Wax Poetics: Album Anniversary Guest Mixes

A collection of various unreleased remixes from the last 20 years or so. Some of these were done for labels but never got released for one reason or another, one or two have been released on vinyl but never digitally, a couple were done for remix comps and some just for my own amusement.

Free download at: https://chrisreadsubstance.bandcamp.com/album/remixed-unreleased-free

Remixed, Unreleased & Free

"Inner Tribe Records Remixed’ delivers 12 brand new remixes of notable cuts from the Inner Tribe Records catalogue. The album, released 8th April 2022, sees London UK producer Chris Read place his spin on a dozen songs from the label, with a list of featured artists which includes Detroit rap legend Phat Kat, long time Dilla collaborator Steve Spacek, Japan’s Mitsu the Beats, Ubiquity Records’ Ohmega Watts, Sydney Broken Beat-Soul producer Edseven and late Oakland MC Zion-I among many others. 

Remixes of tracks by New York vocalist Tan Brown alongside Sydney sider Edseven and Inner Tribe mainstays Planetself bring a contemporary Neo Soul flavour to the table, while reworks of cuts by a cast of rappers that includes John Robinson, Tokyo Dawn’s Stan Smith and Yarah Bravo ensure Hip Hop is well represented. Styles and influences merge throughout: Read’s remix for Dream Crews (Mitsu the Beats & Flow4dayz) effortlessly blends influences that include 80s Synth Boogie, contemporary Hip Hop and 90s R&B, while more uptempo reworks of tracks featuring Inner Tribe label boss Inkswel plus Colonel Red, Steve Spacek and Harvey Sutherland draw influence from London’s Broken Beat sound. Whatever the feel or tempo, Jazz is a unifying theme in this collection assembled by a producer whose work perfectly encapsulates the meeting point of Jazz, Soul, Hip Hop and the myriad contemporary sounds those genres spawned."

Chris Read - Inner Tribe Records Remixed

In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, Wax Poetics has teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded rap music, mixed by Chris Read.

Wax Poetics x Classic Material: #HIPHOP50 Mixtape Playlist

Respected producer, renowned digger, and prolific DJ, Chris Read has been releasing and compiling music on BBE for many years now, both as a solo artist and as producer of electronic soul outfit Maylight. Created in collaboration with Chicago rapper and vocalist Pugs Atomz, 'Colours Of The World', started life when the latter was in London recording and touring with BBE label-mate and mutual friend DJ Vadim's group The Electric. Having recorded a small collection of tracks during Pugs' time in London town, two of which appeared
Chris Read's 2015 producer collection'All Night’, the duo continued to exchange ideas and recordings across the pond after Pugs’ return to his native Chicago, completing the album with the addition of several guest vocalists and musicians from both Chicago and London.

A true hip hop renaissance man, Pugs Atomz has travelled the world several times over, always making a lasting impression thanks to his energetic stage performances, forward-thinking attitude and highly relatable lyrics. Mix-tape maestro and sample head, Chris Read's beat-making credentials simply cannot be overstated. 'Colours Of The World' bridges the gap between traditional boom-bap sonics and future soul, utilizing obscure jazz fragments to create dazzling sonic mosaics; smooth, sumptuous and soulful throughout. Pugs' dextrous flow switches seamlessly between classic rap styles and more abstract, 'OutKast-esque' vocal acrobatics. An unmistakably contemporary LP made in the image of progressive, life-affirming
90's hip hop and containing a unique blend of UK/US influences, 'Colours Of The World' is almost as nostalgic as it is original.

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Chris Read & Pugs Atomz - 'Colo(u)rs of the World'

Taken from the album 'Digging the KPM Vaults', a collaboration between Sony EMI's KPM label and WhoSampled.com comprising tracks created using samples from the legendary KPM 1000 series library records. The track contains samples of compositions by John Cameron, Barry Morgan, Berry Lipman and Herbie Flowers. Vocals performed by Lumi HD. 

Available on Spotify, Apple Music etc.

Digging the KPM Vaults

Chris Read feat Lumi HD - The Rarest (Digging the KPM Vaults)

Unofficial / Unreleased remix of Common's 'What Do You Say' featuring PJ, taken from the album 'A Beautiful Revolution'.

Common feat PJ - What Do You Say (Chris Read Remix)

Colo (U) Rs of the World

Dedication

She Said

From the Breakin Bread press release:

" 'Rap Tradition' is not only a title but a mission statement as guest vocalist Phill Most leads the fast-rap renaissance.

Fondly recalling an era of innovation and the competitive spirit of the battle, the track is a lyrical ode the genre's traditions. Sitting atop a pounding drum track which is equal parts crisp 2013 production and homage to the classic beat makers of the late '80s, deft wordplay weaves in and out of punchy drums, horn stabs, hints of hammond and a captivating bass groove.

With a nod to '80s greats 45 King and Marley Marl, it's a track which follows in the footsteps of those playfully keeping their tradition alive: NuMark, DJ Format, Cut Chemist et al."

Rap Tradition feat. Phill Most Chill (Original Version)

To mark the twentieth anniversary of Souls of Mischief's seminal debut, <i>'93 Til Infinity</i>, Chris Read has expertly crafted an exclusive mixtape for Wax Poetics and Who Sampled. 

