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luv462

luv462 To Some Other Town

To Some Other Town

this is the story of a juvenile delinquent and his motorcycle who grew up riding ‘Merica raw dog on his boss hog. all he wanted was to be free so he lived hard, rode fast and died young. to some it may be a motorpsycho nightmare, but for him it was the American Dream.
photo : Cycle Annie
Tracklist:
  1. Juvenile Delinquent – Ronnie Allen – San Records / Fantastic Voyage (1959/2011)
  2. Little Honda – The Hondells – Mercury (1964)
  3. Walk, Don’t Run – The Ventures – Dolton Records / Capitol (1960/1985)
  4. Cycle Annie – The Beachnuts – Design Records (1965)
  5. Bad Motorcycle – The Storey Sisters – Cameo / Stag-O-Lee (1958/2014)
  6. Green Onions – Booker T. & The MG’s – Atlantic (1962/1985)
  7. Who Do You Love – Bo Diddley – Chess / Rumble Records (1958/2012)
  8. Hell’s Angel – Johnny Bond – Starday Records / The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility (1966/2024)
  9. The Rebel (Without A Cause) – The Arrows – Tower / Sundazed (1965/2004)
  10. It’s A Revolution Mother – Mandarin Gate with Chris Martell – Modern Harmonic (1969/2018)
  11. The Pusher – Steppenwolf – Dunhill / ABC Records / MCA (1968/1980)
  12. Herbert Harpers Free Press – Muddy Waters – Cadet Concepts (1968)
  13. Stone Fox Chase – Area Code 615 – Polydor / Soul Jazz (1972/2011)
  14. Straight Ahead – Canned Heat – Janus Records (1966/1970)
  15. Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fantasy (1969)
  16. Ezy Ryder – Jimi Hendrix – Reprise Records (1971)
  17. Ballad Of Easy Rider – Roger McGuinn – Dunhill Records / ABC Records (1969)

luv459

luv459 Everything Will Probably Be Alright

Everything Will Probably Be Alright

everything you know is wrong. everything good is bad and everything bad is good. also, nobody cares.
phew! isn’t that a relief! ‘cos if nothing really matters than all of the expectations and societal pressures we put ourselves under to constantly perform and produce also don’t matter! there’s a kind of freedom to this notion of “cheery nihilism”.
here’s a mix that attempts to cover our collective existential dread in a veil of musical whimsy. enjoy the beauty you can find and revel in life’s absurdities because if nothing matters why wouldn’t you?
photo : Dirk Krause House.
Tracklist:
  1. Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog – Norma Tanega – New Voice Records / Real Gone Music (1966/2019)
  2. World Planets – Art Pettibone – Tiger Records / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility (1968/2019)
  3. Tomorrow Is So Uncertain – Celestine Ukwu and his Philosophers National – Philips / Mississippi Records (1973/2022)
  4. It Comes On Anyhow – Lothar and the Hand People – Capitol / See For Miles Records Ltd. (1968/1986)
  5. Life Time Dub – King Tubby & The Aggrovators – Hot Stuff / Jamaican Recordings (1975/2014)
  6. Everything Good Is Bad – The Politicians ft. McKinley Jackson – Hot Wax / Demon Records (1972/2019)
  7. Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam – Bill Nelson – Mercury (1981)
  8. New Mexico Dream – The Residents – Ralph Records / New Ralph Too / Cherry Red / MVD Audio (1974/1978/2023)
  9. Older – They Might Be Giants – Restless Records / Idlewild Recordings (2001/2022)
  10. Wrong – Family Fodder – Fresh Records (1980)
  11. Welcome To The Internet – Bo Burnham – Imperial (2022)
  12. StopStart – The Nanobot Auxiliary Ballet And The Museum Of Modern Insect Art With The Office Of Woodland Security Present Tylenol And Adida The Deadly Ballerina Featuring The Chillbot Slider, The Push Button Master, The White Hot Funkbot, And Maybe Dr. Idiotbot If It Can Make It – Ta-Da Records (2004)
  13. Do You Realize?? (T.P.S. Remix) – The Flaming Lips – Warner Bros. (2003/2023)
  14. Big Cheeseburgers and Good French Fries – Blaze Foley – Fat Possum Records (1976/2010)
  15. Nobody Cares – Jimmie Pearson and the Melody Boys – Dixie Records / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility (1960/2017)
  16. Look On The Bright Side Of Life (All Things Dull And Ugly) – Monty Python – Warner Bros. (1979)
  17. Beautiful – The Lemon Twigs – 4AD (2017)

