luv002b

hip hop

Light Up

this exploration of millennial hip hop concludes by dragging us out of the dark and into the light, showing us the only way to find satisfaction is by doing it yourself. these last two mixes are a snapshot of where independent hip hop was at 10 years ago… i wonder where it will be 10 years from now?

photo : dadrafdaja

* the lighter side of a two part mix originally aired on Brave New Waves, CBC Radio, 2/21/02.

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Tracklist:
  1. Stop (And Listen) – Jel – Mush Records – (2000)
  2. You Don’t Understand – Runaways UK feat. J-Zone – Three*Sixty Records (2000)
  3. Crunch Time – Droop Capone – PUTS Records (1998)
  4. Sparkdala – DJ Design feat. Madlib & Quasimoto – Stones Throw (2001)
  5. Til The Sun’s In Your Eye – DJ Vadim feat. Motion Man & Blu Rum 13 – Ninja Tune (2002)
  6. Twelve – Nautilus feat. Arcee – Innera Music (2001)
  7. Head Exercise Remix Movement 2 – Lifesavas – Quannum Projects (2001)
  8. Atomic Zen – Styles Of Beyond – Rocketship Records (1999)
  9. Culture – Micranots – Subverse Music (2000)
  10. Paste – Sonic Sum – Ozone Music (2000)
  11. As It Goes – Phil Crumar – Asphodel (2000)

luv002a

hip hop

Dark Down

at the turn of the millennium hip hop was over 20 years old and main stream. luckily there was an underground alternative created by cats who made hip hop because they had to. whose free expression wasn’t concerned with Billboard and bling; only a passion for hip hop… and it shows.

photo : Derek Smith

* the darker side of a two part mix originally aired on Brave New Waves, CBC Radio, 2/21/02.

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Tracklist:
  1. Swollen Brain Fish – The Shape Shifters – Shape Shifters (1999)
  2. Digi Destruction – Projecto – Hiero Imperium (2001)
  3. Saboteur (Roots Manuva version) – Amon Tobin – Ninja Tune (2000)
  4. F*ck Rap – Antipop Consortium – 75 Ark (2000)
  5. Shock Therapy – Atmos – Vecta / Mo’ Wax (2001)
  6. Foxwood’s – Mike Ladd – Ozone Music (2001)
  7. Grey – cLOUDDEAD – Big Dada (2001)
  8. Instrumental 4U – Reachout – Oh-Eye Records (1999)
  9. Amethyst Rocks – Saul Williams – Immortal (1999)
  10. Will I Get Shot By A Dope Fiend? – Third Sight – Disgruntled Records (2001)
  11. Sneak Preview – Mr. Lif & Murs – Def Jux (2001)
  12. Put Your Quarter Up – Slug, Aesop Rock, MF Doom – Molemen Inc. (2001)
  13. Super Brooklyn (inst.) – Cocoa Brovas – Duck Down Records (2000)

luv073

beats 'n' pieces, funk 'n' soul, jazz, reggae, rock 'n' roll

What I Was Born Into

a small collection of sounds that were floating around our world when I came along in 1973.

image : The Longines Symphonette Society

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Tracklist:
  1. Keep Yourself Alive – Queen – Elektra (1973)
  2. intro from 1973 in Review – General Air Features – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  3. Richard Nixon soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  4. Over the Hills and Far Away – Led Zeppelin – Atlantic (1973)
  5. Richard Nixon soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  6. I’m So Green – Can – United Artists Records (1973)
  7. Richard Nixon soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  8. Dueling Banjos – Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel – Warner Bros. (1973)
  9. excerpt from Pagan Ritual – Mandingo – E.M.I. / Columbia (1973)
  10. excerpt from 1973 in Review – General Air Features – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  11. Apache – Incredible Bongo Band – Pride (1973)
  12. Don’t Bug Me – Cheech & Chong – Ode Records (1973)
  13. Parade Strut – J.J. Johnson – MCA (1973)
  14. excerpt from Hamhock’s Hall Was Big – Lightnin’ Rod – Celluloid (1973)
  15. 125th Street Congress – Weather Report – Columbia (1973)
  16. excerpt from The Shit Hits The Fan Again – Lightnin’ Rod – Celluloid (1973)
  17. radio promo ad for Coffy – XXX Black Label (1973)
  18. Coffy Is The Color – Roy Ayers – Polydor (1973)
  19. U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  20. We Need Order – The Chi-Lites – Brunswick Records (1973)
  21. Richard Nixon soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  22. Commercialization – Jimmy Cliff – Reprise (1973)
  23. And Then There’s Maude – theme from tv show Maude – TVT (1972/1987)
  24. U.S. Senators Sam Ervin & Howard Baker soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  25. My Hero, Zero – Scholastic Rock, Inc. – Capitol (1973)
  26. Paris 1919 – John Cale – Reprise (1973)
  27. Harmonika – Kraftwerk – Vertigo (1972/1973)
  28. excerpt from Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield- Virgin (1973)
  29. I Am The Sea – The Who – MCA (1973)
  30. Lost In The Flood – Bruce Springsteen – Columbia (1973)
  31. Money – Pink Floyd – Harvest (1973)
  32. U.S. Senators Ted Stevens & Mike Gravel soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  33. excerpt from What Is Money, Anyway? – The Standard Life Assurance Company (1973)
  34. He’s Misstra Know-It-All – Stevie Wonder – Tamla/Motown (1973)
  35. Henry Kissinger soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  36. Mamunia – Paul McCartney & Wings – Apple Records(1973)
  37. excerpt from the story of Robin Hood – Disneyland Records (1973)
  38. Out The Blue – John Lennon – Apple Records (1973)
  39. outro from 1973 in Review – General Air Features – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  40. Stir It Up – Bob Marley and The Wailers – Island (1973)

