Category Archives: abstract house

luv163

I Won’t Run Away

luv took some bass infused techno and some techno inspired bass music and made this heavy blend of robot rock. a sound so big you won’t be able to run away from it.
photo by Andre Ermolaev of Icelandic volcanic run off
Tracklist:
  1. Ieee Mitten Menu (Mint Mix) – Speedy J – Novamute (1999) > buy link
  2. Fruit Punch – Terror Danjah – Hyperdub (2012) > buy link
  3. Thin Crust – Sympletic – Warp (1996) > buy link
  4. Feral (Lone Mix) – Radiohead – Ticker Tape Ltd. (2011) > buy link
  5. Ocia Syndor – Drexciya – Clone (2002)
  6. Angel (Si Begg remix) – Toasty – Hotflush Recordings (2007) > buy link
  7. Atlanta ’96 – Atlanta – Instant Life Records (1993)
  8. Pretty Bright Light – RSD – Punch Drunk (2007) > buy link
  9. Liquid Is Liquid (Remix) – Liquid – XL Recordings / Torso Dance (1992)
  10. Creybey – Morgan Zarate – Hyperdub (2012) > buy link
  11. Instinct – RAC – Warp (1996) > buy link
  12. Can Control – Eprom – Rwina Records (2012) > buy link
  13. Naturalistik – Plastikman – Plus 8 (1994) > buy link
  14. Anxiety – Falty DL – Planet Mu (2009) > buy link
  15. Koito – Ricardo Villalobos – Perlon (2012) > (searching for buy link)
  16. I See Them Everywhere – Si Begg – Noodles Recordings (2008) > buy link
  17. Bones – Krampfhaft – Rwina Records (2012) > buy link
  18. Improvisations : Part 2 (Si Begg ‘S.I. Futures’ Remix) – Robert Miles – S:alt Records (2002)
  19. Fish – Ikonika – Hyperdub (2009) > buy link
  20. Funk Tube – Debasser – Novamute (2002)
  21. Get A Grip – LV & Mumdance – Hyperdub (2012) > buy link
  22. Rantanplant – Siriusmo – Monkeytown Records (2012) > buy link
  23. Meu – Jets – Leisure System Records (2012) > buy link
  24. Ropno – Markus Müller – Squonk (2007) > (searching for buy link)
  25. Come1 – Machinedrum – Planet Mu (2011) > buy link

luv052

Redo 52 : Deepish Housish

a little bit of a kind of deepish mix of sort of abstract house music. good for the thaw.
image : a photo by Stephen Lebovits manipulated with luv
Tracklist:
  1. These Few – Calibre – Signature Records (2005)
  2. Chicken Coma – .g – Yellow Productions (1997)
  3. Umayeyo (Slakked Plastik Remix by Richie Hawtin) – Mickey Hart – Ryko (1998)
  4. Send My Love – Aquabassino – F Communications (1997)
  5. Yesterday Has Gone – Ladyvipb – Nuophonic (2000)
  6. Trak Eighteen – Moodyman – Peace Frog (2003)
  7. Down – Headcore – Versatile (1998)
  8. Bats – Seph – Leftroom (2006) > buy link
  9. The Last Beat (House Dub) – Matthew Herbert – Phonography (1998) > buy link
  10. Forces (Carl Craig’s Mix) – Esser’ay – KMS (1994)
  11. Next To Nothing – Shackleton feat. Jackson Del Rey – Crosstown Rebels (2007)
  12. “Desist” Da Black – Dollis Hill – Metalheadz (1997)
  13. You Want To – Phil Parnell – Life (1999)
  14. My Mind Is Going (Total Insanity Mix) – O.D.C. – Bottom Line Records (1991) > buy link
  15. untitled #3 – Awoke – The Classic Music Company (1997) > buy link