luv449

luv449 Streetlife Entropy

Streetlife Entropy

here’s a musty mixtape of sixties & seventies relics from your grand-dad’s basement collection. where electric guitarists do what they do best, let loose on endless groovy jams. a blend of funk, jazz, rock and blues that maybe Pop’s would have dug.
image : Brian Hagiwara + time
Tracklist:
  1. The Funky Waltz – The Eleventh House with Larry Coryell – Vanguard (1974)
  2. What About It? – Eddie Hazel – Warner Bros. / Be With Records (1977/2016)
  3. Midnight Sun – Harvey Mandel – Janus Records (1971)
  4. Chicken Fat – Mel Brown – Impulse! (1967/2023)
  5. Ride, Sally, Ride – Dennis Coffey – Sussex (1972)
  6. Do It Now, Worry About It Later – Clifford Coulter – Impulse! / ABC Records (1972)
  7. Chunga’s Revenge (Basement Version) – Frank Zappa – Zappa Records / UMe (1970/2023)
  8. Binky’s Beam – John McLaughlin – Polydor (1972)
  9. Shape Of Things To Come – George Benson – A&M / CTI Records (1968)
  10. Crying Blue Rain – Jimi Hendrix – Experience Hendrix / Legacy (1969/2010)
  11. De Blooz – Howard Roberts – Impulse! / ABC Records (1971)
  12. A Day In The Life – Grant Green – Blue Note (1970/2023)

luv443

luv443 hmmm

hmmm

weirdo rock from the fringe of what was acceptable in the odd ball eighties.
photo : weird kid
Tracklist:
  1. Schizophrenia – Sonic Youth – SST (1987)
  2. Right Now – The Flaming Lips – Restless Records (1989)
  3. Harold Of The Rocks – Primus – Prawn Song (1989/2020)
  4. The Big Foist – Minutemen – SST (1984)
  5. Run Paint Run Run – Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Virgin (1980/1982)
  6. Boy In Love – The Residents – Ralph Records / Superior Viaduct (1981/1983/2014)
  7. Bullaby – Bongwater – Shimmy Disc (1988)
  8. Mark Says Alright – Butthole Surfers – Touch and Go / Latino Bugger Veil (1986/2013)
  9. Guru Maharaji – Medium Medium – Cherry Red / Lantern Records (1981/2021)
  10. Is Guava A Donut? – Renaldo And The Loaf – Ralph Records / Editions Mego (1981/2019)
  11. Private Universe / The Life On Nebulov – Snakefinger – Ralph Records (1982)
  12. Marble Tulip Juicy Tree – Ween – Twin/Tone Records / Plain Recordings (1990/2010)

