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luv063

disco

Disco of Ages

disco : a type of dance music designed to be played in discos, with a solid THUMP on each beat.

this mix spans the ages of the genre with fine representatives from the past four decades.
are you jivin’ yet?

photo : Disco Stu

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Tracklist:
  1. Dancing In Outer Space – Atmosfear – MCA / Soul Jazz (1979/2003)
  2. Tango In Space – Space – United Artists (1977)
  3. World Invaders – Pluton & The Humanoids – VS Records / Environ (1981/2003)
  4. Disco Circus (Special Mix) – Martin Circus – Prelude / Ballroom Records (1978)
  5. The Balloon Room – Ashley Beedle presents The London Heavy Disco Revue – Out Hear Audio (2006)
  6. Moon Boots (Special 12 Inch Disco Mix – A Tom Moulton Mix) – ORS – RCA (1977)
  7. Seconds – The League Unlimited Orchestra – Virgin (1981)
  8. Art, Drugs, Sex, Rhythm – Daniel Wang – Balihu Records (1997)
  9. Machina Jam – Konk – Dog Brothers Records / Soul Jazz (1987/2004)
  10. Are You Anywhere? – Padded Cell – DC Recordings (2006)
  11. Fear (1980 Lost Edit) – Easy Going – Unidisc / Arcoedit (1980)
  12. Automatic Lover – Sylvia – Vibration (1978)

luv076

odd pop

Beware The Children

a selection of odd pop from the last decade. the past future sound that will warp our children’s minds and inspire them to create even stranger ditties for our continued listening bliss.

image : sweet daddy

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    Tracklist:
  1. Gum Chimes — Max Tundra — Domino (2008)
  2. Don’t Fight The Darkness – Yacht – DFA (2009)
  3. Chief Inspector Blancheflower — The Fiery Furnaces — Rough Trade (2004)
  4. Did What I Did — Ape School — Counter Records (2009)
  5. Free Translator — The Books — Temporary Residence Limited (2010)
  6. The Keen Teen Skip — cLOUDDEAD — Mush / Big Dada (2004)
  7. Princess — Sir Alice — Tiger Sushi (2004)
  8. Daddy No Lie — Jamie Lidell — Warp / Spymania (2000)
  9. The Beautiful Ones — Misty Dixon — Rex Records (2001)
  10. Lewis Takes Action — Owen Pallett — Domino (2010)
  11. Rodi — Clare & The Reasons — Fargo (2008)
  12. Little Garcon — Born Ruffians — Warp (2008)
  13. Walkabout — Atlas Sound w. Noah Lennox — Kranky / 4AD (2009)
  14. Chocolate Girl — Animal Collective — Plug Reasearch (2000/2006)
  15. Home (Stereolab Remix) — Zero 7 — Ultimate Dilemma (2004)
  16. Through The Backyards (Leander Remix) — Au Revoir Simone — Moshi Moshi (2005)
  17. Falling Over — How To Cure Dyslexia — Output Recordings (2006)

luv006

beats 'n' pieces

“I’ll have a New World Order, hold the Liberty Fries.”

this mix was made in 2003, the thick of the Bush years, and reflects my general unease with the events of the day. fear is the mind killer

