DJ Ridym - Marvin Gaye Tribute

I can't see no better way to spend Valentines than with some good music so I'm seeing Valentines in with my third mix dedicated to the works of the legend Mr. Marvin Gaye featuring remixes and some original tracks that have been influenced by the great man in some way.

So whether you're sharing Valentines with the one you love or reminiscing about the one that got away this is the mix for you however if you have a secret crush but he or she doesn't know it yet I suggest you invest in a Playstation

Have a good one peeps!

1. Shy fx ft. Maverick Sabre - Call Me
2. Daley - Look Up
3. Michael Cooper - Since I Had You
4. Jamie Hawkins - Next To You
5. Nyr - Dance For Me
6. The Floacist - Start Again
7. Marvin Gaye - Aint That Peculiar (Summertime mix)
8. Paul Simpson - Let's Get It On Remix
9. James Taylor Quartet ft. Omar - After The Dance
10. Lungau Big Band & Tony Momrelle - What's Going On

SoulNRnB's Street Sounds Sessions 84

Welcome Mixtapers! A couple of weeks off for the Street Sounds mixes, but were back with a bang and the start of some killer sessions with absolutely hot tunes. Forthcoming weeks include tunes from Angie Stone, Dwele, a back to form R Kelly, Kenny Lattimore and many more.

But lets concentrate on this weeks mix. Eric Benet has a new LP out, and pick of the tunes on first hearing is "Harriet Jones". Cover star Dezaray Dawn has some new work coming out following last years EP with Marc Mac, and first tune out the gates is "Over it". Then we got a Sy Smith Collabo, hot up and comer Elle Winston, a great Badu Remix, plus much more.

Grizz back with the retro on Monday, Ill have more hot music (Not decided wether its gonna be new or old!) for you next week.

SoulNRnB's Street Sounds Sessions 84

MEGA PACK - SoulNRnB's Old School Odds & Ends

Starting the weekend off with a mega pack of mixes that got deleted from Rapidshare which include;

Art of the Remix
SAMPLED
Time Machine

and much more.....FILL YOUR BOOTS!

Back soon!

SoulNRnB's Old School Odds & Ends UPDATED 21/1/12

Street Sounds Sessions MEGA PACK (March - June Volumes 35 - 44)

With all the Rapidshare deletions, alot of this years Street Sounds sessions have gone AWOL. So I have put this MEGA PACK of the mixes from March to June this year for you to catch up or cop the mixes you may have missed out on.

Again; I'm not gonna force you to download this, but you'll be missinng out on some of the best music released so far this year!

Tracklists for all mixes included in the download and are on the blog under the individual headings. See you at the end of the week for a special Street Sounds mix.

SoulNRnB's Street Sounds Sessions 35 - 44 MEGA PACK

SoulNRnB's Art of the Remix 2: The 80's.

The long awaited part 2 of my Remix series. Part one looked at recent times, whereas this volume concentrates on the great remixers and remixes of the 80's.

Legends like Larry Levan, Paul Simpson and Shep Pettibone all present with classic remixes of tunes from Gwen Guthrie, Change and Thelma Houston.

My favorite? The great rare Paul Simpson Remix of Slave's "Just a touch of Love", a tune we should be tired of (Only because of overplaying and sampling) given a great lease of life.

Remixes. An art form? Discuss.

Grizz back soon......


SoulNRnB's Art of the Remix 2 - The 80's

SoulNRnB's Great Producers 12: Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins

Darkchild.

So whats the producer of Lady Gaga, The Pussycat Dolls, Britany Spears and more doing on this blog?

Well, through the 90's and 00's Mr Rodney Jerkins produced some real soulful stuff. He started recording hits almost from the get go, with big names such as Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston and more.

But there was those few years at the end of the 90's and through the start of the 00's that Darkchild produced some great soulful pop/rnb. This mix focuses on that time, and has a couple of lesser known Gospel tunes the man produced.

Like others I've discussed in this series, the man had a sound. You knew a Darkchild production, and for a time there, us soul lovers liked it.
 
Grizz back with you next week, have a soulful weekend.
 
 

SoulNRnB's Great Producers 12 - Darkchild

The Soul Mixtape's Tunes of 2010

So, before we countdown the best LP's of the year at the end of the week, here is a list of the best individual tracks of the year IMO.

Some of the artists will re-appear in the best LP category, but this list is my choice of tunes. Dont agree? Let me know in the comments! Maybe Ive forgotten something! A lot of these tunes feature in some part on my "Street Sounds Soul Sessions" mixes, so check them out there or iTunes/Amazon etc etc

Click on the picture to see a larger version of it, or alternatively, save it to your PC for leisurely perusal.

Got to mention the passing of Lady Tee today, Teena Marie was one of the first artists that got me into this music, so a sad day for soul music.......maybe she'll jam with Rick James this New Years up in Heaven's best funk emporium.

SoulNRnB's The Art of the Remix Part One

Remixes first came on the scene in the 70's, showcasing extended breaks so that DJ's could mix the hottest disco tunes into one seamless dance marathon.This evolved through the 80's where remixes not only extended the breaks, but additional instrumentation was added to give a new flavour to the song.

By the 90's, Remixers became producers. Sometimes whole backing tracks were recorded with just the vocals from the original mix remaining. This has evolved through to the present day, where now producers sideline in remixes!

I thought Id do a series of mixes showcasing a few of my favourite remixes. This edition concentrates on the last 10 years (00's). The next edition will concentrate on the 80's with future editions highlighting other decades of note. I hope you hear a mix you havent heared before and check out the remixers other work. Remixers are highlighted in the tracklist next to their tune.

Grizz will be next week with some more goodness (Dingwalls in Camden early 90's was a place I remember staring agasp at some of the Jazz Dance going on in front of me BTW!).

SoulNRnB's Art of the Remix Part One