luv426

luv426 Skinny Ties

Skinny Ties

bouncing between the guard rails of punk and mainstream radio rock this mixtape finds common ground in power pop. where household names and total unknowns use the forward thrust of chugging chords and driving drums to create a chewed up late 70s / early 80s bubblegum pop sound and energy that hits a bunch of my nostalgia centers.
image : Guy Departees
Tracklist:
  1. Photograph – The Movies – Snap Shot Records / Mean Bean Records (1982/2020)
  2. Ask For Jill – The dB’s – Albion Records (1982)
  3. Soul Kitchen – X – Slash Records (1980)
  4. A Hundred Feet Away – Joan Jett And The Blackhearts – Blackheart Records / Epic (1983)
  5. I’ve Done Everything For You – Rick Springfield – RCA (1980)
  6. Love Comes In Spurts – Richard Hell And The Voidoids – Sire (1977)
  7. Key Of E – John Lovsin – Terminal Records / Superior Viaduct (1982/2020)
  8. Government Center – Jonathan Richman – Beserkley (1975)
  9. What I Like About You – The Romantics – Epic / Columbia Special Products (1979/1980)
  10. Is This Real? – The Wipers – Park Avenue Records / Jackpot Records (1979/2014)
  11. Some Of My Lies Are True (Sooner Or Later) – Huey Lewis And The News – Chrysalis (1980)
  12. Stuck On You – The Toasters – Bagel Records / Mean Bean Records (1979/2022)
  13. I Didn’t Have The Nerve To Say No – Blondie – Chrysalis (1977)
  14. Girl U Want – Devo – Warner Bros. (1980)
  15. Just What I Needed – The Cars – Elektra (1978)
  16. 867-5309/Jenny – Tommy Tutone – Columbia / K-Tel International (1981/1982)
  17. Guilty As A Killer Wave – The Toms – Feel It Records (1979/2020)
  18. Can’t Stop the World – Go-Go’s – I.R.S. Records (1981)

