Hieroglyphics , the Wu, the Beatles and a little bit of Funk

Over 15 years ago, the Wu Tang Clan exploded onto the the rap scene like Mandingo in some white girls mouth. It's nice to see that the Wu, and Wu related projects are still in full effect. One of my favorite Wu related projects was released a year or two ago. Entitled "Enter the 37th Chamber," the E Michels Affair, a soul/funk instrumental group, devoted an entire album to covering Wu Tang beats. If you're a sample-junkie, fan of raw dirty soul, or just a Wu Tang fan, you will cream your pants listening to their rendition of C.R.E.A.M. Is it better than the sample by the Charmels? That's up for you to decide, but there is no doubt that C.R.E.A.M. by the El Michels Affair is fire. Just when I though things couldn't get any better, I somehow stumbled across the project "Enter the 38th Chamber." A joint venture between URB magazine, the now closed Fat Beats and the El Michels affair, this album took the instrumentals found on "Enter the 37th Chamber" and laid over some vocals by underground rappers. The project never got released, but that did not stop a few leaks from coming onto the blog scene.

Here is my favorite:

A-Plus, Knobody & the El Michels Affair - C.R.E.A.M.

Download it here: A-Plus, Knobody and the El Michels Affair - C.R.E.A.M.

Another Wu related project that this blog has been bumping a lot of lately is the Wu Tang vs. the Beatles: Enter the Magical Mystery Chambers mix released (

for free!) on Tea Sea Records. Here is one of my favorite songs off of this mix that DJ Grey Bush also included in his Hip Hop Mix: 7:

Wu Tang Clan vs. the Beatles: Baby I Got Your Money

Download it here: Wu Tang vs. the Beatles - Baby I Got Your Money

Since I am on this hip-hop journey right now and its my first post in months, I thought I'd add an extra song (not Wu related) just for good measure:

Chris Young the Rapper feat. Del tha Funky Homosapien - Stoned

Download: Chris Young the Rapper feat. Del tha Funky Homosapien - Stoned

If you like what you hear, please help me out with the following:

1) Download this shit; it's free!

2) Leave us a comment; even if it is just to tell us how handsome our profile picture is.

Jeffro

Soul Mix 5

I have been slacking with getting mixes together. It's because I don't love you and I have much more important things to do, like nude Tai-chi in Golden Gate Park, it's a great way to start the day.

Here is a new soul mix, do you guys like soul music? Does anyone read this?

I love this Paul Kelly song, "The Upset," off of Eccentric Soul 007, this is the same album that has that Helene Smith cover of Otis Redding's, "Pain In My Heart."  We discussed it here in the last Soul Mix post.  It just has a nice driving rhythm, great pace and vocals.  It flows so well, it's a legit foot tapper.

Paul Kelly- The Upset


More Samples and the Download Link Behind the Jump.

Soul Patrol

I saw this fellow cruising around my neighborhood and and asked myself:
1) Why hasn't his bike snapped in half yet?
2) Is it just the beginning of shorts season?
3) What music keeps him entertained throughout his work day?

Lucky for me I witnessed him chasing a gang of senior citizens racing on their Segue's down the street. As he was in full pursuit, his police bag fell off his cruiser and to my surprise I found a bottle of Hawaiian Tropics tanning oil, a 2 liter of Mountain Dew and his iPod. After working on my tan and chugging the soda, I poked around his iPod and found the following mix. Who would have guessed Mr. Patrol has so much soul! Download his mix here: Soul Patrol

(Also, if you haven't noticed, we've added a new streaming music player which plays samples of our mixes continuously.)

Samples:

Bettye Swan - Make Me Yours
Michael Jackson - We've Got A Good Thing Going
Lee Jackson - Keep Your Mouth Shut
Bobby & James Purify - I'm Your Puppet

Soul Patrol Track Listing:

1. Bettye Swan - Make Me Yours (3:15
2. Clarence Reid - Down the Road of Love (2:53)
3. Patsy Cline - She's Got You (3:10)
4. Sam Cooke - Bring It On Home To Me (2:41)
5. Michael Jackson - Who's Lovin' You (4:24)
6. Raphael Saadiq - Calling (3:44)
7. Mayer Hawthorne - I Wish It Would Rain (3:58)
8. Betty Wright - Tonight Is The Night (4:03)
9. Michael Jackson - We've Got A Good Thing Going (3:15)
10. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions - I'm The One Who Loves You (2:26)
11. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions - I'm So Proud (2:49)
12. Sam Cooke - You Send Me (2:45)
13. Eli 'Paperboy' Reed & The True - I'll Roll With You (3:33)
14. Lee Jackson - Keep Your Mouth Shut (2:29)
15. B.B. King - I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way (3:04)
16. The Enchanters - I Wanna Thank You (2:54)
17. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions - It's All Right (2:48)
18. Freddie Scott - (You) Got What I Need (2:39)
19. Bobby & James Purify - I'm Your Puppet (3:01)
20. Messengers - California Soul (2:53)
21. The Intruders - Together (2:56)
22. Z.Z. Hill - You Don't Love Me (2:36)

Jeffro

Soul Mix 4

Do you have your smoking jacket on and a drink with an umbrella in it, no homo?  Then settle in and get ready for Soul mix 4.  Being totally unbiased it's the audio form of everything that is right in the world.  Someone named me likes it.

This mix has the Helene Smith version of, "Pain In My Heart," off of Eccentric Soul Vol 7: Deep City Soul Label.  I highly recommend purchasing it on vinyl, it's a solid collection.  Deep City was a seriously dope label out of Miami, there are a bunch of nice tracks in their catalog.  A little bit about them and the Eccentric Soul collection.  "Possibly the most influential of all the 60s Miami soul label's, the Deep City sound not only changed the Metro-Dade area, but set the tone for disco powerhouse TK's impressive run in the 70s.

The singles on Willie Clark and Johnny Pearsall's Lloyd and Deep City label's are Florida's rarest of the rare, and we've collected the best of their four year run here. Includes Betty Wright and Paul Kelly's first sides, the can't-miss-but-did diva Helene Smith, obscure work by Frank Williams & the Rocketeers, as well as a previously unreleased acetate by the Moovers."

 












Eccentric Soul Vol. 7 and Otis playing peek-a-boo.

Back to Helene's cover, I was in a record shop in the city and this came on and I had to do that thing where you stop what you are doing, walk up to the counter and demand they give you the name of the artist singing or you will start breaking things.  Of course they coughed up the name immediately and that's just one of the many reasons they call me Jack Bauer.  It's not the fact that I get drunk and tackle Christmas trees, it's the way I make people talk...and I also happen to be 3' 11."  Apparently Helene has a Myspace Who knew?


Helene Smith- Pain In My Heart

Here is one more sample.  The James Brown track, "Prisoner of Love."  That's some old school James, it's amazing how long this man was good.  From slow smooth grooves to rock your face off funk fantasticness this dude could do it all.  This one of the slower jams, but dude could SANG!!

James Brown- Prisoner Of Love



The rest of the mix has music, with instruments and singers.  If you like music and instruments and also singers then it might make sense for you to download this, but that's just like my opinion maan.


Soul Mix 4