As the opening track suggests “It’s Got To Be Funky” and this mix from The Bard is just that, a collection of mid tempo funky and soul tunes that pack a punch. With flavours of Old Skool Hip Hop, Ghetto Funk, Rock N Roll & Motown this mix is a sure fire winner to get your toes tapping.

Tracklist

JMMSTR – It’s Got To Be Funky
Arteo – Funky Technician
Carole King – It’s Too Late (BadboE Ghetto Funk Remix)
JUli – Cocaine Wobble
Gramophone Soul Vs. Hendrix – Freedom Funk
James Brown – Too Funky In Here (Charles Beale Regrooved Edit)
Poison Clan – Fire Up This Funk (Beat Le Juice Remix)
The Bar-Kays – Too Hot To Stop (TWOGOOD Remix)
Streamer – Public Disco Enemy # 1
Leygo – Sooopy
James Brown – Get Up Offa That Thing (Gramophone Soul Remix)
Sam & Dave – Wrap It Up (SLY Edit)
Lyn Collins – Think (Pecoe Edit)
Joy Fleming – Geld – TomahawkEdit
The Temptations – Ain’t Too Proud to Beg (DJ Crimson x Chuck Boogie Remix)
The Jimmy Castor Bunch – It’s Just Begun (Pecoe Edit)
Dusty Springfield – Spooky (Johnny Lectro Edit)
Aretha Franklin (Funk Sinatra House Edit)

Every ounce of Funk & Soul has gone into this mixtape and if you like your beats broken and funky then this mix is right up your alley. Gramophone Soul mixes together some of the best tunes, edits and remixes around starting of with DJXS Edit’s clever remake of The O Jays For The Love Of Money and ending with the well known mainstream tune of the time C2C’s Happy.

Tracklist

1.The O Jays – For The Love Of Money (DJXS Edit)
2.Featurecast & The Gaff – Aint Got Time
3.Daytoner – I like It Like That
4.Gramophone Soul – Press Repeat
5.Solomon Burke – Get Out Of My Life Woman (Blowshit Up Remix)
6.Shimi Sonic – LuLu Loves You (BC Edit)
7. The Allergies – Since You Been Gone
8.Daytoner – Apache Street
9.Leygo – Pick Up
10.Sam & Dave – Wrap It Up (Sly Edit)
11.Rebirth Brass Band – Bustin Loose (Sly Edit)
12.Beastie Boys – Check It Out
13.The Funk Boogie Brothers – Street Jam
14.Chuck D – Soul Power (Sly Edit)
15.Arthur Conley – Funky Street (Breakbeat Junkie Remix)
16.Ree Keen – I Say I Love You
17.DJ Snatch – Get The Women Off Your Mind
18.Barbeat – Finti Cents
!9.Aldo Vanucci – Chickens
20.The Funk Boogie Brothers – Once I had A Love
21.A Skillz & Krafty Kuts – Happiness
22.Dastardly Kuts – Set it Off
23. Lou Courtney – Do The Thing (Gramophone Soul Remix)
24. Squeak-E Clean – Mr. Sandman
25.Harry Belafonte – Jump In The Line (Unknown Remix)
26.C2C – Happy

Here with their final freebie of the year is Shaka Loves You and their massively uplifting edit of ‘Wrap It Up’ by, Sam & Dave. The Soul sizzling original is now sounding fresher than ever thanks to SLY’s tweak and is an essential tune to have to hand when you need to get your motivation levels soaring! Superb!

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