luv161

Love’s Gonna Change Your Mind

a classic dialogue between man and woman about the trials, tribulations and uplifting power of love.
image : 1970s Greyhound Bus Lines advertisement
Tracklist:
  1. Bring Back My Yesterday – Barry White – 20th Century Records (1973) > buy link
  2. In The Rain – The Dramatics – Volt (1971) > buy link
  3. Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers – Sussex (1971) > buy link
  4. It’s Raining – Irma Thomas – Minit / Change Records (1962/2008) > buy link
  5. I Can’t Stand The Rain – Ann Peebles – Hi Records / Cream Records (1974/1985) > buy link
  6. Come And Get These Memories – Fontella Bass – Checker (1965) > buy link
  7. (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It’s You That I Need – The Temptations – Tamla Motown (1967) > buy link
  8. You Should Have Treated Me Right – Ike & Tina Turner – Sue Records Inc. / Unart (1962/1967) > buy link
  9. Bewildered – James Brown – King / Polydor (1963) > buy link
  10. In And Out Of My Life – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Gordy / Motown (1972) > buy link
  11. Turn Back The Hands Of Time – Tyrone Davis – Dakar Records / Atlantic (1970/1985) > buy link
  12. What I See – The Three Degrees – Neptune Records / Soul Jazz (1969/2004) > (searching for buy link)
  13. I’m Still In Love With You – Al Green – Hi Records/ Motown (1975/1982) > buy link
  14. Lovin’ You – Minnie Riperton – Epic (1974) > buy link
  15. Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I’ve Got) – Four Tops – ABC / Dunhill Records (1972) > buy link
  16. You Send Me – Aretha Franklin – Atlantic (1968) > buy link
  17. Talking About My Baby – The Impressions – ABC-Paramount (1964/1982) > buy link
  18. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross – Motown (1970/1981) > buy link
  19. Love Lots Of Lovin’ – Lee Dorsey and Betty Harris – Sansu Records / Soul Jazz (1968/2000) > buy link

luv160

18 Ways To Get You In A Good Moog

the release of the Moog synthesizer in the 1960s coincided with a rush of “electronic pop” records recycling melodies from the past (and a few from the future) to varying degrees of success. the sweet daddy has luvingly selected 18 quirky pieces from a few electronic music pioneers to help get you in a good moog.
photo : Gershon Kingsley & Jean-Jacques Perrey, 1967
Tracklist:
  1. The Little Man From Mars – Jean-Jacques Perrey & Gershon Kingsley – Vanguard (1966) > buy link
  2. Percolator – Hot Butter – Musicor Records (1973)
  3. Give It Up Or Turn It Loose – Dick Hyman – Command / ABC Records (1969)
  4. Cleopatra – Georges Teperino – Marlowlynn Ltd. / L’Illustration Musicale / Lo Recordings (1970/2001) > buy link
  5. The Minuet Of The Robots – Jean-Jacques Perrey – Vanguard (1968) > buy link
  6. The Legend Of Johnny Pot – Dick Hyman – Command / ABC Records (1969)
  7. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye – Claude Denjean – Phase 4 / London (1970) > buy link
  8. Peace Three – Paul Beaver & Bernard L. Krause – Nonesuch Records (1968)
  9. Heliotrope Bouquet – Chris Stone – ABC Records (1974)
  10. Two-Part Invention In A Minor, BWV 784 – Walter Carlos – Columbia (1973)
  11. Popcorn – Hot Butter – Musicor Records (1972) > buy link
  12. Premiere Danse Nuptiale – Ennio Morricone – General Music France (1974/1980)
  13. One Note Samba – Spanish Flea – Jean-Jacques Perrey & Gershon Kingsley – Vanguard (1967) > buy link
  14. Maladjusted Moogie – Anthony King – Bruton Music / Lo Recordings (1974/2001) > buy link
  15. Integrated Circuit -The Cooper Plated Integrated Circuit – Command / ABC Records (1969)
  16. The Windmills Of Your Mind – Richard Hayman – Command / ABC Records (1969)
  17. Cynthia Sighs – Gordon Langford – RCA (1974)
  18. Petite Paulette – Enoch Light – Project 3 Total Sound (1969) > buy link

