Letter #143 💸
Love Will Save The Day
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12.11.21
Hey hi hello how r u,
It's good to be back again! I hope you're good, and that you've had a grand old few weeks.
This week's is a very brief letter, as work has been super busy, and I'm in the throes of getting everything sorted for the first Love Will Save The Day party next week. BUT I have a few interesting bits to share, and as always some great music too.
You may have guessed from the subtitle of this week's newsletter, that the music this week is a bit 'dollar bin' style, and there's a very specific reason for that. A few months back we moved house, and as I unpacked my records, I took the opportunity to have a decent sort out and order them properly (well, kind of properly, the purists would despair). Despite buying for nearly two decades now, I know most of what's in there, but what I didn't recognise, I put to the side. There was gold in that pile. So today's mixtape is made up of some of the records from the pile I put aside - the best ones. Classic house, acid jazz, broken, gospel house, early 00s gems - it's got the lot.
There's a few links in the TL;DR Section too (but it's kinda light as I've had my head stuck in books recently).
Anyway, I'm rambling, enjoy!
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 🌪
Following on from the excellent compilation on Brownswood early this year, watch the Indaba Is documentary
Read Mark Fisher. I'm just finished Postcapitalist Desire, and it's incredible. Also see; the sadly unfinished introduction to Acid Communism
The wonderful Anne Frankenstein has got a new(ish) column for The Big Issue, and has gone long on GSH
I'm working my way through Ted Gioia on Eva Cassidy
Also, the Velvet Underground documentary on AppleTV is worth paying a months sub for
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 📃
Big Hard Excellent Fish - Imperfect List - Pt. 1
Mr. Scruff - Night Tiime
Truby Trio - Carajillo (Jazzanova remix)
Greyboy - Genevieve (Quantic remix)
John Beltran - Kissed By The Sun
Shaun Escoffery - Space Rider
Yukihiro Fukutomi - LOVE EACH OTHER
The Cinematic Orchestra - All The You Give (Herbert's Raving Mix)
Alison Limerick - Make It On My Own (Blue Boy 12" vocal mix)
Chez Damier - Speechless
Dimitri From Paris - Ca Chauffe (Sizzling Hot Mix)
Tiefschwarz - Acid Soul
Zero 7 - Distractions (Bugs In The Attic remix)
Kerri Chandler - Ladbroke Grove
Soldiers Of Twilight - Believe
Sounds Of Blackness - Everything Is Gonna Be Alright
Bizarre Inc - Get Up (Sunshine Street)
Brotherhood of Soul - I'll Be Right There (Roger's Brotherhood remix)
Fire Island - If You Should need A Friend
280 West - Lift Him Up
Veda Simpson - Oohhh Baby
Cicada - Electric Blue
Chicken Lips - Eggy's Pause Button
Hector Plimmer - Wall Street (Matthew Herbert's Streetsoul remix)
K.I.M. - Kimkong
Manhead - What?
Erlend Oye - Ghost Trains
Hector Plimmer - Joyfulness (Elkka remix)
Freeform Five - Perspex Sex (Maurice Fulton vocal remix)
Jolly Music - Talco Uno
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See you on the dance floor.
Love Will Save the Day