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IRVRSBL Mix 1: Louis McCoy FHUO

Playback of our most recent Noods show with Inner Varnika head honcho Louis McCoy.

A.E.S.T. with Finding Figaro & Louis McCoy - 24/6/2021

Louis McCoy is a master craftsman in every sense of the word. A legend of a human behind much loved local underground institutions the likes of Inner Varnika and For Home Use Only, and an expert on the tools be it in the kitchen or on a building site, Louis first and foremost is a passionate music obsessor with a savant like ear for records that cut deep. 

Sometimes found under the cheekier guise of hndsm, Louis seriously knows whats up when it comes to 90s music from the UK, and focusses his attention here on the massively influential sound of trip hop that he grew up nodding his head to as a teen. Treating us to near-on three hours of raw and dusty underground classics from the roots of the 90s Bristol trip hop movement, we find ourselves deep beneath the murky waters of the reggae and the shoegaze infused, to moments of heavy, emotion packed atmospheric soul and a healthy dose of the all out experimental. One for the OG chillout heads, this really is a trip like no other!

Interview here: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/louis-mccoy

@louis_mccoy
@for_home_use_only

https://innervarnika.com

www.melbournedeepcast.net

Interview

MDC.264 Louis McCoy

Guest @louis_mccoy
+ tunes via Declaime & Madlib, 545 (D-Styles, Excess, Mike Boo & Pryvet Peepsho), Kincaid, Mincy, Tristan Arp x Kellen303 (unknown artist 004), Herman, Fonzo & Riko Dan (East Man rmx), LWS, Doctor Jeep, Parco Palaz, Ben Pest, Pessimist, Front De Cadeaux, Parco Palaz, A Taut Line, FFF, Fausten
+ compilations Durkle Disco Definitions Volume Three, Dionysian Rapture V.A.

Tracklist:
https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/the-blend/2022-09-05/22-00-00

The Blend 5.9.22 w/ guest Louis McCoy

For full recipe and tracklist head to >>> https://skylab-radio.com/shows/cook-it-e3


It's not so much of a mix, as it's more of a collection of songs I love to listen to whilst cooking. A lot of favourite tracks from my childhood that I used to hear coming from the kitchen or when we used to have family cook-ups, and a bunch of stuff I discovered myself over the years that just seemed to click in the kitchen. Cooking is a form of meditation for me, besides the car, it's the only other time I can actually properly listen to music.

big love to Tess, Hugo and Skylab Radio for keeping the dream alive.

Skylab Radio pres. Cook it ep.3

Bunker presents - Soft-Pedal Two
Friday August 15th, 2014
Loop Bar - Melbourne, CBD

We returned to Loop on August 15th for the second instalment of our Soft-Pedal series. Exploring a different side to electronic music we delved head first into some of the very best ambient, down-tempo electronica, house & techno going around. 

The night was curated by some of Melbourne’s finest collectors & selectors in Harold (Steeple Jack), Louis McCoy (Out of Focus/The Freeform Collective), Monty McGaw, Deen Ariff, Jeremy Graham and Spilt Silo. Enjoy the full 6 hour recording of the night!

Mastering by https://soundcloud.com/drexbc 

Harold: https://www.facebook.com/steeplejackrec
Louis McCoy: https://soundcloud.com/lou-is
Monty McGaw: http://www.wearenovel.com.au/artist/monty-mcgaw/
Deen Ariff: https://soundcloud.com/zainudeen-ariff
Spilt Silo: https://soundcloud.com/spiltsilo
Jeremy Graham: https://soundcloud.com/djjeremygraham

Louis McCoy - Soft-Pedal Two

a transmission from jupiter // warm up for james holden 

for more transmissions .....

https://www.facebook.com/djhndsm

hndsm. // LM @ James Holden

This wonderfully subtle and moving collaboration between dj and musical curator Louis McCoy ( @louis_mccoy ), and visual artist Jaime Brohier ( jaimebrohier.com )was recorded and created live a Cam’s Kiosk in November 2023 as part of our event ‘I’m not the body, I’m not even the mind’. 

Limited edition prints available online now: www.spacecast.com.au/shop/p/onlyephemeralprint

Digital download of mixtape: www.spacecast.com.au/shop/p/013louismccoymixtape

Read more about the release: www.spacecast.com.au/collaborations/louismccoyxjaimebrohier

013 Louis McCoy

a recording of my opening set at the Intergalactic Gary party bought to you by Common Ground and Club'Derange. 
incredible night, gazza was in top form and simo on the warm up was nothing short of amazing. 
the set itself is just a whole bunch of weird noises thrown together with a whole bunch of soundbites over the top. 2 turntables and 3 cdj's, i made the most of em. 
do not listen to when driving heavy machinery.