luv034

Coldwater Sound Killa

rhythm upon rhythm rollin’ in from the east.
the Coldwater Sound Killa is on it’s way. prepare.
image : Dan Sturngem
Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from Communications Sounds of the Baldwin Hills Dam Disaster – The City of Los Angeles Fire Department – Fleetwood Records (1961)
  2. PMT – Breakage – Reinforced (2002) > (searching for buy link)
  3. Dauntless – 4hero – Talkin’ Loud / Mercury (1997) > (searching for buy link)
  4. Venus No. 17 – Squarepusher – Warp (2004) > buy link
  5. Venus No. 17 Acid Mix – Squarepusher – Warp (2004) > buy link
  6. Bad Boy Sound – Bizzy B. – Planet Mu (2004) > buy link
  7. Sith Print – Skitty – Metalheadz (2005) > (searching for buy link)
  8. Mercury – TeeBee – Photek Records (2005) > (searching for buy link)
  9. Stylee – SoundMurderer + SK-1 – Rewind! (2003) > (searching for buy link)
  10. Wergle the Proud – µ-Ziq – Planet Mu (2005) > buy link
  11. Vicious Circles – Beta 2 – Metalheadz (2005) > buy link
  12. This Is Our Planet – Nucleus + Paradox – Reinforced (2004) > buy link
  13. The Dribbler – Seba & Paradox – Secret Operations (2005) > buy link
  14. Violent Killa – Dillinja – Valve (1997) > (searching for buy link)
  15. Riddim Warfare – DJ Spooky feat. Kool Keith – Asphodel / Outpost (1998) > (searching for buy link)
  16. My Crew, My Pills, My Chain, More Gain – Shitmat – Planet Mu (2005) > buy link
  17. King’s Lyn – Wagon Christ – Ninja Tune (2001) > buy link
  18. Ask Me – Breakage – Bassbin (2005) > (searching for buy link)
  19. Sound Killa – Digital – Timeless Recordings (2005) > buy link

luv159

Forgive Us If We Laugh A Lot

this mix is unintentionally, unavoidably creepy as it is made up of the weird and wonderful music of The Residents. join their odd collection of characters as they focus on the comical darkside of life amidst unique sonic structures, textures and tunes.
photo : The Residents
Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from Hitler Was A Vegetarian – The Residents – Ralph Records (1976/1979) > buy link
  2. Live At The Apollo: b. Try Me – The Residents – Ralph Records/ Korova (1984) > buy link
  3. Santa Dog ’78 – The Residents – Ralph Records (1978/1982)
  4. Monkey And Bunny – The Residents & Renaldo And The Loaf – Ralph Records / Korova (1983/1984)
  5. Hole-Workers At The Mercies Of Nature : Voices Of The Air – The Residents – Ralph Records (1981) > buy link
  6. A Spirit Steals A Child – The Residents – Ralph Records (1979) > buy link
  7. Kaw-Liga (Horror Mix) – The Residents – Toroso (1986)
  8. Mr. Bee’s Bumble – The Residents – Mute Records (2005) > buy link
  9. Loser Weed – The Residents – Ralph Records (1976/1981)
  10. Die In Terror – The Residents – Ralph Records (1980) > buy link
  11. Goosebump : And Farmers – The Residents – Ralph Records (1980) > buy link
  12. You Yesyesyes – The Residents – Ralph Records (1976) > buy link
  13. Hello Skinny – The Residents – Ralph Records (1978) > buy link
  14. Not Available Part Two : The Making Of A Soul – The Residents – Ralph Records (1978) > buy link
  15. Whoopy Snorp – The Residents – Los Angeles Free Music Society / Ralph Records (1977/1983)
  16. Shorty’s Lament (Intermission) – The Residents – Ralph Records (1982) > buy link
  17. Spotted Pinto Bean – The Residents – Ralph Records (1974/1979) > buy link
  18. Lord, It’s Lonely – The Residents – Ralph Records (1984)
  19. Smack Your Lips (Clap Your Teeth) – The Residents – Ralph Records (1982) > buy link