Tracklist:

1. Souls of Mischief - 'Tell Me Who Profits' (Instrumental)
2. Chris Read - 'Theme #3' (Scratchapella)
3. George Benson and Brother Jack McDuff -  'Shadow Dancers' (Sampled in 'Let 'Em Know')
4. A-Plus Interview Extract
5. Too Short - 'Dope Fiend Beat' (Extract) (Sampled in 'Let 'Em Know')
6. Souls of Mischief - 'Let 'Em Know'
7. Detroit Emeralds - 'You're Getting A Little Too Smart' (Sampled in 'Let Em Know')
8. Boogie Down Productions - 'Jah Rulez' (Extract) (Sampled in 'That's When Ya Lost')
9. The Doors - 'Who Do You Love?' (Sampled in 'That's When Ya Lost')
10. Jack Bruce - Statues (Extract) (Sampled in 'That's When Ya Lost')
11. Souls of Mischief - 'That's When Ya Lost'
12. Lafayette Afro Rock Band - 'Hihache' (Sampled in 'That's When Ya Lost')
13. Jerry Butler and Jerry Peters - 'Speak the Truth to the People (Frankie's Theme)' (Sampled in 'Disseshowedo')
14. Main Source - 'Fakin' The Funk' (Extract) (Sampled in 'Disseshowedo')
15. Souls of Mischief - 'Disseshowedo'
16. Les McCann - 'North Carolina' (Loop) (Sampled in 'What A Way To Go Out')
17. EPMD - 'I'm Housin' (Extract) (Sampled in 'What A Way To Go Out')
18. Souls of Mischief - 'What A Way To Go Out'
19. Freddie Hubbard - 'Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey' (Sampled in 'Never No More')
20. Souls of Mischief - 'Never No More'
21. Beastie Boys - 'Pass The Mic' (Loop) (Sampled in '93 til Infinity' (Remix))
22. Souls of Mischief - '93 til Infinity' (Remix)
23. Billy Cobham - 'Heather' (Sampled in '93 Til Infinity')
24. Souls of Mischief - '93 Til Infinity'
25. Souls of Mischief - 'Anything Can Happen' (Instrumental)
26. Traffic - 'Rainmaker' (Sampled in 'Anything Can Happen')
27. Souls of Mischief - 'Anything Can Happen'
28. The Loading Zone - 'Can I Dedicate' (Sampled in 'Live and Let Live')
29. Souls of Mischief - 'Live and Let Live'
30. Souls of Mischief - 'A Name I Call Myself'
31. Gang Starr feat Damo D-Ski - 'Knowledge' (Extract) (Sampled in 'Make Your Mind Up')
32. The Ramsey Lewis Trio - 'Collage' (Sampled in 'Make Your Mind Up')
33. Souls of Mischief - 'Make Your Mind Up'
34. Curtis Mayfield - 'We're A Winner' (Live) (Sampled in 'Limitations')
35. Souls of Mischief - 'Limitations'
36. Souls of Mischief - 'Outro'
37. The Propositions - 'Africana' (Sampled in 'Outro')

Souls of Mischief '93 Til Infinity 20th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

One of two remixes of 'Keep On' from the 2003 Above the Clouds Recordings' single by London production duo the Bone Idols featuring US rapper Aphletik and the UK's one and only Ty (RIP). Pencilled for a release at the time but ultimately never released.

Bone Idols & Aphletik feat Ty - Keep On (Chris Read Remix #1) [Unreleased] (2003)

Info from the Breakin Bread press release below:

“Chris Read returns on Breakin Bread with a slice of uptempo vocal funk dancefloor magic. This is Chris’s fifth 7inch single for the label. Ever exploring new territory and showing his versatility, Chris follows his 2013 throwback rap smash ‘Rap Tradition‘ with a pacey Hammond funk number aimed squarely at the dancefloor. The latest offering taken from Chris’s forthcoming long player ‘Small Steps’, we expect big things from ‘Magic is Gone’.”

The Magic Is Gone feat Myles Sanko & The So Much Soul Players (Original Version)

Bone Idols & Athletic feat Ty - Keep On (Chris Read Remix #2) [Unreleased] (2003)

Remix of Scor-zay-zee's controversial 2003 underground cut 'Great Britain', put together in 2020 for a remix collection which never ultimately got released.

Scor-Zay-Zee - Great Britain (Chris Read Remix) [Unreleased] (2020)

DJ KO feat Masta Ace, Phonte & Wordsworth - Ladder Of Success (Chris Read Remix) [Unreleased] (2009)

Little Brother Feat Carlitta Durand - Life Of The Party (Chris Read Remix #2) (2009) [Unreleased]

Soulful House rework of D-Train's 80s Boogie cut 'You Are Everything'. Not a full release - just for my own enjoyment, and now yours.

D-Train - You Are Everything (Chris Read Remix) [Unreleased] (2020)

"Inner Tribe Records Remixed’ delivers 12 brand new remixes of notable cuts from the Inner Tribe Records catalogue. The album, released 8th April 2022, sees London UK producer Chris Read place his spin on a dozen songs from the label, with a list of featured artists which includes Detroit rap legend Phat Kat, long time Dilla collaborator Steve Spacek, Japan’s Mitsu the Beats, Ubiquity Records’ Ohmega Watts, Sydney Broken Beat-Soul producer Edseven and late Oakland MC Zion-I among many others. "

Inner Tribe Records Remixed

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Edseven & Tan Brown - MGIC (Chris Read Remix) [Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

In the closing months of 2012 BBE label artist Chris Read was enlisted by classic Los Angeles imprint Delicious Vinyl to produce a mixtape for Wax Poetics magazine celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the release of The Pharcyde's seminal debut LP 'Bizarre Ride'. The resulting mix was a runaway success clocking tens of thousands of plays online and kickstarted a relationship with the label that would go on to see Chris remix two of the group's best loved tracks, 'Runnin' and 'Passin Me By'.

Those tracks are now available for the first time on this limited edition BBE x Delicious Vinyl double vinyl 7inch release. Treating the familiar original with respect, Chris has called upon the vocal talents of long time collaborators Lizzy Parks (Tru Thoughts) and guitarist Giles Barratt (Breakin Bread) to rework passages from 'Runnin' to create a 2014 update on the themes of the much loved Jay Dee produced classic. 'Passin Me By' meanwhile gets a '90s throwback rework utilising sample material from the original to great effect to create a track which bears all the hallmarks of the golden era.
Mastered and cut by Walter Coelho who cut Jay Dee's 'Welcome to Detroit' back in 2001, the circle is complete! 

