Category Archives: ambient revolution

luv299

luv299 Aftermath

Aftermath

an aural interpretation of the journey taken by the spirit after one expires. what happens after death, the moment between being alive and not.
photo : Towa Youthen
Tracklist
  1. Tears In The Rain – Vangelis ft. Rutger Hauer – Warner Bros. / Atlantic / Audio Fidelity (1982/1994/2013) > buy link
  2. Sinister – Ennio Morricone – Duse Record / Dagored (1984/2014)
  3. excerpt from Silver Smoke of Dreams – William S. Burroughs & Ian Sommerville – Sub Rosa (1986/2008)
  4. excerpt from Love Has Found A Way – Spirit – Epic (1970) > buy link
  5. As The Earth Kissed The Moon (Excerpt) – Michael Stearns – Continuum Montage / Light In The Attic (1981/2013) > buy link
  6. excerpt from 73rd Star Bridge Sonata – John Oswald / Grateful Dead – Artifact Music / Swell / Important Records (1994/2014) > buy link
  7. excerpt from Timesteps – Walter Carlos – Columbia (1972)
  8. The End – Alan Watts and Friends – MEA / Numero Group (1962/2015) > buy link
  9. Traveling Music – Tod Dockstader – Owe Records / DOXY (1966/2014)
  10. Trekk – Asmus Tietchens – Egg / Bureau B (1980/2014) > buy link
  11. excerpt from Personal Growth Part 1 – William E. Bailey – Growth Into Greatness Institue / Bestline Products (1972)
  12. Mountain Sound – Pierre Dutour – Tele Music (1979)
  13. Alhondiga – Brian Eno – Opal Records / All Saints (1992/2014) > buy link
  14. excerpt from Casino, July 1998, Las Vegas, U.S.A. – Jonathan Coleclough – IDEA (2002)
  15. Das Meer – Faust – ReR Megacorp (1988/2010)
  16. Edgar Allan Poe to Mrs. Helen Whitman – David Niven – Roulette (1958) > buy link
  17. Vome Kabà  – Jonuzi Me Shokët – EMI / Honest Jon’s Records (1930/2008) > buy link
  18. Nous Sommes Tous Des Cré Basile – Bernard Gagnon – Tenzier (1983/2012) > buy link
  19. Woomerangs – Tom Dissevelt – Philips / Sonitron (1963/2014) > buy link
  20. Inside World – Oneohtrix Point Never – Warp (2013) > buy link
  21. excerpt from Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him – The Firesign Theater – Columbia (1968) > buy link
  22. The Dream I Almost Remember – The Residents – MVD Audio (2013)
  23. Liquidity – unknown artist – Popular Photography (1969)
  24. Attivita’ – M. Zalla – Luito Records / Black Sweat Records (1973/2015)
  25. Trance Mutation – Alejandro Jodorowsky, Don Cherry, Ronald Frangipane & The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra – ABKCO Music / Real Gone Music (1973/2014) > buy link
  26. untitled, side E, track 2 – Aphex Twin – Warp (1994) > buy link
  27. excerpt from From a Bum Trip to… “The Trip Beyond”– Brian Rudd – Trip Beyond Records (1971)
  28. Birth Of Baby – Daphne Oram – Young Americans (2011) > buy link