Steep Dreams (com d erange w/Intergalactic Gary)

Trushmix 113 presents Louis McCoy straight outta Melbourne.
The overall nice guy and funniest man in the underground festival business.
Louis made a retro vintage back to the 90's mix for us, with some well loved music, street soul, hip hop infused tunes, house, break beat, jungle, rave and some classics that still will live on for a long time, as good vibes and special memories.

We at Trush are happy to host another one of Melbourne undergrounds top people.

Enjoy this mix, music from the top!

Trushmix.com

Trushmix 113: Louis McCoy

After many probably annoying instagram messages on my part, head honcho of Inner Varnika, Louis McCoy accepted my request for a mix in this series.

As a long time attendee and fan of the event's and let's not forget his own mix series, For Home Use Only. 
I was more than delighted to hear he could spare some time to produce a mix for this series.

What a way to bring Balearic State into the new year than a mix filled with some gooey bliss... crank out a few jazz'd cigarettes to this one.

https://soundcloud.com/louis_mccoy
https://soundcloud.com/for_home_use_only

Music

BSS#06: The Life Of a Honey Bee - Louis McCoy

My first foray into the 'non-dance-mix' from many years ago. an oldy but a goody

Louis McCoy's Album

gin & deuce

A story told at length

an interview to go with it

Kale lover, cat lover. Promoter, DJ. Festival organiser, builder. There certainly aren’t many doubts on what The Vanilla Prince, aka Louis McCoy can achieve. Having been around the traps more times than worth mentioning, McCoy is a name many can relate to. Whether it’s dancing ’til the early hours at one of his Out Of Focus parties, having a drink at one of the bars around Melbourne he’s helped build, or even transcending into deeper states of being at his Inner Varnika festival, there’s always fun to be had when McCoy is involved.

You’ve recently started your own religion, can you tell us how that came about and what it stands for?

Basically it’s all the fundamentals of an ancient samurai cult with a hedonistic spin.

That’s all I’m allowed to divulge at the moment.

You’ve been tagged ‘the builder of Inner Varnika’, what other things do you build?

Relationships and bridges, as well as half of Melbourne’s bars, nightclubs and restaurants with a few stage productions on the side.

You’re extremely short. Is this a byproduct of human genome testing?

Scientifically speaking, I’m not human. My parents were beavers, that’s were I get my building skills. I was chosen to integrate into human society because I was so tall. After I started playing records they disowned me and years of research down the drain. Now Justin beaver is the leading researcher into the human genome.

How would you describe your relationship with 1 mg cigarettes?

One sided.

Is music as important to you as food? What is the relationship between music and food to you?

I’ve learnt that you can’t eat music but you can hear food. For example the symphony of a traditional Italian bolognese is comparable to Bach’s 5th in so many ways, metaphorically and logically speaking.

If you were stuck on a space ship orbitting Mars for 2 years and you only had one thing to eat, what would it be?

A Reuben from Kat’z deli in New York.

Or.

A kale smoothie.

idiosyncratic mix tape (4 heads with tales)

an instore recording at polyester records (r.i.p)

this is what i thought was balearic. lol

Dijon Szechuan

We're very pleased to share with you this long, saucy mix straight from the soul of Louis McCoy, founder of renowned Inner Varnika festival and all-round Naarm music aficionado. 
As Louis writes:

"I've been subconsciously compiling this mix for years now, but it's made a lot more sense during the last 6 months. I think it's important to remember to feel something, whether it is pure joy or overwhelming melancholy, I wanted to cover both aspects in this and everything in between. A lot of the music in this mix really means a lot to me, from my mother's jazz influences to my teenage years on a strict diet of emo trip-hop. I wanted to make a soundtrack from literally putting the kettle on first thing on a cold Sunday morning to hopefully take you through to a semi-productive day in the kitchen with someone you love. To be honest, just enjoy it, any way you can."

Louis curates the fantastic series, For Home Use Only:
https://soundcloud.com/for_home_use_only

Inner Varnika
https://www.facebook.com/InnerVarnika

Music To Drink Tea To - 002 - Louis McCoy

An oldy that I did for the good people at Subtrakt up in Brisbane. 

enjoy at your own pace.

Subtrakt Podcast #4 // Louis McCoy

Louis co-founded Inner Varnika, and runs the storied mix series For Home Use Only. This one is a nod to the club nights we miss.

No tracklist. Just like the club nights we miss.

Ep 220 pt.1 w/ Louis McCoy

My mix for the legendary breakfast show on Skylab. 

straight R'n'B bangers to make you feel good. 

volume up. windows down. 

bless.

BREKSTACY

For home use only’ is an anti-club social, a chance to get to know someone/something. A series of transmissions purely dedicated to exploring the other side.