In stores May 12th 2014. Pre-order from Juno now: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/chris-read-presents-the-pharcyde-runnin/525891-01/

The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By (Chris Read 90s Throwback Mix) (BBE Records 7inch Release)

In the closing months of 2012 BBE label artist Chris Read was enlisted by classic Los Angeles imprint Delicious Vinyl to produce a mixtape for Wax Poetics magazine celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the release of The Pharcyde's seminal debut LP 'Bizarre Ride'. The resulting mix was a runaway success clocking tens of thousands of plays online and kickstarted a relationship with the label that would go on to see Chris remix two of the group's best loved tracks, 'Runnin' and 'Passin Me By'.

Those tracks are now available for the first time on this limited edition BBE x Delicious Vinyl double vinyl 7inch release. Treating the familiar original with respect, Chris has called upon the vocal talents of long time collaborators Lizzy Parks (Tru Thoughts) and guitarist Giles Barratt (Breakin Bread) to rework passages from 'Runnin' to create a 2014 update on the themes of the much loved Jay Dee produced classic. 'Passin Me By' meanwhile gets a '90s throwback rework utilising sample material from the original to great effect to create a track which bears all the hallmarks of the golden era.
Mastered and cut by Walter Coelho who cut Jay Dee's 'Welcome to Detroit' back in 2001, the circle is complete!

In stores May 12th 2014. Pre-order from Juno now: www.juno.co.uk/products/chris-re…runnin/525891-01/



The Pharcyde - Runnin' (Chris Read Rap Renaissance Mix) (BBE Records 7inch Release)

Stan Smith & MFP feat. Dipolomew - Talk My Shhhh (Chris Read Remix) [Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Edition #1 documents Hip Hop’s birth on wax and its formative years, 1979-1983, from the disco and boogie influenced sound of the late 70s through to the drum machine led tracks of the early 80s.

Tracklist:

1. Grandwizard Theodore & Chris Stein – Subway Theme
2. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
3. Ronnie Gee – Raptivity
4. Xanadu & Sweet Lady – Rockers Choice
5. Master Rob – Live Convention ’82
6. Fearless Four – Rockin’ It
7. Double Trouble – Stoop Rap
8. Rickey G & Everlasting 5 – To The Max
9. Jimmy Spicer – Dollar Bill Y’all
10. Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5 – The Message
11. Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5 – New York, New York
12. Spoonie Gee – Spoonie is Back
13. Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5 – Flash to the Beat (Live)
14. Star Quality & Class – Betcha Got a Dude on the Side
15. Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5 – Super Rappin’
16. Afrika Bambaataa & Jazzy 5 – Jazzy Sensation
17. T-Ski Valley – Catch the Beat
18. The Sequence – Funk You Up
19. Grand Wizard Theodore – Can I Get a Soul Clap, Fresh Out the Pack
20. Nice & Nasty 3 – Ultimate Rap
21. Funky 4 Plus 1 – That’s The Joint (Instrumental)
22. Trouble Funk – Pump Me Up
23. Blondie – Rapture
24. Kurtis Blow – The Breaks
25. Wayne & Charlie the Rappin’ Dummy – Check It Out
26. Treacherous 3 – Put the Boogie In Your Body
27. Just Four – Jam to Remember
28. T-Ski Valley – Never Let Go
29. Master Rob – Live Convention ’82 (Excerpt)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #1 Part 1 (1979-1983) mixed by Chris Read

Edseven & Tan Brown - Heart Wars (Chris Read Remix) [Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Part 2 of this first edition in the series documents Hip Hop’s progression through the years 1984 to 1987, an era in which the dominant sound of Hip Hop changed drastically with the increasing popularity of drum machine programmed beats and early sampling technology. This mix leans quite heavily toward sample based material from the latter part of that era.

Tracklist:

1. Classic Material Intro
2. Grandmixer DST – The Bronx is the Home of Hip Hop
3. Boogie Down Productions – Scott La Rock Megamix
4. Treacherous Three – Turn it Up
5. Alliance – Bustin' Loose
6. Eric B & Rakim - Move the Crowd
7. Eric B & Rakim - Eric B is President
8. Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew – All the Way to Heaven
9. Heavy D & The Boyz - Mr Big Stuff
10. Kool Moe Dee - Go See the Doctor
11. Run DMC - Walk this Way
12. Eric B & Rakim – Move the Crowd (Democratic 3 feat DJ Slack Remix)
13. Audio 2 – Top Billin (Instrumental)
14. Slick Rick & Douf E Fresh – La Di Da Di
15. Boogie Down Productions – Criminal Minded
16. MC Lyte – I Cram to Understand U
17. J.V.C. Force – Strong Island
18. Latee & DJ Mark – This Cut's Got Flavor
19. Ultramagnetic MCs – Ego Trippin’
20. Boogie Down Productions – South Bronx
21. MC Shan & Marley Marl – The Bridge
22. Biz Markie – Nobody Beats the Biz
23. Cash Money & Marvellous – Ugly People Be Quiet
24. Antoinette – I Got an Attitude
25. Biz Markie – Make the Music with your Mouth
26. DJ Hollywood – Hollywood's World
27. T La Rock – Back to Burn
28. Word of Mouth feat DJ Cheese – Coast to Coast
29. Sweet Tee – It's Like That Y'all
30. Derek B – Rock the Beat (Instrumental)
31. Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (Acapella)
32. Superlover Cee & Casanova Rud – Do the James
33. Roxanne Shante – Have a Nice Day

Classic Material Edition #1 Part 2 (1984-1987)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #1 Part 2 (1984-1987) mixed by Chris Read

Elf Tranzporter feat. Rayjah45 - Soul Step (Chris Read Remix) [Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded rap music, mixed by Chris Read. This megamix serves as short form companion to the first two mixtapes from the series covering the years 1979-1987, this time cramming 25 classic tracks into a brief three minute run time.