luv420

luv420 luv's 420 joint

luv’s 420 joint

when dj luv’s records started i had the idea of making a mixtape dedicated to marijuana. every mix up here was made in a haze of pot smoke so it was inevitable that time and inspiration would coalesce into luv’s 420 joint. an epic journey that crosses many genres and eras exhibiting how this glorious weed is for everyone and all can reap it’s benefits. to quote Louis Armstrong :
“We did call ourselves Vipers, which could have been anybody from all walks of life that smoked and respected ‘gage’. That was our cute little name for marijuana… We always looked at pot as a sort of medicine, a cheap drunk and with much better thoughts than one that’s full of liquor… the respect for it (gage) will stay with me forever. I have every reason to say these words and am proud to say them. From experience.”
so from one viper to another, happy 4/20. now take a hit off luv’s 420 joint.
image : Don Willis on weed
Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from The History Of Marijuana : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  2. I’m Gonna Get High – Tampa Red and The Chicago Five – Bluebird / Stash Records Inc. (1937/1977)
  3. excerpt from Turning Arnold On (from Arnold’s Wrecking Co.) – East Coast Records (1973)
  4. Weed – The High & Mighty – Rawkus (1999)
  5. excerpt of Turning Arnold On (from Arnold’s Wrecking Co.) – East Coast Records (1973)
  6. Smokin’ Cheeba-Cheeba – Harlem Underground – Paul Winley Records / Demon Records (1976/2020)
  7. excerpt from Physical Effects : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  8. Theme From Mary Jane (from Mary Jane) – Mike Clifford – Sidewalk / Reel Time (1967/2012)
  9. subway train from The New CBS Audio-File Sound Effects Library – Columbia Special Products (1977)
  10. Big High Song For Somebody – Roy Glenn – Pesky Serpent Records (????)
  11. subway train from The New CBS Audio-File Sound Effects Library – Columbia Special Products (1977)
  12. Killin’ Jive – The Cats & The Fiddle – Bluebird / Fantastic Voyage (1939/2013)
  13. excerpt from Toledo Window Box – George Carlin – Little David Records (1974)
  14. Till Sun’s In Your Eyes – DJ Vadim ft. Motion Man and Blurum 13 – Ninja Tune (2002)
  15. excerpt from Toledo Window Box – George Carlin – Little David Records (1974)
  16. Mary Jane Is To Love – Sweet Smoke – Jan-Gi Rcords / Amy / Stoned Records (1968/1997)
  17. excerpt from 1st Gear, 2nd Gear (from Up In Smoke) – Cheech & Chong – Warner Bros. (1978)
  18. Sweet Leaf – Black Sabbath – Vertigo / Warner Bros. (1971)
  19. Marijuanaut’s Theme – Sleep – Third Man Records (2018)
  20. excerpt from Making Love : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  21. Mary Jane – Rick James – Gordy – (1978/1984)
  22. excerpt from Love Of Grass – The Conception Corporation – Cotillion (1970)
  23. I Love Marijuana – Linval Thompson – Trojan Records / Music On Vinyl (1978/2019)
  24. Free The Marijuana – Audio Active ft. Bim Sherman – On-U Sound (1994)
  25. excerpt from Cruisin’ With Pedro De Pacas – Cheech & Chong – Ode Records (1971)
  26. Bring Me Weed – Sherwood & Pinch – On-U Sound / Tectonic (2013)
  27. excerpt from 1st Gear, 2nd Gear (from Up In Smoke) – Cheech & Chong – Warner Bros. (1978)
  28. One Toke Over The Line – Brewer & Shipley – Kama Sutra / Geffen / Universal Music / Music On Vinyl (1970/2019)
  29. excerpt from Fear And Loathing In Las VegasJohnny Depp – Geffen / Universal Music / Music On Vinyl (1998/2019)
  30. excerpt from Psychological Effects : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  31. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 – Bob Dylan – Columbia (1966)
  32. excerpt from I Tried It Once, It Just Gave Me A Headache – Lenny Bruce – Lenny Bruce / Comedy Dynamics (1964/2020)
  33. All The Jive Is Gone – Andy Kirk and his Twelve Clouds Of Joy – Decca / Stash Records. Inc. (1936/1976)
  34. Quinton’s On The Way (Skit) – The Pharcyde – Delicious Vinyl (1992)
  35. Pack The Pipe – The Pharcyde – Delicious Vinyl (1992)
  36. excerpt from The Alphabet Song – David Peel & The Lower East Side – Elektra (1968)
  37. Greenery – Quasimoto – Stones Throw Records (2005)
  38. One Draw – Rita Marley – Tuff Gong (1981)
  39. excerpt from Love Of Grass – The Conception Corporation – Cotillion (1970)
  40. Big Spliff – Ralph Thomas – Zebra Jazz / Soul Jazz Records (1980/2009)
  41. excerpts from A Better World (Are You Cool With That?) – Bill Hicks – Comedy Dynamics (1993/2016)
  42. excerpt from Everything They Tell You About Pot Is A Lie (Play The Sitar) – Bill Hicks – Comedy Dynamics (1993/2016)
  43. Cosplay – Panda Bear – Domino (2015)
  44. excerpt from Listening To Music : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  45. Sin Semilla Kaya Dub – The Upsetters – Clocktower Records (1981)
  46. Acapulco Gold Filters – Cheech & Chong – Ode Records (1971)
  47. Marijuana In My Brain – Dillinger – Jamaica Sound / Radiation Roots (1978/2019)
  48. Stoned Again (from Arnold’s Wrecking Co.) – Adom – East Coast Records (1973)
  49. I Got Stoned And I Missed It – Shel Silverstein – Columbia (1972)
  50. Up In Smoke (from Up In Smoke) – Cheech & Chong – Warner Bros. (1978)
  51. Illegal Smile – John Prine – Atlantic (1971)
  52. excerpt from The History Of Marijuana : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  53. Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die (Solo Version) – Willie Nelson – Legacy (2013)

