Ivan Smagghe presents: The Sound of Love International #008 [Love International Recordings x Test Pressing] LITPLP008

A1: Family Of God - "Beautiful People" A2: Carolyn - "I Can't Get In" (Mosque mix) A3: Polygamy Boys - "Black Flower" B1: Chris & Cosey - "Fantastique" (Carl Craig remix) B2: Thee Majesty & Cotton Ferox - "Searching For Substance" B3: Prinz Ezo - "Outside House" C1: Rave 2001 - "Seduce Me" (feat Gina) C2: Mat101 - "Sintesi" C3: Leigh Dickson - "Praise" (Baby Ford Heavenly Circuit remix) D1: Aquarius Heaven - "Universe" D2: John Spring - "Strange" D3: White Car - "Statues In Mist" *LISTEN* - Ivan Smagghe curates the eighth entry in Love International's running selectors' series; after presenting a strong initial menu in the likes of Hunee and Daniele Baldelli, they made a beeline for him for his "style of no style" instinct formed on decades behind the booth, from Black Strobe to solo DJ idiosyncrasy. The set moves freely: Family Of God's 'Beautiful People' opening in slow, devotional mode, sliding toward the synthetic pulse of White Car and the sideways electronics of Prinz Ezo, before Chris & Cosey appear via a Carl Craig remix of 'Fantastique', a club-set reminder of their post-Throbbing Gristle hustle. Baby Ford elsewhere turns Leigh Dickson's 'Praise' into a spiralling, minimal house meditation, while Aquarius Heaven's vocal drift and Mat101's Italian futurism lick the gum flap on a final, after-hours envelope.