luv287

luv287 Following The Current pt2

Following The Current part 2

this is the middle section of a 3 part introductory mix i prepared for the Following The Current : A Brief History Of Electronic Music course i will be teaching at McGill University this fall. covering the fertile years 1980-1999 it touches on new wave, hip hop, house, techno, drum ‘n’ bass and more; outlining some of the artists and music that will be discussed in class. for more info on how to enroll click on
photo : electricity
Tracklist
  1. Pac-Man Theme – Toshio Kai – Namco – Beige Records (1980/2001)
  2. Behind The Mask – Yellow Magic Orchestra – Alfa / A&M (1980)
  3. The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel – Sugar Hill Records (1981) > buy link
  4. Planet Rock (Extended Version) – Afrika Bambaataa And The Soul Sonic Force – Tommy Boy / 21 Records (1982) > buy link
  5. Clear – Cybotron – Fantasy (1983) > buy link
  6. Blue Monday – New Order – Factory (1983) > buy link
  7. Raga: Bhairavi – Charanjit Singh – His Master’s Voice / The Gramaphone Company Of India Ltd. / Bombay Connection (1983/2010) > buy link
  8. F-4000 – The Fearless Four – Elektra (1983) > buy link
  9. Sucker M.C.’s (Krush-Groove 1) – Run-D.M.C. – Profile Records (1983) > buy link
  10. 1984 – Praxis – Celluloid (1984) > buy link
  11. Time Space Transmat – Model 500 – Metroplex Records (1985) > buy link
  12. Radio People – Zapp – Warner Bros. (1985) > buy link
  13. Washing Machine – Mr. Fingers – Trax Records (1986) > buy link
  14. BMX Kidz Title Theme – Rob Hubbard – Commodore 64 / Enduro (1987/2001)
  15. Good Life (Mayday Mix) – Inner City – 10 Records / Virgin (1988) > buy link
  16. Voodoo Ray (Extended Mix) – A Guy Called Gerald – Warlock Records (1988)
  17. Radio Babylon – Meat Beat Manifesto – Play It Again Sam Records (1990) > buy link
  18. LFO (The Leeds Warehouse Mix) – LFO – Warp (1990) > buy link
  19. Roundabout 727 / Ransom In The Sand – Art Of Noise – China Records (1990)
  20. Polynomial-C – Aphex Twin – R&S Records (1992) > buy link
  21. Illegal Subs – Kaotic Chemistry – Moving Shadow (1992/2005)
  22. Koma – Plastikman – Plus 8 Records / Novamute (1993) > buy link
  23. Cascade: Part 1 – The Future Sound Of London – Virgin / Astralwerks (1993) > buy link
  24. Bottom Heavy (Mud Club Dub) – Danny Tenaglia – Tribal America (1994)
  25. Lost and Found (S.F.L.) – DJ Shadow – Mo Wax (1994) > buy link
  26. At Home With The Hoppers – Doctor Rockit – Clear (1995)
  27. One Day Soon – Carl Craig – Blanco Y Negro (1995) > buy link
  28. Dayride – Ian O’Brien – Ferox Records (1996) > buy link
  29. excerpt from Refractions In The Plastic Pulse – Stereolab – Duophonic (1997) > buy link
  30. Pete Standing Alone – Boards Of Canada – Skam / Warp (1998) > buy link
  31. Hide In From The Day – Super_Collider – Loaded Records (1999) > buy link