luv157

Electric Light Pointillism

as is customary on dj luv’s records the first mix of every year is dedicated to new music from the year previous. here is some electronic freak beat to prepare you for 2013.
image : sweet daddy luv
Tracklist:
  1. The Golden Planet – Eprom – Rwina Records (2012) > buy link
  2. Is It Gone – Cooly G – Hyperdub (2012) > buy link
  3. Levitate – Egyptrixx – Monkeytown Records (2012) > buy link
  4. Miss – Decibel – Tectonic (2012) > buy link
  5. Black Ink – Airhead – R&S Records (2012) > buy link
  6. Punta De Choros – Deadbeat – BLKRTZ (2012) > buy link
  7. Loner – Burial – Hyperdub (2012) > buy link
  8. Razorback – Two Fingers – Big Dada Recordings (2012) > buy link
  9. PUN – Mouse On Mars – Monkeytown Records (2012) > buy link
  10. Rendez-Vous – Beaumont – Hotflush Recordings (2012) > buy link
  11. Diamond (Dolor Remix) – Lorn – Ninja Tune (2012) > buy link
  12. Liloo’s Seduction – King Britt presents Fhloston Paradigm – Hyperdub (2012) > buy link
  13. Mad Rush Organ Remix (by Pantha du Prince) – Philip Glass – Orange Mountain Music (2012) > buy link
  14. I’m Counting – Ricardo Villalobos – Perlon (2012)
  15. Light – Daphni – Jiaolong (2012) > buy link
  16. Les Filles – Leboeuf et Laviolette – Parages Music (2012)
  17. Lying In The Reeds – Lone – R&S Records (2012) > buy link

luv151

The Five Day After Party

this mix officially makes over 5 days of music up on dj luv’s records. here is a trippy 3 turntable abstract house mix to help carry you into day 6.
i hope you’ve enjoyed the ride so far.
Tracklist:
  1. I Hate Dancing – Chloé – Karat Records (2002) > buy link
  2. Describe The Touch – John Tejada & Arian Leviste – Playhouse (2001) > buy link
  3. untitled – Chez Damier – KMS (1993) > buy link
  4. Deep Inside Of Me – Herbert – Phonography (1999)
  5. Mallet – Walton – Hyperdub (2012) > buy link
  6. Amazordum – Ricardo Villalobos – Perlon (2008)
  7. Umayeyo (Vokal Mix by Richie Hawtin) – Mickey Hart / Planet Drum – Rykodisc (1998)
  8. Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer Meet Tshetsha Boys – Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer – Honest Jon’s Records (2011) > buy link
  9. Cube Loop (Morgan Giest’s Modest Science Mix) – Reflection – Clear Recordings / Environ (1997/2006)
  10. Sweet Chat Rio (Dimbiman RMX) – Ark – Circus Company (2003) > buy link
  11. Misen Gymnastics (Idjut Bonus) – Oorutaichi – Bear Funk (2005) > buy link
  12. Coat Check – The Soft Pink Truth – Soundslike (2001)
  13. Analyse – Subeena – Planet Mu (2009) > buy link
  14. Merluche Ideale – René & Gaston – Pssst Music (1996) > buy link
  15. Montana – Luciano – Cadenza Records (2007) > buy link
  16. Page 1, 2, 3 (remixed by Agoria) – Paul Kalkbrenner – Bpitch Control (2006) > buy link
  17. I Think Of You (Herbert’s Love Dub) – Rednail +1 – R.A.M.S. International Records (1999)
  18. Ethnik – Plastikman – Plus 8 Records (1994) > buy link
  19. Soul Fusion – Doc L Junior – Music For Freaks Ltd. (2001)

