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luv208

Sounds Like A Cheap Novelette

a futur noir jazz soundtrack that sounds like a cheap novelette; a modern day suspense thriller full of private dicks, shifty dames, cigarettes, street violence, dark alleys, dusky jazz clubs and a shot of whiskey.
image : a still from The Third Man (1949)
R.I.P. Ronny Jordan
Tracklist:
  1. Get Your Hand Off My Shoulder, Pig – EL-P ft. The Blue Series Continuum – Thirsty Ear Recordings (2004) > buy link
  2. Greg’s Theme – Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra – Ubiquity (2006) > buy link
  3. Splat Goes The Cat – Barry Adamson – Mute (1989)
  4. Asphodel – Skalpel – Ninja Tune (2003) > buy link
  5. Reaching Up – O.H Krill – DC Recordings (2000) > buy link
  6. Doris Dub – Tosca – G-Stone Recordings / Studio K7 (2000) > buy link
  7. The Law (Ben Young Mix) – Ronny Jordan – Island (1996)
  8. The Chase – Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra – Ubiquity (2005) > buy link
  9. Perspective From A Slow Spin – him – FatCat Records (2003) > buy link
  10. Waiting Game – Working For A Nuclear Free City – Melodic (2007)
  11. Continuum – J Swinscoe presents The Cinematic Orchestra – Ninja Tune (1998) > buy link
  12. The Ageing Young Rebel – DJ Food ft. Ken Nordine – Ninja Tune (2000) > buy link
  13. Percodan – Live Human – FatCat Records (1999)
  14. Re-Arrange (The Cinematic Orchestra remix) – DJ Krust – Talkin’ Loud / Ninja Tune (2000) > buy link
  15. Solar Lunar – Broadway Project – Memphis Industries (2004) > buy link
  16. Paper Bag – Goldfrapp – Mute (2000) > buy link

luv207

Funky Ass Road Trip

it was just over 40 years ago when my buddies and i piled into a van to make our way around the great U.S. of A. we always checked out local bands along the way and ended up hearing some really great music. it was a crazy ride and these tunes are pretty much all i can remember from that funky ass road trip.
image : our funky ride
Tracklist:
  1. It’s Just Begun – The Jimmy Castor Bunch – RCA Victor (1972) New York, NY > buy link
  2. I Stayed Away Too Long – Manual B. Holcolm – Diamond Jim Recording / Luv N’ Haight / Ubiquity (1969/2008) Detroit, MI > buy link
  3. Take Me – Fabulous Souls – Lamp Records / Stones Throw (1971/2002) Bloomington, IN > buy link
  4. The Funky 16 Corners – The Highlighters Band – Three Diamonds / Mark IV Records / Stones Throw (1968/2002) Indianapolis, IN > buy link
  5. Color – LA Carnival – Pacific Ave Records / Stones Throw (1971/2002) Omaha, NE > buy link
  6. I Just Want To Be (Like Myself) – Robbie Hill’s Family Affair – Seattle West Recording Corp. / Light In The Attic (1972/2004) Seattle, WA > buy link
  7. Move In The Room – Dawn and Sunset – DT&V Records / Luv N’ Haight / Ubiquity (1972/2006) San Francisco, CA > buy link
  8. South Side Funk Part 2 – The Soul Seven – Soultex Records / Stones Throw (1969/2001) Dallas, TX
  9. Give It Up – Lee Dorsey – Amy / Soul Jazz (1969/2001) New Orleans, LA > buy link
  10. Funky Cat – James Knight and The Butlers – Cat / Soul Jazz (1971/2003) Miami, FL > buy link
  11. Can We Rap – Carleen and The Groovers – CJB / Stones Throw (1972/2001) W. Columbia, SC > buy link
  12. Amen, Brother – The Winstons – Metromedia Records (1969) Washington, DC > buy link
  13. You Gotta Come A Little Closer – Soul Brothers Six – Phil L.A. Of Soul / Soul Jazz (1973/2001) Philadelphia, PA > buy link
  14. The Gangs Back Again – Kool & The Gang – De-Lite Records (1969/1971) Jersey City, NJ

