The Soul Mystery Volume Four

Slowly bringing over old mixes which I had on another blog. Having now shut that one down they will be coming over here so they are all in one place.

Next up in my pet project investigating music with soul. This time having a helping hand from Dr. Charles A Forbin who is chief designer of a secret government project called Colossus, a gigantic supercomputer.
Colossus is very naughty and goes off on one wanting to control the whole world and putting poor Dr Forbin in a very stressful position of trying to save the whole of mankind. So as usual like the other help partners on my past projects, he ends up a little distracted and leaves the job to me. Doh!
Choons to check, the awesome sound of Smoke and the sublime tune Freedom of the Mind. The totally wicked Charles Earland tune and a weird and wacky as usual Eddie Harris track, the aptly named Loneliest Monk which seems to sum up the mood. Used to listen to it loads when stoned in my mid teens. Probably not to everyone’s tastes but when it gets going it’s got an excellent groove which is very different to the norm. Mixed in the mash up are a few easy listening tunes some lovely raw soul from the likes of Sam Dees and a folk tune or two. All in all this series offers lovely mellow tracks to chill too.

Colossus Itinerary Intro
Don Ellis – Whiplash – MPS Records (Soaring)
Smoke – Freedom of the mind – Chocolate City (Smoke)
Flora Purim – You love me only – Warner (Nothing Will Be As It Was…Tomorrow)
Tom Ranier – She’s lonely – Warner Bros (Ranier)
Mark Murphy – We could be flying – Muse Records (Bridging A Gap)
Sam Dees – What’s it gonna be – Alantic (The Show Must Go On)
Laura Nyro – Money – CBS (Smile)
Charles Earland – The great pyramid – Mercury (The Great Pyramid)
The Free Design – When love is young – Light In The Attic (Kites Are Fun)
Eddie Harris – The Loneliest Monk – RCA (I’m Tired Of Diring)
Bobby Caldwell – Kalimba Song – Clouds (Bobby Caldwell)
Sun – Light of the Universe – Capitol Records (Destination: Sun)
Eddie Henderson – Hibby – Capitol (Runnin To Your Love 12″)
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Past episodes
The Soul Mystery Volume One
The Soul Mystery Volume Two
The Soul Mystery Volume Five

Episode 15 – A Soul and Boogie edition

Episode 15 A Soul and Boogie edition.
A re-up with updated info, tracklist, download link and streaming.

Some top cuts from Kinky Foxx, Ameega, the wicked Guy Cuevas is a highlight too imho. Super groovy tune. I LOVE the Sun Sect tune esp when Pam joins the boys. Some choice British soul from Projection and the underrated Keni Stevens. A real grower of a tune from Courtney Buchanan and the flip side dub of Rick Clarke‘s debut 12″. The Major Harris is a fantastic piece of soul music too. One to dance your socks off too. Finish up with Leston Paul with some Trinidad instrumental boogie. If you have time to tune in, download and modern soul/boogie funk is your thing I reckon you will very much enjoy this. Hope so.
All the best and happy vibes Mike

Here’s a few pics

Check this rare footage, how incredible. Aaron Broomfield – I’M Gonna Miss ya

Heres the fun, The Tracklist

Synthesizers Unlimited – Funky Dromedary – Peer International [Electric Bazaar]
Roger “Zapp” Troutman – Words
Kinky Foxx – So Different – Dee Jay
Ameega – Lite Up Ze Fair – Funkysize [Pure And Timeless Emotions]
Guy Cuevas – Obsession (The Nassau Mix) Island Records
Aaron Broomfield – I’m Gonna Miss Ya- Mountain Records
Jay Player – Love Is The Anwser – Bevnik Records
Sun Sect FT Pam – She’s Hot -Sun Sect Records
Projection – I Don’t Fake My Love – Elite
Kevin Johnson – You Walked Out On Me – Family Star
Trilark – Check It Out – Handshake Records And Tapes [Trilark]
Xavier – What Goes Around – Liberty [Point Of Pleasure]
Paradise – World’s Midnight – Onyx International Records [World’s Midnight]
Neddy Smith – Give It Up – PTG Records
Major Harris – Gotta Make Up Your Mind – Streetwave
Robert White – Hold Me Tight – Paris Records
Crystal Winds – Lovers Holiday – Cash Ear Records [First Flight]
Keni Stevens – You’re A Sin – Debut [Living On The Edge]
Courtney Buchanan – Life With You – Conscious Records
Rick Clarke – Dub With A Stranger – Local Records
Leston Paul – Everyday Life – Sunset Productions [Key To The City]