photo : Toby Heys

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Tracklist:
  1. Home Of The Brave – Mr. Lif – Def Jux (2002)
  2. LXP Bitches – Push Button Objects – Chocolate Industries (1996)
  3. My Kingdom : Part 1 – The Future Sound Of London – Virgin (1996)
  4. excerpt from The Story of Wargames – Buena Vista Records (1983)
  5. Jah Love – H.R. from Bad Brains – D’Lux Dropz (2003)
  6. 2239375 – Breakage – Reinforced (2001)
  7. excerpt from The Story of Wargames – Buena Vista Records (1983)
  8. A Journey To Reedham (7 AM Mix) – Squarepusher – Warp (1997)
  9. an Offbeat Sound Effect – BBC Records (1975)
  10. DF0:BAD – Team Doyobi – Skam (2002)
  11. Terre Zippy – Speedy J – Novamute (2001)
  12. Blix2 – Nautilis – Planet Mu (2002)
  13. Robotomo – Depth Charge – DC Recordings (2002)
  14. excerpt from a real time recording of a runaway train in New Brunswick, March 9th, 1948 – Ash International (1994)
  15. We Wanna Glow – N.O.I.A. – Ersatz Audio (2003)
  16. Commercial Suicide – Cabbage Head – Leaf (2001)
  17. NAGNAGNAG (RH Kirk Rework #2) – Cabaret Voltaire (remixed by Richard H. Kirk) – Mute (2003)
  18. Grammy Winners (BEST Ultratec Instrumentalism!) – Funkstorung – Studio K7 (2000)
  19. Virus – Deltron 3030 – 75 Ark (2000)
  20. The Whole Nine – Amon Tobin – Ninja Tune (2002)
  21. excerpt from Apocalypse Now – Elektra (1979)
  22. Mind Eye – Nightmares On Wax – Warp (2002)
  23. excerpt from Give Peace A Chance – John Lennon & Yoko Ono (1968)

luv019

electro, electronic listening music, robot rock, techno

Mums Hidden Doorways

i ❤️ electronic music.

photo : Jonathan Shedletzky

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Tracklist:
  1. Galaxy – BFC – Planet E (1990/1996)
  2. excerpt from Doorways I Haven’t Found – Rod McKuen and The San Sebastian Strings – Warner Bros. (1967)
  3. Nervous – Solvent – Suction (1999)
  4. Mops – Metamatics – Dot (2000)
  5. Passage – Ruxpin – Mikrolux (2003)
  6. Wantelur Saw – Klutch – Lo Recordings (2000)
  7. Turn the Filter On – Two Lone Swordsmen – Emissions Audio Output (1997)
  8. Megacubed – il.ek.tro – Klang Elektronik (1998)
  9. Spidermonkey – Team Doyobi – Skam (2000)
  10. Spotanous Reconstruction – Mouse On Mars – Sonig (2001)
  11. j222 – Nautilis – Planet Mu (2002)
  12. Suzanne – Ido – Space Factory (2004)
  13. Odd Job (Soul Oddity – Get Fresh mix) – Phoenecia – Schematic (1999)
  14. Odd Jobs (Ectomorph & Godfather mix) – Phoenecia – Schematic (1999)
  15. DJ Tokyo (Tipper’s Troll mix) – Soul Oddity – Fuel (2003)
  16. Alles Sehen (Saftey Scissors Rmx) – Ellen Allien – Bpitch Control (2003)
  17. Eph – Plaid – Warp (1998)
  18. Track 3, Side A, Joyrex J9 E.P. – Caustic Window – Rephlex (1993)
  19. excerpt from The Mummy Piece – William S. Burroughs – Giorno Poetry Systems (1982)

luv078

no wave, post-punk, rock 'n' roll

White Savages

by the end of the seventies the white savages were pushing and pulling the meaning of rock and roll, using it in unheard of ways for their own twisted ends. primal angst rumbles up from underneath the rhythm.

