Ridym - Old Skool 80's Volume 20

Finally the weekend's here and I got a good selection of 80's to see you through a well deserved break.

1. Max Beasley - I'm So Happy
2. Sherrick - Tell Me What It Is
3. Vesta Williams - Don't Blow A Good Thing
4. R.J's Latest Arrival - Broken Heart (R)
5. The Jones Girls - You Can't Have My Love
6. The Controllers - Undercover Lover
7. The Strangers - Step Out Of My Dreams
8. Valentine Brothers - Lonely Nights
9. Club Nouveau - Share Your Love
10. Change - You'll Never Realize
11. Bobby Caldwell - You Belong To Me

DJ Ridym - Rare Soul Mix 24

Sun is out and the temperature is slowing rising which means people are starting to get their spring clean on and as everyone knows the secret to a successful clear out is picking the right type of music to inspire you! Well have no fear I'm here with some rare soul classics to get you dancing around the living room while you de-clutter!

These are the go-to tracks that make up the staple of any good rare groove session. Tracks that have stood the test of time and what I would class as the more commonly known rare grooves which in itself is a contradiction but you know what I mean! Tunes that you can sing along to while doing your chores and hopefully keep the sun shining that little bit longer.

Hope you enjoy as always and have a great week.

1. Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis - You're Gonna Get Next To Me
2. Linda Clifford - Runaway Love
3. Groove On - Willie "Beaver" Hale
4. The Futures - Aint No Time Fa Nothing
5. Life Force - Slow Dancer
6. The Meters - Be My Lady
7. Bobby Womack - How Could You Break My Heart
8. Maze - You

DJ Ridym - RnB Sessions 21

Welcome mixtapers to RnB Sessions 21. We've got some upfront hip-hop and grime from both sides of the water giving you the best of some of the freshest artists doing it right now in the UK and the US on one mix.

More from Grizz and SoulNRnB up next...

1. Travis Scott - Butterfly Effect
2. Octavian - Party Here
3. Jorja Smith - On My Mind
4. Krept & Konan ft. Tabitha - Pour Me Another One
5. Mura Masa - Move Me
6. YXNG Bane - Need Time
7. 6LACK - Prblms
8. B Young - Juice
9. Little Simz ft. Cleo Sol - Selfish
10. Lil Duval - Smile
11. Ella Mai - Sauce
12. Meek Hill ft. Ella Mai - 24/7
13. Flipp Dinero - Leave Me Alone

DJ Grizz - Soulful 80's Vol.13

Back to the 80's for more Soulful grooves to start the week.

We start off with our cover girl Grace Jones, then quality contributions from artists including Leroy Burgess, Gwen Guthrie and finishing with an 80's Soul anthem from Viola Wills. The mix also includes a funky track from Nile Rodgers the 'Land of the Good Groove' LP. I still remember buying the LP on import in 1983 from a record shop in Central London where I bumped into comedian Lenny Henry and we had a discussion on how good the album was.... a man who obviously knew his Soul music (and cheap hotels according to the adverts).

The brand new stuff still coming thick and fast from Mr S and I'll be back in rare groove niceness style next week.

Grizz

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DJ Grizz- 60's Soul Vol.9

To make up for the 60's Soul mixes that have been taken down by 'the man' heres 60's Soul Vol.9 to bolster your collections. _

Includes 3 contributions from artists who were still making good music throughout the 70's and 80's with Barbara Lynn, Mary Love (later Comer) and Deniece Chandler (later Deniece'Niecey' Williams). Also Jackie Wilson teams up with jazz maestro Count Basie for a take on a classic and a Dave Love Northern stonker. _

See you soon Grizz _

http://rapidshare.com/files/455798521/60ssoul9.mp3_ .

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DJ Grizz- Valentines Soul 2011

Now you may be thinking I'm a week early with this mix but hear me out....! All you guys n girls who are planning something romantic next Monday and need the perfect background music I've taken care of that with a mix of old school soulful lovingness and given you a week to download it, burn it and cue it up for your night of courting! You see, we even think of our listeners love lives on this blog.

Love Unlimited, Norman Connors, Atlantic Starr and, of course, Barry White all feature in the Soul lovefest. Perfect for romantics and appreciaters of a good rare groove love song alike!

SoulNRnB up next, catch you soon

Grizz

http://rapidshare.com/files/446623923/valentine2011.mp3

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DJ Grizz- World Groove Mix

And now for something a little different! This mix has my usual ingrediants of mainly 70's and 80's Soul, Rare Grooves and Jazz Funk but this time I've searched my boxes high and low for tunes from parts of the globe you wouldn't always associate with quality Soul/Jazz Funk.