luv103

Dr. Levingstone, I Presume

this mix was made over a year ago for house music kindred spirits at the Cocktail Club Soundsystem’s blog. a classic selection of abstract house that attempts to match CCS’s tastes for “sad disco, sounds of Detroit, the “jâcques” house and sweat” with the sweet daddy’s own peculiar slant on dance music journeys.
Tracklist:
  1. Remake Uno – Carl Craig presents Paperclip People – Open (1994) > (searching for buy link)
  2. Duso – Ricardo Villalobos – Cadenza (2005) > (searching for buy link)
  3. Swap (Carsten Jost Dub) – Lawrence – Ladomat / Novamute (2005) > buy link
  4. Nedd La Vache – Akwaaba – Session Recordings (1998) > (searching for buy link)
  5. Eight Eighteen Ten – Falty DL – Planet Mu (2011) > buy link
  6. North American Scum (Onastic Dub) – LCD Soundsystem – DFA Records (2007) > buy link
  7. Divorce (Disco Elements’ The Filter Dub II) – Garçons – Other Records (1997)
  8. Trak Eighteen – Moodymann – Peacefrog Records (2003) > (searching for buy link)
  9. Tendency To Swing (Just Add Water Mix) – T.H.D. – Serious Grooves (1993) > (searching for buy link)
  10. Wope – Paco Osuna – Plus 8 (2010) > buy link
  11. Lost (and then stripped by The Glimmers) – Isolée – Playhouse (2006) > (searching for buy link)
  12. The Need (Basement Jaxx “Release” Mix) – 4th Measure Men – Multiply Records – (1995) > (searching for buy link)
  13. The Philadelphia Experiment (Charlie Dark Heavy Mix) – The Philadelphia Experiment – Ropeadope Records (2002) > (searching for buy link)
  14. You Don’t Wash (Martyn’s Scrub) – Kode 9 feat. Space Ape – Studio K7 (2010) > buy link
  15. Bessie’s Reprise – Shaboom – Paper Recordings (1997) > buy link

luv144

Mew Nusic

mew nusic means new horizons, fresh vantage points from which to listen to the future. like seeing the sun rise on a different planet. wait. did I say mew nusic? I meant to say new music. anyway, here’s where we’re at in the progression of robot rock.
photo : sunrise on Mars
Tracklist:
  1. Set It – Dream Continuum – Planet Mu (2012) > buy link
  2. untitled track 3, side a of Plus Ten – Jodey Kendrick – Rephlex (2010) > (searching for buy link)
  3. Clapper (Traxman Remix) – Ill Blu – Hyperdub (2012) > buy link
  4. Sens – Zomby – 4AD (2011) > buy link
  5. Regis Chillbin (Machindrum Remix) – Eprom – Rwina Records (2012) > buy link
  6. Missed A Spot – Lazer Sword – Monkeytown Records (2012) > buy link
  7. Energy Wizard – Squarepusher – Warp (2012) > buy link
  8. Entropy – Addison Groove – 50Weapons (2012) > buy link
  9. Indistinct – Skream – Tempa (2011) > buy link
  10. Rudeboy – Addison Groove – 50Weapons (2012) > buy link
  11. Ultra Thizz – Rustie – Warp (2011) > buy link
  12. Bos Indicus – Akufen – Musique Risquée (2012) > buy link
  13. Twitch (It Grows And Grows) – Raffertie – Ninja Tune (2011) > buy link
  14. Stereo Freeze – Untold – R&S Records (2010) > buy link
  15. Doctor Beak – Siriusmo – Monkeytown Records (2012) > buy link
  16. Red Dancers – Martyn – Monkeytown Records (2012) > buy link
  17. Lay It Down – Jacques Greene – UNO (2011) > buy link
  18. First Quarter (SCB Edit) – Deadbeat – BLKRTZ (2011) > buy link
  19. CPX11 – Beaumont – Studio K7 (2011) > buy link
  20. Raindance – Lone – R&S Records (2012) > buy link