luv158

I’m On My Way To Get You Through Another Cold Day

a collection of odd pop pieced together by sweet daddy luv to help get you through another cold day.
photo : Jan Smithers, cover of Newsweek March 21, 1966
Tracklist:
  1. Beautiful People – The Books – Temporary Residence (2010) > buy link
  2. Lewis Takes Off His Shirt – Owen Pallet – Domino (2010) > buy link
  3. Take Off Your Shirt – Bibio – Warp (2011) > buy link
  4. Race For The Prize – The Flaming Lips – Warner Bros. (1999) > buy link
  5. The Shakes – Atlas Sound – 4AD (2011) > buy link
  6. Gun-Shy – Grizzly Bear – Warp (2012) > buy link
  7. Between Atoms – Krista Muir – Hypo Records (2011) > buy link
  8. Find Me The Pulse Of The Universe – Laetitia Sadier – Drag City (2012) > buy link
  9. Come On Let’s Go – Broadcast – Warp (2000) > buy link
  10. Little By Little – Radiohead – Ticker Tape Ltd. (2011) > buy link
  11. Heads Hammock – Avey Tare – Paw Tracks (2010) > buy link
  12. Toyboat – Yoko Ono with Antony of Antony and the Johnsons & Hahn Rowe – Astralwerks / Parlophone (2007) > buy link
  13. Measurements – James Blake – Atlas / Polydor (2011) > buy link
  14. Nightwatchman’s Blues – Gravenhurst – Warp (2008) > buy link
  15. The Flowers She Sent And The Flowers She Said She Sent – The Magnetic Fields – Feel Good All Over / Merge Records (1994/2011) > buy link
  16. The Cold Song (Akustik Version) – Whirlpool Productions – Ladomat 2000 (1996)

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

luv156

End Credits

as the end credits roll for 2012 sweet daddy luv leaves you with some sublime original soundtrack works. mellow music to help you write your own ending.
photo : National Geographic 1978
Tracklist:
  1. Main Title Theme (Billy) (from Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid) – Bob Dylan – Columbia (1973) > buy link
  2. I Love N.Y.E. (from About A Boy) – Badly Drawn Boy – Twisted Nerve / XL Recordings (2002) > buy link
  3. Joe Buck Rides Again (from Midnight Cowboy) – John Barry – United Artists Records (1969) > buy link
  4. 321… Zero (from CQ) – Mellow – Emperor Norton (2002)
  5. Ballad Of Cool Hand Luke (from Cool Hand Luke) – Lalo Schifrin – Dot Records (1967) > buy link
  6. Jerry’s Theme (from Mary Jane) – Mike Curb & Lawrence Brown – Side Walk / Reel Time (1968)
  7. Gray Prison Blues (from What’s Up, Tiger Lily?) – The Lovin’ Spoonful – Kama Sutra (1966) > buy link
  8. Main Theme (from Sitting Target) – Stanley Myers – Finders Keepers (1972/2005)
  9. Hallucinations – Instrumental (from Get Carter) – Roy Budd – Cinephile (1971/1998) > buy link
  10. Dirty Trip (from The Virgin Suicides) – Air – Record Makers / Source / Virgin France (2000) > buy link
  11. Father Confessor (from Short Eyes) – Curtis Mayfield – Curtom / Dagored (1977/2004) > buy link
  12. Chichen Itza : Temple Of The Virgins (from Chariots Of The Gods) – The Peter Thomas Orchestra – Polydor (1970) > buy link
  13. Play The Game (from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest) – Jack Nitzsche – Fantasy (1975) > buy link
  14. Trekkin’ (from Man And Boy) – J.J. Johnson – Sussex (1971)
  15. Psychedelic Mood (from Puppet On A Chain) – Piero Piccioni – DC Recordings (1970/2001)
  16. Beat N. 3 (from Theoreme) – Ennio Morricone – Barclay (1968) > buy link
  17. Entierro Del Primer Jugette (from El Topo) – Alexandro Jodorowsky – Apple Records (1971) > buy link

