
  14. The Seventh Seal – Scott Walker – Philips (1969)
  15. Lawman – Al Caiola – Sunset Records (1961)
  16. Finale (from The Magnificent Seven) – Elmer Bernstein – Sunset Records (1966)

luv232

abstract house, techno

Minimal Entry

this summer has seen many journeys into the center of abstract minimal house and techno; here is an excerpt from the audio journal i have been keeping.
image : derelict sideways escalators

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Tracklist
  1. The Absent – Horror Inc. – Perlon (2013)
  2. Deeper – Herbert – Phono (1996)
  3. Chase Chase Chase – LoSoul 3000 – Playhouse (1996)
  4. Bondhi – Matias Aguayo – Soul Jazz (2009)
  5. Got To Be (Herbert Remix) – Vincenzo vs. Duffer Swift – Raw Elements (1996)
  6. Going Down – Herbert – Soundlike (2000)
  7. Mist – Clone – Nurture (1997)
  8. Elements – Psyche – Planet E (1989/1996)
  9. untitled track 2, side A – Care Company – Sense Music (1998)
  10. Tanning Booths – False – Minus (2005)
  11. Zuipox – Ricardo Villalobos – Perlon (2012)
  12. Blue Pole Dancer – Lino Squares – Humboldt County / Kingsize Records (1997)
  13. White Rhino – Layo & Bushwacka! – Plus 8 (2010)
  14. Supratahiti – Pantytec – Perlon (2002)
  15. Lion Dub – Berlin Dub Sessions – Future Dub (2003)
  16. Jet – Ellen Allien & Apparat – Bpitch Control (2006)

luv231

hip hop

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

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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)
  3. Right On – Dilated Peoples ft. Tha Alkaholiks – ABB Records (2000)
  4. Fame – GZA/Genius – MCA (2002)
  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)
  7. The Dark Side Of The Sun – Modeselektor ft. Puppetmastaz – Bpitch Control (2007)
  8. 1 Nation – dead prez & Outlawz – Affluent Records (2006)
  9. Player’s Ball – Outkast – LaFace Records (1994)
  10. Lookin’ Over A City – Latyrx ft. El-P of Company Flow – Quannum Projects (1999)
  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)
  15. E=mc2 – Evidence & Mr. Eon – Eastern Conference Records (2001)
  16. Ghetto Village – Warren G – Universal Records (2002)
  17. 7XL – Sir Menelik ft. Grand Puba & Sadat X – Rawkus (1999)
  18. Pigeon – Cannibal Ox – Def Jux (2001)
  19. excerpt from a radio ad for Wattstax – XXX Black Label (1973/2003)
  20. Banished (Beck Remix) – JJ DOOM – Lex Records (2014)

luv126

weird

Frayed Edges Run Ragged

sometimes i feel that we are very close to the breaking point and all i can see are the cracks. this mix of experimental noise, hardcore, modern classical, free jazz, electronics and found sound illustrates this state of mind. it’s dedicated to those shouting in the wind.
image : the wind