photo : Pennie Smith from the album cover for . R.I.P. Ari Up

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Tracklist:
  1. Romantic Me – Polyrock – RCA (1980)
  2. Caveman Head – Eurythmics – RCA (1981)
  3. White Savages – James White and The Blacks – ZE Records (1979)
  4. A Spit In The Ocean – Fred Frith – Ralph Records (1981)
  5. Friends – Tubeway Army – Beggars Banquet (1979)
  6. Discourse – Material – Celluloid (1980)
  7. Flextone – Liquid Liquid – 99 Records (1984)
  8. Mind Your Own Business – Sandy Steele – Uniwave (1981)
  9. In The Beginning There Was Rhythm – The Slits – Human Records (1980)
  10. Kundalini – 23 Skidoo – Fetish Records (1982)
  11. Cacophony – Simple Minds – Virgin (1979)
  12. Man In The Dark Sedan – Snakefinger – Ralph Records (1980)
  13. What Am I Gonna Do For Fun? – Pitch – ON/OFF Records (1982)
  14. Blow Daddy-o – Pere Ubu – Chrysalis (1978)
  15. Under The House – Public Image Ltd. – Warner Bros. (1981)
  16. Looking From The Cooking Pot – Russ McDonald – Relentless/Soul Jazz (1981/2007)
  17. Transmission – Joy Division – Factory Records (1979)

luv013

ambient revolution, beats 'n' pieces, trip hop

Fallen Leaves

as you pull up your collar to keep out the new chill of autumn you turn and head for home in hopes that the memories will fade with the coming warmth.

photo : Mark Schellhase

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Tracklist:
  1. Autumn Leaves (The Irresistible Force Full Chill Mix) – Coldcut – Ninja Tune (1994)
  2. excerpt from Nobody’s Story – Neil Young (with Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer) – Vapor Records (1996)
  3. Electric Blue – Skylab – L’attitude (1994)
  4. O How I Miss You – Broadcast – Warp (2003)
  5. Electro-Acoustic – Nobody – Ubiquity (2003)
  6. Sample and Clicks – Fridge – Text Records (2000)
  7. Avon Ranger – Minotaur Shock – Melodic (2001)
  8. Kist – Two Lone Swordsmen – Warp (1999)
  9. Midnight Is Where The Day Begins – Manual – Morr Music (2002)
  10. Green Arrow – Yo La Tengo – Matador (1997)
  11. I Knew These People (edit) – Ry Cooder (with Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski) – Warner Bros. (1985)
  12. excerpt from Dusk in the Okefenokee Swamp – Environments disc 6 – Syntonic Research Inc. (1974)
  13. Camphor – Caural – Chocolate Industries (2002)
  14. Glue of the World – Four Tet – Domino (2001)
  15. Count Your Blessings (Blessed by Minotaur Shock) – Hint – Hombre (2003)
  16. excerpt from Wind in the Trees – Environments 5 – Syntonic Research Inc. (1974)
  17. Kaze Wo Atsumete – Happy End – Emperor Norton (1971/2003)

luv075

dubstep, heart of the bass

Post Meridiem

nighttime is upon us, so with only the pulsing bass to lead us out of the darkness here’s a dubstep mix that will make the moon rise.

photo : Angela Steppers

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Tracklist:
  1. Olde Wobbly – Mordant Music – Mordant Music (2008)
  2. Hendt – Eprom – Warp (2010)
  3. You Got Me – Scuba – Hotfush (2010)
  4. Air Pie – Brackles – Planet Mu (2009)
  5. You Don’t Wash feat. Spaceape – Kode 9 – Studio K7 (2010)
  6. Neverland – Digital Mystikz – DMZ (2005)
  7. Acid – Terror Danjah – Hyperdub (2010)
  8. No Hand Signals – Geiom & Shortstuff – Planet Mu (2009)
  9. Par-Ti – Kutz – Soul Jazz (2009)
  10. Sutorita Faita – Brackles & Shortstuff – Planet Mu (2009)
  11. Sunken – Al Tourettes – Apple Pips (2009)
  12. Idiot – Ikonika – Hyperdub (2010)
  13. The Shinein – Skream – Deep Medi Musik (2008)
  14. Reverse – Scuba – Hotflush (2009)
  15. Bellion – Ill Blu – Hyperdub (2010)
  16. Disappearing Reappearing Ink – Desto – Ramp Recordings (2009)
  17. Molly – Swindle – Planet Mu (2010)
  18. Elephant Dub – Mark Pritchard – Deep Medi Musik (2010)

luv074

drum 'n' bass 'n' jungle, heart of the bass

Ante Meridiem

rise and shine, here’s a drum ‘n’ bass mix that will wake you up with more of a jolt than 16 espressos made with caffeinated water. more rhythms than you can shake your ass, head and fists to… and all before noon!

