DJ Ridym - Crate Digs #3

Todays mix kicks off with two tracks from the garage house musical maestro's Masters At Work including a fabulous re-work of VIP from Icelandic group Gus Gus. Next up is a slap bass heavy alternative take of  Please Be Truthful by Family of Eve. When a track has that much funk I find virtually impossible to listen to without making the stank-funk face! 

Bah Samba gives us it's very own version of Fatbacks hypnotic groove Let The Drums Speak. Lucas Arruda's brilliant summer groove and Martha Redbone's swinging bi-sexual groove Boyfriend provides this mix that extra something special. Carleen Anderson's unmistakable vocals makes All In My Mind a no-brainer as is the tropical sea breeze track by the name of Tropicola from Nino Nardini.

Talented Plant Life front man Jack Splash brings the LA funk vibe on Got 2 Find The Way. Talib Kweli and Res provide the vocals on Get Your Own Way which featured in the movie The Man With The Iron Fists starring RZA from Wu Tang. Next up to bat is legend Jay Dilla and Slum Village's classic Fantastic.

We then have two classic reggae tracks from Delroy Wilson and The Uniques and then close the show with an absolute gem from 100% Pure Poison and Windy C.

As always I hope you enjoy the mix and will back for some more from Grizz Soul and SoulnRnB.

1. Little Louie Vega feat. Arnold - Life Goes On
2. Gus Gus (masters at work) - VIP
3. Family of Eve - Please Be Truthful (Alternative Take)
4. Bah Samba - Let The Drums Speak
5. Lucas Arruda - Sambadi
6. Martha Redbone - Boyfriend
7. Carleen Anderson - All In My Mind
8. Nino Nardini - Tropicola
9. Plantlife - Got 2 Find A Better Way
10. Idol Worship - Get Your Way
11. Slum Village - Fantastic
12. Delroy Wilson - Better Must Come
13. The Uniques - Watch This Sound
14. 100% Pure Poison - Windy C

DJ Grizz- Teddy Pendergrass Mix

Todays artist mix is one of the all time great vocalist on one of the greatest labels - Philadelphia Internationals Mr Theodore 'Teddy' Pendergrass. Starting life with the wonderful Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes in the early 70's before going solo in 1976, he was equally adept at belting out big production club hits and heavy ballads. TP was making good music up until just before he passed in 2010. Here's some sublime Teddy!!

The Tedfest starts with 2 disco nuggets in Bad Luck and (the ruthless!) I Don't Love You Anymore, there's the hit When Somebody Wants You Back, and ends on 2 class ballads in The Whole Towns Laughing At Me and Love TKO... plus more Teddy goodness.

Keep up the Soul love Mixtapers

Grizz- The Soul Mixtape

Bad luck

I dont love you anymore

Now is the time to do it

When Somebody wants you back

Cold cold world

Its time for love

Somebody told me

The whole towns laughing at me

Love TKO

DJ Ridym - Old Skool 80's Volume 10

"Sun is shining, the weather is sweet
Make you want to move your dancing feet
To the rescue, here I am" - Bob Marley

Welcome soul brothers and sisters to my latest 80's mix which includes such artists as The Limit, Fatback Band, Vicky D, Teena Marie, The System plus more. 

On this mix I also feature two heavyweight instrumentals one from Ingram and the other from Mega 70's and 80's group Maze, both well known dance classics back in the day. Another popular instrumental that didn't make my mix but completes the trio is Jellybean Benitez version of Cat Steven's Was Dog A Doughnut also another favourite of mine which I'll have to add to a future b-boy mix at some point.

Hope you enjoy and keep the faith👊

1. The Limit - She's So Devine
2. Fatback Band - She's A Go Getter
3. Jeanette Lady Day - Come Let Me Love You
4. Teena Marie - Square Biz
5. Curtis Hairston - I Want You (All Tonight)
6. Vicky D - This Beat Is Mine
7. Ingram - D.J's Delight
8. Rene & Angela - I'll Be Good
9. The System - You Are In My System
10. Maze - Twighlight
11. Convertion - Let's Do It
12. Shot feat. Kim Marsh - Main Thing
13. Change - Mutual Attraction

DJ Grizz- Reggae to Soul

If its one thing most o' time Reggae artists are known for its making great covers of classic Soul songs. Here's a version excursion of Reggae covers side by side with their Soul original... its Reggae to Soul.

We kick off with Carl Carlton's lustful feelings and the Winston Reedy version, there's the 1967 Caught You in a Lie and the 1975 Reggae remake, Bunny Malone does Maze justice with Lady of Magic, its the turn of the Al's next- the great Green and Campbell and we end on a Dionne Warwick Rare Groove fave together with Rudy Thomas' take on it!