Tracklist:

1. Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight (1979)
2. The Sequence – Funk You Up (1979)
3. Spoonie Gee Meets The Sequence – Monster Jam (1979)
4. Fatback – King Tim III (Personality Jock) (1979)
5. Sugarhill Gang – 8th Wonder (1980)
6. Kurtis Blow – The Breaks (1980)
7. Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy 5 – Jazzy Sensation (1981)
8. Grandmaster Flash – The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels of Steel (1981)
9. Blondie – Rapture (1981)
10. Afrika Bambaataa And The Soul Sonic Force – Looking For The Perfect Beat (1982)
11. Masterdon Committee – Funk Box Party (1982)
12. Man Parrish – Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop) (1983)
13. Run DMC – It’s Like That (1983)
14. Art Of Noise – Beatbox (1983)
15. Double Dee And Steinski – Play That Beat Mr DJ (Lesson 1: Payoff Mix) (1983)
16. Run DMC – Sucker MCs (1983)
17. Newcleus – Jam On It (1984)
18. Doug E Fresh And The Get Fresh Crew – The Show (1985)
19. Whistle – (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin (1985)
20. Eric B Featuring Rakim – Eric B Is President (1986)
21. Run DMC – Peter Piper (1986)
22. Epee MD – It’s My Thing (1987)
23. Big Daddy Kane – Raw (1987)
24. BDP – D Nice Rocks The House (1987)
25. Eric B And Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (Double Trouble Remix) (1987)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Megamix #1 (1979-1987) mixed by Chris Read

Inkswel feat. Ohmega Watts & Lailah Reich - The Sun (Chris Read Remix) [Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded Rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Alongside the Hip Hop series this companion Breaks series takes our re-cap of Rap History a level deeper, this time reconstructing the classics of the Hip Hop canon from their constituent sample material. Arranged chronologically of course, this mix pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from 1979 to 1986 utilising only the Funk, Soul, Disco and Boogie tracks from which they were originally constructed. Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley's iconic 'Super Disco Brakes' compilation series.

1. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Intro)
2. A Taste of Honey – Rescue Me (Interpolated by Funky 4+1 – That’s The Joint) (1980)
3. 7th Wonder – Daisy Lady (Interpolated by Sugarhill Gang – 8th Wonder) (1981)
4. Sugarhill Gang – 8th Wonder (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
5. Spoonie Gee & The Sequence – Monster Jam (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
6. Blondie – Rapture (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
7. Chic – Good Times (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
8. Incredible Bongo Band – Apache (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
9. Queen – Another One Bites the Dust (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
10. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Freedom (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
11. Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express (Sampled by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock) (1982)
12. Tom Tom Club  – Genius of Love (Interpolated by Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde – Genius Rap) (1981)
13. Taana Garnder – Heartbeat (Interpolated by Treacherous Three – Feel the Heartbeat) (1981)
14. Gwen McCrae – Funky Sensation (Interpolated by Afrika Bambaataa & Jazzy 5 – Jazzy Sensation) (1981)
15. Billy Squier – The Big Beat (Sampled by Cold Crush Brothers – And It’s Us) (1981)
16. AC/DC – Flick the Switch (Sampled by LL Cool J – Rock the Bells) (1985)
17. Liquid Liquid – Cavern (Interpolated in Grandmaster Melle Mel – White Lines (Don’t Do It)) (1983)
18. Kurtis Blow – Do the Do (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
19. James Brown – It’s A New Day So Let A Man Come In And Do the Popcorn (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
20. James Brown – Get Up (I Feel Like Being) A Sex Machine (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
21. James Brown – Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
22. James Brown – Mother Popcorn (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
23. Junior – Mama Used to Say (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
24. The B-Boys – Rock The House (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
25. Rufus Thomas – Itch and Scratch (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
26. Sly & The Family Stone – Dance to the Music (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
27. Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix) (Sampled in Danny Krivit – Feelin’ James) (1987)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #1 (1979-1986) mixed by Chris Read

In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded Rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Alongside the Hip Hop series this companion Breaks series takes our re-cap of Rap History a level deeper, this time reconstructing the classics of the Hip Hop canon from their constituent sample material. Arranged chronologically of course, this second mix follows on from last week's drop, piecing together popular Hip Hop tunes from the year of 1987, utilising only the Funk, Soul and Disco tracks from which they were originally constructed. Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley's iconic 'Super Disco Brakes' compilation series.

