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Marc Hype & Dejoe – Versions

Cover versions of classic Soul & Funk, carefully selected and conducted by Marc Hype & Dejoe.
The two well known diggers from Berlin took a deep look in their boxes and came up with this stunning feel good mixwork. From reggae riddims to blockbuster funkbreaks to latin grooves & disco extravaganza, there’s something for everybody in this !

Check out his other mixes and remixes here.

Tracklisting:

Think – The Lions
Superstition – Blooblo
Get Up – Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat
Soul Power – Kokolo
Soul Crap – Fatloop
Hot Pants Road – The Boogaloo Combo
I Believe In Miracles – Sunlightsquare Latin Combo
Good Times – Charanga ’79
Funky Nassau – Ray Munnings
Give It Up – The Impossibles
Here come the girls – Lefties Soul Connection feat. Flomega
Sing a simple song – Kerrie Biddell
Hit the road jack – Helen Ready
Hard to handle – Patti Drew
Look-A-Peye-Pye – The Bacao Rythm & Steel Band
It’s just begun – Soopasoul
Soul Man – Barry Goldberg
Respect – Leon Austin
Tesouro De Sao Miguel – Raul De Souza
Light My Fire – Johnny Rivera & The Tequila Brass
Planet Rock – Breakout

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Forty Fivan – Summer Soulstice Vol 2

“Follow up to the ever popular Summer Soulstice mix I did back in 2005. Blended mix across many soulful genres and times all with a summery vibe perfect for relaxin’ by the pool.”

For more Funk, Soul & Brazilian mixes, check out http://www.fortyfivan.com/.

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DJ Cad – More Soul Than Shoes

DJ Cad, aka Chris ‘Allwaysdiggin’, hailing from London UK has graciously put together this funk and soul mix exclusively for Cr8apes.com.  Chocked full of original dusty 45s, this mix will be sure to keep your head nodding and leave you wanting more even after the last tune fades away.  Lucky for you he’s got plenty of other mixes available at his Mixcloud page.

Enjoy the mix.
Jun

Tracklist:

1 Intro – Man About Town
2 Johnny Scotton – Im Not Tired Yet (Twain)
3 B J The DJ Jones & The Music Sauce Band – Soul Is Born(It Ain’t Made) (Flat Wax)
4 Arlean Brown – Impeach Me Baby (LaNoRmAyA)
5 Betty Harris – There’s A Break In The Road (SSS International)
6 Carol Jones – Don’t Destroy Me (Mutt)
7 Barbara Acklin – I Can’t Do My Thing (Brunswick)
8 Mind Readers – Bitter Tears (Village Sounds)
9 G.Kerr Orch – Back Lash (All Platinum)
10 Willie & The Mighty Magnificents – Funky(8)Corners pt2 (All Platinum)
11 Electrostats – 21st Century Kenya (Three Oak)
12 Black Haze Express – Won’t Nobody Listen (Clintone)
13 Jesse Johnson – Kickin’ The Habit (Turf)
14 Lavell Hardy – Don’t Lose Your Groove (Rojac)
15 The Aire-Dales – Drumsville (Roulette)
16 Foriegn Drivers – Skit
17 Cal Green – Trippin (Mutt & Jeff)
18 The Majestic Arrows – The Magic Of Your Love (Bandit)

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Mogpaws – The CR8 APEscape

Mogpaws writes:

“This here is a mix specially crafted for the fine humans at CR8APES & Invisible-Friends.com. May it enter your brains and grant the high level of satisfaction one is accustomed to from the site.

I shan’t pinpoint any specific genres for this mix, but the selections are mostly very new and glued together by an emphasis on drums, percussion and enough horns to knock over a family of elephants. You can also find a fair chunk of piano and flute tucked in there. 35% female vocals, 35% male vocals and 30% instrumental.

Two of the tracks I ripped from vinyl before coming to Brazil and made the heinous error of not labeling them. They are from a record Jason Palma picked out for me about 7 years ago at Play De Record, so please help me fill in that gap.

If this is up your audio alley, wander over to http://www.mixcloud.com/mogpaws
Or http://www.simmer_down.podomatic.com/ to find more.”

