DJ Ridym - Good Groove Mix - October 2020

Welcome blogsters to this months Good Groove Mix, I've decided on a 2 hour session this time and have included some classic 80's music covering much ground. Some of the tracks are a nod to Derek Boland aka DJ Derek B who passed away in 2009. 

Derek was widely known as the first UK rapper who in the 80's had some limited success over in the states with tracks like "bad young brother" and "good groove". Sadly I would be surprised if any UK drill/grime or rap artists today would have a clue who is but I figure they owe their success in some part to him.

Prior to his music and producing career Derek was a well known DJ on UK pirate radio stations Kiss and LWR as well as playing every Sunday at Bentley's night club in Canning Town which is where I'd be every Sunday (come rain snow or shine!) listening to tracks like Thelma Houston you used to hold me so tight Lisa Lisa and Cult Jams I wonder if I take you home, Karl Anderson's buttercup and the Jackson's heartbreak hotel. Thinking about it now back then I'd be DJing Saturday but Sundays was always Bentley's night. I have no idea where I got the energy from!

The rest of the mix covers off some more nuggets from around that time/genre with some rare groove plus a couple of reggae versions one of Evelyn Kings I'm in love and the other Peoples Choice do it anyway you wanna from Jennifer Lara and Harold Butler respectively.

That's it from me and as always, stay safe until next time. 

DJ Grizz- The Soul Niceness Show on Our Music Radio 24Aug20

 The Monday offering of great old Soul Music inc. The Spinners, AWB, Willi Bobo, Rose Royce, Debra Laws, Donald Byrd and more

Stay Soulful, Stay Safe Grizz

Ridym - Rare Soul Mix 33

 Rare soul mix time peeps. Loads of goodies here from my old and not so new selection. Enjoy!

DJ Grizz- The Soul Niceness Show on Our Music Radio 10 Aug20

 The best in old time Soul n Grooves as usual with Dynasty, EWF, Barry and Goldean White, Smokey Robinson, Maze, Lonnie Hill and many more

Stay safe, stay Soulful

Grizz

#TheSoulMixtape Crate Diggers Podcast Ep.5: UNDERRATED ARTISTS

There's hot and there is HOT! The UK is on fire right now, a major heatwave going on, so get those shorts on, get out in the garden with a cocktail, and check out the latest podcast!

Grizz and I feature 2 artists or bands each that we feel have been Underrated, or overlooked. 5 tracks from each to attempt to prove our point. What do you think? Are we right? Who would you have picked?

Check out Episode 5 below.

DJ Grizz- The Soul Niceness Show on Our Music Radio 27Jul20

Mondays marvellous music show with Soul greats inc Keni Burke, Aretha, Gil Scot Heron, James Brown, Side Effect and many many more.. Stay Soulful Grizz

Ridym - Old Skool 80's Volume 24

Back to the 80's people and what a line up we have for you, The Jones Girls, Scott White. Serge Ponsa, Alicia Myers and more!

Enjoy

DJ Grizz- The Soul Niceness Show on Our Music Radio 6th Jul 20

Monday nights Soulful show with big Soul hitters like Average White Band, Tavares, Chaka Khan, Dionne Warwick and many more..

Stay Soulful n safe

Grizz

DJ Grizz -The Soul Niceness Show on Our Music Radio 29.6.20

Monday evenings serving of Soul n Grooves from somewhere way back when. Features O Jays, Rhetta Young, Sun, Phyllis Hyman, Gene Chandler, Thee Sacred Souls and many more...

Stay Soulful n Safe people!

Grizz

DJ Grizz-The Soul Niceness Show on Our Music Radio 22.6.20

Monday nights show full of 70s n 80s Soul and Rare Groove goodies from The Commodores, O Jays, Curtis Mayfield, Sam and Dave, The McCrarys, Ronnie Mcnier and more...

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DJ Grizz- The Soul Niceness Show 15th Jun20 - Our Music Radio

Mondays selection of superior Soul n Grooves from some way back inc. Gwen Mcrae, Aurra, Bunny Sigler, Chosen Few, Betty Wright, Keni Burke and more

Stay Soulful, stay safe!

Grizz

Ridym - Rare Soul Mix 32

What's happened to the heatwave, was that it?? Oh well I guess you'll have to dump the BBQ now and chill out to the soul sounds of Noriko Miyato, Gilles Rivard, Gap Band and Pleasure to name a few on my latest Rare Soul Mix.