Catch you soon Mixtapers

Grizz- The Soul Mixtape Blog

Carl Carlton - This feelings rated Xtra

Winston Reedy- This feelings rated Xtra

Robert Parker-- Caught you in a lie

Derrick Harriot- Caught you in a lie

Maze - Lady of magic

Bunny Malone- Lady of magic

Al Green- Have you been making out OK

Al Campbell- Have you been making out OK

Dionne Warwick - Deja Vu

Rudy Thomas- Deja vu

#TheSoulMixtape BADU

Erykah Badu. The first lady of "Neo Soul".

In this #TheSoulMixtape retrospective I select some of my favorite tracks from her and she describes what Baduizm is, explains the lyrics to some of her best known songs, and talks on growing up with music.

This could have gone on for hours, so apologies if some of your favorite songs are missed out, but Miss Badu is a real talent and has such a great discography to choose from, so cut me some slack! Im off for a couple of weeks, but till I return Ridym and Grizz will hold the fort down with some great music for you all.

DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 13

Someone told me there's a US President in town and he's looking for some sweet reggae vibes to listen to so I knocked up something special for when he's cruising in his motorcade. I was hoping to hear the bass as the motorcade went past yesterday but I couldn't hear a thing. It's either the sound proofing was too good, I was misinformed or that was Trump's decoy!

Anyway hope you're enjoying the sunshine and the mix and I'll be back again with some more. One Love

1. Ginger Williams - Tenderly

2. Slim Smith - The Time Has Come
3. Delano Stewart - Thats Life
4. The Heptones - Meaning Of Life
5. Delroy Wilson - Baby I Need Your Loving
6. Pat Kelly - How Long Will It Take
7. Cornell Campbell - My Confession
8. Nicky Thomas - Have A Little Faith
9. The Heptones - Hypocrite
10. Johnny Nash - Groovin'
11. Busty Brown - Just As Long As You Need Me
12. Nicky Thomas - Don't Touch Me
13. Pat Kelly - Talk About Love
14. Delroy Wilson - Pretty Girl

DJ Grizz- Soul Niceness 146

Back with more of that old time Soul Summer soundtrack... its Soul Niceness 146.

The 70's and 80's good stuff starts with a Rare Groove anthem double from Benny Goulson and Jean Terrel, we've a great groove from 70's session guitar king Willie Beaver, vocal heavyweight Peobo Bryson features and we end on some 2step heaven from Sheree Brown... plus more Soul nuggets to re-discover!

Spread that Soul-love Mixtapers!

Grizz- The Soul Mixtape Blog

Benny Goulson- I’m always dancin to the music

Jean Terrell- No limits

Love Unlimited- Dream

Brenda and Herb- What goes around

Willi Beaver- Let the good times roll

The Blue Magoos- Slow down sunshine

Flavour- One way ticket

Peabo Bryson- Touching me

Sheree Brown- Its a pleasure

DJ Grizz- Brass Construction Mix

We visit the Funk-side for todays artist mix with New York big hitters Brass Construction. A decade of hits and great music starting with their 1975 platinum selling horn heavy debut on the United Artists label through to 1985’s LP Conquest and featured the great Randy Muller on vocals. Here’s a selection of my favourite funkiness!

The obvious place to start is with horn section heaven in Movin’, theres 1980 dancefloor hit Music Makes You Feel Like Dancing, an early 80’s gem in Walkin the Line, a great piece of foot shuffling Funk in Now is Tomorrow, and we end with a little nugget of their 1st LP in Talkin’.... plus more of the best of Brass!

Keep it Funky gang!

Grizz- The Soul Mixtape Blog

Movin

Music makes you feel like dancin

Changin

International

Can u see the light

Walkin the line

Now is tomorrow

We can do it

Talkin

SoulNRnB's Street Sounds Sessions 2018 PART TWO

Here in the UK, the Sun is out, England are in the World Cup Quarter finals, and its friday so lets celebrate with this Soundtrack of some of the best Upfront Soul, RnB and Hip Hop around at the moment for those with a taste for quality!

The Internet return with what's hopefully another quality LP, Chrisette Michelle and Sy Smith bring that Soulful neo Soul sound, Darien Dean gives us something to step to, plus Hip Hop is well represented by the likes of the UK's own TY, DJ Jazzy Jeff and August Greene.

Theres so much more on here, do check it out. If your looking for music a little more "aged", Grizz should be by tomorrow, ill be back soon with a Erykah Badu special!