Tracklist:

Ladi6 – Question (BBE)
Rocky Marsiano – Kheops Theme (Adam & Liza)
Luisa Maita – Fulaninha (Maga Bo rmx) (Cumbancha)
Quantic & His Combo Barbaro – Mas Pan (DJ Day rmx) (Tru Thoughts)
KMD – Mr.Hood Gets a Haircut
Gil Scott Heron – No Knock (Blend rmx) (Cast-A-Blast)
?????? (help!)
Coleman Brothers – Another Brother (rmx) (Wah Wah 45)
Space Invadas ft.Jade Macrae– Life (FBI rmx) (BBE)
Twista ft. Kanye West – Overnight Celebrity (Prince of Ballard rmx) (Armed Snobbery)
Bas Lexter vs JDilla – Crushin’ the 803 (Mogmash)
QSO – Follow Me (snippet) (Rebtuz)
Dj Catalist – Baltimore (PR Records)
???? Batucada (help!)
Dalindeo ft.Bajka – Willpower (Ricky Tick)
Bad Jazz Troupe – Jupiter (Jazz & Milk)
The Heavy – Short Change Hero (Counter)
The Stranglers – Golden Brown (You & Me rmx) (Rebtuz)
Flako – Kelau (Project Mooncircle)
El Michels Affair – This Song’s For You (Truth & Soul)

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Grand Am – When The Lights are Low

We’d like to thank our friend Grand Am of Invisible City Sound Systems, VOWLS, and Polyphasic Recordings for submitting this soulful world mix of eclectic music for us to enjoy.

Tracklisting:

Joy Landis – When the Lights are Low
Hafusa Abbasi & The Yahoos Band – Karibu Ramadhani
I Roy – Black Talk
Esther – Una Matica de Ruda
Lord Nelson – Shango
Lula Cortes e Ze Ramalho - Regato Da Montanha
Sweet & Rich – Hacka Tacka Music (Version)
The Battered Ornaments – The Crosswords and Safety Pins
U Roy & Hopetown Lewis – Tom Drunk
Trevor Dandy – Is There Any Love
Joe Hicks – Life & Death in G & A (part1)
The Congos – Fisherman (Carl Craig edit)
Wobble/Liebzeit/Czukay – How Much Are They?
Deux – Felicita
Oppenheimer Analysis – Radiance
Lanky Roy – Set Me Free
Timmy Thomas – Let Me Be Your Eyes
Michael Bundt – The Brain of Oscar Panizza (edit)
John Ozila – Funky Boogie
Burning Spear – Swell Headed
Bruce Haack – National Anthem to the Moon
Philip Cohran & the Artisitic Heritage Ensemble – Frankiphone Blues

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DJ Jun – Boom Shots!

Here’s the next installment with an assortment of boom tunes.  Expect to hear some Funk, Soul, Hip hop, Reggae, Rock, Re edits, Remixes and new releases.  Enjoy.

Tracklisting:

Nairobi Sisters – Promised Land Dub (Flames)
Lenis Guess – How You Gonna Do It? (Plut)
3 Titans – The Life of a Scholar (Daptone)
Aretha Franklin – One Step (Featurecast Re-Edit) (Dubplate)
Blundetto – My One Girl feat Lateef The Truthspeaker (Heavenly Sweetness)
Rita Wright – Touch Me Take Me (Dusty Fingers)
Congress Alley – Congress Alley (AVCO)
J. Rawls presents The Liquid Crystal Project- Tribute to Dilla (Turntable Jazz)
Delegations – Oh Honey (State Records)
Gang Starr – Just To Get a RIP (The Gaff & Marvel RMX)
Blundetto – Voices w/ Hindi Zahra (Heavenly Sweetness)
Archie Whitewater – Cross Country (Cadet Concept)
Brethren – Outside Love (Tiffany)
The Universals – New Generation (Funk45)
Ernie & The Top Notes, Inc. – Things Are Better (Fordom)
Shaolin Temple Defenders – I Know What It Is (Soulbeats Records)

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DJ Catalist – Play It Again

DJ Catalist of Grand Analog has blessed us with one of his many mixes.

In his own words;

“This is on some Fazz Joul Sunk vibes, just some music that will make you feel right.  After listening once, you might want to play it again. Big up to Cr8apes!”