luv139

SYNTAX ERA 2 : Electric Boogaloo

electric 80s jams that rocked and shocked dancefloors unknowingly creating the club culture that followed. electro, proto-house music, dubbed club hits and early techno from pioneers and unknowns makes SYNTAX ERA 2 : Electric Boogaloo a 90 minute mixtape that will put you into a groove.
let the music play.
image : sweet daddy luv
Tracklist:
  1. Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life – Indeep – Sound Of New York (1982) > buy link
  2. Stop This Crazy Thing (We Like The Music) – Coldcut – Ahead Of Our Time / Big Life / Tommy Boy (1989)
  3. 5 Minutes (Antennae Mix) – Bonzo Goes To Washington – Sleeping Bag Records (1984)
  4. F-4000 – The Fearless Four – Elektra (1983)
  5. Let The Music Play – Shannon – Emergency Records (1983) > buy link
  6. Hip Hop Be-Bop (Don’t Stop) – Man Parrish – Polydor (1982) > buy link
  7. Situation (Dub Version) – Yazoo- Sire (1982)
  8. Luna Beats I – Key-Matic – Radar Records (1984)
  9. Luna Beats II – Key-Matic – Radar Records (1984)
  10. Theme from S-EXPRESS (12″ U.S.A. Mix) – S-EXPRESS – Capitol (1988) > buy link
  11. Hip Hop Salsa (Dub Mix) – Bad Boy Orchestra – Smokin’ / Tuff City Records (1988)
  12. Dollar Bill Dub Dub – Divine Sounds – Specific Records (1984)
  13. How To Be A Millionaire (Accapella) – ABC – Phonogram (1984)
  14. Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes) (Steve Hurley’s House Mix) – Roberta Flack – Atlantic (1988)
  15. Weekend (Mixed by Larry Levan) – Class Action featuring Chris Wiltshire – Jive (1983) > buy link
  16. Raspberry Beret (Extended Remix) – Prince & the Revolution – Paisley Park (1985) > buy link
  17. We Can Make It (1984 Instrumental) – Purple Flash – Environ (1984/2004)
  18. Numbers – Kraftwerk – EMI (1981) > buy link
  19. Time Warp – Eddy Grant – Ice Records / Portrait / CBS (1982) > buy link
  20. Oh Shelia (Dubstramental) – Ready For The World – MCA Records (1985)
  21. Let Me Take You Home (Instrumental) – Mac Mac With The Jammalott Kingdom – Musicworks (1985) > buy link
  22. Clear – Cybotron – Fantasy (1983) > buy link
  23. Good Life (Magic Juan Mix) – Inner City – Virgin (1988) > buy link
  24. Do What You Wanna Do (Dub Version) – The Cage feat. Nona Hendryx – Metropolis Records / Strut (1982/2012) > buy link

luv137

Automatic Pilot

hello passengers, the automatic pilot has been switched on and you are free to roam the cabin. today we will be traveling at the speed of sound so you may experience a slowed down deep disco groove. just go with it.
photo : Otto, from the film Airplane!.
Tracklist:
  1. Disko Airlines (Tet Air Mix) – Depth Charge – DC Recordings (1998) > buy link
  2. Retroactive – Rekid – Soul Jazz (2006) > buy link
  3. Fort Green House – The Burrell Brothers – Nu Groove / Rush Hour (1989/2012)
  4. NYT.K (original mix) – Daniel Wang – Environ (1998)
  5. Man From Venice – Kasper Bjorke – HFN Music / Ministry of Sound Recordings (2011/2012) > buy link
  6. Slap On – The Emperor Machine – DC Recordings (2007) > buy link
  7. DNA-RNA – Larry Heard – Black Market Label (1996) > buy link
  8. Into Our Midst – Walls – Kompakt (2012) > buy link
  9. The Rooms In My House Have Many Parties – Kelley Polar – Environ (2006) > buy link
  10. Rise (DFA Remix) – Delia Gonzales & Gavin Russom – DFA Records (2003) > buy link
  11. Go Wild Rhythm Track – Virgo – Other Side Records / Soul Jazz (1985/2005)
  12. Soft Hoop – Metro Area – Environ / Source (2002) > buy link
  13. Negresco – Kerrier District – Rephlex (2004)
  14. Not Feeling It – Daniel Wang – Balihu Records (1995) > buy link
  15. Edge Of Time – François K – Wave Music (1995) > buy link
  16. Edge Of Time – François Kevorkian – Wave Music / Open Music (1995) > buy link
  17. Daisy – Floppy Sounds – Slip’n’Slide (1996)
  18. Pillows – Rekid – Classic Recordings (2004) > buy link

