Djmelismo

Hi Garv! Thanks for your positive feedback - very much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed those selections New mix will be up towards the end of December. All mixes are to be found over at https://listen.to/soulmusic and to subscribe to the podcast go to https://melismo.podomatic.com Here are some info on a few of the artists/songs that I´ve received PMs about: Kevin Owens was Luther Vandross´ backing singer for many many years, and Luther himself features as the duet partner on another of the top tracks on this album. When it comes to Black Ice, most people rave about their 70´s tunes "Postcard Love Affair" and "Blind Over You", but seldom hear people mention the more recent 7" which includes the soulful slowie I opted for here! I take it the group never cut a full album in the 80´s?! Tracy Weber only recorded a couple of singles. The tune featured here is entitled "Sure Shot" and ironically/tragically Tracy Weber was shot to death shortly after she made that recording. She was at a party and someone who intended to kill her brother, missed the target, and the bullet hit Tracy instead! Cheers, Melismo

Sorry, realised right after I posted that Indira Milini Khan was not a member of 1 Of The Girls, think instead she was in the less impressive 90´s girl group Pretty In Pink...LOL...

Thanks Bob, that means a lot coming from you BTW, can anyone confirm if Chaka Khan´s daughter was a member of the group 1 Of The Girls (see above) or am I just confusing things? Regards Melismo

Hi all! New mix, will soon be published as a podcast over at Podomatic, but you can listen/download right away via Divshare/Zshare. DJ MELISMO MIX/PODCAST 12 KEVIN OWENS - You´re Special (1991) THE MONTCLAIRS - Make Up For Lost Time (1974) BLACK ICE - I Just Wanna Hold You (1981) MUSIC MACHINE - Let Me Feel Your Heartbeat (1979) RAMONA BROOKS - I Don´t Want You Back (1980) CHARLES MONTGOMERY - I Don´t Think I´ll Do That Any More (1977) THE MOVING VIOLATION - Wild Goose Chase (1974) CLYDE BROWN - Peace And Love (1972) MIKE & BILL - Somebody´s Gotta Go - Sho Ain´t Me (1975) JOHNNY BRISTOL - Waiting On Love (1978) ARTIE WHITE - Rough Enough (1977) MUSCLE SHOALS HORNS - Addicted To Your Love (1978) DAVID MORRIS - Saturday Night (1982) TRACY WEBER - Sure Shot (1981) 1-900 - The Sun Doesn´t Shine (1994) 1 OF THE GIRLS - Handle With Care (1993) ULTIMATE KAOS - Don´t Want To Love (1998) ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY - We´re On the Right Track (1973) MOMENTS - The Next Time I See You (1974) OLIVIA LONGOTT & JIMMY COZIER - Look Around (2001) https://www.divshare.com/download/5880840-e1b https://www.zshare.net/audio/5163296066fe0eb4/ Hope there´s something for you in there?! Best, Melismo

Hi there Barry! Thanks for posting. Truly great show and these were my favourites: Act One - Goodbye Were Through Marvin Sease - Gone On Bobby Patterson - I'm In Love With You Heaven & Earth - I'll Always Love You Johnny Nash - Looking Over My Shoulder Freddie Waters - Being For Real Is Where It Is Floyd Taylor - If You Catch Me Sleepin' Millie Jackson - I'll Be Rolling(With The Punches) Mongo & McCall - So Help Me Baby Regards Melismo

Hi there Ian! Another great show! For instance some 70´s danceable magic stuff: Daltry Martin - Everybody Dance Quality 80´s soul boogie: The Verdict - That's Where I Come In And a 90´s white artist that I thought everybody apart from me had forgotten about by now: Duke - So In Love With You Also been some time since I heard: Tommy McGhee - Now That I Have You So glad to hear it again. To sum things up: yet again another great show with nothing but quality music!!! All the best Melismo