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Mike Mongos

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Phyllis Hyman – Living Inside Your Love

I first heard this sublime tune, from a true soul goddess, back in around 1988 on a Pirate Radio Show. Think the show was Strong Island Radio with Marc Mac from 4Hero. Whoever it was! all I know my life wouldn’t be the same again. That beauty was Phyllis Hyman and the track “Living Inside My Life“. That unforgiving rhythm and the brooding strings in the background, those horn stabs not to mention the vocal of a hundred angels contained in one body. Gorgeous scats, killer groove hitting, the all the right notes, dropping down then straight back up again. Phyllis Hyman, what a remarkable woman. Wish I could of seen her live. Yep a true soul goddess.
Stunning, beautiful and without doubt The Goddess Of Love.

From her 1978 LP called Somewhere In My Lifetime on Arista Records the amazing Living Inside Your Love

Happy vibes
Mike Mongos

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Soul Crazy 11

Here’s the next installment of the Soul Crazy series. A mixture of 12 tunes I’m digging at the moment. I really can’t get enough of the opening Stevie B tune. Loving the electro soul groove.
Then it mellows right out at the end with Opaz and Jasmin In The Air. Lots of sweet UK street soul and a few US soul nuggets in-between. Hope you enjoy the sounds.

Big shout to Delasy at Tower Block Radio for the Mary Pearce Tune. Respects dude.

Tracklist

Stevie B – In My Eyes – Lefrak Moelis Records [In My Eyes]
JAS Production – Time 4 Love – Siam Records
Personal Funktion FT Krys Williams – Just Me – Prestige Productions
Ian Foster – Out For The Count – MCA Records [Ian Foster]
Mary Pearce – Don’t Break My Heart – EC1 Records
Nicci – So In Love (Instrumental)- Debut Edge Records
Tyrone Brunson – Love Triangle – MCA Records [Love Triangle]
Deluxe – Do You Really Love Me – Unyque Artists LTD
Wynd Chymes – Love Has Come Again – RCA [Arrival]
Linsey – Bring It Back – Virgin Records [Perfect Love]
JT Taylor – Prove My Love MCA Records
Opaz FT Ray Hayden – Jasmin In The Air – Opaz Records [Back! From The Raggedy Edge]

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Mike Mongos

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Peaches And Herb – Star Steppin

Well what can I say about this beauty! First time I heard it I was surely blown away. The YouTube uploader name is very apt, I was certainly “Slayed” by it.

That electric bass noise lightly grumbling away in the background is so delicious. Sweet sweet vocals so completely matched together. Plus you’ve got that perfect pace just plodding along with floaty noises dashed about giving you that blissed out feeling of really “Star Steppin”. Gorgeous tune.

“Star Steppin” from Peaches And Herb’s LP called “Sayin Something” recorded 1981 on Polydor Records.

Guru loved it too, he used pretty much the whole tune on “Living In This World” on his Jazzmatazz series Volume II The New Reality.

It was also featured on my first Soul Love Groove mix.

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Soul Love Groove Volume One by Mad Mongos Radio Soul on Mixcloud

Will be posting up tunes I love every so often.
Hope you like them too?

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Mike Mongos

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Soul Crazy 10

With the Soul Love Groove series coming to an end with episode 20 I decided as the Soul Crazy series was coming up to episode 10 that I would make that one a companion piece to SLG as a bonus part.

Some real sweet soul music to keep your spirits up and dancing feet shifting especially starting off with the blinding grooves of Kleeer. Sure to bring a smile to your face.