luv286

luv286 Following The Current pt1

Following The Current part 1

this fall i will be teaching a Personal and Cultural Enrichment class at McGill University called Following The Current : A Brief History Of Electronic Music. this, the first of a three part mix, covers the years 1952-1979 and outlines some of the artists and music that will be discussed. for more info on the class and how to enroll click on
photo : electricity
Tracklist
  1. Beton-Studie – Karlheinz Stockhausen – DOXY (1952/2011) > buy link
  2. Main Titles – Overture (from Forbidden Planet) – Louis and Bebe Barron – Small Planet Records (1956/1978) > buy link
  3. Over The Rainbow – Paul Tanner with Andre Montero and his Orchestra – Omega Disk / Aero Space Records (1959)
  4. Daisy Bell – Max Mathews – Cacophonic / Finders Keepers (1961/2013)
  5. Telstar – The Tornados – Decca / Mr. Suit Records (1962/2013) > buy link
  6. Doctor Who Theme (Original 1963 Version) – Delia Derbyshire and Ron Grainer from BBC Radiophonic Workshop – Harkit Records (1963/2013) > buy link
  7. Girl From Venus – Jean-Jacques Perrey & Gershon Kingsley – Vanguard (1966) > buy link
  8. Tomorrow Never Knows – The Beatles – Parlophone (1966)
  9. Daily Nightly – The Monkees – Colgems / Rhino (1967/1986) > buy link
  10. excerpt from Silver Apples Of The Moon Part II – Morton Subotnick – Nonesuch Records (1967)
  11. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major : Second Movement – Walter Carlos – Columbia Masterworks (1968)
  12. Peace Three – Paul Beaver & Bernard L. Krause – Nonesuch Records (1968)
  13. Cybernaut – Tonto’s Expanding Head Band (Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil) – Atlantic (1971/1975)
  14. Girl Blue – Stevie Wonder – Tamla / Motown – (1972)
  15. Rain Dance – Herbie Hancock – Columbia (1973) > buy link
  16. Movements Of A Visionary – Tangerine Dream – Virgin (1974/1977) > buy link
  17. Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Theme) (from Assault On Precinct 13) – John Carpenter – Record Makers (1976/2003) > buy link
  18. Disco From A Space Show – Guitar Red – Mod-Art / Chocolate Industries (1976/2012) > buy link
  19. I Feel Love – Donna Summer – Casablanca Records (1977) > buy link
  20. Rocket U.S.A. – Suicide – Red Star Records (1977/1999) > buy link
  21. United – Throbbing Gristle – Industrial Records (1977/1981) > buy link
  22. Trans-Europe Express / Metal On Metal – Kraftwerk – Capitol (1977) > buy link
  23. Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) – Parliament – Casablanca Records (1978) > buy link
  24. Fantastic Man – William Onyeabor – Wilfilms Records / Luaka Bop (1979/2013) > buy link
  25. I Nearly Married A Human – Gary Numan + Tubeway Army – Beggars Banquet (1979) > buy link

luv285

luv285

Euphonious Topographic Peregrination

a sonic trek through mellow musical landscapes. for those who like traveling without moving.
image : Euphonious Monk
Tracklist
  1. Song Of Innocence – David Axelrod – Capitol (1968) > buy link
  2. untitled (side a, track 2) – Directions – Thrill Jocky (1996) > buy link
  3. Plateau – Orb – Island (1995) > buy link
  4. Footprints In The Snow – Tomita – RCA Red Seal (1974) > buy link
  5. Waves & Visions – Streetmark – Sky Records (1976/1977)
  6. The Beach Which Is Long-Lasting – Astronaughty – Temposphere (2000) > buy link
  7. Wind On Wind – Robert Fripp & Brian Eno – Editions EG (1975)
  8. Teletexed – Fridge – Output (1998)
  9. First Desert – Ennio Morricone – United Artists Records (1969) > buy link
  10. The Plateaux Of Mirror – Harold Budd & Brian Eno – Editions EG (1980) > buy link
  11. Long Day – Future Sound Of London – fsoldigital.com (2012/2014) > buy link
  12. His Second Story Island – Tortoise – Thrill Jockey (1994) > buy link
  13. Morning Lake – Weather Report – Columbia (1971) > buy link
  14. Ice Caves – Emerald Web – Stargate / Finders Keepers Records (1980/2014) > buy link