luv419

luv419 Psychlophonic Miracle Sound

Psychlophonic Miracle Sound

another end of the sixties rock’n’roll mixtape made with luv. odd pop recorded in magnificent Psychlophonic Miracle Sound.
photo : Trace Sheppard A.G.E.
Tracklist:
  1. What Can I Give You – Margo Guryan – Modern Harmonic (1967/2016) > buy link
  2. Knit Me A Kiss – Big Boy Pete – Mono-Tone Records (1967/2021)
  3. Smell Of Incense – Southwest F.O.B. – GPC / HIP / Craft Recordings (1968/2019) > buy link
  4. I Found You In The Night – JODI – Out-Sider (1969/2018)
  5. He’s A Keeper Of The Fire – Buffy Sainte-Marie – Vanguard / Craft Recordings (1969/2019) > buy link
  6. Short Circuit – The Id – RCA Victor (1967) > buy link
  7. I Enjoy Being The Boy – Giant Crab – UNI Records (1968) > buy link
  8. Cardboard Watch – The End – Decca / Demon Records (1969/2018) > buy link
  9. I Can Go – Roger Nichols & The Small Circle Of Friends – A&M / Tapete Records (1968/2018) > buy link
  10. U.F.O. – Jim Sullivan – Monnie / Light In The Attic (1969/2020) > buy link
  11. Sunday Morning – The Five Day Week Straw People – Saga FID / Morgan Blue Town (1968/2018) > buy link
  12. Icicle Star Tree – Asylum Choir – Smash Records / Mercury (1968) > buy link
  13. The Golden Hill (part 1) – The Beat Of The Earth – Radish (1970/2015)
  14. The Jumping Frog – West Coast Natural Gas – RD Records (1968/2012)
  15. Paint A Lady – Susan Christie – Finders Keepers Records (1969/2019) > buy link
  16. (Oh Dear) Miss Morse – Pearls Before Swine – ESP Disk / Drag City (1967/2017) > buy link
  17. Hold On, Hold On, The Garden Sure Looks Good Spread On The Floor – Marc Brierley – CBS / Magic Box (1968/2019)
  18. Superman – The Clique – White Whale (1969) > buy link
  19. Last Cloud Home – The Orange Bicycle – Parlophone (1969/2017) > buy link

luv416

luv416 Fey

Fey

fey : fated to die (doomed), marked by a foreboding of death or calamity / able to see into the future (visionary), marked by an otherworldly air or attitude (crazy, touched) / excessively refined (precious), quaintly unconventional (campy)
image : Lewis Elliott
Tracklist:
  1. Petals – Bibio – Warp (2016) > buy link
  2. Lorelai – Fleet Foxes – Sub Pop (2011)
  3. This Is The Way – Devendra Banhart – Young God Records (2004) > buy link
  4. Two Weeks – Grizzly Bear – Warp (2009) > buy link
  5. Terra Incognita – Atlas Sound – 4AD (2011) > buy link
  6. The Seer’s Tower – Sufjan Stevens – Asthmatic Kitty Records (2005) > buy link
  7. Black Holes In The Sand – Gravenhurst – Warp (2004) > buy link
  8. Red Yellow & Blue – Born Ruffians – Warp (2008) > buy link
  9. I Agree – The Ohsees – Rock Is Hell Records / Castle Face (2006/2019) > buy link
  10. Fever Dream – Iron & Wine – Sub Pop (2004) > buy link
  11. Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying – Belle And Sebastian – Jeepster Recordings / Matador (1996) > buy link
  12. Saint Simon – The Shins – Sub Pop (2003) > buy link
  13. Recycled Air – The Postal Service – Sub Pop (2004) > buy link