luv086

beats 'n' pieces, jazz, trip hop

Leaps & Bounds

as the far out sounds of processed synths and unknown samples blend with live improvisation, the drum beat of human funk and the strict rhythm of electronic music we begin to map out the correlation between jazz, trip hop, 70’s movie themes & the almighty head nod.
photo : Melissa A. Phillips

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Tracklist:
  1. Make Your Own Temple — Cannonball Adderley with the Nat Adderley Sextet and Rick Holmes — Capitol (1972)
  2. Yesterdays Hero – O.H. Krill — DC Recordings (2000)
  3. Yo-Yo — DJ Vadim — Jazz Fudge Recordings (1995)
  4. Distant Land — Donald Byrd / Madlib — Blue Note (2003)
  5. Death Wish (Main Title) — Herbie Hancock — Columbia (1974)
  6. Le dub du spleen — Ingrid de Lambre — Yellow Productions (1996)
  7. Lo-beam — Red Snapper — Warp (1996)
  8. Ten et Medor — Alain Goraguer — DC Recordings (1973/2000)
  9. Blueprint (Richie Hawtin’s Slakked Plastik Remix) — Attica Blues – Mo’ Wax (1995)
  10. Smurf — Aardvarck — Nod Navigators / Kindred Spirits (2008)
  11. Urban Blues — Marc Mac — Omniverse Records (2005)
  12. Black Destiny (Beneath Autumn Sky remix) — Phil Ranelin — Hefty Records (2001)
  13. Cowboys — Runaways — Ultimate Dilema (1997)
  14. Pull, Jubal, Pull — J.J. Johnson & Quincy Jones — Sussex Records (1971)
  15. Gangsta Shit — DJ Cam — Street Jazz Records (1995)
  16. The Human Fly — Lalo Schifrin — Warner Bros. (1973)
  17. A Divine Image — Sound Directions — Stones Throw (2005)
  18. Obscure — The Mighty Bop — Yellow Productions (1994)
  19. Sunrise Over Bklyn — EL-P featuring the Blue Series Continuum -Thirsty Ear (2003)

luv009

beats 'n' pieces, drum 'n' bass 'n' jungle, dub, post-punk

Rockers

all city rockers
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. 2010 – Lenky – Vecta / Mo Wax (2000)
  2. Killer – The Bug – Rephlex (2003)
  3. Up To Jah (inst.) – DJ Vadim – Ninja Tune (2002)
  4. Rockers – Digital – Reinforced (2000)
  5. ? – Krinjah – Krinjah (????)
  6. Mafia Man – Radic – Pharaoh (1995)
  7. Godsent (Deep In The Jungle) – Operator – D’Lux Drops (2003)
  8. E.V.A. – Animals On Wheels – iLL (1997)
  9. excerpt from Slope – Richard Thomas & Tom Jenkinson – Lo Recordings (1999)
  10. Generation X (Krush U) – Lemon D – Valve (2003)
  11. Mirror – The Rapture – Gravity (1998)
  12. Carousel – Twilight Circus Dub Sound System – M Records (1999)
  13. Private Armies (dub version) – Vivien Goldman – Select Cuts (1981/2003)
  14. Preacher Dub – Jah Shaka – Jah Shaka Music (1983)
  15. Give up the Bad Dub – The Revolutionaries – Jamaican Recordings (2001)
  16. Unitone Skank – Dr. Alimantado – Greensleeves (1978)

