ILM Listening Club --- collaborative playlists: HOME / CLUB

Here is an idea that has been bubbling on the ILM LISTENING CLUB thread for those who have not been aware of it:

The ILM listening club sprung out as in idea to substitute the now defunct turntable/plug/outloud live sessions on ilm. For those who are not familiar with them, they were websites were ilm users would queue tracks in real time for other users to listen to. Sort of like a radio live session curated by ilm users.

The current ILM Listening Club is restricted to 2023 tracks as to find exciting music from the current year that might go underlooked and as some sort of campaigning for things you’ve enjoyed this year come EOY polls.

This thread is for a listening club with no restrictions in genre or decade. Separated only by two moods:

So, the idea is two collaborative playlists fed by ILM recommendations. In one playlist we recommend music fit for party mode - or say music you’d normally play at social gatherings without making most people head for the door - and the other is more freeform, just stuff you’d recommend to listen in a more introspective setting.

So in one playlist we would recommend stuff such as - but not limited to - salsa, disco, cumbia, hip hop, funk, punk, house, reggaeton, pop, edm, trap, afrobeats, etc… and in the other we’d recommend stuff such as - but again not limited to - ambient, idm, folk, freejazz, drone, avant-pop, vaporwave, noise, math rock, psychedelic rock, minimal techno, etc…

There’s no contest if a song is better suited for the opposing playlist… some genres like say r&b or country could be suited for both home and club listening… it’s up to your criteria where to add them. If you think a 20 min sludge metal track makes for a dancefloor filler, well why not?

Also no restrictions on the number of tracks you want to add, I’d even encourage to post two or three tracks to set a vibe that might or might not be disrupted by the following person. That said, please try not to add too many tracks at once so it doesn’t become a solo session.

I won’t be making separate threads for each playlist. Please just note where your recommendations should be added. I’ll give a headstart for the format:

Club:

Tullio de Piscopo - Stop Bajon (primavera)
Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up
Two Man Sound - Que Tal Americsa

Home:

Joseph Shabason - Heart Broken Kota

Here’s the links to the Spotify playlists:

CLUB: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4c7cK0LCkeTplpuweKihjs
HOME: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/04K052wrHbZfguv0af826s

I won’t be adding songs on any other streaming services… I’m aware some of your recommendations (such as edits or bootleg remixes) might not be available on Spotify, please post them either way. If someone else wants to compile and share the playlists on youtube/tidal/apple/whatever please do so.

Sorry for the extended intro. If this hopefully catches and the playlists get toO big we might need to do a Pt. 2 someday.

CLUB:
George Clanton - Livin' Loose

HOME:
Decisive Pink - Cosmic Dancer

great picks! thank you!

So basically an introduction to... music. And the criterion is... we like it. That's my kind of job #lazyboy.

CLUB
Underground Solution - Luv Dancing
Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas, Henrik Schwarz - Eye Nyam Nam 'A' Mensuro
Universal Two - Dancing Heart

HOME
Jeru the Damaja - Da Bichez
Shuggie Otis - Aht uh mi hed
Mario Rui Silva - Kazum-zum-zum

Wow Nabozo. First time hearing all of these club picks and loved them all on first listen. The home picks I did know them previously and are also great. Off to a good start.

This ain’t no disco… yet

might not be available on Spotify

appears to be the case

Nabozo bringing the fire with those club tracks, all of which were new to me.

So three from me with the hope they don't clear the floor

CLUB
Mantus - Slidin To The Music
Kristine W - Feel What You Want
Scarlet Fantastic - No Memory (Extra Sensory Remix)

And three for when we get home

HOME
Walter Hawkins - Metropolis
Fragile - We've Got Tonight Boy
Marti Caine - Love the Way You Love Me

appears to be the case

― saer

Please share them either way! Loving everything that has been thrown so far into the mixes, I said I wouldn’t do a youtube playlist but what the hell, I’ll do it some time next week and share.

HOME

Twinkle - The End Of The World
Dusty Springfield - Soft Core
Max Wall - Dream Tobacco

HOME

The Limiñanas - je suis un go go girl

HOME

Judie Tzuke - shoot from the heart

And following it with

HOME

Anna Domino - caught
Altered Images - love to stay

Adding CLUB picks from me to you for the week

Pump Girls - get on it (pump boys edit)
Gwen Guthrie - peanut butter larry levan mix
Steve Monite - enjoy your life

Loving both these playlists so far. Keep em coming

In the away end:

Dark Night Trippers - In The Daylight

Cool one saer! Will do a youtube playlist later this week then!