luv032c

My Sister’s Wedding pt.3

enjoy the third and final installment of this series of big band and vocal jazz mixes that i prepared for my sister’s wedding a while back. these dusty classics will always be a good listen.

photo : sweet daddy

the complete series can be found here :
luv032 – My Sister’s Wedding

Tracklist:
  1. Where or When – Duke Ellington – Columbia (1957) > buy link
  2. (What Did I Do To Be So) Black & Blue – Sidney Bechet – Blue Note (1949) > buy link
  3. Embraceable You – Bobby Hackett – Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970) > buy link
  4. Body and Soul – Coleman Hawkins Orchestra – RCA Victor (1939/1964) > buy link
  5. Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington – Columbia (1957) > buy link
  6. Floyd’s Guitar Blues – Andy Kirk ft. Floyd Smith – Time-Life / Decca (1939/1970) > buy link
  7. Memories of You – Benny Goodman Sextet ft. Charlie Christian – Columbia (1939/1972) > buy link
  8. Star Dust – Hoagy Carmichael – MCA (1942/1982) > buy link
  9. Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller and The Dorsey Brothers – Splash (1979) > buy link
  10. My Reverie – Larry Clinton ft. Bea Wain – Time-Life / Victor (1938/1970) > buy link
  11. Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington – RCA Victor (1945/1971) > buy link
  12. Squeeze Me – Chick Webb – Decca (1937) > buy link
  13. I Want A Little Girl – Count Basie – Impulse! / MCA (1962/1986) > buy link
  14. For Sentimental Reasons – Django Reinhardt – Barclay (1947/1975) > buy link
  15. Willow Weep For Me – Duke Ellington – Columbia (1957) > buy link
  16. Solitude – Thelonius Monk – Riverside (1955) > buy link
  17. God Bless The Child – Billie Holiday – MCA (1950/1972) > buy link

* because some tracks came from LPs without proper info some of the original release dates may be inaccurate. for similar reasons some of the buy links may not go to the exact version of the song that was in this mix, but one of comparable quality by the same artist. please forgive me.

luv155

people ain’t been livin’ right

just in case this is our last week on Earth figured i’d make a mix to go along with the apocalypse.
image : Emergency Broadcast System
Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from The Story of War Games – Buena Vista Records (1983)
  2. London Calling – The Clash – Epic (1979) > buy link
  3. excerpt from The Story of War Games – Buena Vista Records (1983)
  4. Nuclear War (version 2) – Yo La Tengo – Matador (2002) > buy link
  5. Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me – Charlie Mingus – Atlantic (1962) > buy link
  6. excerpt from Ultimate Thunderstorm – Environments disc 4 – Syntonic Research, Inc. (1979)
  7. excerpt from Nuclear War 1984? – Robin Armstrong – Kangi Records (1976) > (searching for buy link)
  8. Teetering Scales – Tangerine Dream – Private, Inc. (1989) > (searching for buy link)
  9. We Will Become Silhouettes – The Postal Service – Sub Pop (2005) > buy link
  10. Electric Storm – The BBC Radiophonic Workshop – BBC Records & Tapes (1976)
  11. Landslide – Cabaret Voltaire – Rough Trade (1981) > buy link
  12. excerpt from War Of The Worlds – The Mercury Theater / Orson Welles – Columbia Broadcasting System / Quality Records (1938/1970) > buy link
  13. Idioteque – Radiohead – Parlophone (2000) > buy link
  14. War Of The Worlds – The Mercury Theater / Orson Welles – Columbia Broadcasting System / Quality Records (1938/1970) > buy link
  15. The Four Horsemen – Metallica – Megaforce Records / Banzai Records (1983) > buy link
  16. The Dead Flag Blues – Godspeed You Black Emperor! – Constellation (1997) > buy link
  17. The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash – American Recordings (2002) > buy link
  18. Intro Part 2 (Paris Students’ Riot) of The Sound Of Dissent – Mercury (1969) > (searching for buy link)
  19. excerpt from Intro Part 3 (Adam Clayton Powell) of The Sound Of Dissent – Mercury (1969) > (searching for buy link)
  20. The Sign IV – David Axelrod – Ascension / EMI (1970) > buy link
  21. excerpt from Dust Storms and the Storm Of April 14, 1935 – Woody Guthrie – Library Of Congress / Elektra (1964)
  22. Dusty Old Dust (So Long It’s Been Good To Know Yuh) – Woody Guthrie – Folkways / DOXY (1940/1964/2009) > buy link
  23. Earthquake : Special Effects from the soundtrack to Earthquake – MCA (1974)
  24. excerpt from It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) – R.E.M. – I.R.S. (1987) > buy link