1. Geoffrey Sumner – Train Sequence (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness – The Cold Cut Remix))
2. Fancy – Feel Good (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Move The Crowd (Beatmix by the Democratic 3 feat. DJ Slack))
3. Beatles – Hey Jude (Interpolated by BDP – Criminal Minded)
4. Trouble Funk – Let’s Get Small (Sampled by BDP – Criminal Minded)
5. Yellowman – Zungguzungguzungguzeng (Sampled by BDP – Remix for P Is Free)
6. Funkadelic – Good Ole Music (Sampled by Jungle Brothers – Jimbrowski)
7. Jimmie Walker – The Black Prince Has Arrived (Sampled by Jungle Brothers – Jimbrowski)
8. Barry White – I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Move The Crowd (Beatmix by the Democratic 3 feat. DJ Slack))
9. Little Richard – Tutti Frutti (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Move The Crowd (Beatmix by the Democratic 3 feat. DJ Slack))
10. Chocolate Milk – Action Speaks Louder Than Words (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Move The Crowd (Beatmix by the Democratic 3 feat. DJ Slack))
11. Rammelzee & K Rob – Beat Bop (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Move The Crowd (Beatmix by the Democratic 3 feat. DJ Slack))
12. Dennis Edwards – Don’t Look Any Further (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full)
13.Ofra Haza – Im In’Alu (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness – The Cold Cut Remix))
14. James Brown – Hot Pants (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness – The Cold Cut Remix))
15. Fausto Papetti – Love’s Theme (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – As The Rhyme Goes On)
16. Genesis – Tonight, Tonight, Tonight (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – As The Rhyme Goes On (Pumpin’ The Turbo – Chad Jay In Effect))
17. Freda Payne – Unhooked Generation (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – As The Rhyme Goes On (Pumpin’ The Turbo – Chad Jay In Effect) and JVC Force – Strong Island)
18. Lyn Collins – We Want To Parrty, Parrty, Parrty (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness – The Cold Cut Remix))
19. Manzell – Midnight Theme (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Move The Crowd (Beatmix by the Democratic 3 feat. DJ Slack))
20. James Brown – Talkin’ Loud And Sayin’ Nothin’ (Sampled by Run DMC – Beats To The Rhyme)
21. Bob James – Nautilus (Sampled by Run DMC – Beats To The Rhyme)
22. Funkadelic – You’ll Like It Too (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul)
23. The Jackson  5 – I Want You Back (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (Double Trouble Remix))
24. Kool & The Gang – Funky Stuff (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (Double Trouble Remix))
25. Bobby Byrd – I Know You Got Soul (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul)
26. Bobby Byrd – I’m Coming (Hot Pants) (Sampled by Big Daddy Kane – Raw)
27. The JBs – The Grunt (Part 1) (Sampled Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause)
28. The Soul Children – I Don’t Know What This World Is Coming To (Sampled Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause)
29. James Brown – Get Up Offa That Thing (Sampled Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause)
30. Esther Williams – Last Night Changed It All (Interpolated by BDP – Super Hoe)
31. James Brown – Don’t Tell It (Sampled by BDP – Poetry)
32. Captain Sky – Super Sporm (Sampled by BDP – Super Hoe)

Continued...

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #2 (1987) mixed by Chris Read

Planetself feat Zion I, John Robinson & Yarah Bravo - High Tide (Chris Read Remix)

Elf Tranzporter feat Rajyah 45 - Make It Public (Chris Read Remix)[Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

Planetself - You Plus Me (Chris Read Remix)[Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

Fluid Bounce - The Best (Chris Read Remix) [Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

Inkswel feat. Steve Spacek & Harvey Sutherland - Outerspace Connection (Chris Read Remix)

Remix album for the Cavendish label comprising instrumental Hip Hop tracks sampling archive library records from the Cavendish / Boosey & Hawkes catalog. I have two tracks featured out of twelve alongside tracks from artists including The Herbaliser / Soundsci’s Ollie Teeba. This album is produced for library (TV/Film etc) use only.

Motor City (Cavendish Library Remixed) [Beats]

Where I'm At (Cavendish Library Remixed) [Beats]

Wax Poetics and WhoSampled Presents:
Notorious BIG 'Ready to Die' 20th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

For tracklisting, please visit Wax Poetics:

http://www.waxpoetics.com/music/mixtape/wax-poetics-whosampled-present-notorious-big-ready-die-20th-anniversary-mixtape-mixed-chris-read


Notorious BIG 'Ready to Die' 20th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

My remix of the lead single from Algebra Blessett's 'Recovery' LP, available on BBE Records 29/09/14:

http://www.bbemusic.com/releases/BBE258SDG2/Algebra%20Blessett%20-%20Nobody%20But%20You%20-%20Chris%20Read%20All%20Night%20Remix%20(Coming%20Soon)#.VCVL_17oZz8

Algebra Blessett - Nobody But You (Chris Read All Night Remix)

The Impellers - Not About That (Chris Read So Much Soul Remix)

Track list and more info at Wax Poetics:

http://www.waxpoetics.com/music/mixtape/a-tribe-called-quest-peoples-instinctive-travels-the-paths-of-rhythm-25th-anniversary-mixtape/


A Tribe Called Quest ‘People’s Instinctive Travels’ 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

B Side of forthcoming 7 Inch Single for Breakin' Bread. From the Breakin' Bread press release:

"Neatly complimenting its A Side counterpart, ‘Ritmos Colombianos’ takes a similar Cumbia backdrop and applies it to a loose drum heavy mid-tempo B-Boy rhythm that is no less effective on the dancefloor. Again utilising the bass groove as its driving force, carnival whistles, funky brush drums and horn stabs all make an appearance in the mix. A regular appearance in Chris’s DJ sets for the last year, this track has tried and tested dancefloor credentials."

Purchase 7 inch single here: www.fatcity.co.uk/Sales/pages/Chris-Read-Disco-Cumbia-bw-Ritmos-Colimbianos.aspx

Purchase on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/disco-cumbia-ritmos-colombianos/id461399577

Ritmos Colombianos (7 Inch Version)

Remix of Renegade Brass Band's 'This Shall Not Stand', taken from the remix album 'Beats, Rhymes & Brass Remixed'. Album also features remixes from Tall Black Guy, Colman Brothers and Paper Tiger.

The track also appears on my recent compilation of remixes and productions for BBE 'All Night'.