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Tracklist
  1. Kinky Sex Makes The World Go Round – Dead Kennedys – Alternative Tentacles (1982/1987)
  2. excerpt from Telephone – Throbbing Gristle – Get Back (2001)
  3. Golden Boy – Severed Heads – INK Records (1983)
  4. The Final Transformation – John Corigliano – RCA (1981)
  5. The Dreams Remain – Four Horsemen – Giorno Poetry Systems (1982)
  6. Melons Rising – Meat Puppets – Thermidor / SST (1982)
  7. Fend Off Your Miserable Grief – Masami Akita & Russell Haswell – Warp (2002)
  8. Sans Titre – Le Quatuor de Jazz Libre du Québec – London / Tenzier (1973/2011)
  9. Under The Mersey Wall – George Harrison – Zapple (1969)
  10. Lontano – György Ligeti – Warner Bros. (1980)
  11. You Don’t Even Live Here – Negativland – SST (1987)
  12. outro from Pollywanacraka – Public Enemy – Def Jam (1990)
  13. Alpine Blizzard – Environments disc 11 – Syntonic Research Inc. (1979)
  14. The Stars In His Head (Dark Lights Remix) – Colin Stetson – Constellation (2011)
  15. Sub Aqua (left channel) / Tidal (center channel) / Lunar (right channel) – Experimental Audio Research – Sympathy For The Record Industry (1996)
  16. Jolson and Jones – Scott Walker – 4AD (2006)
  17. De Natura Sonoris II – Krysztof Pendrecki – Philips (1984)
  18. a real time recording made on March 9th 1948 in New Brunswick, Canada , between Alfie, controller of the line and Wesley, the driver of a runaway train – Ash International (1948/1994)
  19. Bad Character, But Great Sound (live) – Hijokaidan – Dossier Records (1986)
  20. Ronflement – Pierre Henry – Philips (1968)
  21. Atari data track for cassette drives (right channel) / organ by Ernie Haynes (left channel) – The 8-bit Construction Set – Beige Records (2000)
  22. Mildred Pierce – Sonic Youth – Geffen (1990)
  23. excerpt from Metal Machine Music – Lou Reed – RCA (1975)
  24. It Must Be Your Breath – The Mothers Of Invention – B 13 (1969/2011)
  25. Sponge – Stock, Hausen & Walkman – Hot Air (1996)

luv230

african rhythms, beats 'n' pieces, dubstep, electronic listening music, techno

Ojo Iwaju

this mixtape concerns itself with the modern sounds of Africa that have found it’s way into the Record Canyon via recent productions, collaborations and remixes. it’s a poly-rhythmic future music party with firmly planted African roots. ojo iwaju bẹrẹ bayi.
image : Edin Otypec

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Tracklist
  1. La Poussière – Frédéric Galliano – F Communications (1999)
  2. Old Apparatus Meets Shangaan Electro – Old Apparatus – Honest Jon’s Records (2012)
  3. Everyday Without You – Alai K & Teichmann – Out Here Records (2011)
  4. Cropped – T++ – Honest Jon’s Records (2010)
  5. Oni Ayhun Meets Shangaan Electro – Oni Ayhun – Honest Jon’s Records (2011)
  6. Thatha Lo – LV ft. Ruffest – Hyperdub (2012)
  7. Fatien (Movement 2 Afro Science : I.G. Culture Remix) – Nahawa Doumbia – Frikywa (1999)
  8. Mukuba Special – Shackleton vs. Kasai Allstars – Congotronics (2010)
  9. TTB – Tshetsha Boys – Honest Jon’s Records (2011)
  10. Actress Meets Shangaan B – Actress – Honest Jon’s Records (2011)
  11. Papa Vata Vuya Rini – Tiyselani Vomaseve – Honest Jon’s Records (2011)
  12. DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn Meet Tshetsha Boys – DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn – Honest Jon’s Records (2011)
  13. Sayo (Pole Remix) – Lobi Traoré – Frikywa (1999)
  14. Hype Williams Meets Shangaan Electro (Version) – Hype Williams – Honest Jon’s Records (2012)
  15. Percussive Movement – Friends Of The Family – Truth & Soul (2012)
  16. K-Town – Dan The Automator ft. Bebson & N’Gotshima – Warp (2011)
  17. Lusaka By Night – John Wizards – Planet Mu (2013)

luv229

ambient revolution, electronic listening music, rock 'n' roll, weird

Moment Mirrors Rainbow

a collection of moments made by folks at the forefront of the British avant-garde in the 1970s. music made by masters of sound craft whose experiments blended prog rock, jazz, electronics and psychedelia with ambient ebb and flow.
photo : Jennifer Hannux