Enjoy!

DJ Grizz- The Soul Niceness Show on ourmusicradio.com 18.05.20

Mondays line up of sublime Soul N grooves inc Brass Construction, GQ, Jackie Wilson, Curtis, Stylistics, Four Tops and more

Keep it Soulful

Grizz

DJ Grizz-The Soul Niceness Show Brit Soul Edition on ourmusicradio.com 27th Jan20

A special UK edition of Soul Niceness includes Light of the World, AWB, Linx, Snowboy, Heatwave, FBI, Linda Lewis and many more great old UK acts!

Flying the Soul flag

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DJ Grizz- The Soul Niceness Show on ourmusicradio.com 16th Dec19

Another tasty spread of Soul, Rare Grooves, Funk n Boogie from way back on tonight! Phil Hurtt, Kleeer, Brothers Johnson, Four Tops, AWB, War to name but a few.

Keepin' it soulful at Xmas

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DJ Grizz- The Soul Niceness Xmas Party Show on ourmusicradio.com 9th Dec19

Especially for those Xmas Soul Parties, full of Boogie tunes, 80's bangers, Rare Groove Steppers, Lovers Rock and slow jamz… just press play and supply the drinks and Pringles!

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DJ Grizz- The Jazz Hour on ourmusicradio.com 10.11.19

Sunday nights show featuring Indigo Jam Unit, George Duke, Richie Cole, Jon Hendricks and more.... enjoy Jazz Lovers and dancers!!

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DJ Ridym - Old Skool 80's Volume 15

Welcome mixtapers to my 80's mix that will hopefully help you get your groove on for the week ahead.

Hope you enjoy.

1. Funk Deluxe - Tender Lovin'
2. Maze ft. Frankie Beverly - Too Many Games
3. S.O.S Band - The Finest
4. Gwen McCrae - Doin' It
5. Atlantic Starr - When Love Calls
6. Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
7. Switch - Keepin' Secrets
8. The Gapp Band - Outstanding
9. Ashford & Simpson - Love or Physical

DJ Ridym - Jazz Funk 2

We had DJ Grizz and SoulnRnB bringing the heat with two killer mixes on the week where we saw the hottest day in February ever on record in the UK at a whopping 20.6C! As far as most are concerned the week just got started so no better time for me to draw the second of my Jazz Funk mixes where I dig out some firm favorites from the past as well as some newer stuff.

We have the signature production of Marc Mac/4Hero on Fourth Kinds Take Me To Your Sky and also on the Nu Tropic track. Classic Jazz Funker Movin' from Brass Construction flows on effortlessly following Incognito's The World Is Mine. 

There's no semi-skimmed Jazz Funk here people only the full fat stuff with Quantic's huge production with Alice Russell on vocals reminding me of Rotary Connection and Mini Ripperton and with George Duke and James Brown along side Jap Jazz outfit Soil & Pimp Sessions is where old truly meets new.

Hope you enjoy your weekend.

1. Fourth Kind - Take Me To Your Sky
2. James Brown - So Satisfied
3. The Sunburst Band - Until The End Of Time
4. Ian Friday - Caribs Leap
5. Nu Tropic ft. 4Hero - Why Don't You Talk
6. Incognito - The World Is Mine
7. Brass Construction - Movin'
8. George Duke - For Love (I Come Your Friend)
9. Quantic & Alice Russell - Look Around The Corner
10. Soil & Pimp Sessions - My Foolish Heart

DJ Grizz- Soul Niceness 154

Its a new year and a new Soul Niceness.... volume 154 and still full of the great 70's and 80's Soul, Rare Grooves and Jazz Funk you've come to expect!

We kick off with a Soul legend in Bill Withers teaming up with Jazz Funk gods the Crusaders, we've the Tempts, Rare Groove anthems from the Vibrations and Side Effect and end on a Roy Ayers mellow monster plus more!

Keep the Soul-flag flying Mixtapers

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Bill Withers- Soul shadows
Nancy Wilson- Sunshine
Lou Pride- Its a mans world
The Temptations- The way you do the thing you do
Vibrations- Shake it up
Bobbi Humphrey- The good life
Side Effects- SOS
Average White Band- Isnt it strange
Roy Ayers- Searchin’