photo : Eden Shakes

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Tracklist:
  1. Gatecrasher – Amit – Metalheadz (2004)
  2. Skyland – Arcon 2 – Reinforced Records (1996)
  3. Halow – Martsman – Med School (2008)
  4. Watchful Eye – Paradox – Reinforced Records (1999)
  5. Irampant – Lexis – Certificate 18 (1997)
  6. Beez – Rufige Kru – Metalheadz (2007)
  7. Circumference – Breakage – Inperspective Records (2006)
  8. 16 Track Relick – Bizzy B – Planet Mu (2004)
  9. Dreader Than Dread (remix) – SoundMurderer & SK-1 – Rewind (2004)
  10. Back On Trip (LXC remix) – Hi-Lar – Offshore Recordings (2008)
  11. 8 Bit Bitch – Evol Intent vs. Ewun – Evol Intent Recordings (2005)
  12. The Circle of Sycamore Trees – Fanu – Warm Communications (2006)
  13. Clarendon – Breakage – Digital Soundboy (2007)
  14. Kontamin – Martsman – Trust In Music (2007)
  15. The Nephilim (Kemal & Rob Data remix) – Bulletproof – Cyanide Recordings (2001)
  16. Dred Bass – Dead Dred – Moving Shadow (1994)

luv042

reggae

Conscious Rebel Warriors

jah luv is recruiting for the ambient revolution so come along and chill out with a fine selection of reggae for moving the heart as well as the head.
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. No More Fighting – Althea and Donna – Virgin (1978)
  2. Police and Thieves – Junior Murvin – Upsetter / Island (1977)
  3. Two Sevens Clash – Culture – Soul Jazz (1977/2003)
  4. Sun Is Shining – Prince Alla – Blood and Fire (1996)
  5. Watch What Is Going On – U-Brown – Blood and Fire (1976/1997)
  6. Bad Man Comes and Goes – Rod Taylor – Patate Records (1975/1999)
  7. Rocking Universally (Armagideon Style) – Willi Williams – Blood and Fire (1980/2005)
  8. Burnin’ and Lootin’ – The Wailers – Island (1973)
  9. Stand Up – Eric Donaldson – Pressure Sounds (1977/2001)
  10. La La Bam-Bam – The Congos – Blood and Fire (1977/1996)
  11. Stop the Gun Shooting – Tapper Zukie – Virgin (1978)
  12. Never Give Up – Sugar Minott – Studio One / Soul Jazz (2005)
  13. No More War – Burning Spear – Island (1976)
  14. Struggle – The Gladiators – Virgin (1979)
  15. Guns in the Ghetto – Randy’s All Stars – Universal Sound (2003)
  16. No Bother With No Fuss – Angela Prince – Studio One / Soul Jazz (1966/2005)

luv072

jazz

The Indian Summer Jazz Hour

some mighty fine jazz.

photo : Lewis Armstrong

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    Tracklist:
  1. Planet Earth — Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra — Saturn Records (1966)
  2. Man From Tanganyika – McCoy Tyner – Blue Note (1967)
  3. Frelon Brun – Miles Davis – Columbia (1968)
  4. Psychicemotus – Yusef Lateef – Impulse! (1965)
  5. O.C. – Charlie Haden & Ornette Coleman – A&M (1976) > (searching for buy link)
  6. All The Things You Could Be Now If Sigmund Freud’s Wife Was Your Mother — Charles Mingus – Jazzman (1960)
  7. Out There – Eric Dolphy – Prestige / New Jazz (1960)
  8. Air Raid – Grachan Moncur III – Blue Note (1963)
  9. The Godfather – Freddie Hubbard – CTI Records (1972)