Lovage - "Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By" one of my favorite trip-hop/downtempo albums ever

To me this is a trip-hop masterpiece! I haven't seen a thread on here specifically about this amazing one-off collaboration between Mike Patton, Dan the Automator, Jennifer Charles, and Kid Koala and I wanted to pay homage to what I think is one of the greatest downtempo albums ever made.

To me the shining star is Jennifer Charles' sensual and haunting voice, highlighted especially on songs such as "To Catch A Thief", "Stroker Ace", and "Strangers on A Train". I could listen to her voice all day, and her with Mike Patton is a fun playful combination. The production is top notch, the instrumentals are well crafted, and the vocals are amazing.

 

One of my favorite Mike Patton projects aside from Faith No More as well

 

I’ll have to say that I usually prefer Dan The Automator’s instrumental takes on his albums and this one is no exception. That’s a good thing that there are basically two versions of most of his albums so if you don’t want the vocals you can have that choice. It’s been a while since I’ve listened so I’ll grab my CD now to listen on my drive to work in the morning.

 

Let me know what you think on this listen! For me personally the vocals, especially Jennifer's are what really lured me into this project - although I have the instrumental CD of this album too and totally love it as well because the instrumentals are IMO very well done for sure

 

I don't know if anyone has this on vinyl but if so I would love to hear how the pressings sound too!

 

Great great album.

 

Glad to see some love for it! I really wish this album was more widely known, it definitely deserves the recognition

 

First grabbed this on cd close to its original release in 2001. I think that was the height of my Mike Patton kick, when I started buying up everything he was associated with including Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, FNM, and his current band (at the time) Tomahawk, which I managed to see three times while touring with Tool on the Lateralus tour. Anyway, I picked this on vinyl a couple years ago, sold it, and had sellers remorse until reacquiring it just recently. The sound quality of the vinyl is fantastic and its one of those records that I fear will never see a proper repress because of its niche appeal and the legalese associated with all the sampling. No one wants a heavily redacted version ala Frontier Psychiatrist, it would kill the record. Anyway, highly recommend acquiring it on vinyl if you have the opportunity. No longer have the cd to do comparisons, but it sounds fantastic.

 

This is a great record that sadly seemed to fly under everyone's radar at the time. If you like it, I'd also strongly recommend the Peeping Tom album from 2006, which saw Patton return to a similar general style.

 

Never heard of this. Thanks I will give it a try

 

Thanks for this. I am listening to it on Tidal. I really like the album. The Python Lee Jackson cameo is very keen.

 

Just listened to “Take Me Home” last week.

 

I bought this on release on cd after getting into Dan The Automator from the Handsome Boy Modeling School and Deltron 3030 releases. Introduced me to Jennifer Charles’ amazing sultry voice. I would love this on vinyl but $300 plus is way out of my price range. If I ever saw one irl though...

 

I bought this when it first came out. I love it! I haven’t listened to it in a while, time to give it a spin.

 

That trip hop is hot
So my wife likes it… a lot.
Made me go for a Lucky shot
Regret I do not.

<End of poem>

 

Crazy prices on the vinyl. I hope it gets a vinyl reissue at some point.

 

Never heard of this collab. Thanks, listening right now!

 

Reissue coming March 2022:
General 2 — RSD Essentials

There are a few shops you can pre order this from now

 

Like which ones? I’m struggling to find any.

 

Link above isn't working today but I did find this pre-order

Lovage - Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By - 2x Turquoise Vinyl L

Here's a reddit thread about with other links
https://www.reddit.com/r/VinylRelea...ge_music_to_make_love_to_your_old_lady_by_2x/

Looks like it's coming out on CD as well.

I bet we'll see more pre-orders links soon.

 

Grab this before its back to flipper prices. Mine is on the way, according to Discogs reviews this 4LP version does not have the same off-center problem as the 2LP turquoise reissue

Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By (Deluxe 4xLP+Book)***

 

Thanks for this! Looks like it has sold out by now but I hope those who were looking for it were able to score a copy

 

Very overlooked album. Even Patton diehards seem to ignore this project, which is disappointing. I had a couple friends who were Patton fanatics, and they couldn't get into it at all. Oh well. More Lovage for us.

 

Too late. Already double+ the retail price on discogs

 

It's definitely got that Lemon Jelly feel.