Tracklist:

Incredible Bongo Band – Pipeline (Pride)
Hot Fudge – The Little Good (Music DeWolfe)
Zbigniew Namyslowski – Mango-Boogie (Muza)
University Of Miami Jazz Band – Shining Star (Hansen)
Ed Kelly & Friend – Pippin (Theresa)
Seu Jorge – Everybody Loves The Sunshine (Now-Again)
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Moments (Choice Cuts)
Lonnie Smith – Move Your Hand (Blue Note)
Raw Soul – Stormy Weather (Plut)
Ellen McIlwaine – Higher Ground (Ko’Tai)
Linda Lewis – Sideway Shuffle (Reprise)
Courtial – Take The Time (Pipeline)
Michael Boothman – Greasy (Tabu)
DJ Catalist – Real Soul (BstrdBoots)
Mr. Beatnick – What’s Going On Reconstruction (Shhhhh)
Donny Burks – You Never Know What You Have (Until You Lose It) (Metromedia)

Check out his latest release on BstrdBoots and his soundcloud page.

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Earlier this summer we had the pleasure of hosting Uncle Q as he visited us from his home base in DC. Being fans of his work as one half of Critically Acclaim we were amped at the opportunity to sharing Quartermain’s mix with our followers at CR8APES. So sit back and let Q fuel your soul with his Give Thanks/An Organic Blend of Soul and Spices mix.

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Tracklist:

Intro
Don’t give up the good life – The Sylvers
It ain’t over till it’s over – Lenny Kravits
Thinking of you – Tony! Toni! Tone!
Without love – Peter Brown
Thankful n’ thoughtful – Sly & The Family Stone
Hey love – Steve Wonder
Until you come back to me (Thant’s what I’m gonna do) – Aretha Franklin
I want you – Marvin Gaye
Be thankful for what you’ve got – William DeVaughn
Love has found it’s way – Dennis Brown
1127 (Woolie’s Waltz) – Quartermaine
Kiss of life – Sade
Today – Tom Scott
Love is the message –  M.F.S.B.
Cut it up Q – Quartermaine
I want to thank you – Alicia Myers
I found lovin’ – Fatback
Baby be mine – Michael Jackson
Back together again – Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway
Glow of love – Luther Vandross

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DJ Jun – Tough Love 2

One of the things that I really enjoy about creating mixes and podcasts is that I get to go through the crates and pick out tunes I don’t usually get to play out much.  Some of my most favorite tracks are those slower soul love jams that just melt you away with every listen, but end up taking a back seat to something more uptempo for the party.  The next mix is a compilation of just that…15 bangin’ soul love songs from the vinyl vault, which make up the second installment in the ‘Tough Love‘ series.

A big Shout to Boule at Consortium Distributions and Brian C for being dude.  If you’re in the Montreal area, CD quality versions of ‘Tough Love 2′ are being given away with purchases at the Consortium Pop-Up Shop on St. Laurent until the month’s end.  Grab’em before they’re gone.

Enjoy the mix!

Tracklist:

Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford – Nobody (Mpingo)
Ruby Andrews – You Made a Believer (Out of Me) (Zodiac)
Alice Clark – You Don’t Care (Mainstream)
Smith – Baby It’s You (Dunhill / ABC)
The Lovelites – This Love Is Real (UNI)
The Olympians – How Can I Love (Now That You’re Gone) (Truth & Soul)
Kings Go Forth – High On Your Love (Mr. C’s)
Eddie Kendricks – Intimate Friends (Tamla)
The Voices of East Harlem – Giving Love (Just Sunshine Records)
The Persuaders – Thin Line Between Love and Hate (ATCO)
Kool Blues – Can We Try Love Again (Capsoul)
Marie “Queenie” Lyons – I Don’t Want Nobody To Have It But You (DeLuxe)
Halleluiah Chorus – I’ve Got to Find a Way (Nickel)
Wendy Rene – After Laughter (Stax)
Isley Brothers  – Don’t Say Goodnight (T Neck)

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Liem writes:
“Hey friends.
It’s been a while but I had a chance to put another mix together.
Hope you enjoy!
Liem”

Tracklist:

Get thy bearings – Donovan
The man in me – Bob Dylan
The woman that got away – J.J. Cale
(I know) I’m losing you – Rod Stewart
You got me hummin – Cold Blood
He’s beating your time – Carla Thomas
Slip away – Clarence Carter
I saw her standing there – Little Richard
I got you babe – Etta James
Snatch a little piece – Otis Redding
Down on the corner – Bo Diddley
Moon shadow – Labelle
Love to hate – Freddie North
More and more – Little Milton
Why can’t there be love – Dee Edwards
Light my fire – Rhetta Hugues
Open letter to the president – Roy C
Southern man – Merry Clayton
The weight – Aretha Franklin
Give me your love – The Sisters Love
Want ads – The Honey Cone
Take inventory – The Isley Brothers
Home again! – Menahan Street Band
Down by the river – Buddy Miles

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DJ Jun – Reggae Love III

Welcome to the new home of DJJun.com!!  I’ve joined forces with my man Sawtay once again to develop Invisible-Friends.com, which is a community based site that hosts DJ Jun, CR8APES, DJ Sawtay, Adrian Hayles and Behind the Front Visual Art Studio.  We’ve been working hard trying to get this new site up and running and will be adding plenty of new mixes and content in the near future so we hope you enjoy it and come back often.