Renegade Brass Band - This Shall Not Stand (Chris Read's All Night Mix)

To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Pharcyde's sophomore album Labcabincalifornia, our friend Chris Read has crafted a fly-as-pie mix of album tracks, remixes, and original sample material.  Tune in and enjoy!

http://waxpoetics.com/music/mixtape/the-pharcyde-labcabincalifornia-20th-anniversary-mixtape/

Artwork by Leon Nockolds
Words by Alice Price-Styles

Tracklist: 

1. Les McCann - 'What's Going On (Live)' (sampled in 'Bullshit')
2. The Pharcyde - 'Bullshit' (Instrumental)
3. Chris Read - 'Theme #3' (Scratchapella)
4. Bob Marley - 'Get Up, Stand Up' (Loop) (sampled in 'Bullshit')
5. Gary Burton - 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' (sampled in 'Bullshit')
6. Rodney Cee & Kevie Kev Rockwell - 'Stoop Rap' (sampled in 'Pharcyde')
7. The Pharcyde - 'Pharcyde'
8. Cal Tjader - 'The Bilbao Song' (sampled in 'Groupie Therapy')
9. The Pharcyde - 'Groupie Therapy'
10. A Tribe Called Quest - 'Lyrics to Go' (Loop) (sampled in 'Groupie Therapy')
11. Minnie Riperton - 'Inside My Love' (sampled in 'Groupie Therapy')
12. Stan Getz & Luis Bonfa - 'Suadade Vem Correndo' (sampled in 'Runnin')
13. Run D.M.C - 'Rock Box' (Extract) (sampled in 'Runnin')
14. The Pharcyde - 'Runnin' (Acapella)
15. The Pharcyde - 'Somethin' That Means Somethin'
16. The Beastie Boys - 'The New Style' (Extract) (sampled in 'Drop')
17. The Pharcyde - 'Drop'
18. A Tribe Called Quest - 'Check The Rhime' (Loop) (sampled in 'Drop (Beatminerz Remix)')
19. The Pharcyde - 'Drop' (Beatminerz Remix Instrumental)
20. The Pharcyde - 'Y?'
21. Mass Production - 'Keep My Heart Together' (sampled in 'Moment in Time')
22. The Pharcyde - 'Moment in Time'
23. The Pharcyde - 'Devil Music'
24. Wu-Tang Clan - 'Da Mystery of Chessboxin' (Loop) (sampled in 'Devil Music')
25. Roy Ayers and Carla Vaughn - 'You Send Me' (sampled in 'The Hustle')
26. The Pharcyde - 'The Hustle'
27. Vince Guaraldi Trio - 'Fly Me To The Moon' (sampled in 'Splattitorium')
28. The Pharcyde - 'Splattitorium'
29. Cannonball Adderley - Walk Tall / Mercy Mercy Mercy (sampled in 'She Said')
30. The Pharcyde - 'Passin Me By' (Extract) (sampled in 'She Said')
31. The Pharcyde - 'She Said'
32. The Pharcyde - 'The E.N.D'
33. [Bonus Track] The Pharcyde feat Lizzy Parks & Giles Barratt - 'Runnin' (Chris Read Rap Renaissance Remix)

The Pharcyde 'Labcabincalifornia' 20th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

Released on 17th February 2017 on 7inch vinyl via Dinked x BBE Records. 'Baby Don't Go' is taken from the forthcoming Chris Read & Pugs Atomz BBE LP 'Colo(u)rs of the World'.

Colo(u)rs of the World

Baby Don't Go / You

Chris Read & Pugs Atomz - 'Baby Don't Go'

Released on 17th February 2017 on 7inch vinyl via Dinked x BBE Records. 'You' is B-Side to 'Baby Don't Go', both tracks taken from the forthcoming Chris Read & Pugs Atomz BBE LP 'Colo(u)rs of the World'.

Baby Don't Go

Chris Read & Pugs Atomz feat Simeon Viltz & Thaione Davis - 'You'

Heralding their forthcoming and hotly anticipated album ‘Colo(u)rs Of The World’, UK DJ/producer Chris Read and Chicago rapper Pugs Atomz offer up ‘Chocolate Milk / Black Nite’, their debut release together as a duo.
Featuring Neak & Mojo Green, irrepressibly catchy future-soul track ‘Chocolate Milk’ combines jazzy electric piano samples with raw, bumping beats and intricate wordplay.

‘Black Nite’ showcases the impressive vocal talents of Awdazcate & Inari Gold, supplying a sweet counterpoint to the insistent rhythm and smokey nature of the track. Birmingham beat-maker Myke Forte delivers shimmering, synth-driven, boogie-soul versions of each track; more re-imaginings than straight up remixes. Instrumental versions of both originals and remixes are included in the package, providing handy DJ tools for those of a soulful persuasion.

Pre-order HERE: https://bbemusic.lnk.to/ChcltMilk

Chocolate Milk / Black Nite

Chcoclate Milk

Chris Read & Pugs Atomz feat Mojo Green & Neak - 'Chocolate Milk'

Buy / Stream the album 'Colo(u)rs Of The World: https://BBEmusic.lnk.to/clrswrld
Buy / Stream the new single 'Drum Roll': https://bbemusic.lnk.to/DRNandE

Renowned crate digger, respected producer and talented DJ, Chris Read has been releasing and compiling music on BBE for some years, both as a solo artist and with electronic soul outfit Maylight. Created alongside Chicago rapper and vocalist Pugs Atomz, 'Colours Of The World', started life when the latter was in London recording and touring with BBE label- mate and mutual friend DJ Vadim's group The Electric. Initially collaborating on just two tracks which were both featured on Chris Read's 2015 retrospective 'All Night', the pair continued to work remotely after Pugs returned to his native Chicago, enlisting several guest vocalists and musicians from the area.
A true hip hop renaissance man, Pugs Atomz has travelled the world several times over, always making a big impression thanks to his energetic stage performances, forward-thinking attitude and highly relatable lyrics. Mix-tape maestro and curator at whosampled.com, Chris Read's beat-making credentials simply cannot be overstated. 'Colours Of The World' lays out solid boom-bap beats while making use of obscure jazz fragments to create dazzling sonic mosaics; smooth, sumptuous and soulful throughout. Pugs' dextrous flow switches seamlessly between classic rap styles and more abstract, 'OutKast-esque' vocal acrobatics. Made in the image of progressive, life-affirming 90's hip hop and containing a unique blend of UK/US influences, 'Colours Of The World' is almost as nostalgic as it is original.