luv206

Plays Well With Others

Mr. & Mrs. Eno;
Your son Brian Eno is a remarkable student with his musical abilities and the fact that he plays well with others being his most obvious strengths. Attached to this note is a snippet of the production and collaboration works he has been involved with over the years. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
St. Joseph’s College, Ipswich
image : an / eno / potthast / luv / collaboration
Tracklist:
  1. Bass Trap – U2 – Island (1985) > buy link
  2. The Belldog – Eno, Moebius, Roedelius – Sky Records (1978) > buy link
  3. Bone Jump – Brian Eno with Jon Hopkins & Leo Abrahams – Warp (2010) > buy link
  4. Moonlight In Glory – Brian Eno & David Byrne – Sire (1981) > buy link
  5. Moonlight Africa – Edikanfo – E.G. Records (1981) > (searching for buy link)
  6. I Zimbra – Talking Heads – Sire (1979) > buy link
  7. African Night Flight – David Bowie – RCA (1979) > buy link
  8. Helen Fordsdale – Mars – Antilles / Soul Jazz (1978/2003) > (searching for buy link)
  9. Not Moving – DNA – Antilles / No More Records (1978/2008) > (searching for buy link)
  10. Gut Feeling (Slap Your Mammy) – Devo – Warner Bros (1978) > buy link
  11. I Want To Be A Machine – Ultravox – Island (1977) > buy link
  12. Seedpods – Brian Eno And The Worlds Of Rick Holland ft. Caroline Wildi – Warp (2011) > buy link
  13. There Was A Saviour Interlude I – John Cale – Opal Records / Warner Bros. (1989) > (searching for buy link)
  14. Everything That Happens – David Byrne & Brian Eno – Todomundo (2008) > buy link

luv205

Third Eye Cyclops

i closed my eyes and felt my third eye open as this heady mix of new sound came pouring out.
then i realized it was 2014.
image : Third Eye Cyclops
Tracklist:
  1. New Seeds – Boards Of Canada – Warp (2013) > buy link
  2. If I Am Only Allowed One Song On This Album With Cut Up Female Vocals Then This Song Is It – Kid606 – Tigerbeat6 (2013) > buy link
  3. Armonica (Darkstar Remix) – Darkstar – Warp (2013) > buy link
  4. You Took Your Time (Lee Gamble Remix) – Mount Kimbie – Warp (2013) > buy link
  5. Tristan – DDD – Fur Trade Recordings (2013) > buy link
  6. Actio Reactio – Helena Hauff – Werkdiscs (2013) > buy link
  7. Stay I’m Changed – Falty DL – Ninja Tune (2013) > buy link
  8. Burning Chrome – Interplanetary Prophets – Planet Mu (2013) > buy link
  9. Sex Mission – Laurel Halo – Hyperdub (2013) > buy link
  10. Black Technician (Original Mix) – Robert Hood – Music Man Records (2013) > buy link
  11. Kool FM – Four Tet – Text Records (2013) > buy link
  12. This Dog Can Run – Lukid – Werkdiscs (2012) > buy link
  13. Simulation – Benjamin Damage – Monkeytown Records (2013)
  14. Zen Sizzle – Ikonika – Hyperdub (2013) > buy link

luv198

My Older Brother Has A Gun

sweet daddy luv swings back around to the original robot rock sound for the last mix of 2013. groove out the remainder of the year with your eyes closed and a smile on your face.
image : EXPO 67 L9 OdX3 3XdO 9L 76 OPXE
Tracklist:
  1. Being Boiled – The Human League – Fast Product / Soul Jazz (1978/2001) > buy link
  2. Mirando (Yacht Remix) – Ratatat – XL Recordings (2009) > (searching for buy link)
  3. Yo-Yo (Remix By Calvinist) – Pylon – DFA (2011) > buy link
  4. The Shot! (Dub Copy) – White Light Circus – DC Recordings (2005) > buy link
  5. Buzz – Chok Rock – Chateaurouge (2004) > buy link
  6. Soon (Andrew Weatherall Mix) – My Bloody Valentine – Creation Records / Junior Boy’s Own (1990/1998) > buy link
  7. By The Time I Get To Venus (41 Small Stars Version) – The Juan Maclean – DFA (2002) > buy link
  8. Down With Prince – Hot Chip – Moshi Moshi Records (2003) > buy link
  9. Shoot The Model (Teen Remix & Dub) – Bang Bang ft. Cosmo Brown – Yellow Productions (2004) > (searching for buy link)
  10. You Wanted A Hit – LCD Soundsystem – DFA (2010) > buy link
  11. Head Hang Low (Kelpe Version) – The Oscillation – DC Recordings (2008) > buy link
  12. Tom Tom – The Hundred In The Hands – Warp (2010) > buy link
  13. Rocky 8 (Space Raiders Remix) – Le Tone – Naïve (1999) > (searching for buy link)
  14. Sex Beat (Remix) – Two Lone Swordsmen – Warp (2004) > buy link
  15. Always On – Silver Columns – Moshi Moshi Records /Silver Columns (2010) > buy link
  16. Short Road – Wax Stag – People In The Sky (2007) > buy link
  17. Take Ecstasy With Me – !!! – Touch And Go Records / Warp (2005) > buy link