Mick, Dave, Malayka! Brilliant stuff all the way through, what about top tunes such as: Kadice "Ready to love" David Brinston "Sometime you win some" Bertha F. Barrett "Joy" Masquerades "New that I've found you" C.J. Surge "Be my lady" Funis Factor "Give it what cha got" Michael White "Life bring a change" Sy Hightower "I know you're leaving me" Fats Gaines "For your love" David Peoples "Got to get my broom out" Clarence Carter "Tired" Freedom "Can't you see" + the Betty & The Gangsters track that wasn´t tracklisted. As regards: Enhanette "The way you make me feel" (D.Town) Great track! I´ve got it on an album, a 1999 release on which the track in question is entitled "I Like The Way (You Make Me Feel)". Apart from the obviously brilliant musical selections I also enjoyed the talk/info given in between the tracks. Cheers, Melismo

Hi there Ian! The music you feature on your show is always right up my street. Some of my faves this time: Basic Black - Whatever It Takes Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Today's Your Lucky Day Swade - Spend My Day Alone Stephanie Mills & Teddy Pendergrass - Two Hearts Edward Hamilton & The Arabians - Baby Don't You Weep Darrell Banks - Open The Door To Your Heart Edwin Starr - I Have Faith In You Rena Scott - We Can Make It Better Ujima - I'm Getting Hip (To Your Ways & Actions) Bobby Womack - Daylight Cheers, Melismo

Great tune - awesome vocals! Also included on this Malaco comp: America´s Most Wanted (Grapevine) 21 Dancefloor Favourites From The Home Of Soul Inc. Sam Dees, Carolyn Hudson, Natural High,... a collection of rare and in-demand 'Modern Soul' gems recorded at the Malaco studios in Jackson, Mississippi. subtitled 'Malaco Soul Fugitives', the album features 21 classic sounds from a thirty-year period, including vintage tracks by Johnnie Taylor, King Floyd, Dorothy Moore, G.C. Cameron, The Patterson Twins, and recent favourites by Floyd Taylor, Stan Mosley, Patrick Green and Carl Sims - plus three previously unissued tracks from legendary soul singers Sam Dees, Chuck Brooks and George Jackson. compiled by Garry J Cape, the album has an 8-page booklet with informative liner notes by Steve Guarnori and all tracks have been digitally remastered from the original tapes by Paul Mooney at South Union. 01. Hank Sample - Got To Find The Nerve 02. The Enticers - Calling For Your Love 03. Billy Cee - Don't Matter To Me 04. Carolyn Hudson - Foot Loose And Fancy Free 05. Richard Caiton - I'm Gonna Love You More 06. King Floyd & Dorothy Moore - We Can Love 07. King Floyd - I'm Gonna Fall In Love With You 08. Ted Taylor - Standing In The Wings Of A Heartache 09. Natural High - That's Why 10. Ray Crumley - All The Way In Love With You 11. Patterson Twins - I Need Your Love 12. Sam Dees - What Do We Have To Lose (previously unissued) 13. George Jackson - Till I Find Some Way (previously unissued) 14. G.C. Cameron - Caught In Your Love Trap 15. Johnnie Taylor - A Love To Call Mine 16. Keisa Brown - Some Bridges Need Burning (Extended) 17. Chuck Brooks - Last Minute Plans (previously unissued) 18. Carl Sims - I'm Sending You Back To Him 19. Patrick Green - Get Some Understanding 20. Stan Mosley - Kiss And Tell 21. Floyd Taylor - When We Touch

Hi Ian! Another wonderful show! Many gems, for instance: New Love Symphony - Love Ballad Jimmy & Vella Cameron - Be Fair To Me Above & Beyond - Love, Love, Love Homeboy & The C.O.L. - A Love Connection Patches - I'm Gonna Make This World A Better Place Jesse Gomez - Lace The Young Heart - Sweet Love Kaiya - Scandalous Cheers, Mel

