luv131

abstract house, thump

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

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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)

luv130

dub

Echo Complex

you are about to enter the cavernous Echo Complex. a place where the heaviest dub sounds from the 80’s and 90’s have been bouncing around for decades. come prepared, smoke ’em if you got ’em.
image : jah luv

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Tracklist:
  1. Live Up Dub – Mixman ft. Horace Andy – Blakamix International (1995)
  2. Fast Forward (dub) – Ranking Joe – Ariwa Sounds (1996)
  3. Kulturforum Dub – Hi-Tech Roots Dynamics – Channel One (1996)
  4. Man (Man You’ve Lost) Version – Robbie and Sly and the Rapture Force – Shade (????)
  5. Dr. Who? – Doctor Pablo & The Dub Syndicate – On-U Sound (1984) > buy link
  6. Mr. Dubfire – Mad Professor & Lee Perry – Ariwa Sounds (1996) > buy link
  7. Black Star – Zion Train ft. Devon ‘Mellow’ Russell – Universal Egg (1993)
  8. Crank Angle Part 2 – King Asha – Firehouse / Pressure Sounds (1986/2001)
  9. Dread v2 & v3 – Revolutionary Dub Warriors – On-U Sound (1994)
  10. JU-87 – Primal Scream / Adrian Sherwood – Creation Records (1997)
  11. Edison Dub – Tassilli Players – Universal Egg (1995)
  12. Dub Signs – Iries In Roots meets Alpha & Omega – Buback (1994) > buy link
  13. Cool Dude – Mad Professor – Ariwa Sounds (1998) > buy link
  14. Auditory Nerve Dub Part 2 – Audio Active – On-U Sound (1994) > buy link
  15. Listen… or ya Dead – Unitone HiFi – Incoming! (1996)
  16. World a Dub on Ya – Mixman – Blakamix International (1994)
  17. Pastor Dub – The Taxi Gang – Island (1985/1986)
  18. Heavy Automatik – Elektro Robotik Dub Orkestra – Ariwa Sounds (1984) > buy link
  19. Roots Commandment (remix) – Dub Syndicate – On-U Sound (1995)
  20. Jah Disciple Version – Computer Paul – Jah Life (????)
  21. No Genetics Dub – Scientist – Black Solidarity (1999)
  22. Run The World Instrumental – Shaw Banton & Blacka Melody – Techniques (1990)

luv010

electro, electronic listening music, robot rock

Intrepid

this is an electro mix that got trapped inside an Atari 2600 like a genie in a bottle. hidden away for decades it mutated. soon after the turn of the millennium it was released and continued to set it off.
image : from the Atari 2600 Asteroids video game cartridge

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Tracklist:
  1. Set It Off – Strafe – Jus Born Records (1984) > buy link
  2. Therapy – Cause 4 Concern- Idioma (2001)
  3. Horse With No Name – Black Lodge – Mo Wax (2001)
  4. White Horse – Laid Back – Sire (1983) > buy link
  5. Yeah You (Robert’s Dub 2) – The Step – Warp (1991)
  6. World In My Eyes (Dub In My Eyes) – Depeche Mode – Mute (1990) > buy link
  7. DiddyMouseDid – Plaid – Warp (2002) > buy link
  8. Beacon – Pilote – Certificate 18 (2001)
  9. Air Doom – Manitoba – Leaf (2003) > buy link
  10. excerpt from Asteroids – John Braden – Kid Stuff (1982)
  11. Don’t You Stop (Toy Chop Mix) – Solvent vs. Adult – Ersatz Audio (2002)
  12. v-ger – il.ek.tro – Klang Elektronik (1998) > buy link
  13. The Goblin – Depth Charge – DC Recordings (2000) > buy link
  14. Koax (Ellen Allien RMX) – Apparat – Bpitch Control (2003) > buy link
  15. Electric Kingdom (instrumental – dub version) – Twilight 22 – Vanguard (1983)
  16. My Time Is Running Out – The Juan Maclean – DFA (2002) > buy link
  17. Tour De France (remix) – Kraftwerk – Warner Bros. (1983)
  18. excerpt from Asteroids – John Braden – Kid Stuff (1982)