To kick things off at the new site, I present to you the next installment of Reggae Love; Part III.  I’ve had many requests for this ever since Part II dropped in 2008, and what better time to drop a reggae mix than the start of summer.  Seen?  So expect to hear some of my favorite deep Roots, dubbed out Disco mixes, early Dancehall and chilled out Reggae Soul chunes all recorded from original vinyl straight out of the vault.  Love Reggae?  Reggae Love for rills.

If you haven’t already, please subscribe to my podcast to be automatically notified of new mixes and upcoming events.  This podcast link is different from the previous one at the old site so please make sure you have it updated.  Also, if you like what you hear or want more information on songs or artists, feel free to use the new comments section or email me at djjun(at)invisible-friends.com.  Thanks for stopping by the new site.

Peace & Love, Jun

Tracklist:

John Holt – Up Park Camp (Channel One)
Ernest Ranglin – Surfin Part 2 (Studio One)
Derrick Drummond – Jah Judgement Dread (Ital International)
The Chantells – Waiting in the Park (Phase 1)
Jayes & Rankin Trevor – Queen Majesty (Channel One)
Rankin Toyan – Spar With Me (Jah Guidance)
Winston Samuels & the Clintones – Let’s Get It On (Clintones)
The Debonaires – In the Rain (Tobin Records)
Midnight Groovers – Stranger (Hit Parade)
Gregory Isaacs – Bad da (The Thing)
I Roy – Dread Dread Collie (Humbres Blank)
Johnnie Osborne with Earth Roots & Water – Right, Right Time (Summer Records)

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Tracklist

1. And This is Love (In Cold Blood) – Gladys Knight
2. Night Clubbing – Grace Jones
3. Chicago (The Truth) – Graham Nash
4. Pride and Vanity (My Life) – The Ohio Players
5. I Got The… – Labi Siffre
6. Five To One (Takeover) – The Doors
7. What I Am – Edie Brickell
8. Woman To Woman – Joe Cocker
9. Upon This Rock (excerpt) – Joe Farrell
10. I Feel Like Making Love – Roy Ayers
11. Hard Times – Baby Huey
12. Think Twice – Clive Hicks
13. Dead Puppies – DJ Request
14. The Masquerade is Over – David Porter
15. Right On For – Curtis Mayfield
16. Funky Drummer – James Brown
17. You Made a Believer Out of Me – Ruby Andrews
18. Follow Your Heart – The Manhattans

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Tracklist

Big Tone feat. L’Renee – Chacolate
Blu & Exile feat. Aloe Blacc & Joseph – Show me the good life
88-Keys feat. Bilal – M.I.L.F
Dwele – I’m Cheetin’
The Foreign Exchange feat. Darien Brockington – All Or Nothing/Coming Home To You
Jazzanova feat. Thief – Lie
Jose James – Nola
Q-tip feat. D’Angelo – Believe
PPP feat. Coultrain – Pigeon Hole
Little Dragon – Constant Surprises
Katalyst – How Bout Us
Yaw – Where Would You Be
Jazzanova feat. Paul Randolph – Dial a Cliche

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Tracklist

We almost lost Detroit – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
Sweet stuff – Sylvia
Make the road by walking – Menahan Street Band
In the space – Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky
We’re a winner – The Impressions
He’s my Sonny Boy – Diana Ross and the Supremes
What do you see in her – Inell Young
Souleymane – Orchestra Baobab
A tribute to Sun Ra – Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band
Harlem Hendoo – Al Hirt
Reckoner – Radiohead
Fire in Freetown – K’naan
Originality – Thievery Corporation (feat. Sister Nancy)
Automatic – Lone Ranger
Please stop lying girl – Errol Durley
Pumpkin Belly – Tenor Saw
Fever – Alvin Robinson
Ode to Billy Joe – Detroit Emeralds
Money i$ King – The Expressions
Bad side of the moon – Bo Diddley
Rockin’ Chair – Gwen McCrae
Since I found my baby – Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
My Son the Jazz drummer – Shelly Manne