Hi Barry! As far as I know that James Bradley tune is from 1979 or am I confusing things?! Levi Stubbs and Dee Dee Warwick - great losses. They´ve touched (shaped) so many people´s lives. I think I have an album by Brooklyn Allstars. Will have to pull it out now to see if the track you played is on it. That Earl Thomas track is such a soulful goodie! Sensational Friendly Six is truly a stunner - such wonderfully melismatic vocals! Pure paradise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hot Sauce and Grover Mitchell are other favourites from your latest show. Best, Melismo

Hi Bob! Enjoyed the show as I always do. My personal favourites this time: Johnny Taylor - Just the one I've been looking for Sam Hawkins - Run to me Barbara and the Browns - In my heart - Stax Minits - Lover boy Bobby Reed - If I didn't love you Precisions - Take a good look Four Below Zero - Tell me why (we can't be friends) Fillmotions - Young girl Terra Firma Band - Dreams - Lake I have a couple of recordings by Platypus, never rated that group highly, but will have to revist their catalogue now, because "Appreciate Your Love" sounds so great! However, my #1 favorite this time is: Magic - I'm loving you (You're Loving Him) on North Star. What a fantastic modern soul tune! More info please... It was brought up (by yourself) in a thread on this forum in January: /Strutt-t63822.html Regards, Melismo

Hi Ian! Thanks for providing the info. Looking forward to full playlist and upload of your latest show. Cheers, Mel

Hi there Tony! Only recently (Oct 4) I realised that you´re also a member of this forum...LOL... Enjoyed the latest show and the Webster Lewis track was my favourite oldie whereas the Marlon D vs Mena Keys ft Max C was my favourite newie. The latter mainly for the great Charlie Wilson type of vocals - great stuff indeed. Cheers, Melismo

Probably not what you were hoping for, but here is the post that appeared at the back of my mind, when you played that Van Jones track: https://s2.excoboard.com/exco/thread.php?fo...hreadid=1946114 Best, Melismo

Thanks Shaun for your continued support!!! For anyone who´s interested, my latest podcast (#11), the blue-eyed soul special, is now up on Podomatic too: https://melismo.podomatic.com Direct link to listen: https://melismo.podomatic.com/player/web/20...T04_09_56-07_00 Also I have a brand new and very eclectic mix featured over at the Dazling Soul website: https://dazlingsoul.com/guest-mixes.html Thanks for checking... Best, Mel

Hi Bob! Thanks for posting playlist and sound file upload. Enjoyed the show, my personal favorites + spontaneous `stream-of-consciousness´ comments: Larry Craig and the Third Addition - Do it again (Great vocals and wonderful song.) Love Affair - I can't stop loving you (Not to be confused with the well known pop group by the same name of course.) Hearts of Stone - If I could give you the world (Got an album by that group methinks.) David Peoples - Got to get my broom out (English is not my native tongue, but does "Got to get my broom out" mean what I think it means (LOL)?! Thinking of the classic "Dust My Broom" which is a very dirty song.) Unity - We can make it (Very nice tune. Once again, there are several groups by this name. For instance I have a full album by a soul group called Unity, but probably not the same people at all.) Van Jones - Your love is like a high If I´m not mistaken Van Jones was discussed just the other day on another forum that I´m a member of. Great record all the same! Fred Moss - I'll always love you (Ultra-soulful.) ...and a very nice Dee Warwick tribute. By her I´ve got some albums and 45s + a CD comp, so much great stuff. Very underrated singer indeed. One of the best soul singers no doubt. Cheers, Melismo