I've now listened to the bulk of Judie Tzuke's discography because of these playlists. :)

She is very underrated. Also almost no discussion of her in here - or anywhere :(

CLUB

Tony Caso - Motorcycle Madness
Barbara Pennington - 24 Hours A Day

HOME

Michael Farneti - ESP Switch
Judy Collins - La Chanson Des Vieux Amants

Great ones!

We need more selectors in here the weekend is around the corner.

CLUB

Eddie Drennon - Disco Jam


HOME

Roland Bocquet - Paradia

Gee, "ESP Switch" is pretty much the best thing I've ever heard.

...unless this Roland Bocquet LP is instead lol.

We’re slowing down, i’ll post again

CLUB

Faceball 2000 - Le patinoire - live at the cafeteria
In flagranti - brash & vulgar
Lasser Drakar - another one bites the dust

HOME

sand - lovin you
taffy - passion

PORCH

The Ted Duff Duo - Softly She Comes

CLUB

Fat Larry's Band - Video

HOME

The Bowling Green - Luxury and Disaster

do folks want youtube embeds on this thread, or would that it make it inconvenient to load?

I have no problem with it! I need to make a youtube playlist for these I’ve been busy with work and lots of social obligations.

Liking that bowling green song btw it’s sound palette is reminding me of something else that I can’t quite place.

best song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVIIyAjQ6MY
tashif kente - who's that boy

Oof good discovery that one. Just what I needed today.

HOME

Rhythm & Sound - king of my empire
African Head Charge - Dervish chant
Jaubi - Lahore state of mind (al dobson rmx)

really enjoying this thread keep up the good work

HOME

Alan Parker, Alan Hawkshaw - Cool Cruiser
Destrata - Clubmoss

Oh I really like this Alan Parker thing thanks for discovering that one for me. I had heard some of his work with Madeline Bell but this is very different.

CLUB

DJ Q - We Are One
Dave Angel - Funk Music

sand - lovin you

Belatedly realising that this is amazing. A *lot* of the corresponding LP seems to be.

Oh I missed groovypanda’s update. Already added.

Nag!x3: hell yes! A friend recommended it to me like 15 years ago. It’s a great country-tinged rock album from the 70s. No idea why they never took off, it’s a great debut. They made a follow-up (and final) album which I have never listened to.

Let me get in some more music:

CLUB

Ipa-boogie - get the music now
Shina Williams - agb’oju l’ogun
Mac Gregor - Nan Ye Likan

HOME

Space Lady - synthesize me
Todd Rundgren - healing pt 1

HOME

The Lijadu Sisters - Not Any Longer
Curiosity Killed The Cat - Free
Emerald Web - Valley of the Birds

Mario Rui Silva - Kazum-zum-zum

this is wonderful, thanks!

HOME

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - Bal
https://open.spotify.com/track/6k5V1UHTZoaQ5ULkIEYACx?si=7e7a233fc60a46aa

Dele Sosimi - Mo Ṣe B'​ọ​́​lá T​á​n
https://open.spotify.com/track/47FCLfsug4pnViltBk7eR6?si=c25b0c0d8878463b

Maya - Lait de coco (Dub)
https://open.spotify.com/track/5A73Nnju5DCi8EV6wPvI5H?si=d18f9cd38af94e42

Moka, I like how you just rolled with it when other ilxors ignored the premise that these should be 2023 tracks. I would have been like “come oooonnnn, there are RUUUULES” and harshed the vibe. And it became instantly the de facto Deep Cuts playlists thread.

I didn’t! there’s a 2023 listening club playlist too!

ILM 2023 Listening Club

That said; These two playlists are more interesting and have potential to roll on for longer, happy with the result so far I’ve discovered some great music thru it.

Oh FFS, HD, learn to read!

CLUB:

Whirlwinds - Deodato
Yo-Pop Music - Segun Adewale
I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Baby Charles

Hehe it’s all good! Cool picks ;) added.