We have a French version of a rare groove classic, some top notch Jap Soul n boogie, funk slices from Mexico and Kenya, a Jamacian reggae band going Soul, a Brazilian Earth Wind and Fire inspired band, and 2 modern soul contributions from Sweden and New Zealand!

Tracklist (and countries) in comments. SoulNRnB up next and I'll be back in a week with some Valentines flavoured old school mellowness.

Grizz

http://rapidshare.com/files/445420403/worldgroove.mp3

DJ Grizz- Soul Niceness 19

Another year, another Soul Niceness mix and the quality remains as high as you've come to expect. Your Soul Mixtape hosts still have loads in our collections to share over the coming year so keep checking in.

Niceness 19 includes a Bobby Womack classic, Gladys Knight, an often sampled Mel and Tim tune and the usual stonking good tracks from some lesser known artists to satisfy the 'diggers' and appreciaters of quality amongst you.

SoulNRnB will hitting his weekend slot and I'll be back afterwards with something a little different.

Grizz

http://rapidshare.com/files/444235466/nice19.mp3

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DJ Grizz- Lovers Rock Vol. 11

My first foray into my reggae boxes for 2011 and its the usual mix of quality Lovers Rock from back in the day for Volume 11.

Louisa Marks, Trevor Walters and Derrick Harriot all feature. Plus Brit Soul/Reggae band The Cool Notes cover Tom Jones in a 'Lovers Style' and Brown Sugar give us their version of a rare groove classic.

SoulNRnB up next and of course I'll be back in a week.

Grizz

http://rapidshare.com/files/443000003/lovers11.mp3

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DJ Grizz - Soulful 80's Vol.9

January can be a bit depressing with all the excitement of Xmas & New Year over, miserable weather and a long way til the summer holidays. You can rely on us at the Soul Mixtape to provide some corking stuff to keep you going though.

Soulful 80's Vol.9 has quality tunes from Starpoint, Kwick, Major Harris and the Stone City Band. Plus something from left field -a surpising hit on the the US 80's Soul/Dance charts from the UK's Chaz Jankel who was London rock bands Ian Dury and the Blockheads keyboard player! Don't say this blog isn't educational as well!

See you next week.

Grizz

https://rapidshare.com/files/441752804/80s9.mp3

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DJ Grizz- Soul Jazz Live 2

Volume 1 had a good reaction so time to put out part 2. Packed full of classic soul and jazz funk tunes delivered live by the original artists. The mix features Maze, The SOS Band, The Jones Girls and an acoustic Randy Crawford amongst others.

I'll be back along with Mr SoulNRnB at the end of the week with a Xmas double bubble post which will be a treat for all you lovers of those real hard to find grooves! My next solo mix will be posted in the new year so make sure you all have a good Holiday!

Keep it soulful in the meantime

Grizz

http://rapidshare.com/files/438246477/souljazzlive2.mp3

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DJ Grizz - Soulful Xmas 2010

In same spirit that some music afficiandos try to stop the XFactor manufactured tune getting to the Xmas No.1 spot I try to save all Soul lovers from listening to the usual dirge of tunes they wheel at this time of year.

Heres my 2010 offering of quality 60's and 70's Soul with a seasonal flavour. Honey and the Bees, Donny Hathaway and The Salsoul Orch. all feature. Perfect for carving the turkey and boiling sprouts to.

SoulNRnB starts his 2010 specials this week and I'll catch you next week.

Grizz

https://rapidshare.com/files/436712963/xmas2010.mp3

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DJ Grizz- New Funk Vol.5

Back to the future for me once again as the new funk bands get a mix to themselves once more. As I've said these guys can all play a bit and 3 or 4 of the bands have gigged in the capital over the years so worth catching if you can.

The mix features the Mehan Street Band, vocalist Alice Russell going solo, The Budos Band and a corking retro tune from the Baker Brothers who employed Average White Band singer- Hamish Stuart to do the vocals so you know its gonna rock!!

I'll catch you next week with some 60's and 70's Xmas soul tunes.

Grizz

http://rapidshare.com/files/435105623/newfunk5.mp3

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DJ Grizz- 60's Soul Vol.7

As I said last week (and SoulNRnB mentioned on the pulpit) heres 60's Soul Vol 7. Two of my 60's mixes have been previously deleted for unknown reasons so make sure you get your download in before 'the man' or some over protective Northern collector gets it taken down! :) !