luv154

Sloppy Joe’s Saturday Morning Fun Mix 4!

every Saturday morning, as a kid, Sloppy Joe stumbled up the stairs, made a big bowl of sugary cereal, hit the couch and turned on the cartoons. the swirl of colors, commercials, music, strange voices, unreal plot lines and odd sound effects distorted time and space and forever altered his perception of life.
image  : Patrick “Eel” O’Brian a.k.a. Plastic Man
Tracklist:
  1. The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel – Grandmaster Flash – Sugar Hill Records (1981) > buy link
  2. “Hey You Guys!” intro to The Electric Company Theme – Rita Moreno – Children’s Television Workshop (1974) > (searching for buy link)
  3. Police Woman – Henry Mancini – RCA (1976) > (searching for buy link)
  4. excerpt from Escape To Witch Mountain – Eddie Albert – Disneyland Records (1975) > (searching for buy link)
  5. We Hear You – Luke Vibert – Planet Mu (2009) > buy link
  6. Freaky Flow – DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist – Mo Wax (2005) > (searching for buy link)
  7. Housework – Carol Channing – Arista (1972) > buy link
  8. We’ll Be Right Back (Radio Edit) – Steinski & Mass Media – 4th & Broadway / Island Records (1986) > (searching for buy link)
  9. Melody – DJ Nu-Mark – Up Above Records (2004) > (searching for buy link)
  10. Every Day Is Like Sunday – Reggie Watts – Third Man Records (2011) > (searching for buy link)
  11. Bouncin’ All Over The World – The Globetrotters – Kirshner (1970) > buy link
  12. excerpt from Jelly Dancers – Bruce Haack & Miss Nelson – Dimension 5 Records / Emperor Norton Records (1999) > (searching for buy link)
  13. No Diggity – Hackney Colliery Band – Wah Wah 45s (2011) > buy link
  14. You Gotta Believe – The Pointer Sisters – MCA Records (1976) > buy link
  15. Paul Revere (Instrumental) – Beastie Boys – Def Jam Recordings (1986) > (searching for buy link)
  16. excerpt from Roosevelt Franklin Counts – Roosevelt Franklin – Children’s Television Workshop (1974) > buy link
  17. Pinball Number Count (DJ Food Re-edit) – The Pointer Sisters – Sesame Street / Ninja Tune (1975/2003) > buy link
  18. My Little Donkey (Mi Burrito) – Choco The New Harlem Sound – Celluloid (2004) > (searching for buy link)
  19. Can’t Stop It – DJ/Rupture ft. Max Turner – Tigerbeat6 (2004) > buy link
  20. The Magic Number – De La Soul – Tommy Boy / London (1989) > (searching for buy link)
  21. Three Is A Magic Number – Bob Dorough – Capitol (1973) > (searching for buy link)