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Tracklist
Soul Crazy 10

Kleeer – Open Your Mind – Atlantic [Winners]
Chas – For Your Love – Love Joy Records [No Better Love]
Sadane – Make Up Your Mind – Warner Brothers [One Way Love Affair]
Al Johnson – Tonight’s The Night For Love – CBS [Back For More]
Marcus Miller – I Could Give You More – Warner Bros [Marcus Miller]
Silk – I Can’t Stop (Turning You On) – Philadelphia [Midnight Dancer]
The Blackbyrds – Don’t Know What To Say – Fantasy [Better Days]
Mystic Merlin – Haunting You (Crystal Ball) – Capitol Records [Sixty Thrills A Minute]
Aretha Franklin – (Its Just) Your Love – Arista [Jump To It]
Dayton – Patiently – Liberty [Hot Fun]
Lenny Williams – Messing With My Mind – MCA Records [Let’s Do It Today]
Ronnie Laws – Love’s Victory – United Artists [Every Generation]

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Here’s the title track from the Ronnie Laws lp. It’s a pretty epic piece of music. Worth checking if you’ve not heard it before.
Ronnie Laws – Every Generation

Thanks for listening if you do.
All the best and happy vibes.
Mike

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Soul Crazy 9

Here’s another collection of soul gems for you.
Be warned though, the Gwen Guthrie tune will blow your socks clean off.

Soul Crazy Number 9
Tracklist

Gwen Guthrie – Save Your Love For Me – Polydor
Trina Sharifa Cuff – It’s You – sharifaonline.com
Rick Clarke – I’ve Been Watching You – RCA
Julianne – Visions – Highlight Records
Mr Fingers – What About This Love – Alleviated Records
Rosaline Joyce – No Questions No Answers – Jam Today
Natalie Cole – I Wanna Be That Woman – Manhattan Records
Michael Cooper – Love Is Such A Funny Game – Warner Bros
Shokk – Stay – Raja Records
Keni Stevens – Who’s Been Loving You – Debut
Sweet Pea Atkinson – Should I Want – Ze Records
After Tonight – Times In Life – BGP Records

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Hope you enjoy the sounds.
Wishing you all the best and happy vibes.

Mike

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Soul Love Groove Volume 20 – The Final Part

The final chapter in the Soul Love Groove series. Been a real pleasure and a labour of love to compile over the years, searching out those soul tunes with the right stuff. It was always going to be a one off, then I went to three and decided to finish there! Then got the soul bug again and raced through to number 10 where it was definitely gonna finish. But low and behold it carried on. So now I feel that the time has come after hitting the 20 mark to rest this series. But who knows for sure!

To coincide with this finish of SLG the new soul series Soul Crazy, which is hitting it’s 10th edition in itself, will have a tribute episode of tracks which didn’t make it on the SLG series. Making it a fitting companion piece.

I can’t thank the supporters of Soul Love Groove enough, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the kind works of support which spurred me on to do 20 of them.

A SLG mix wouldn’t be right without a One Way tune on the last one. They really have to be one of my all time favourite soul bands. Every album has a soul gem and the band has featured pretty heavy throughout.
Plus Slave haven’t been too far away, another fine band with heaps of talent.
Shame to see that’s the first Roy Ayers tune to make it which is more down to him being in my jazz section and totally forgetting to record him. Doh! but hey its a great tune, a cover of the Bobby Caldwell classic, which by the way was on episode 6.
I think the Michele White tune is a little hidden away tune that not many people will know. Is it that great? I like it.
Bootsy brings some quirky funky love near the end.
And I just had to finish with that mellow cosmic sounding blissed out tune with the true words of Peter Brown which fitted to the end of this mix, Without Love (Cold Is The Season, Lonely Is The Heart)

Hope you enjoy the grooves and be sure to look out for Soul Crazy 10 coming this week.