luv085

dubstep, heart of the bass

No Sleep

a blend of deep cuts from 2010 that dares you to push the boundaries in 2011. wake up, no time for sleeping.
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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    Tracklist:
  1. Stars — Starkey ft. Anneka — Planet Mu (2010)
  2. Phat Si — Cooly G — Hyperdub (2010)
  3. String Theory — Rafferite — Planet Mu (2010)
  4. Void 23 — Ramadanman & Appleblim — Aus Records (2010)
  5. Boingy — Africa HiTech — Warp (2010)
  6. Mukuba Special — Shackleton vs. Kasai Allstars — Congotronics (2010)
  7. Flexible — Untold — Brainmath (2009) > (searching for buy link)
  8. Move Down (VIP) — Grievous Angel ft. Rubi Dan — Soul Jazz (2010)
  9. No Sleep — Randomer & Fife — Soul Jazz (2010)
  10. This Year (Pro Plus) — Terror Danjah ft. Dok, Mz Bratt & Griminal — Hyperdub (2010)
  11. The Forest — Zomby — Ninja Tune (2010)
  12. Idée d’un tropique — Bowly — Berkane Soul (2010)
  13. Hylo — LV & Quarta 330 — Hyperdub — (2010)
  14. Bounce — Starkey — Stark Sound (2007)
  15. Dig — T++ – Honest Jon’s Records (2010)
  16. Boomslang — LV & Okmalumkoolkat — Hyperdub (2010)
  17. Better Ways Of Living — Peverelist — Punch Drunk Records (2010)
  18. Skeng (Autechre Remix) — The Bug ft. Killa P & Flowdan — Ninja Tune (2010)
  19. Tense (dBridge Remix) — Scuba — Hotshore (2010)
  20. Just Vybe (Soule Power mix) — DVA ft. Fatima — Hyperdub (2010)
  21. DCKHDBTCH — Ikonika — Planet Mu (2010)
  22. Paint, Straw & Bubbles (Zomby Remix) — Actress — Honest Jon’s Records (2010) > (searching for buy link)
  23. Heavy As Stone — Mark Pritchard — Deep Medi Music (2010) > (searching for buy link)

luv079

ambient revolution

Goodnight, Sleeptight

there’s nothing better than having sweet daddy luv put you to bed at night. he’ll set up your bed, read you stories, get you a drink of water, tuck you in and gently lull you off to sleep. nighty-night.

photo : Melissa Cartwright

* originally commissioned by Oliver Blank for Episode 3 : Bedtime Stories of his Kiosk show on Bassoradio in Helsinki, Finland.

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Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from Dusk at New Hope, Pennsylvania, August, 1970 — Syntonic Research, Inc. – Atlantic (1971)
  2. Pink Moon – Nick Drake – Island (1972)
  3. intro from Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book — Marvin Miller with Marty Gold and his Orchestra — RCA / Camden (1969)
  4. Setup for Bed — John McEntire -Hefty (1999)
  5. Down With The Lights — Neal Hefti — (1968)
  6. Tell Me A Bedtime Story — Herbie Hancock — Warner Bros. (1969)
  7. excerpt from The Legend of Rip Van Winkle — Disneyland Records (1969)
  8. The Lion Sleeps Tonight — The Tokens — Buddah Records (1961/1970)
  9. excerpt from Night In The Country — Syntonic Research, Inc. – Syntonic Research, Inc. (1978)
  10. Glow Worms — Vashti Bunyan — Dicristina (1970)
  11. Baby Mine — Betty Noyes — Disneyland Records (1941/1963)
  12. Sleepy Time — Raymond Scott’s Soothing Sounds For Babies — Epic / Basta Audio (1964/1999)
  13. excerpt from Study & Concentration — Reveen — self-released (1978)
  14. Hushabye Mountain — Dick Van Dyke — United Artists (1968)
  15. In A Silent Way (beginning) — Miles Davis — Columbia (1969)
  16. The Sky At Night — DJ Food — Ninja Tune (1999)
  17. In A Silent Way (ending) — Miles Davis — Columbia (1969)
  18. Nightly Cares — múm — Fatcat Records (2004)
  19. Etoiles — Hans-Joachim Roedelius — EGG (1979)
  20. excerpt from An Evening In Algonquin Park — William W. H. Gunn — Federation of Ontario Naturalists (????)
  21. Asleep and Dreaming — The Magnetic Fields — Merge (1999)
  22. outro from Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book — Marvin Miller with Marty Gold and his Orchestra — RCA / Camden (1969)
  23. Good Night — The Beatles — Capitol — (1968)

luv032a

jazz

My Sister’s Wedding pt.1

the virtuoso playing, monumental compositions and amazing arrangements that came out of the big band era helped define the first half of the twentieth century. here is a selection that showcases some of the best talent from those heady days when the dance halls exploded with the sounds of jazz.