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Tracklist
  1. Amygdala – Henry Cow – Red Records (1973/1979)
  2. The Hall Of Mirrors In The Palace At Versailles – John Cale & Terry Riley – Columbia (1970)
  3. Out-Bloody-Rageous – Soft Machine – Columbia (1970)
  4. Absolutely Curtains – Pink Floyd – Harvest (1972)
  5. ARAN – Christopher Hobbs – Obscure Records (1975)
  6. Gloria Gloom – Matching Mole – Columbia (1972)
  7. Heat c/w Moment – Fred Frith – Caroline Records / Virgin (1974)
  8. Four Ever Rainbow – Steve Hillage – Virgin (1979)
  9. Little Red Riding Hood Hit The Road – Robert Wyatt – Virgin (1974)
  10. Final Sunset – Brian Eno – Antilles Records (1978)

luv228

electro

Electro Superstructure no. 19

entering the superstructure you sense it’s vastness as synths and robot voices endlessly float by, bouncing in mechanic rhythm off mammoth walls made of drum machine snares, girders of bass and tensile hi hats. the further in you go the more things abstract; sound clusters in corners and beats run on forever into the light.
photo : Stephen Lebovits remixed with luv

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Tracklist
  1. Ignition – Dynamix II – Debonaire Records / Rephlex (1990/1998)
  2. Moebius – Voice Stealer – Subvert (1998)
  3. De-Escalation Of Time (Part II Edit) – Delta – Electron Industries (1996)
  4. Compression (Wet Baby Mix) – Anthony Rother – Psi City (2006)
  5. Black Zeppelin – Unknown Artist – Datapunk (2006)
  6. Floatation – Elecktroids – Warp (1995)
  7. Dicky Rockford – Sons Of Slough – Electrix Records (2005)
  8. Foreign Motel (I’m Sleeping In A) – Artificial Material – Studio !K7 (1997)
  9. Pop & Lock – Eggfooyoung – Touchin’ Bass (2004)
  10. Wastelands – Sniper Mode – Mikrolux (2002)
  11. Invasions – Andrea Parker – Touchin’ Bass (2007)
  12. Andreaen Sand Dunes – Drexciya – Tresor (1999)
  13. Boot – Mystic Letter K – Electrix Records (2001)
  14. Your Carrot Soup – Last Step – Planet Mu (2007)
  15. A-Mode (Wizards Are In The Cave Mix) – Team Doyobi – Skam (2004)
  16. Bilder – Kero – Touchin’ Bass (2007)
  17. Air Of Supremacy – Lowfish – Suction Records (2003)
  18. I Want To Fall – Single Cell Orchestra – Astralwerks (1996)

luv227

jazz

Cool Breeze

this mix of cool jazz from the fifties & early sixties is here to help the overheated, like a sweet cool breeze blowing on a hot day.
image : Jim Flora

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Tracklist
  1. Festival Sketch — The Modern Jazz Quartet — Atlantic (1958)
  2. A Little Duet (For Zoot and Chet) — Chet Baker — Harmony / Columbia (1954)
  3. Tiny Capers — Clifford Brown Ensemble ft. Zoot Sims — Vogue Records / Pacific Jazz Records (1954/1960)
  4. Rocker — Miles Davis — Capitol (1956)
  5. Give A Little Whistle — The Dave Brubeck Quartet — Columbia (1957)
  6. Summertime — Joe Morello — RCA (1962)
  7. Westward Walk — Gerry Mulligan Sextet — Trip Jazz (1955)
  8. Here And Now — The Zoot Sims Quintet — Riverside Records (1960)
  9. Se é Tarde, me Perdoa (Forgive Me If I’m Late) — Quincy Jones — Mercury / WaxTime (1962/2013)
  10. Boato (Bistro) — Lalo Schifrin — Audio Fidelity (1962)
  11. Tumbling Tumbleweeds — The J.J. Johnson Quintet — Columbia (1956)
  12. That’s All — Lester Young & Harry Edison — Verve (1957)

luv226

jazz, odd pop, rock 'n' roll, seasonal series

Simmer

here’s the second mixtape is a series of seasonal soundscapes for 2014. chill out to this in the simmering summer heat. now you’re prepared for the dog days.
photo : Gunther Tearny