luv413

luv413 Same Old Mistakes

Same Old Mistakes

been living too long in our present day media horrorscape. need to blast the shit out from between my ears. this mixtape of 70s & 80s North American punk & hardcore should do the trick.
image : sweet daddy luv
Tracklist:
  1. Freakin Out – Death – Drag City (1975/2009) > buy link
  2. Return Of The Rat – Wipers – Park Avenue Records / Jackpot Records (1979/2014) > buy link
  3. Let’s Have A War – Fear – Slash / San Andreas Records (1982/1984) > buy link
  4. Beyond The Threshold – Hüsker Dü – SST (1984) > buy link
  5. The Gold Mine – Meat Puppets – Thermidor / SST (1982) > buy link
  6. Butthole Surfer – Butthole Surfers – Touch And Go (1984) > buy link
  7. The Glory Of Man – Minutemen – SST (1984) > buy link
  8. Filler – Minor Threat – Dischord Records (1981/1983) > buy link
  9. Destroy Babylon – Bad Brains – PVC Records / Bad Brains Records / ORG Music (1983/2021) > buy link
  10. No Hope Religion – SC.U.M. – Psyche Industry Records (1985)
  11. Memories Of Tomorrow – Suicidal Tendencies – Frontier Records (1983) > buy link
  12. Mad Man – D.R.I. – Death Records / Beer City Records (1985/2010) > buy link
  13. Communist Eyes – Germs – Slash Records (1979) > buy link
  14. Magazine Love – Screamers – Superior Viaduct (1977/2021) > buy link
  15. Self Pity – Nomeansno – Psyche Industry Records (1986)
  16. My War – Black Flag – SST (1983) > buy link
  17. Get Off Your Ass – S.N.F.U. – Better Youth Organization (1985) > buy link
  18. Unknown – D.O.A. – Friends Records / Sudden Death Records (1981/2021) > buy link
  19. Because I Do – X – Elektra (1982) > buy link
  20. Careless – The Replacements – Twin Tone Records (1981) > buy link
  21. Unplugged – The Flaming Lips – Pink Dust / Restless Records / Plain Recordings (1986/2005) > buy link
  22. Cover Band – Redd Kross – Posh Boy / Merge (1979/1981/2020) > buy link
  23. Chickenshit Conformist – Dead Kennedys – Alternative Tentacles (1986) > buy link

luv409

luv409 - Mysterious Cosmic Jellyfish

Mysterious Cosmic Jellyfish

you arrive washed out by the sun, covered in salt from sweat and the sea, drifting along the inward journey to your paradise. you followed the call of the mysterious cosmic jellyfish that resides in the center of your own personal Bermuda Triangle, lost between mind, heart and soul. it summoned you so it could impart the wisdom of the deep. open yourself up and let the ancient understanding take you to a dreamy world of fantasy filled with warm sea breezes.
Tracklist:
  1. Siembra – Elisabeth Waldo – Barbary Coast Records / Pleasure For Music (1959/2021) > buy link
  2. Llanura Africanas – Don Gonzalo Fernandez – Toboga Records (1982) > buy link
  3. Advert – Mark Broom – Pure Plastic (1999)
  4. Beribau Variations – Paulinho da Costa – Pablo (1977)
  5. Misnomer – Four Tet – Output (1999) > buy link
  6. Seaweed – Tipsy – Asphodel (2001)
  7. The Moon Over Manakoora – Lenny And The Thundertones – Astra Recordings Company / Numero Group (1962/2018) > buy link
  8. I’ll Be Home – Flamingos – Checker / Chess (1955/1981) > buy link
  9. Sweet Leilani – The Waikikis – Kapp Records / MCA (1967/1973)
  10. Island Girl – Eden Ahbez – Del-Fi Records / Fantôme Phonographique (1960/2018) > buy link
  11. Lessivé – Le Tone – Naive (1999) > buy link
  12. Hotel California – Heineken Pan Vibes Steel Orchestra – ICE (1978)
  13. My Silent Song – Enoch Light And The Light Brigade – Project 3 Total Sound (1969)
  14. Flynn – Ratatat – XL Recordings (2008)
  15. Marihuana – Los Darlings De Huanuco – Rey Records / Repsychled / Lion Productions (????/2018) > buy link
  16. Julie – The Moonlighters – WRL / Death Is Not The End (1961/2019) > buy link
  17. When Beads Spell Power Leaf – Brightblack Morning Light – Matador (2008) > buy link
  18. Rule The Summer Clouds – Bobby Lee – Tompkins Square (2021) > buy link
  19. Blue Beach – Welcome To Your Beach – Steve Hiett – CBS/Sony / Efficient Space / Be With Records (1983/2019)