photo : sweet daddy

the complete series can be found here :
luv032 – My Sister’s Wedding

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Tracklist:
  1. Begin the Beguine — Artie Shaw — Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970)
  2. Swingin’ the Blues — Count Basie — Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970)
  3. Slipped Disc — Benny Goodman — Columbia (1960)
  4. Boy Meets Horn — Duke Ellington — Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970)
  5. Chattanooga Choo Choo — Glenn Miller & The Dorsey Brothers — Splash (1979)
  6. Mack the Knife — Ella Fitzgerald — Verve (1960)
  7. Take the ‘A’ Train — Duke Ellington — RCA (1941/1971)
  8. At the Jazz Ball — Bix Beiderbecke (1927/1985)
  9. Jumpin’ at the Woodside — Count Basie – Time-Life / Capitol (1938)
  10. Tain’t What You Do — Jimmie Lunceford — Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970)
  11. Jack the Bear — Duke Ellington — Bethlehem (1956/1976)
  12. Ding Dong Daddy — Sidney Bechet — Blue Note (1953/1984)
  13. Stompin’ at the Savoy — Chick Webb — Columbia (1934)
  14. When You Do What You Do — Louis Armstrong — Decca (1925)
  15. One O’clock Jump — Benny Goodman — Columbia (1938)
  16. I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby — Fletcher Henderson — Decca (1931)
  17. On the Sunny Side of the Street — Louis Armstrong — CBS (1955)

* because some tracks came from LPs without proper info some of the original release dates may be inaccurate. for similar reasons some of the buy links may not go to the exact version of the song that was in this mix, but one of comparable quality by the same artist. please forgive me.

luv082

abstract house, dubstep, electro, electronic listening music, robot rock, techno

Sound Array

this is a heavily layered collection of electronic music that starts with an earful of tracks from some of the finest architects of sonic structures, and ends up with a mix so vast you can climb inside and live in it.
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. Angel Echoes – Four Tet – Domino (2010)
  2. Technology – Carl Craig – Blanco y Negro / Warner Music (1995)
  3. Bottle – Radio Boy – Antiphon (1997)
  4. Croydon House – Pinch – Swamp81 (2010)
  5. Too Good To Be Strange – Andrea Parker – Touchin’ Bass (2007)
  6. I Don’t Know Where I’m Going – Tim Exile – Warp (2008)
  7. Recomposed : Movement 5 – Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald – Deutsche Grammophon (2008)
  8. Chronic Tronic – Amon Tobin – Ninja Tune (2002)
  9. Minerals – Scuba – Hotflush Recordings (2010)
  10. Daisies, Cats and Spacemen – Leila ft. Roya Arab – Warp (2008)
  11. Tahktok (Villalobos “Hilery’s Chant” Remix Edit) – Mirko Loko – Cadenza Records (2010)
  12. Subsequence – Mouse On Mars – Thrill Jockey (2001)
  13. Suns Of Temper – Clark – Warp (2009)
  14. Among Myselves – The Future Sound Of London – Virgin (1994)
  15. Diamond Black – Rekid – Soul Jazz (2006)
  16. In The Void – Shackleton – Skull Disco (2008)
  17. Im Bann – Pantha du Prince – Rough Trade (2010)
  18. Photograph – Numan – Planet Mu (2010)

luv035

jazz, rock 'n' roll

The Dance of Blind Willy Vortex and The Evil Guitar Strangler

when Blind Willy finally met The Evil Guitar Strangler he knew he was in the presence of a worthy opponent. the jams that ensued were epic.

photo : William Vortex Jr.

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Tracklist:
  1. Evil – Howlin’ Wolf – Chess / Soul Jazz (1968/2004)
  2. The Lonesome Guitar Strangler – Dr. John – Atco (1968)
  3. Gemini / Double Image (Medley) – Miles Davis – Columbia (1972)
  4. Backspace Altercation — Tom Tyler — DC Recordings (2005)
  5. Dance of the Cosmo-Aliens – Sun Ra – El Saturn / Art Yard (1978/2005)
  6. Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow – Funkadelic – Westbound Records (1970)
  7. The Chart – Super Numeri – Ninja Tune (2005)
  8. Xenogenisis – Gil Melle – Kapp Records (1971)
  9. Peon – Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Warner Bros. (1970)
  10. Mind Gardens – The Byrds – Columbia (1967)
  11. Hiding Your Present From You – Arthur Russell – Audika Records (1986/2005)
  12. Blind Willy – Sonny Sharrock – Vortex / 4 Men With Beards (1969/2001)