Letter #142 🖤
Love Will Save The Day
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29.10.21
Hello again,
I have no idea how, but it's been three months since I last wrote to you! Sorry, I didn't even say goodbye either. Well, I'm back now, and I'm sending you all my love and my finest frequencies. As I sit here writing this, I'm realising just how much I've missed you.
I didn't intend to take such a long break, but moving house, moving job, global pandemic, the rollercoaster of mental health, training for and running a marathon, trying to sustain Common People, life, blah blah you know the drill... It just all got a bit... Much.
Selfishly, the break has done me some good. I've fallen back in love with music again, I'm listening to and buying new music again, and I've had chance to reset my brain a bit on what Love Will Save The Day actually is. (Oh, and the party is back - more below, don't sleep!)
Love Will Save The Day doesn’t have a grand genesis story. There was no plan, no grand vision, and no objective or goal. It was born from a feeling, really.
A feeling that music provides us with a sort of map for life. It helps us navigate the good times and the bad. It helps us find ourselves when we’re lost. And it shows us where we belong. I didn’t realise this for years, but I always knew that music was sacred. When I was listening to something I loved, it moved me, and I wanted everyone else to feel what I felt.
And I still do.
This is where all this came from.
From those moments that we share with strangers on a sweat-soaked dance floor, to the quiet moments in the little hours we spend listening alone; music brings us together, shows us the way, and gives life its magic.
Love Will Save The Day is my way of sharing that magic; whether through the newsletter and mixtape, the community of likeminded people, the parties, or the record label (more on that coming soon).
The name is a tribute to David Mancuso’s first party, and the ethos of that party forms the basis of our values; Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect.
So, I'm stripping things back. From now on, it's the newsletter and the mixtape, the community (join us here), and the parties.
On the parties, I'm really excited to announce the next one. It'll be on the 19th of November, tickets are free (but you'll need to let me know you're coming as it'll be strictly guestlist only), the venue is a glorious basement, with a red light, and a ridiculous soundsystem, and one DJ the whole night. The capacity is limited, and last time the list filled within 48 hours, so if you'd like to come along, reply to me here ASAP.
On to this week's music. Well, it's a return to the early days, I think. It sweeps wildly through genres, generations, and geographies. I've had three months of music to sift through and pick out my favourite thirty songs, so you know the quality is going to be sky-high.
See you on the dancefloor,
Jed x
PS. If you're new then this is how it works. Here’s what you’ve missed so far.
🌪 TL;DR Section 🌪
Ammar Kalia interviews Duval Timothy for HUCK
There's a new Zappa documentary on iPlayer (thanks JT)
Scratcha DVA (who's new album is immense) sits down with Bandcamp to talk amapiano and gqom
My new favourite DJ Ash Lauryn has put together a mix for Vinyl Factory
Marcus Moore profiles Moor Mother
To mark the sad passing of Richard H. Kirk, Crack put together an oral history
Anti-racism resources
Akala’s Native’s
Reni Eddo-Lodge’s Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race
Afua Hirsch’s Brit(ish)
🙋🏻♂️ Driving Change 🙋🏻♂️
Platforming; If you are black, a POC, or you're a person that has been marginalised, and you would like to guest edit an edition of Love Will Save The Day, please get in touch with me. I want to ensure that your voice is heard. Just reply to this email.
Mentoring; As a senior white man in advertising and media, I hold a very privileged position. If you, or any one that you know, is interested in a career in advertising or media and needs a mentor and/or a leg-up, please contact me / get them to contact me at jedhallam@gmail.com
📖 Old notes 📖
Notes on culture
Rebuilding culture: fixing the asymmetry of art, culture, and commerce
A response to the argument that culture is boring these days
Notes on music
Notes on mental health
📃 The tracklist 📃
Jon Hopkins & Ram Dass - Sit Around The Fire
Bremer/McCoy - Natten
Raelle - Wake Up Sunshine
Cleo Sol - Sunshine
Snazzback - Flump (Ishmael Ensemble rework)
Sordid Sound System - I Walk On Splintered Gilders
Tony Allen - Slow Bones (Cool Cats mix)
Juls & Niniola - Love Me
Becker & Mukai - Dark Fields Of The Republic
Shigeto & Andres - The Approach
Air Max '97 - Eat The Rich
RP Boo - Finally Here
Anne Imhof - Moshpit I
Obongjayar - Message In A Hammer
The Bug (feat. Daddy Freddy) - Ganja Baby
Moonchild Sanelly - Jiva Juluka
Van Buren Records - CULT
Blawan - Under Belly
Nathan Fake - Sandstone
Aril Brikha - Groove La Chord
Ross From Friends - The Daisy
Tristan Arp - From The Seams
Dauwd - La Nota
Anthony Naples - I Don't Know If That's Just Dreaming
Kacey Musgraves - If This Was A Movie
Herbert - The Way
Moses Sumney - Can't Believe It
Moor Mother - Vera Hall
John Haycock - Honey Mango
Lau Nau - Cloud Circles
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See you on the dance floor.
Love Will Save the Day