Chris Read & Pugs Atomz - Nice and Easy feat. Wes Restless & Juice Aleem

Album available here: https://bbemusic.lnk.to/clrswrld
Renowned crate digger, respected producer and talented DJ, Chris Read has been releasing and compiling music on BBE for some years, both as a solo artist and with electronic soul outfit Maylight. Created alongside Chicago rapper and vocalist Pugs Atomz, 'Colours Of The World', started life when the latter was in London recording and touring with BBE label- mate and mutual friend DJ Vadim's group The Electric. Initially collaborating on just two tracks which were both featured on Chris Read's 2015 retrospective 'All Night', the pair continued to work remotely after Pugs returned to his native Chicago, enlisting several guest vocalists and musicians from the area.
A true hip hop renaissance man, Pugs Atomz has travelled the world several times over, always making a big impression thanks to his energetic stage performances, forward-thinking attitude and highly relatable lyrics. Mix-tape maestro and curator at whosampled.com, Chris Read's beat-making credentials simply cannot be overstated. 'Colours Of The World' lays out solid boom-bap beats while making use of obscure jazz fragments to create dazzling sonic mosaics; smooth, sumptuous and soulful throughout. Pugs' dextrous flow switches seamlessly between classic rap styles and more abstract, 'OutKast-esque' vocal acrobatics. Made in the image of progressive, life-affirming 90's hip hop and containing a unique blend of UK/US influences, 'Colours Of The World' is almost as nostalgic as it is original.

Chris Read & Pugs Atomz - Colo(u)rs Of The World

New compilation from Norwegian based label So Real International: "Vol. 2: The Reintroduction" is out 25th August and features a stellar line up of artists from all over the world. 

Snoop Dogg, Sean Price, Guilty Simpson, Devin The Dude, Daz, Kurupt, Domino and Georgia Ann Muldrow are just a few of the US artists included on the tracklist. There are also contributions from UK and Belgium.  Add Norwegian heavyweights OnklP and Ralph Myerz in the mix, along with a lot of new and up and coming artists and you have a mighty impressive tracklist.

Chris Read's remix of Nosizwe's 'Breathe' featuring Guilty Simpson features.

So Real International Vol. 2

Nosizwe feat Guilty Simpson, Rene & Naima Mclean - Breathe (Chris Read Remix)

Taken from the Jazz Chronicles Remix EP out now on Futuristica Music. Vocals by Jack Jones (formerly known as Audessey of Mass Influence). Original version appears on the Jazz Chronicles LP 'Living in the Past'. The EP features remixes by Soundsci among others. Buy the EP here (free download for limited time): 

https://futuristicamusic.bandcamp.com/album/remix-ep-featuring-jack-jones

Jazz Chronicles Remix EP

Jazz Chroncicles Remix EP

Jazz Chronicles feat Jack Jones - Ya Never Know (Chris Read Rap Renaissance Remix)

Blurb from Renegades of Jazz:

“After releasing his ‘Moyo Wangu’ album in late 2016 where David Hanke connected to the time he spent in his early childhood in Arusha/Tanzania, it’s now time for ‘Moyo Zaidi’, the remixed version of the original album. While ‘Moyo Wangu’ was translated as ‘My Heart’, ‘Moyo Zaidi’ can be translated as ‘Heart Returned’.

The original songs have been reworked by twelve producers and DJs from all across the scene and continents. From America over Europe to Australia and from Funk over Cumbia and Dub to Deep House and Downbeat this remix album is a bounty stack of styles and directions. Funk versions from Moscow, Lisboa and London, some Cumbia from Brisbane, a Dub treatment from Los Angeles, Afrodisco comes from Bogotá, soulful Downbeat from the Black Forest and London, a slow mover from Hamburg and twisted Deep House from Amsterdam, Belgrad and London.”

Chris Read’s remix of ‘Afro Cookie’ is the opening track.

Moyo Zaidi

Renegades Of Jazz - Afro Cookie (Chris Read's Afro Concrete Mix) [Snippet]

Blurb from WhoSampled:

“Released October 19th 1993, Black Moon’s classic debut LP ‘Enta Da Stage’ celebrates its 25th Anniversary this week. Produced entirely by Da Beatminerz, the album’s production style epitomises early 90s East Coast boom bap sonics with laid back, filtered jazz-funk samples meeting crunchy drums, cut choruses and gritty wordplay. In celebration of the anniversary we’ve teamed up once again with Wax Poetics magazine to present this exclusive mixtape pairing album tracks and remixes with their sample sources, interview snippets and more. Mixed by Chris Read.”

Track list:

