dj luv's records

Music From Eight Records an oddly shaped mix about sounds and the spaces between the sounds. because when things get weird, i get weirder. image : Geoffrey Waters Tracklist: Kepler – Nobukazu Takemura – Thrill Jockey (1999) Dolphins – Ryuichi Sakamoto – School / MIDI Inc. / Wewantsounds (1985/2021) Dance Of The Minke – Sun Araw – Discrepant (2024) Lapis Lazuli – Visible Cloaks, Yoshio Ojima &...

Our Love Will Still Be There on the heels of summer comes the latest edition of the Summer Crush series and the sixteenth anniversary mixtape for dj luv’s records. this collection of mid sixties rock ‘n’ soul continues the themes of lovin’, dancin’, huggin’, squeezin’ and groovin’ good times of previous editions. the mixes from this series were the ones my parents enjoyed the most. they are both g...

Non-Contact Bodywork “bodywork” is understood as paid work performed on the bodies of others. the term emerges from studies on nursing and care work but has been expanded to include massage, alternative therapies and sex work. all of these professions rely on physical contact. djs perform a non-contact form of bodywork using their skills of playing and mixing music to elicit a specific and collect...

The Garden Party a fantastical mix of lackadaisical trip hoppery with all the finery needed to transform The Garden Party on the outskirts of the Land of Nod into an extraordinarily chill affair. image : Alice In Wonderland, Mad Tea-Party by Milo Winter 1916 Tracklist: Air To Sky – Hint – Hombré (2003) Fennegan’s Forest – Nobody – Ubiquity (2004) Rest Here – Car Culture – NAFF (2025) Nepales...

Another Morning well here we are, the 500th mixtape in the series of luv. for the occasion I have prepared a mix of music that i deem, for one reason or another, to be beautiful. attached to these diverse selections are wonderful memories and i am compelled to spread the luv. thanks for listening. i will keep up my vigilance in the battle against main stream corporate culture’s enshitification alg...

Warbled Sine over a vast distance and against all odds two androids nurture a connection. with souls made up of memories they find comfort in the shared experience of expressing affection through electronic sounds and rhythmic pulses, singing a warbled sine wave that is their serenade. thanks to Smoj Barfees for the anagram. image : Clyde Danik Tracklist: Cordialatron – Caustic Window – Rephlex /...

It’s Warmer Now every once in a while my heads picks up the frequency to a radio station i can rarely find on my tuner. it’s been happening for decades now but i don’t mind as it’s always playing the best odd pop i have never heard. a few weeks ago, almost by accident, i came across a transmission on terrestrial radio and recorded what i could. here’s what i was lucky enough to grab from the...

Luv Injection this is disco for the resistance. there has never been a better time to let loose on the dance floor. you’ve got the power to do what you want to do and we’ve got the power to make the world the way we want. put the word out and dance, dance, dance. party people gotta make that disco connection. photo : red blood cells at the tip of a needle Tracklist: Love Injection – Trussel – Elek...

Iguazu Falls Iguazu Falls is a natural wonder that lies on the border between Argentina and Brazil, as does this mixtape. here’s a collection of jazz from these two South American countries spanning the years 1964-1974. photo : Iguazú Falls or Iguaçu Falls or Iguazu Falls Tracklist: Arrastão – Sambrasa Trio – Som Maior / Vampi Soul (1965/2022) Embalo – Tenório Jr. – RGE / Mr Bongo (1964/2017...

In My Building In My Building there is a collection of instrumental music from the 1980s. pop star left turns, weird throwaway b-sides, synth scientists experiments, new wave rabbit holes, and other deep cuts all containing that special brand of existential dread predisposed to Generation X. photo : La Tête Carrée created by Francis Chapus, Yves Bayard & Sacha Sosno in Nice, France Tracklist:...

Pouring Out Real Kicks these are the breaks. wicked when it comes to pouring out real kicks. image : Luther Hixson Tracklist: The Breaks – Buckfunk 3000 – Language (1999) Trippethylophosphazene – Special Request – Houndstooth (2017) Scientific Relevance – Böhm – Eudemonia (2023) Dental Hygiene – T. Power – Botchit & Scarper (1999) Hold The Bunker – Bargecharge – Fuel (1998) Alien Element...

99 Year Blues this collection of country blues reaches back 60 to 99 years because the blues have always been here… or just around the corner. photo : David Roman Firth Tracklist: Sorry Feeling Blues – Bo Carter – Okeh – Columbia (1931/1969) Pea Vine Whistle – Jimmy Brewer – Milestone (1966) Dark Night Blues – Blind Willie McTell – Victor / Third Man Records (1928/2013) 99 Year Blues – Juliu...

Blanket Of Snow a wintery chill flows through this. photo : Mont-Royal under a blanket of snow Tracklist: Windy Corner – Suzanne Ciani – Finders Keepers Records (1973/2020) Piano Aquieu – Stars Of The Lid – Kranky (2001) Silent Dream : Imagery / Realization / The Real Dream – Vernal Equinox – Atomeum Dawn Records / Aural Medium (1988/2019) Walker – Ryuichi Sakamoto – Milan (2017) Iceland (Part 3)...

Work It Out Of The System an old skool abstract house mix that needed to be worked out of my system. comprised of some obscure 12”s the sweet daddy has been holding onto that were yearning to be spun free. photo : Connie D. Falco Tracklist: Sister Brother – Mooloodjee – Poumtchak (2002) Samurai Remix (True Garage Spirits remix by MAW ) – SNK – Fresh Track (1995) Ulysses (Harvey’s Crowd Contr...