Choc fulla goodies including early tracks from Johnny Watson (before he added the 'Guitar'), LJ Reynolds and Harold Melvin. Also original soul versions from Jean Dushon and The Royalettes and ending with a deep soul treasure from Soloman Burke who passed away a few weeks back.

SoulNRnB up in a few days and I'm back in a week to share the Soul Love!

Grizz

http://rapidshare.com/files/433840556/60_s7.mp3

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DJ Grizz- Mellow Grooves Vol.6

Christmas is on the horizon and with all the shopping, visiting and partying madness that goes with it. A good time I thought to take some chill time to yourself before the craziness starts, so here's Mellow Grooves 6.

Laid back soul & jazz tunes from the past abound including The Stylistics doing Baccarach, Marvin in a big band style, a wicked trippy jap jazz cover of a Weldon Irvine classic, Mystic Merlin and much more..... chilltastic.

Apologies for those who are still trying to download 60's Soul 6 but was deleted by the file host after an apparant complaint (someone doesn't like us sharing the nuggets). But are we disheartened? Hell no, so I'm posting 60's Soul 7 next week!!!!

https://rapidshare.com/files/432524649/mellow6.mp3

Grizz

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DJ Grizz- Soul Jazz Live

Today sees the return of the 'live music' mix bringing back memories of venues like the Hammersmith Odeon, Jazz Cafe (Camden), Wembly Arena, The Forum (Kentish Town), The Rainbow (Finsbury Park), Ronnie Scotts (West End), Docklands Arena and my 1st ever gig 30 years ago at the Dunstable California Suite no less with reggae band - Third World!!???

Ten classic 70's and 80's soul/jazz tunes by the original artists but done live in concert. All the top names are there including AWB, Chaka, Curtis, Herbie and many more. So recreate that concert mood by pouring yourself some watered down lager in a plastic glass, stand behind someone wearing a big hat, crank up the volume and sing along until you're hoarse. Don't forget to then pretend to queue up for ages in the cold to catch the last train home with your ears still ringing ..... those were the days!

Grizz

http://rapidshare.com/files/429546114/SoulJazzLive.mp3

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DJ Grizz- Lovers Rock Vol. 10

Slightly earlier than anticipated- the latest installment of the Lovers Rock mix featuring tunes from Vivian Jones, Paulette Walker and The Investigators.

However the main reason I've brought this post forward a week or 2 is so I can include a track by the 'cool ruler' himself who passed away last week. An 'adopted' Londoner, Gregory Issacs was considered by many to be one of the originators of the Lovers Rock sound. We raise a glass here at 'The Soul Mixtape'!

Next week I'm reviving a SoulNRnB format with an old school Soul/Jazz live mix! Mr SoulNRnB himself will be with you at the weekend.

Grizz

https://rapidshare.com/files/428333960/loversrock10.mp3

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DJ Grizz- Soul Niceness 18

Happy Halloween to all those that celebrate it! Nothing scary about this mix though just top quality rare grooves n soul from the 70's n 80's.

Choc full of goodies to keep you groovin now the nights are drawing in. Tracks include an alternate take of the Micheal Orr rare groove classic, crackin' versions from The Marriots, Dorothy Moore and The Majors and a cool track from the artist Sting- that the 70's US 'brother' Sting not the Geordie rocker, tantric sex expert!

Back in a week but up next.... SoulNRnB of course!

http://rapidshare.com/files/427131545/nice18.mp3

Grizz

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DJ Grizz- Disco Soul Vol. 4

As Mr SoulNRnB said, another DiscoSoul Tag Team special- heres Vol.4 and my answer to Fridays mix. Another belter for those of you who appreciate their soul with a disco/boogie tune tinge.

Artists featured include Willie Tee, Esther Phillips and an instrumental take on an O'Jays club classic by the Armarda Orchestra (you just knew if you picked up a 12''and the band had the words 'Orchestra' in its name it was gonna be a disco/boogie cut!)

See you in a weeks time on a rare soul tip!

Grizz

https://rapidshare.com/files/425852921/DiscoSoul4.mp3

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DJ Grizz- 60's Soul Vol.6

For all you 60's fans, another collection of often harder to find Soul goodies now. Mix includes Gloria (Towanda) Barnes who also had 70's rare groove success, Deon Jackson with, in my opinion, the definitive version of an oft covered song and kicking off with our cover girl- Brenda Holloway, who's still going strong, belting out the tunes and looking good in her sixties.

SoulNRnB up next and I'll be back in a week in a mellow groove mood.

Grizz

http://rapidshare.com/files/421854282/60s6.mp3

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