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Tracklist
The Fatback Band – Just Be My Love – Cotillion [Phoenix]
David Joseph – I’m So In Love – Island [The Joys Of Life]
Phil Upchurch – Light Of Love – Jam Records [Revelation]
Roy Ayers – What You Won’t Do For Love – Polydor [No Stranger To Love]
Randy Jackson – How Can I Be Sure – Epic 7″
Starpoint – You’re My Sunny Day – Chocolate City [Starpoint]
Michele White – It’s You, My Baby – Sunshine Sound Disco [Sweet Innocent]
The Love Machine – Feel The Love In Me – Charmdale Records [Feel The Love]
Bernard Edwards – Don’t Do Me Wrong – Atlantic [Glad To Be Here]
Slave – For The Love Of U – Cotillion [Show Time]
The Valentine Brothers – This Kind Of Love – Bridge Records [First Take]
Bootsy’s Rubber Band – I’d Rather Be With You – Warner Bros [Stretchin Out In]
One Way – Don’t Stop – MCA Records [Lady]
Peter Brown – Without Love – Epic [A Fantasy Love Affair]

All the best and happy vibes.
Mike

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The Soul Just Drives Me Crazy Part 8

The new edition to the Soul Crazy series is number 8. The usual mix of Modern Soul, Boogie, 80’s Funk and UK Street Soul.

Some absolute blinders on here like the Pamela Nivens and Neddy Smith bombs. Plus the Kevin McCord track at the end is just simply beautiful. That was a new track for me and I can’t say or see why or how I hadn’t heard it before. Been waking up with it playing in my head. A good way to start the day. On constant rewind.

The Isabel Roberts track starts a little loud on the down beat bass but it does mellow out as the track goes along.
Another joy to compile I really do hope you enjoy listening.
Big love Mike

Tracklist
Isabel Roberts – Rhythm Of Your Love – ZYZ Records
Shara – Can’t get Over You – Unit 7 Records
Pamela Nivens – It’s You I Love – Sun Valley Records
Rosaline Joyce – Waiting So Long (Original Mix) – Unyque Artists
Loni Clarke – U (R&B Mix) – A&M Records
Curtis Hairston – I Want You (All Night) – Pretty Pearl Records
Neddy Smith – Give It Up – PTG Records
Miles Jaye – Lets Start Over – 4th & Broadway
John White – Victim – Geffen records
Part II – You Lose Again (Soul Mix)- Behind The Groove Records
The New Investigators – Make This Love (For Real) Radio Mix – Celestial Records
Kevin Mccord – When The Night Comes – Chance Records

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Isabel Roberts – Rhythm Of Your Love 12″ Cover

Neddy Smith – Give It Up (On the original label which goes for mega bucks)

Kevin McCord – When The Night Comes – Album Cover

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Personal Reasons Personalised

I love doing mixes, makes me check my records, makes me listen to the track in full with out the constant need to flick through, something I’m extremely bad at. Makes me dig and research about artists, buy new records and share my love of music.
But above all these things I love the most is meeting and becoming friends with like minded musical people. No more so when they send you a lovely gift like what I received this week from not one but two fantastic fellas. I salute you Colin Wildcat and Delasy Studio8. Little back story here on a past post

This is what I got 🙂
A super personal 12″ of Wildcat Personal Reasons from 1991 and straight off the press brand spanking new DVD music video of Personal Reason Vol 5 from the Wildcat Studios.

The back of the DVD features this inspiring line.

“Music is my soul, the rhythm of life inspires me”
This is my “Personal Reason” for doing the work I love and loving the work I do

What a great quote. plus check out the message on the twelve inch.
Yep I was very happy receiving this, what a great day.

You can catch Delasy Studio8 on Tower Block Radio playing soul, lovers rock and all manner of soulful tunes on a Monday night from 9pm. Tune in if you can. He has a lovely friendely vibe with some great stories.
Colin has the Wildcat Studio LTD set up in the idyllic settings of Nevis in the Caribbean. Looks nothing less than beautiful out there. The perfect place to create music.

Many thanks Delasy and Colin really means a lot guys.

All the best and happy vibes

Mike