Hi there! Just completed a new mix, it will probably be put up as my next podcast (#11) over at Podomatic. Hope you discover some nice tunes here. Please let me know what you think. DJ MELISMO SOUL MIX 11 Blue Eyed Soul Special IZHAR COHEN - Deep Inside - 1978 BROOKLYN DREAMS - Old Fashioned Girl - 1977 LANE CAUDELL - Dancing All Night - 1979 DIANA TRASK - Let´s Get Down To Business - 1976 JESSE BARISH - Feeling For A Song - 1978 CADO BELLE - I Name This Ship Survival - 1976 EXILE - Destiny - 1979 DUNN & RUBINI - Love Is Blind - 1976 ORSA LIA - Seeing Things The Way They Really Are - 1979 HELLO PEOPLE - It Wouldn´t Have Made Any Difference - 1975 COTTON, LLOYD & CHRISTIAN - You´re Gonna Find Love - 1975 MICHAEL CLARK - It Must Be Love - 1979 MICHAEL EDWARD CAMPBELL - My Sweet Woman - 1974 GALDSTON & THOM - Savannah Sunny Sunday - 1977 JONAH - It´s Always Dark Before The Dawn - 1974 LAVA - Hideaway - 1981 CARTER ROBERTSON - Something´s Up (Love Me Like The First Time) - 1978 JOEY TRAVOLTA - The Magic Is You - 1978 LYON & CLARK - No Deal - 1976 ALEXIS ft. ERNIE WATTS - It´s About You - 1977 Download link https://www.zshare.net/audio/50408979672cc6be/ Cheers, Mel

Hi Sean! Chester "Lyfe" Jennings is a great talent. With 1 EP and 3 full albums below his belt he ought to crossover to the mainstrean. Has been accepted by the urban crowd, but I think he has the kind of rough soulfulness that we associate with the Bobby Womacks and Johnnie Taylors so he should appeal to most soulies. He ought to be a major star. I like his first album, do not rate his second effort that highly, but think he´s back to form with his third album which is currently available via all the usual sources: https://www.amazon.com/Lyfe-Change-Jennings...1745&sr=1-1 And what a life story. At the age of 15 he was sentenced to 10 years of prison (for Arson!), and when he got out he started recording music, the first album got its name from his prison number 268-192! Cheers, Melismo

Hi there Barry! I´m still with you Another great show, of those two hours of soulful sounds the following were my favourite tunes: O.V.Wright - I Found Peace Jerry Warren - I Really Love You O'Neal Twins - Wake Up Everybody Natur'elles - So Much In Need William Bell & Janice Bulluck - Whatever You Want You Got It Marcell Strong - Mumble In My Ear Jean Carne - Ain't No Way Annetta - Since There Is No More You Willie Banks - Things I Can't Change Regards Melismo

Hi Bob! Enjoyed that Four Tops mix/tribute. "Are You Man Enough", "Still Waters", Ain´t No Woman", some of my favourite Four Tops moments, they did cut some wonderful tunes in the early 70´s. Will check out the Next Movement/Magical Connection interview too. Very much looking forward to hearing it. Best regards Mel

Hi there Ian! A wonderful show. A very emotional and heartfelt tribute to Levi Stubbles (yes, that was his name, although better known to the general public as Stubbs), his legacy will go on and on... Loads of other great things on your show as well: Rufus & Chaka Khan - Any Love - Dimitri Re-Edit Fat Larry's Band - Straight From The Heart Sonja Grier - Right Here, Right Now Denitria Champ - I've Had Enough Halo - Let Me Do It Ruth Dawes - I Love Only You WHAT A CRACKER - I NEED THIS ONE Vermeytta Royster - The Shelter Of Your Arms Tina Broussard - Why Do I Feel So Sad Private Eye - No One Can Love You Like Me Bobby Caldwell - I'll Be Around WHERE´S THIS FROM PLEASE, FEATURING THE VOCALS OF JEFFREY OSBORNE Johnny Hudson - Better Love Cheers, Melismo

Sean/Mick! Great show guys - enjoyed the music and the conversation in between the tunes! Cheers, Melismo

Oslo´s sure got soul, another fine mix of soulful goodies, cheers for posting! Best, Melismo

Congratulations Barry! Your musical selections are always spot on and your enthusiasm always clearly evident! May the show long continue!!! Best wishes Melismo