luv256

luv256 Far Edge Rose

Far Edge Rose

an extremely chill blend of experimental 70s & 80s electronic music that started the ambient revolution.
with a heavy nod to Edgar Froese, may he rest in peace.
photo : Arturo Flores
Tracklist:
  1. 3 a.m. At The Border Of The Marsh From Okefenokee – Tangerine Dream – Virgin (1976) > buy link
  2. Aurora – Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil – Atlantic (1975) > buy link
  3. Thermo Vision – Vangelis – Deutsche Grammophon (1985)
  4. 21:32 – Cluster – Philips / 4 Men With Beards (1971/2007) > buy link
  5. Hudson – Electronic Art Ensemble – Gramavision Records (1982)
  6. Unfamiliar Wind – Brian Eno – E.G. Records (1982) > buy link
  7. Prinzregent – Hans-Joachim Roedelius – Sky Records (1979) > buy link
  8. Satz Exil Sils Maria – Klaus Schulze – Brain (1972) > buy link
  9. Analog Heaven #1 – Don Preston – Sub Rosa (1975/2012) > buy link
  10. Greenland – Richard Pinhas – Polydor – Ramses (1979)
  11. Epsilon In Malaysian Pale – Edgar Froese – Virgin (1975) > buy link

luv229

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.
Tracklist
  1. Amygdala – Henry Cow – Red Records (1973/1979) > buy link
  2. The Hall Of Mirrors In The Palace At Versailles – John Cale & Terry Riley – Columbia (1970)
  3. Out-Bloody-Rageous – Soft Machine – Columbia (1970) > buy link
  4. Absolutely Curtains – Pink Floyd – Harvest (1972) > buy link
  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) > buy link
  8. Four Ever Rainbow – Steve Hillage – Virgin (1979) > buy link
  9. Little Red Riding Hood Hit The Road – Robert Wyatt – Virgin (1974) > buy link
  10. Final Sunset – Brian Eno – Antilles Records (1978)

luv190

stresslessness

there is now over 7 days of continuous music up on djluvsrecords.com. if anyone decides to take on the task of listening to the whole week non-stop i am pretty sure they would appreciate a nice chill vibe for the final mix. so here you have it, an eclectic ambient revolution mix as the cherry on top of a weeks worth of (damn fine) music. rest easy.
photo : Oliver Blank
Tracklist:
  1. In A Silent Way – Joe Zawinul – Atlantic (1971/1986) > buy link
  2. Bro’s (Terrestrial Tones Mix) – Panda Bear – Fat Cat Records (2006) > buy link
  3. The Orchids – Psychic TV – CBS (1983) > buy link
  4. Tremel – Musique Pour Pas Perdus – Departement (2011) > buy link
  5. XI – KA – [OHM] Records (2000)
  6. To Carla, Marsha and Caroline (For Making Everything Beautifuller) – Robert Wyatt – CBS (1970)
  7. Air de l’orde – Eric Satie performed by Aldo Ciccolini – Angel (1974)
  8. Requiem For Molly (Part 1) – John Fahey – Vanguard (1967) > buy link
  9. Clouded – Seefeel – Warp (2010) > buy link
  10. if 810 – Edgar Froese – Brain (1976)
  11. Nocturnal Lullaby – Ron & Val Taylor – Festival Records / Votary Records (1973/2012)
  12. excerpt from Scene 8-A Court In Its Own Contempt Rises To A Motherly Apotheosis – Harry Partch – Gate 5 Records / Finders Keepers Records (1958/2013)
  13. Space Cadet Main Title Theme – Kid Koala – Ninja Tune (2011) > buy link
  14. Pauline – The Durutti Column – Factory (1986) > buy link
  15. The Forest And The Sea – Scott Key – Blivet Music / Lion Productions (1976/2013)
  16. Tally & Orlando Meet The Cockpot Pixie – Daevid Allen – Affinity (1977) > buy link
  17. Starman Leaves / End Title – Jack Nitzsche – Varese Sarabande (1984)
  18. excerpts from Salvator Mundi – Thomas Tallis performed by Deller Consort – Harmonia Mundi (????)
  19. A House Safe For Tigers (Choir) – Lee Hazelwood – CBS / Light In The Attic (1975/2012) > buy link