HOME:

Rob Mounsey - Take The Pink Bus
尤雅 - 每當晨光初透

HOME

Odyssey - our lives are shaped by what we love
Les Hurdle - you’ve got what it takes
Javier Bergia - Midnight round Mekines

HOME

Robert Pete Williams - Thumbing a Ride
Jade - Don't walk away
Mighty Diamonds - I need a roof

CLUB

Hallelujah Chicken Run Band - Gore Iro
Alkaline - Love Yuh Everything
Ron Trent - Jazz Funk Freedom

CLUB

Super Grupo G - cumbia de los monjes
Grupo Soñador - el paso del gigante
Grupo G - la inconforme

Xpost: love that Jade song!

HOME:

Tik and Tok - The Garden 4-Track Demo
Peter Howell - Greenwich Chorus

Oh these last two are a vibe

I love that Jade track, both at home and in the club

I’ll revive this.

HOME

Marion Black - Who Knows
Henao - C’est La Vie
Martika - Love thy will be done

CLUB

Yam Yam - Bahama Mama
Gundelach - Games (prins thomas
Discomiks)

wow, that's a great Martika track

HOME

iio - Rapture (Soulside Remix Made Edit Remastered) (feat. Nadia Ali)

Yeah I’ve been obsessed with that Martika one in the past month. Written by Prince btw.

HOME

Level 42 - I Want Eyes
Alan Hawkshaw - Girl In A Sportscar
Harry J Allstars - My Cherie Amour

remember hearing that Martika at an all-night house party in the mid 90s, sun was just coming up and slowly illuminating all the mess and bodies sprawled all over the place, all the chaos now over, everything touched by the light of a new dawn. it really felt like a precious moment

That sounds perfect

yeah it's really stayed with me, gorgeous song

Some brand spanking new releases

HOME

Open Space & Laura Groves - Tied
JIM - The Ballad of San Marino (Mang Dynasty Remix)
Mildlife - Return to Centaurus

Oh that open spaces song is sounding perfect for my morning.

And control is also great. Loving this ty

CLUB

Susumu Yokota - Deformed Pearl
Gav & Jord - Writings of Tomato
Prequel - When Love is New

HOME

Lone - Breeze Out
Autechre - Metaz form8
Slowdive - Country Rain

HOME

GammaFlow - Bayview
Black Ivory - I'll Find A Way
Astral Unity - Early Riser

CLUB

Cube - Concert Boy
Topo - Under the Ice (instrumental)
Marcello Giordani - oh superman (disco spacer mix)

HOME

Cabaret Voltaire - Theme From Doublevision
Billy Fury - I've Gotta Horse

Really digging that Billy Fury song

I always assumed it must have been part of the inspiration for the 'My Lovely Horse' song in Father Ted (along with That's What Friends Are For by the Swarbriggs) but I can't find any confirmation of this

late as hell here but damn judie tzuke is some serious business!!

HOME

Perfume Tree - See Me Smile (811 Mix)
Lonnie Liston Smith - If You Take Care of Me
Orbital - Belfast/Wasted (Wasted Vocal Mix)

Love that Lonnie Liston Smith

Thanks for reviving the thread groovypanda. Love this trio of songs. They are lovely.

Here’s some more.

CLUB

Rakim Under - Vice
DMX Krew - Night Creatures
Sam Quealy - Groovy Jungle

HOME

Ahmed Fakroun - Nisyan
Wool - if they left us alone now
Ana Mazzotti - feel like making love

Rediscovered this track lately and it's just the absolute best

HOME

Pluto Pluck - The Good Thing

And one of my favourite discoveries of the year from the excellent Down To The Sea and Back: Volume Tres

CLUB

Sunshine Jones - Fall In Love Not In Line (Extended Vocal Version)

love both of those

HOME

Al Massrieen - Sah

that al massrieen album is so good
still listen to it regularly

Oops sorry I missed when you updated the thread! Thanks for reviving it’s been updated.

Might as well add some:

Home

Blue Gas - shadows from nowhere
Dj Spanish Fly - Cement Shoes
Loukeman - Starzzz

Oh pluto pluck and sah are outstanding! Thanks for discovering these!

one for the homies, singer songwriter jazz, balearic vibes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uu3dlt0Pvk
Zirkler by Pia Raug

Oh this is great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opDBVrF1TwQ

Fever by Swing Out Sister

this was the b-side to Fooled By A Smile, it wasn't on the debut album but was on a best of compilation I bought in 2001. Sort of atypical, it's a kind of electro thing?