luv129

funk 'n' soul

Days Like This

some days are meant for sweet soul music.
photo : Harlem Fashion Show 1963

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Tracklist:
  1. He’s Sure The Boy I Love – The Crystals – Philles Records / Phil Spector International (1962/1977) > buy link
  2. What’s Wrong With Me Baby – The Toys – Dynovoice Records (1966) > buy link
  3. Sorry Is A Sorry Word – The Tempations – Tamla Motown (1967) > buy link
  4. Whispers (Gettin’ Louder) – Jackie Wilson – Brunswick Records / Epic (1966/1983) > buy link
  5. And Get Away – The Esquires – Bunky Records (1967) > buy link
  6. But It’s Alright – J.J. Jackson – Allied (1969) > buy link
  7. Get Ready – Diana Ross and the Supremes – Tamla Motown (1966) > (searching for buy link)
  8. Mercy, Mercy – Don Covay – Atlantic (1964) > buy link
  9. You’ll Lose A Good Thing – Dee Dee Sharp – Cameo (1962) > buy link
  10. I’ve Been Good To You – The Miracles – Tamla (1963) > buy link
  11. You’ve Got The Power – James Brown and Bea Ford with the Famous Flames – King Records / Polydor (1960/2003) > buy link
  12. Don’t Play That Song – Ben E. King – Atco (1962/1969) > buy link
  13. A Hundred Pounds Of Clay – Gene McDaniels – Liberty Records / United Artists (1961/1975) > buy link
  14. The Late Late Show – Mary Wells and Marvin Gaye – Tamla (1964) > (searching for buy link)
  15. Hitting On Nothing – Irma Thomas – Change Records/Mississippi Records (1963/2008) > buy link
  16. Mama Said – The Shirelles – Scepter Records (1961) > buy link
  17. You Must Believe Me – The Impressions – ABC-Paramount / MCA (1965/1982) > buy link
  18. You’re Pouring Water On A Drowning Man – Percy Sledge – Atlantic (1966) > buy link
  19. A Change Is Gonna Come – Otis Redding – Volt / Atco (1965/1972) > buy link

luv128

dubstep, heart of the bass

Way Past Bedtime

why stop now, you’ve been up for daze. this should keep you going and fit your head space. sun’s up with long shadows; it’s way past bedtime.
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. All Your Love – Hudson Mohawke – Warp (2011) > buy link
  2. Mass Appeal – Raffertie – Ninja Tune (2012) > buy link
  3. Lazarus – Pinch – Tectonic (2007) > buy link
  4. Africastle (Kode9 Remix) – Battles – Warp (2012) > buy link
  5. Autonomia (Pinch’s Dub Version) – Mark Stewart / Primal Scream – Future Noise Music (2012) > buy link
  6. Breezin – Sepalcure – Hotflush Recordings (2011) > buy link
  7. Bastard Spirit – Shackleton – Woe To The Septic Heart (2010) > buy link
  8. CMYK – James Blake – R&S Records (2010) > buy link
  9. So Cruel – Bass Clef – Punch Drunk (2011) > buy link
  10. Surge (16Bit Mix) – Amon Tobin – Ninja Tune (2011) > buy link
  11. Quiet Riot – Likhan’ – 7even Recordings (2009) > buy link
  12. Snarled – Skream – Tempa (2011) > buy link
  13. Dirty Dutch – Funkystepz – Hyperdub (2012) > buy link
  14. rrrr – Peverelist & Hyetal – Punch Drunk (2010) > buy link

luv125

no wave, odd pop, post-punk, rock 'n' roll, syntax era

SYNTAX ERA

in celebration of a new weekly party called SYNTAX ERA here is a collection of music for those who appreciate the finer side of what the 1980s had to offer musically. enough remixes, b-sides, dubs, extended club mixes and long lost album cuts (with just a sprinkling of hits) to fill up a 90 minute cassette. clean your heads and get ready for the SYNTAX ERA.
image : sweet daddy luv