luv184

himmel

this is a mix of music from the Sky Records catalog. a breeding ground for German experimental electronic music, krautrock, ambient and progressive rock heavy hitters in the late seventies / early eighties. close listens will reveal the roots of many contemporary styles of music that followed in it’s footsteps.
image : Mammatus & Cumulus Clouds
Tracklist:
  1. Karussell – Michael Rother – Sky Records (1977) > buy link
  2. Die Bunge – Cluster & Eno – Sky Records (1977) > buy link
  3. Silverrain – Adelbert von Deyen – Sky Records (1980) > (searching for buy link)
  4. Missi Cacadou – Moebius & Plank – Sky Records (1980) > buy link
  5. Prothese – Cluster – Sky Records (1979) > buy link
  6. Cretin Statique – Asmus Tiechens – Sky Records (1981) > buy link
  7. Herold – Hans-Joachim Roedelius – Sky Records (1979) > buy link
  8. Luftschloss – Eno Moebius Roedelius – Sky Records (1978) > buy link
  9. Angel of Jupiter – Peter Backhausen – Sky Records (1979) > (searching for buy link)
  10. Von Ferne her -Hans-Joachim Roedelius – Sky Records (1981) > buy link
  11. Südwind – Tyndall – Sky Records (1980) > (searching for buy link)
  12. Sowiesoso – Cluster – Sky Records (1976) > buy link
  13. Auf Engelsflügeln – Deutsche Wertarbeit – Sky Records (1981) > buy link

luv148

The Glamour and The Glitch

a proper mix of glitchy electronic music made by broken down robots trying to communicate through syntax error messages on buggy software.

image : Don Relyea

 

Tracklist:
  1. VI Scose Poise – Autechre – Warp (2001) > buy link
  2. Motor Function Error – Motion – FatCat Records (2000) > buy link
  3. Miss.Ort – EU – Vertical Form (2001)
  4. Elodie 2 – Delarosa and Asora – Schematic (2000) > buy link
  5. U.S.S.R. Reconstruction (Oval Remix) – DJ Vadim – Ninja Tune (1998) > buy link
  6. .^.^%^%^% – [The User] – Asphodel (2002)
  7. Eu Jach – Quinoline Yellow – Skam (2003) > buy link
  8. It’s No Secret (What God Can Do) – Geez ‘n’ Gosh – Mille Plateaux (2002)
  9. Nuchu -Kit Clayton – ~scape (1999)
  10. Forensics (For Guitar) Part 3 – James Plotkin – FatCat Records (2000) > buy link
  11. Grace Under Fire – Bizz Circuits – Mille Plateaux (2002)
  12. Memento Mori – Matmos – Matador (2001) > buy link
  13. Loop5 – Farmers Manual – Mego (1996)
  14. Transrapid – Alva Noto – Mille Plateaux (2002)
  15. Sexual Chocolate – Guineo – Chocolate Industries (2000)
  16. Chewbacca On Crack – Push Button Objects – Schematic / Chocolate Industries (2000) > buy link
  17. untitled track 2, side B – DAT Politics – Tigerbeat6 (2000)
  18. And I’m Singing – Jim O’Rourke – Mego (2001)
  19. Schöner Wissen – Oval – Mille Plateaux (1994)

luv138

The Long And The Short Of It

i wanted to make a short mix using long tracks. so i chose six epic cuts of varying origins and slowly blended them over a heady flame for 85 minutes; creating a super chill scene on the inside of your eyelids. may inspire naps.
image : Jack
Tracklist:
  1. Untitled, side D of the Dead Man Soundtrack – Neil Young – Vapor Records (1996) > buy link
  2. Black Sands (Duke Dumont’s ‘Grains Of Sand’ Reconstruction) – Bonobo – Ninja Tune (2012) > buy link
  3. He Loved Him Madly – Miles Davis – Columbia (1974) > buy link
  4. Alap and Vilambit (slow) Jod – Ravi Shankar – Capitol (1970)
  5. The Coastal Bird Scene part 3 (played at 33rpm instead of 45rpm) – Super Numeri – Ninja Tune (2003) > buy link
  6. 1/1 – Brian Eno – E.G. Records (1978) > buy link