luv133

I Have My Own Demons

lurking beneath the circuits are gremlins; twisting knobs, pushing buttons and controlling the levels. it may look like i’m the conductor, but I have my own demons.
photo : sweet demon luv
Tracklist:
  1. Lifeeeee Is For Ever – Traxman – Planet Mu (2012) > buy link
  2. excerpt from Let’s Go Crazy – Prince – Warner Bros. (1984) > buy link
  3. Saccharin On Top (Anstam Remix) – eLan – Monkeytown Records (2011) > buy link
  4. Gonga – Ital Tek – Planet Mu (2011) > buy link
  5. Actress Meets Shangaan B – Actress – Honest Jon’s Records (2011) > buy link
  6. It’s Time For Love – Shackleton – Perlon (2009)
  7. Crystal Caverns 1991 – Lone – R & S Records (2012) > buy link
  8. Death Mountain – Rustie – Warp (2011) > buy link
  9. Dreama – Kingdom – Night Slugs (2011) > buy link
  10. Foreign Object – Monolake – Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music (2012) > buy link
  11. Boracay Drift – Pinch & Shackleton – Honest Jon’s Records (2011) > buy link
  12. Shikaakwa – Hieroglyphic Being – Sounds Of The Universe (2012) > buy link
  13. Toddler (Kangding Ray Remix) – Battles – Warp (2011) > buy link
  14. The Messenger – Model 500 – R & S Records (2012) > buy link
  15. The Chase – King Britt presents Fhloston Paradigm – Hyperdub (2012) > buy link
  16. In Our Country – Isolée – Pampa Records (2011) > buy link
  17. Twice Bitten – SBTRKT – SBTRKT (2011)
  18. Rainy Dub – Actress – Honest Jon’s Records (2011) > buy link
  19. M.A.R.S. (DJ-KICKS) – Scuba – !K7 Records (2011) > buy link
  20. Rollercoasters Of The Heart – Bass Clef – Punch Drunk Records (2011) > buy link
  21. Kristall – Housemeister – Monkeytown Records (2010) > buy link

luv131

LUV2THUMPU

this sweet daddy luv special blend of abstract house commemorates the one yearish anniversary of the beloved THUMP nights at CFC in Montreal, where house is still a feeling.
peace & luv 2 The One Tash, Mark Vicente, Kev Moon, M-P, Ted & Roman. may the THUMP b with u.
image : sweet daddy luv
Tracklist:
  1. Hold My Breath (Cosmic Kids Remix) – Hold Ghost! – DFA Records (2001) > buy link
  2. Symphony For The Devil (The Brit Jazz Disco Funk Dub) – Street Corner Symphony – Open (1996)
  3. About Love (Solid Groove Remix) – Roy Davis Jr. – Classic Recordings (2003) > buy link
  4. Duvel – Lee Jones – Aus Records (2011) > buy link
  5. Land Of The Lost Dance – Recloose – Rush Hour (2010) > buy link
  6. Hi Tech Funk (Sonic Grits Mix) – UR – Underground Resistance (1997) > buy link
  7. Henry Goes To The Circus – Xavier Lacoeur & Gower Ramsey – Love Minus Zero (2006)
  8. An We Drop – Addison Groove – Studio !K7 Records (2011) > buy link
  9. I Luv Muzik – Johnny Vicious – DJB Records (1994)
  10. Take U Back – Byron “B Rude” Burke – Continuous Musics (1996)
  11. One Week Over – SBTRKT – Brainmath (2010) > buy link
  12. PIN (Remix) – Leroy Hanghofer – Gomma / Smash Hit Music (1999/2005) > buy link
  13. Freaks Landed Vocal – Recloose – Music For Freaks (2006) > buy link
  14. You’re The One (Dub Version) – Katie Kissoon – Jive (1983)
  15. Let You No – Kingdom – Night Slugs (2011) > buy link
  16. Twitchy & Scratchy – Daniel Wang – Balihu Records (1993)
  17. Make This Love Right (Tronic Dub) – Romanthony – Azuli Records (1993)
  18. Dream Zenith Part 1 & Part 2- Chaz Vincent – Planet E (1998)
  19. I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Mega Mix) – Donna Summer – Casablanca Records / N.E.W.S.(1982/2004)