1. Black Moon – Niguz Talk Shit (DJ Evil Dee ’96 Instrumental)
2. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
3. Barry White – Playing Your Game (sampled in ‘I Got Cha Opin (Remix)’)
4. Black Moon – Rap City Interview 1993
5. Black Moon – I Got Cha Opin (Remix)
6. Grover Washington Jr. – Hydra (sampled in ‘How Many MCs’)
7. Black Moon – How Many MCs
8. Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy [Extract] (sampled in ‘How Many MCs’)
9. Black Moon – Murder MCs
10. Lee Dorsey – Get Out My Life Woman [Loop] (sampled in ‘U Da Man’)
11. Black Moon feat Dru Ha, Havoc & Smif N Wessun – U Da Man
12. Ahmad Jamal – Misdemeanor (sampled in ‘Black Smif N Wessun’)
13. Black Moon feat Smif N Wessun – Black Smif N Wessun
14. Lonnie Smith – Spinning Wheel (sampled in ‘Black Smif N Wessun’)
15. Baby Huey – Hard Times [Loop] (sampled in ‘Powaful Impak!’)
16. A Tribe Called Quest feat Leaders of the New School – Scenario [Extract] (sampled in Powaful Impak!)
17. Black Moon – Powaful Impak!
18. Alice Coltrane – Journey in Satchidinanda (sampled in ‘Enta Da Stage’)
19. Cannonball Adderley – Eye of the Cosmos [Extract] (sampled in ‘Enta Da Stage’)
20. James Brown – It’s A New Day So Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn [Extract] (sampled in ‘Enta Da Stage’)
21. Black Moon – Enta Da Stage
22. Boogie Down Productions – We In There [Loop] (sampled in ‘Make Munne’)
23. Alyson Williams – I Need Your Lovin [Loop] (sampled in ‘Make Munne’)
24. Black Moon – Make Munne
25. Tyrone Washington – Submission (sampled in ‘Act Like U Want It’)
26. Black Moon – Act Like U Want It
27. Donald Byrd – Wind Parade (sampled in ‘Buck Em Down’)
28. Run DMC – Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse) (sampled in ‘Buck Em Down’ (Beatminerz Remix))
29. Black Moon – Buck Em Down (Beatminerz Remix)
30. Lafayette Afro Rock Band – Hihache [Loop] (sampled in ‘Buck Em Down’ (Beatminerz Remix))
31. Ronnie Laws – Tidal Wave (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
32. Lightnin Rod – Sport [Loop] (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
33. Skull Snaps – It’s A New Day [Loop] (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
34. DJ Grand Wizard Theodore & The Fantastic Five – Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie [Extract] (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
35. Black Moon – Who Got Da Props
36. Black Moon – Who Got Da Props (MW Smooth Instrumental)
37. Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stils – Season of the Witch [Loop] (sampled in ‘Son Get Wrec’)
38. Black Moon – Son Get Wrec
39. John Klemmer – Song to Katherine (sampled in ‘Shit Iz Real’)
40. Black Moon – Shit Iz Real
41. Buddy Montgomery – Winding Up (sampled in ‘F**k It Up’ (Ruff & Rugged Mix))
42. Black Moon – F**k It Up (Ruff & Rugged Mix)
43. Quincy Jones – Summer in the City (sampled in ‘Reality…’)
44. Black Moon – ‘Reality…’
45. Roy Ayers Ubiquity – We Live in Brooklyn Baby (sampled in ‘Reality…’)

Black Moon 'Enta Da Stage' 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

I'm not generally a huge fan of Remix contests, but Tokyo Dawn is fast becoming one of my favourite labels and I've been a huge fan of Omar from his days at Talkin Loud right through to the present so I couldn't really let this one pass by. I'm a bit of late entrant so please favourite, comment, share etc - I hope you enjoy!

Positive Flow - Do What I Do feat. Omar (Chris Read's All Night Remix)[Unreleased]

To mark the twentieth anniversary of Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde, DJ Chris Read from the UK put together this special mixtape for O.G. West Coast label Delicious Vinyl. 

Artwork by John Brotherhood.

TRACK LIST
1) The Pharcyde – Ya Mama (Instrumental)
2) Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
3) Marvin Gaye – Since I Had You (Loop)
4) The Pharcyde – Interview (1992)
5) The Pharcyde – Otha Fish (Acapella)
6) The Pharcyde – Otha Fish (LA Jay Remix)
7) The Pharcyde – Otha Fish (Instrumental)
8) Herbie Mann – Today
9) The Pharcyde – Pack The Pipe
10) Herbie Mann – Bijou
11) Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced (Loop)
12) Quincy Jones – Summer In The City
13) The Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By (Acapella)
14) Melvin Bliss – Synthetic Substitution (Loop)
15) Roy Ayers – The Third Eye
16) The Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By (Fly As Pie Mix)
17) Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stills – Season Of The Witch
18) The Soul Children – I Don’t Know What This World Is Coming To
19) The Pharcyde – Ya Mama (J Swift Remix)
20) The Pharcyde – Ya Mama (Acapella)
21) The Pharcyde – Ya Mama (Kenny Dope Remix) (Loop) 
22) Stanley Cowell – Traavelin’ Man
23) The Pharcyde – On The DL (Instrumental)
24) The Pharcyde – On The DL
25) James Brown – Funky Drummer
26) The Pharcyde – Officer
27) Donald Byrd – Beale Street
28) The Pharcyde – Oh Shit (Instrumental)
29) The Pharcyde – Soul Flower (Remix Acapella)
30) The Pharcyde – Soul Flower (Remix Instrumental)
31) Doug E Fresh & Slick Rick – The Show (Instrumental)
32) The Pharcyde – Return Of The B-Boy
33) The JBs – Rockin’ Watergate (Loop)
34) The Pharcyde – 4 Better Or 4 Worse (Acapella)

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde 20th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

This track was originally recorded by Pugs and I whilst working on the 'Colo(u)rs of the World' album, but ultimately was not included, partly because it felt slightly out of place with the general vibe of the album. It was recorded during the time of the London riots and references what was going on in the City at the time. I don't like to see things go to waste though, so we're now offering it up as a bonus track. You can buy the track exclusively from Bandcamp with proceeds donated to NHS Charities Together. 

https://chrisreadsubstance.bandcamp.com/album/colo-u-rs-of-the-world-bonus-track

Colo(u)rs of the World (Bonus Track)

Chris Read & Pugs Atomz - Taken Out [Unreleased] (2017)

💻 Website: www.musicofsubstance.com

🔉 Artist: BBE Records. 
🎛 Producer: Grammy winners Bilal and Algebra Blessett, Juno Award winner Kardinal Offishall, Mercury Prize nominee Mark Rae, BBC New Urban Music Award winners Maylight + Guilty Simpson, Phat Kat, Spacek, Oddissee, The Pharcyde & more . 
📀 Releases: Labels inc Universal, Sony, Acid Jazz, Inner Tribe, Bastard Jazz, Breakin Bread, Different Drummer. 
🎚Mixtape guy: Wax Poetics
📻 Former Mix Show DJ: BBC 1Xtra

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