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Tracklist:
  1. Destination Unknown – Missing Persons – Capitol (1982) > buy link
  2. Arms Race – The Attractions – F-Beat Records / Attic (1980)
  3. Let’s Go Swimming (Gulf Stream Dub) – Arthur Russell – Logarhythm / Soul Jazz (1986/2004) > buy link
  4. Push – Liquid Liquid – 99 Records (1981) > buy link
  5. Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag – Pigbag – Stiff (1981) > buy link
  6. U.F.O. – ESG – 99 Records (1981) > buy link
  7. Gone Daddy Gone – Violent Femmes – Slash Records (1982) > buy link
  8. Clap Hands – Tom Waits – Island (1985) > buy link
  9. Lions – Tones On Tail – Beggars Banquet / Vertigo (1984) > buy link
  10. Home Is Where The Heart Is – Public Image Ltd. – Virgin Records (1981)
  11. Grand Pappy Du Plenty – The Red Hot Chili Peppers – Manhattan / EMI (1984) > buy link
  12. Bloody Dub – Stiff Little Fingers – Chrysalis / Select Cuts (1980/2003) > buy link
  13. Sample And Hold – Neil Young – Geffen (1982)
  14. Stop/Start (extended version) – The Assembly – Sire (1984)
  15. Let’s Just Close Our Eyes – Eurythmics – RCA (1982)
  16. Love Action (I Believe In Love) – The Human League – Virgin (1981)
  17. Rain Keeps Falling – Brenda and The Beach Balls – Probe Plus (1986) > buy link
  18. Underground (Dub) – David Bowie – EMI America (1986) > buy link
  19. Obsession (Dance Remix) – Animotion – Mercury (1985) > buy link
  20. Tarzan Boy (extended dub version) – Baltimora – Manhattan (1985)
  21. Looking From A Hilltop – Section 25 – Factory (1984) > buy link
  22. Glimmer – John Foxx – Metal Beat (1981) > buy link
  23. Life In A Northern Town – The Dream Academy – Warner Bros. (1985) > buy link

luv005

electronic listening music

I Am An Alien (And So Are You)

“I am an alien, and so are you… and yet, and this is the loveliest thing of all, somehow we are also part of each other and part of everything that is.” – Gene Roddenberry
photo : ?

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Tracklist:
  1. Amalia’s Mode – As One – Mo Wax (1997)
  2. Slip (Mix By While) – While – Chocolate Industries (2000) > buy link
  3. Angels Go Bald : Too (Two Lone Swordsmen Mix 1) – Howie B – Polydor (1997)
  4. Angry Dolphin – Plaid – Clear / Warp (1995/2000) > buy link
  5. Nursery Rhyme – Raymond Scott – Epic / Basta (1964/1999) > buy link
  6. Deal Widda Kaze (Cold Fusion Mafia Mix) – Matt Diamond – Moving Target Recordings (2003)
  7. Some Other Level – Andrea Parker – Mo Wax (1998) > buy link
  8. Oxbow Lakes (Sabres Of Paradise No. 1 Mix) – Orb – Island (1995)
  9. Sick Dog Try To Speak – Mr. Oizo – F Communications (1999) > buy link
  10. Anti-Gun Movement – The Ballistic Brothers vs. The Eccentric Afros – On Delancy Street (1994)
  11. Faceless (Prefuse 73 Remix Instrumental) – Five Deez – Counterflow (2001)
  12. Princess Lea – Sugar B – Dub Club (2000) > buy link
  13. Fear (Headman Mix) – Ghost Cauldron – Relish Records (2002)
  14. Electro-Exotic 1 – J. Matthews – Lo Recordings (2001) > buy link
  15. Bureau Grotesque – Jean-Michel – Eleganz (2000) > buy link
  16. untitled track 2, side B of Astrobotnia II – Astrobotnia – Rephlex (2002)
  17. Freebass (Funki Porcini remix) –  Mike Flowers Pop – Lo Recordings (1996)
  18. excerpt from The Star Trek Dream – Gene Roddenberry – Columbia (1976)

luv127

hip hop

After Skool Special

needed to make a hip hop mixtape.
feeling much better now.
image : Robert van der Kroft

