Letters

"Do you know what a love letter is? It's a bullet from a fuckin' gun."

R Kelly - Love Letter (Prelude)

The Box Tops - The letter

Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23

Ketty Lester - Love Letters

Electric Light Orchestra - Letter from Spain

The Nirvana Sitar & String Group - The Letter

Take off: Flight Facilities

Flighty, disco sweetness; take-off with the Flight Facilities will soon have you nuzzled up in the clouds.

Flight Facilities feat. Jess – Foreign Language

Flight Facilities feat. Giselle – Crave you

Re-thinking: Jamie XX

As if Jamie XX dreamt about Gil Scott-Heron's last album and woke up quickly noting it on a piece of paper before the memory of it all vanished in the morning air.

Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX - I'll take care of you

Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX - I'm new Here

Adele & Jamie XX - Rolling in the Heat (Heatwave Refix)

No No No

Larger than life tiny and timeless superstar.

Amy Winehouse - Hey little rich girl (the Specials cover)

Amy Winehouse - You're wondering now (the Specials cover)

Da Napoli

'Neomelodici' music from Naples in that strangely-non-Italian Napolitan dialect, soundtrack to the Cammora Mafia ruled desolate tower blocks.

Alessio - Ma si viene stasera

Raffaello-La nostra storia

Tommy Riccio - L'amica di mia moglie

Will you BEE mine?

Bzzz, bzz, buzz.. Quick, what's the antidote for a love bee sting? These singers have all broken out in bee metaphors and need treatment, stat!!

Bumblee Unlimited - Ladybug (I just wanna be your)

Lavern Baker - Bumble Bee

Slim Harpo - King Bee

Buddy Merrill - Busy Bee

Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers - Buzz Buzz Buzz

Diana Ross & the Supremes - Honey Bee (Keep on stinging me)

sPeCiAl VaLeNtInEs: Mix 1

With love, from me to you - all brimming with emotion. Mwaaaaaaaah!

Special Valentines: Mix 1 (click for download)

Tracklist:

1. Ronnie Love - Chills & Fever
2. The Ambassadors - Ain't got the love
3. Third World - Now that we've found love
4. The Chemical Brothers - Swoon (Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Remix)
5. Carly Simon - Why (extended version)
6. La Bionda - Listen to my heart
7. Zinja Hlungwani - N'wagezani my love
8. Hype Williams - The Throning
9. Mayer Hawthorne - Green Eyed Love (Clasixx Remix)
10.LL Cool J - I need love
11.Prince - Crazy You

From the cosmic archive: Tri Atma

If you ever wondered what Kraftwerk and Ravi Shankar would sound like rocking out, and seriously, why would you - then let Tri Atma settle your wonderous hypothetical imagination.
A late 1970s German-Indian band crossing eastern musical elements with western electronic pop. Om Shanti Kraut!

Tri Atma-Yummy Moon

Tri Atma-Blue Caravan

Tri Atma-Naturliche Liebe

L'amore: Daniele Pace

Über charm, the kind that would make you drop all your clothes with a single whisper, courtesy of debonair 70s suave storyteller Daniele Pace.

Daniele Pace -Vaffanculo

Daniele Pace-Orgasmo

Screwed Billie Jean

Shamone.

Shinehead-Billie Jean

Nicolas Jaar- Billie Jean (Nico's Rework)

Michael Jackson-Billie Jean(Screwed)

Old Skool: Baby Makin Music

Old skool garage tune with a capital CH.

Myron-We can get down (Groove Chronicles Remix)

Got it: Nicolas Jaar

Meet the new and very awesome darling of the minimal techno scene, Nicolas Jaar. He's only 19 years old, but his music sounds like its taken decades to perfect - it's incredibly thought out and considerate, with more than a handful of beauty.

Nicolas Jaar-Angles

Nicolas Jaar-Stay in love

Kasper Bjørke- Heaven (Nicolas Jaar Remix)

Nicolas Jaar-Love you gotta lose again

Sexy (Funky) Times

Some of the sexiest, incandescent sounds from the streets, by virtue of those sweet vocaled, sultry UK Funky ladies.

Black Coffee feat. Bucie-Turn me on

Rudimentals feat. Natalie May-Sexy Sexy

Kyla-Do u mind(Lover's Rock Remix)

Ill Blu feat. Shanique-Say yes

Syren-My first love (Terry Hunter Vocal Mix)