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Tracklist

Jimmy James Thomas – I Can’t Dance (Cinn-Sound)
Les Parson – Music Turns Me On (Monmore)
Maria “Queenie” Lyons – Fever (DeLuxe)
Betty Harris – Ride Your Pony (Charly)
Maria “Queenie” Lyons – See And Don’t See (DeLux)
Marry Jane Hooper – I’ve Got Reason (Power-Pac)
Harlem Meat Company – I Don’t Know Why (Cash)
Ernie Hines – Our Generation (We Produce)
Stormy – The Devastator (Twinight)
Inell Young – What Do You See In Her (Libra)
Betty Lavette – Ticket To The Moon (Karen)
Cyril Neville – Gossip (Josie)
Joe Frazier – Gonna Spend My Life (Capitol)
Charles Mintz – Give A Man A Break (Up Look)
Marvin Holmes & The Uptights – Ooh Ooh The Dragon (Uni)
Michael Kirkland – The Prophet (Zay)
Exquisites – Stick Out Your Foot And Dance (Crow)
Malcolm’s Lock – Get Up Stand Up (Old Town)
Pearl Dowell – Good Thing (Saadia)
King Ernest & Yvonne Jone – Strangers In The Night (OR)
Lee Moses – Reach Out, I’ll Be There (Musicore)
James Brown – Shhhhhhhh (For A Little While)

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Calling all dancer, calling all dancers…put on those dancing shoes and boogaloo to the sounds of The Soul Clap. An uptempo selection of soul & funk gems from yesterday and today. Enjoy.

Tracklist:

Myron & E with the Soul Investigators – Cold Game (Timmion)
Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators – Feeling Free (Timmion)
Eddie Kendricks – Date with the Rain (Motown)
Kings Go Forth – Now we’re Gone (Mr. C’s)
The Capprells with the Sul Brothers Band – Close Your Eyes (Bano)
Maceo & the JBs – Tighten Up (Sound of Champions)
Pearl Dowell – Good Things (Saadia)
Sharon Jones – I Just Dropped in to see What My Condition My Condition is in (Daptone)
Trinikas – Black is Beautiful (Pearce)
Temptations – What it is (Gordy)
Kings Go Forth – One Day (Mr. C’s)
Nina Simone – Mosquito’s Tweeter (RCA)

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Love is sweet, love is warm, love is bitter, love is tough…the next installment in the mix series called, ‘Tough Love’. A mix of Soul Love songs from my vinyl collection just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Tracklist:

Mayer Hawthorne and the County – Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out (Stones Throw)
Renaldo Domino – I’m a Good Man (Twinight)
Lee Fields – Love Comes and Goes (Truth & Soul)
Syl Johnson – Could I be Falling in Love (Hi)
Darondo – Didn’t I (Music City)
Annette Pointdexter – Wayward Dream (Twinight)
Freddie McCoy – Gimme Some (Cobblestone)
The Charmels – As Long As I’ve Got You (Volt)
Marie “Queenie” Lyons – See and Don’t See (Deluxe)
The Mirettes – Whirlpool (UNI)
Gwen McCrae – 90% of Me is You (Cat)
The Ambassadors – Ain’t Got the Love (Arctic)
Aretha Franklin – One Step Ahead (Columbia)
The Capprells with the Sul Brothers Band – Walk On By (Bano)
James Brown – Sunny (King)
William Bell – I Forgot to be Your Lover (Stax)

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Tracklist:

Cyril Neville – Gossip
Love Unlimited – Move Me No Mountain
The Blackbyrds – Spaced Out
Jimmy McGriff – The Bird
Cyril Neville – Tell Me What’s On Your Mind
James Brown – Popcorn With Feeling
Gwen McCrae – 90% Of Me Is You
Sharon Jones – This Land Is Your Land
James Brown – Talkin’ Loud and Saying Nothin’ Pt. 1
Eddy Jacobs Exchange – Pull My Coat
Jackson Sisters – I Believe In Miracles
Boss Tres Bien – Boss Tres Bien
Boss Tres Bien – The Sweetest Sounds (DJ Juno’s Soon Come Edit)
DJ Einstein and MC Zaakir – Have and Have Nots
KMD – Hard Wit No Hoe
Amerie – One Thing
Salt – Hung Up
Aretha Franklin – Baby I Love You
Wendy Rene – After Laughter
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet- Capricorn