luv204

Dub The Halls

nothing says luv like the gift of dub. happy holidaze.
image : giving the gift of dub
Tracklist:
  1. Dubbing In The Cold – Conscious Minds – Soul Beat (2001)
  2. Jerusalem Dub – Scientist – Kingdom Records / Important Records (1981/2012) > buy link
  3. Dubbing With The Observer – Niney The Observer Allstars at King Tubby’s – Attack / Jamaican Recordings (1975/2013) > buy link
  4. In I Dub – Keith Hudson – Joint International / Basic Replay (1981/2003) > buy link
  5. Sensical Dub – Linton Kwesi Johnson – LKJ Records (1992) > buy link
  6. Ageless Dub – The Revolutionaries – Jamaican Recordings (2001) > buy link
  7. The River – Zap Pow – Pressure Sounds (1996) > buy link
  8. Upfull Living – Augustus Pablo – Message / Shanachie Records (1981) > buy link
  9. Down Jamaica Way – Joe Gibbs & The Proffessionals – Errol T Records (1978) > buy link
  10. Collie Version – Light Of Saba – The Light Of Saba / Honest Jon’s Records (1978/2010) > buy link
  11. Big Youth Fights Against Capitalism – King Tubby – Blood & Fire (1975/1997) > buy link
  12. Blessed Dub – King Tubby with Horace Andy – Clocktower Records (2004) > buy link
  13. Watch & Pray Dub – The Congos – Jamaican Records (2012)
  14. I Don’t Want To Go Version – Bobby Kalphat & The Sunshot All Stars – Pressure Sounds (2013) > buy link
  15. Gift Of Dub – Bunny Lee & David Isaac – Jamaican Recordings (2003) > buy link

luv203

Tiny Universe

these are rhythms made by snow hitting the ground during a storm, amplified 1000 times. at this volume we also pick up unknown bass frequencies, scattered melody and far off tv signals floating in the aether. zoom in.
photo : a snowflake captured by Kenneth G. Libbrecht using a specially designed snowflake photomicroscope.
Tracklist:
  1. Amazon Amenity (Chameleon Remix) – Link – Evolution Records / Warp (1995) > buy link
  2. The Beast (System Mix) – Palm Skin Productions – Mo Wax (1994)
  3. Lazy – Natural Mystic – Fresh 86 (1996)
  4. Urban Radio – Icons – Modern Urban Jazz (1996) > buy link
  5. Is It Love? – Hidden Agenda – Metalheadz (1995)
  6. Rare Earth – Alaska – Offshore Recordings (2002) > buy link
  7. Redress – Hidden Agenda – Straight Ahead Recordings (2000) > buy link
  8. Change – Lemon D – V Recordings (1996) > buy link
  9. Blind Viewer – Dissident – Counter Intelligence (2007)
  10. Blitz – Klute – Certificate 18 ( 1998)
  11. Super Nouveau – Justice – Modern Urban Jazz (1996)
  12. The Lost Souls – Danny Breaks – Droppin’ Science (2002) > buy link
  13. The Water Margin – Studio Pressure – Photek (1995)
  14. Wreckless – Sureshot – NINEBARecords (1996)
  15. Mind Of A Killer (Polar Remix) – Polar – Certificate 18 (2000)
  16. Dig This Vibe (The Legal Mix – Lawyers Smoke It) (Version One) (DJ Krust & Roni Size Mix) – DJ Krush – Mo Wax (1995)
  17. One Tiny Universe – Kid Loops – Filter (1997) > buy link
  18. Hydroponics – DJ Die – Full Cycle Records (1995)
  19. I Need Your Love – Alex Reece – Metalheadz (1994)
  20. Apache – J. Majick – Infra-Red (1996)
  21. Dreaming Of You – A Guy Called Gerald – Juice Box (1995) > buy link
  22. Blueprint (Alex Reece Remix) – Attica Blues – Mo Wax (1995)