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Tracklist
  1. The Door Into Summer – The Monkees – Colgems / Rhino (1967/1986)
  2. It’s The Summertime – The Archies – RCA Victor (1969)
  3. Summertime Clothes – Animal Collective – Domino (2009)
  4. Summer – Walter Carlos – Columbia (1972)
  5. Summer Vacation – Runaways – Ultimate Dilemma (1997)
  6. Ghetto Summertime – Eddie Gale – Blue Note / 4 Men With Beards (1969)
  7. Summer 2 – Vivaldi Recomposed by Max Richter – Deutsche Grammophon (2012)
  8. Brownsville Turnaround On The Tex-Mex Border – KLF – KLF Communications / Wax Trax (1990)
  9. Pulling Out Of Ricardo And The Dusk Is Falling Fast – KLF – KLF Communications / Wax Trax (1990)
  10. Summertime – Santo & Johnny – Canadian-American Records (1959)
  11. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns – Joni Mitchell – Asylum Records (1975)
  12. Summer Breeze – The Isley Brothers – T-Neck (1973)
  13. excerpt from Summer Cornfield – Syntonic Research, Inc. (1976)
  14. Sunshower – Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band – RCA (1976)
  15. Summer Mist – Sam Sanders – Strata Records / 180 Proof Records (2013)
  16. Hot As Sun / Glasses – Paul McCartney – Apple (1970)
  17. Cabinessence – The Beach Boys – Capitol / Brother Records (1969)
  18. Hot Wind – Les Baxter – Sidewalk (1969)
  19. Summer In The City – The Lovin’ Spoonful – Kama Sutra (1966)
  20. Ice Cream On My Kicks – Visioneers – Omniverse Recordings / BBE Records (2012)
  21. Sun Goddess – Yesterday’s New Quintet – Stones Throw (2001)
  22. Hot Fun In The Summertime – Sly & The Family Stone – Epic (1969)

luv225

breaks, drum 'n' bass 'n' jungle, rave

Runnin’ Snares

i be runnin’ snares for ‘ardcore b-boys, breakbeat fiends, candy flippers and the old new skool.
image : some old raver, 1991

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Tracklist
  1. Boom Box – Bitin’ Back – Fokus Recordings (1991)
  2. Funky Break From Deep Space – DJ Icee – Zone Records (1993)
  3. It’s A Moment In Time (Rising High Dub) – 4 For Money – Tam Tam Records (1990)
  4. Hooligan Food – Roots – Ninja Tune (1991)
  5. Let The Warriors Dance (Funky Funky Drum Drum Mix) – Addis Posse – Warriors Dance (1990)
  6. Funky Zulu You’re So Fresh (Refreshing Mix) – The Moody Boys – City Beat / Beggar’s Banquet (1989)
  7. Pitter Patter Biscuit (Drums Mix by J. Saul Kane) – Hades – Vinyl Solution (1989)
  8. Hey! Hey! Can U Relate (Hard Instrumental) – DJ Mink ft. The K.I.D. & Carruthers – Warp (1990)
  9. Eternity (Spiritual Dub Mix) – Subject: 13 – Vinyl Solution (1990)
  10. Nightmare – Kid Unknown – Warp (1992)
  11. Dust-Up Beats – The Dust Brothers – Junior Boy’s Own (1994)
  12. Heavy Water – Anoesis – D’fusion Records (1994)
  13. Uneasy Listening – Plaid – Warp (1992/2000)
  14. Spliffhead – Ragga Twins – Shut Up And Dance Records / Soul Jazz (1990/2008)
  15. untitled side B, track 1 from EP 1 – Bassbin Twins – Bassbin Records (1992)
  16. On A Ragga Tip – SL2 – XL Recordings (1992)
  17. Ware Mouse – 2 Bad Mice – Moving Shadow (1992)
  18. Drum Trip II – Kaotic Chemistry – Moving Shadow (1992)
  19. Exodus (Kindread Spirit Mix by Rebel MC) – Bob Marley – Tuff Gong / Island (1992)