Primus Luta returns for June with a little special edition of his regular RIPL show – taking it back a bit with a selection of favourite jams from the past. Here’s what he had to say on the subject:

Throwback edition. No real theme to it, just a bunch of joints I ain’t played in years, but in typical RIPL fashion, covering spectrums of sound. I mean where else but RIPL are ya gonna get Kool Kieth and Delia Derbyshire? Mad Professor and Richard Devine? Cool Breeze and Bjork? Dedicated to the artist continuing to push the sound barriers forward, just a reminder, history is on your side.

For those of you not up on some of these artists this works as a great way to discover some amazing music you may have missed over the years, and for those of you more familiar with the tracklist this should make for a perfect trip down memory lane.

Primus will return next month with a regular podcast, and his mid-year awards as per last year’s edition. For now though sit back and crank up the volume to enjoy this little slice of music history.

As always you can download and/or stream the show below or simply subscribe to our RSS/iTunes feed and get all the shows directly to your inbox.

Download Rhythm Incursions x Primus Luta aka RIPL – June 2011 (right click and save as)

Tracklist:
Primus Luta – Stand Up
Praxis Blast – War Machine Dub
Mad Professor & Jah Shaka – Claps Like Thunder
Rhythm & Sound – Mash Down Babylon (feat. The Chosen Brothers)
Linton Kwesi Johnson – Come Wi Goh Dung Deh
Jah Shaka Meets Fire House Crew – Poor People’s Dub
Invasion vs. Shackleton – Warriors in Dub 2
Lekan Babalola – Oba Anon Oba (Wale Oyejide ReMix)
Rhythm Is Rhythm – Drama
Drexciya – You Don’t Know
Dan the Automator – A Better Tomorrow (feat. Sinister 6000)
DJ Shadow – The Numbers Song
Divine Styler – Time Fold 79
Company Flow – Population Control
Cool Breeze – Cre-A-Tine (Kno Remix)
Wu-Tang Clan – Reunited (Funkstörung Remix)
Squarepusher – F-Train
Bahamadia – Pep Talk
Takuma Kanaiwa – Perpetual Heartburn
Daedelus – Sawtooth EKG
The Tuss – Fredugolon 6
Venetian Snares – Beverly’s Potatoe Orchestra
Richard Devine – Arc-Acid
Tim Exile – Deathface
Funckarma – Strip
Boards of Canada – Telephasic Workshop
Delia Derbyshire – Zivvzih Zivvzih Oo-Oo-Oo
Bjork – Ambergris March
coil – paranoid inlay

This mix came into our inbox earlier this week with little explanation other than it is an open letter to a loved one. With Valentine’s Day tomorrow we thought it’d be timely, even if it’s not your usual uplifting lovers mix. Instead it’s a trip into melancholy, soundtracked by a selection and movie samples that evoke all these feelings when someone has been lost. Alongside the mix was a message:

An open letter to the woman I love and who I can’t be with. Despite the pain it causes me, as Lord Tennyson said: I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; ‘Tis better to have loved and lost; Than never to have loved at all. Dedicated to all those who have loved and lost. There is a brighter tomorrow somewhere.

I won’t be adding much, instead I’ll let you enjoy the music and the message – whatever feelings or emotions it may echo inside each and everyone of you.

Tracklist and download/stream below.

Download Hitori – Welcome To Melancholia (right click and save as)

Tracklist:
Michita – Melodic
Isley Brothers – Footsteps In The Dark (King Britt remix)
Bonobo ft. Andrea Triana – The Keeper
DJ Cam ft Cameo – Love Junkee (Dilla remix)
Bibio – Lovers’ Carvings (Leatherette remix)
Cannibal Ox – The F Word
Jose James – Black Magic
Take – Make Believe
Slum Village – Fall N’ Love
Mr Chop – I’ve Got a Love
Nosaj Thing – Heart Entire
Pangaea – Memories
Martyn ft D-Bridge – These Words
Jesse Boykins III – Amorous (Afta 1 Love mix)
FaltyDL – Our Loss
Ernest Gonzales – Untitled Love Song
Burial – Fostercare
Mono/Poly – Spring Crossings
Lucy Pearl – Without You (Jay Dee remix)
King Midas Sound – Sometimes
Boards of Canada – Sunshine Recorder