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Tracklist:
  1. DBC Let The Music Play – Stetsasonic – Tommy Boy (1988/2001) > buy link
  2. I Can’t Stop – Sparky D – B-Boy Records / Soul Jazz (1988/2009) > buy link
  3. Impress The Kid – Slick Rick – Def Jam Recordings (1998) > buy link
  4. Suburb Party – The Majesticons ft. The Car Pool (Mike Ladd as Sprinkles, EL-P as Jimmie & Vast Aire as Cherry) – Big Dada (2003) > buy link
  5. Can’t Stop The Prophet (Pete Rock Main Mix) – Jeru tha Damaja – Payday / Know Savage Productions (1994/2004)
  6. Gilla House Check – Redman – Word Of Mouth (2005) > buy link
  7. Dylsexia – Rob Sonic – Definitive Jux (2004) > buy link
  8. Get Moved On – Cipher Sound – Romil Records (1986)
  9. Housing Authority – Dr. Dooom ft. Motion Man – Funky Ass Records (1999) > buy link
  10. Agony – Awol One & Daddy Kev – Mean Street Records (2001) > buy link
  11. Knowledge Me – Original Concept – Def Jam Recordings (1986)
  12. The Next Best Thing – Aesop Rock – Definitive Jux (2007) > buy link
  13. The Blueprint – Boogie Down Productions – Jive (1989) > buy link
  14. Strange – Imani – Chapter One (2001)
  15. Boom Music – Quasimoto – Stones Throw (2000) > buy link
  16. Respect – De La Soul – Red Lion Entertainment (2006)
  17. Chemical Calisthenics – Blackalicious ft. Cut Chemist – MCA (2002) > buy link
  18. Back To Back Rhyming (DJ Premier Remix) – Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth – Wild Pitch (1990/2001)
  19. Time For Us To Defend Ourselves – M.C. Shan – Cold Chillin’ (1990)
  20. Paper Thin (Alliance’s Remix) – M.C. Lyte – First Priority Music (1988)
  21. Microphone Fiend (Extended Remix) – Eric B. & Rakim – UNI Records (1988) > buy link
  22. The Rough Side Of Town (Southside) – Organized Konfusion – Hollywood BASIC (1991)
  23. Mr. Brown – Styles Of Beyond – Ill Boogie Records (2003) > buy link

luv115

dubstep, odd pop

Just Before They Fall Apart

this is what it sounds like when deep dark dubstep meets the big bam boom in a pop music parallel universe.
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. Morning Mr. Magpie (Pearson Sound Scavenger RMX) – Radiohead – Ticker Tape Ltd. (2011) > buy link
  2. Shutter Light Girl (Heterotic Remix) – Kuedo – Planet Mu (2011) > buy link
  3. Lock In The Lion – Airhead & James Blake – Brainmath (2010) > buy link
  4. Drumz Of No Return – Kutz – Soul Jazz (2006) > buy link
  5. Surfing On A Rocket (remixed by Juan MacLean) – Air – Source (2004) > buy link
  6. Youniverse – Machinedrum – Planet Mu (2011) > buy link
  7. Breathless – Vaccine – Hotflush Recordings (2007) > buy link
  8. Catch A Fire – The Bug ft. Hitomi – Ninja Tune (2010) > buy link
  9. Caveman Style – Africa Hitech – Warp (2011) > buy link
  10. Stuka – Primal Scream – Creation Records (1997) > buy link
  11. Grape Donut – Distal – Soul Jazz (2010) > buy link
  12. Turn Away – LV ft. Dandelion – Hyperdub (2009) > buy link
  13. Regret (Sabres Slow ‘n’ Lo) – New Order – London Records (1993)
  14. Reminissin’ (Shackleton Refix) – Geiom feat. Marita – Berkane Sol (2008) > buy link
  15. Boomba – Coki (Digital Mystikz) – Tempa (2011) > buy link
  16. Gary’s Gruesome Grime – µ-Ziq – Planet Mu (2006) > buy link
  17. Wet Look – Joy Orbison – Hotflush Recordings (2009) > buy link

luv016

beats 'n' pieces, electronic listening music, jazz, odd pop, rock 'n' roll, techno

“And Haunting Ghosts Can Replay Their Part”

“women of the world take over
‘cos if you don’t the world will come to an end
and it won’t take long.”
image : a 1970s advertisement for Lego

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Tracklist:
  1. I Like the Sunrise – Nina Simone – Colpix Records (1962) > buy link
  2. The Ankh of Amen-Ra – Alice Coltrane – Impulse (1972) > buy link
  3. The Man Who Catches Clouds – Neotropic – Ntone (2001) > buy link
  4. Chuncho (The Forest Creatures) – Yma Sumac – Capitol (1955) > buy link
  5. O Superman – Laurie Anderson – Warner Bros. (1981) > buy link
  6. Melodious Thunk – Andrea Parker – Mo Wax (1996)
  7. Acid 101 (Acacia Mix) – K Hand – Warp (1994) > buy link
  8. Abstract Pictures – Ellen Allien – Bpitch Control (2003) > buy link
  9. Kool Thing – Sonic Youth – Geffen (1990) > buy link
  10. Battery Beach – Mira Calx – Warp (2000) > buy link
  11. Comme À La Radio – Brigitte Fontaine / Areski avec Art Ensemble of Chicago – Saravah (1970) > buy link
  12. Killing Me Softly With His Song – Roberta Flack – Atlantic (1973) > buy link
  13. Prelude to 110 or 220 / Women of the World – Jim O’Rourke – Drag City (1999)