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01. Lovelock - Business & Pleasure
02. Lovelock - Last Call
03. Lovelock - Slinky Strut
04. Lovelock - First Class
05. Lovelock - Stank 49
06. Lovelock - Dangerous Man
07. Lovelock - Stinkbug
08. Lovelock - Win Or Lose
ARTIST
TITLE
Business And Pleasure
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
BEWITH 179LP BEWITH 179LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
10/24/2025

Steve Moore reprises his beloved Lovelock guise by presenting his unique riff on the library breaks genre. Business And Pleasure contains grimy groove and sleazy funk-laden lounge music, oscillating between dark and light flashes. It's nothing short of astounding! This vinyl release is hyper-limited, with just 500 pressed for the world. The LP is ushered in by the spacey synth-funk of the sleazy, woozy title track. This is that serious slo-mo cosmic-balearic head-nod shit. Laidback bass, heavy funk with dreamy synth and electric guitars. An outstanding opener. Heaven-sent synth flourishes and a laidback bassline over smooth drums cement its simple, vivacious grace. This collection was written and recorded in Spring and Summer of '24. Everything was tracked at Steve's home studio in Albany, NY except the drums and percussion, which were recorded by Jeff Gretz at his space in NYC. The whole collection is basically a rhythm section feature, so Steve's Rickenbacker 4003 and Fender Jazz Bass play very prominently. The bass guitar serves as lead instrument in a lot of these tracks. Also, lots of Rhodes and stringers and guitar. He even dusted off my sax for this one, which he doesn't do as often as he'd like! This type of groove-oriented library music has been a steady part of Steve's diet since the late '90s. Lovelock started as a dedicated Italo-disco project, but over the years Steve expanded it to include anything directly informed by the commercial/pop side of the music of his childhood ('70s/'80s). Writing and recording this album was, like a lot of Steve's music these days, basically a test to see whether or not he could do it. The album's cover was designed by Chris Stevenson, with no little direction from Steve. He knew that he wanted to go with something photography-based for this cover so, in true DIY/cheapskate spirit, Steve started by looking through his own photos. He found the cover image on his phone, taken through an almost empty bottle of beer, and it clicked. The whole album has a very boozy vibe, so this shot seemed appropriate. Mastering for this vinyl edition was overseen by Be With regular Simon Francis, and it was cut by the esteemed Cicely Balston at Abbey Road Studios to be pressed in the Netherlands by Record Industry.