luv202

THUMPTHING

the thing called THUMP is back. bringing house music to all the children in need of a Saturday night without pretense, only dancing. come join us on the dancefloor cuz we’re ready to THUMP!
Tracklist:
  1. Groove Is In The Dick – Hollertronix presents The Boogie Down Bottle Nose Dolphins – Money Studies Records (2007) > (searching for buy link)
  2. The Message (D’s Nuance versus Nuisance Edition) – Digs & Woosh – DIY Discs (1998) > (searching for buy link)
  3. That Sound (Vox Mix) – Ralph Falcon ft. Dorothy Mann – Miami Soul (1994) > (searching for buy link)
  4. Take It Back – Simon/off – Disko 404 (2012) > buy link
  5. Jungle Kisses (Roc To The Beat Mix) – Roc & Kato – E Legal Records (1993) > (searching for buy link)
  6. If U Want – Scuba – Hot Flush Recordings (2012) > buy link
  7. Rhythm Graffiti (Extended Re-Edit) – Crime – Junior Boy’s Own (1995) > (searching for buy link)
  8. MAW Electronic Danz – MAW Electronic – MAW Recordings (2004) > (searching for buy link)
  9. Ghostrack (Shonky RMX) – Tiefschwarz – Souvenir (2007) > buy link
  10. Breaking Point – Crime – Nuphonic (1996) > buy link
  11. Mad Hatter – DVA – Hyperdub (2013) > buy link
  12. Après La Pluie (Sparse Beats) (Tee’s Frozen Beats) – Les Negresses Vertes – Delabel (1994) > (searching for buy link)
  13. Beach Mode (Keep It Simple) (percapella) – Ikonika ft. Jessy Lanza – Hyperdub (2013) > buy link
  14. Strange Day – Booka Shade – Touché (1995) > buy link
  15. Joli Dragon (Herbert Remix) – Le Tone – MangeDisc (1999) > (searching for buy link)
  16. Battlestar Galacticlown – Akufen – Musique Risquée (2012) > buy link
  17. Tweek In (Live Mix) – The Stickmen – Stritcly Rhythm (1995) > (searching for buy link)
  18. Swallow (D’s Weirdy Vox Dub) – My Robot Friend – Soma Recordings (2006) > buy link
  19. Elektrik Disko – Rednail Kidz – Sounds. (1995) > (searching for buy link)
  20. So Real – The Messenger – Nervous Records (1993) > buy link

luv201

Sweet Daddy’s Rhythm & Soul Revue

a sweet daddy luv soul dance party filled with r & b grooves and rockin’ rhythms; come shake a tail feather baby.
image : sweet daddy luv
Tracklist:
  1. See Saw – Don Covay – Atlantic (1965/1985) > buy link
  2. I Love The Way You Love Me – Mary Wells – Motown / Rumble Records (1961/2013) > buy link
  3. Shake A Tail Feather – The Five Du-Tones – One-derful / MCA (1963/1988) > buy link
  4. Do The Bird – Dee Dee Sharp – Cameo (1963) > buy link
  5. Shake – Otis Redding – ATCO (1965/1972) > buy link
  6. I Say Love – The Isley Brothers – Wand / Sundazed (1962/2012) > buy link
  7. I Just Can’t Help It – Jackie Wilson – Brunswick / Epic (1962/1983) > buy link
  8. Dear (Here Comes My Baby) – Bob-B-Soxx and the Blue Jeans – Philles Records / Sundazed (1963/2011) > buy link
  9. Where You At Jack – Little Mummy – Federal / Vampi Soul (1960/2010) > buy link
  10. See See Rider – La Vern Baker – Atlantic (1962/1985) > buy link
  11. Uncle Willie’s Got A Thing Going On – Willie Dixon & The Big Wheels – Federal / Vampi Soul (1964/2010) > buy link
  12. Zig Zaggin’ – The Capitols – ATCO (1966) > buy link
  13. Hold On, I’m Comin’ – Sam & Dave – Stax / Atlantic (1966/1985) > buy link
  14. Way Over There – The Marvelettes – Tamla / Rumble Records (1961/2013) > buy link
  15. Buttered Popcorn – The Supremes – Motown (1962) > buy link
  16. Frankenstein Twist – The Crystals – Philles Records / Sundazed (1963/2011) > buy link
  17. Twistin’ The Night Away – Sam Cooke – RCA Victor (1962) > buy link
  18. Burnt Toast And Black Coffee – Mike Pedicin – Federal / Vampi Soul (1961/2010) > buy link

luv199

It’s Just Sound

sounds from the new millennium that are everything our great grandparents feared music of the future would sound like. spacey ecletronic sounds, irregular beats and bizarre vocals ebb and flow like sonic overload over an ambient landscape.
not real music, definitely unreal music.
image : sweet daddy luv
Tracklist:
  1. We Don’t Control The Controls (Mashed-The-F-Up Remix by Dan Deacon And The Electic Worms’ Insight Violence) – The Flaming Lips – Warner Bros. / Lovely Sort of Death Records (2013)
  2. Roll Up – Black Dice – Paw Tracks (2007)*** > buy link
  3. 13 Moons – Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom – DFA (2005) > buy link
  4. Berserker – Jane – Paw Tracks (2005) > buy link
  5. Je Tu Nous (remixed by Sir Alice) – Nini Raviolette – Tigersushi Records (2004)
  6. Inners Pace – Gang Gang Dance – The Social Registry / Warp (2008) > buy link
  7. Short Circuit – Growing – Vice Records (2010) > buy link
  8. Lablakely Dress – Avey Tare, Panda Bear & Geologist (a.k.a. Animal Collective) – Catsup Plate / FatCat Records (2001/2009) > buy link
  9. Forasmuch – Leila – Warp (2011) > buy link
  10. Our Old Teen (SCUBA Remix) – Starting Teeth – Creaked Records (2008) > buy link
  11. Tinkerbell – Eric Copeland – DFA (2013) > buy link
***track played at wrong speed, on 33rpm instead of 45rpm.