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James DB Edits

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Part 5 of the California mix. This starts chilled and builds to a groovy, trancy, mid tempo new disco feel

1. Cantoma - The call (banzai republic remix)
2. Cro-Magnon - Eclipse
3. Gaz Nevada - Special Agent Man (Morgan Geist mix)
4. Grace Jones - Williams Blood (Aeroplane dub)
5. Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Richard X mix)

California part 5 - Point Sur

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Part 7 of the California mix. This time it's some old trance, mostly from '94/'95 which accompanied me on my journey from San Francisco to LA. Route 5 is one long, straight road and these tunes, played loud, were the only thing to keep me awake after my final night in SF! Think DJ Dag in the back room at Final Frontier...

1. Elton John - Rocket Man (Inertia's Dark & Moody Remix)
2. Leftfield - Afro Left
3. Lionrock - Carnival (As dawn approaches)
4. Scope - Bacchanal (Beta Mix)
5. Yum Yum - 3 minute warning (Fallout mix)
6. Bionic Boom - The Ride

California part 7 - Route 5 West Side Freeway

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Seriously infectious funk track from Average White Band's 1974 album AWB. usual looping and cutting out to make something a bit more to my liking. I hope it is to yours too. if you like it, leave a comment letting me know!You can download it here:

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Average White Band - Work To Do (James DBs Make It Funky Edit)

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Make It Funky Favourite: Classic funk and classic hip hop - an unbeatable combination. Calling it an edit is probably stretching it... It's the start of the original Barkeys tune, mixed into the Jesterman's Bionic Barkay rub, then mixed back into the original again. Don't do editing software so all done the old school way, using vinyl. 
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UPDATE: Thanks to Tim at&nbsp;<a href="http://sockformation.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sockformation.blogspot.com</a> this made it to number 1 on hypemachine (<a href="http://hypem.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://hypem.com</a>)! cheers to Tim, all who 'loved' it on hypemachine and Jesterman for the original idea
For more from Jesterman check out his soundcloud page: <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/jesterman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.soundcloud.com/jesterman</a>

James DB - Too hot to witness (Make It Funky Remix)

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hello strangers. It's been a while...

I've finally found some time and inspiration (long flights...) to immerse myself in some music and, like it or not, this is the result :-)

It's a blend of Joe Simon's immense Soul/Gospel epic "My Special Prayer" (a personal favourite), beefed up with layers of beats from J.C. Davis, The Mad Lads and Tom Scott, topped with a healthy dose of Guru and friends from Gang Starr's DWYCK and finished with some tasty scratching from the legendary DJ Premier.

Download will be available for a few days on soundcloud so grab it while you can...

A straight Make It Funky edit of "My Special Prayer" will be joining this very soon on soundcloud (basically the same but without the rapping). Watch this space...

James DB - My Special Prayer To DWYCK (Make It Funky Re-Edit)

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A groovy little number with the classic Mad Lads "Get Out My Life, Woman" from the Volt Records archives, with the ever comforting Jurassic 5 vocals. A treat for Carnival...

James DB - Get Out, Gotta Understand (Make It Funky Edit)

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Make It Funky takes to the airwaves with a new show on AMG radio, every other Friday, 7-9pm UK time. Details on my facebook page: www.facebook.com/DJJamesDB

Check out "half an hour of soulful disco grooves Vol 2" here: 
http://soundcloud.com/jamesdb/james-db-half-an-hour-of-soulful-disco-grooves-2

This is one for when you get home after a night out or a lazy Sunday afternoon (which may well be both). Some sweet soulful disco grooves that will bring a smile to your face. Last tune was an afterthought hence a bit of rushed, late mix. As always mixed live in one take using decks, records and Serato

  1. Lewis Taylor - Lovelight
  2. Disco Deviance - Pushin On (Situation Edit)
  3. 6th Borough Project - Do it to the max
  4. The Revenge - Heavy love
  5. James Brown - Don't stop the funk (Touchsoul edit)
  6. Sad Ghost - Sad ghost... for real

  You can check out more Touchsoul edits here: http://soundcloud.com/touchsoul

Soulful Disco Grooves Vol 1

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Half an hour of drum & bass
    
    1.) Blackstreet - No Diggity (Urban Takeover mix)
    2.) Icicle - Hang on
    3.) Earl Grey - The Flavour
    4.) Jungle Brothers - Jungle Brother (Urban Takeover mix)
    5.) Moby - Honey (Mickey Finn & Aphrodite remix)
    6.) DJ Fresh - Gold Dust

half an hour of drum & bass

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Disco Funk action from the 1979 album on Solar Records of the same name, this is classic catchy as anything disco funk action. Enjoy... Downloads via here limited for a short time, after which you'll have to go to my facebook page:

WAV and mp3 download available here: www.facebook.com/djjamesdb

Dynasty - Your Piece of the Rock (James DB's Make It Funky Edit) Link for wav DL

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RJD2's massive Ghostwriter chopped up with the man the ladies love, LL Cool J waxing lyrical over the top. I hope you like it...

You can access the download via my facebook page:

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James DB - Feel The Ghostwriter's Beat (Make It Funky Edit)

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First in the beataudit.com series of mixes collating some of our favourite tunes from www.beataudit.com 

If you like this, check out the site. There's loads more great music there.

you can aso "like" the beataudit.com facebook page to be kept up to date and to access downloads of all the tunes we feature: www.facebook.com/beataudit

Tracklist:
1. Frank Ocean - Songs for women
2. Grieves - On the rocks
3. Pusha T ft Tyler The Creator – Trouble on my mind
4. Hodgy Beats &amp; Domo Genesis - Who Dat
5. Ghostpoet – Survive it (dBridge Limbo mix)
6. Theophilus London - Flying Overseas
7. A Tribe Called Quest – Excursions
8. James DB - Superman joins the dots (Make It Funky Edit)

Beataudit.com Vol 1 - Mostly Hip Hop by James DB

The Make It Funky Radio show runs from 2pm to 4pm UK time every Sunday. Details below. Join us for some laid back Sunday funkiness:
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The Reverend's soulful and groovy cut from his 1983 "The Belle Album", given a bit of a beef up. 

You can get the free 320bbps download via my facebook page

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And you like this, you should check out www.beataudit.com for loads more lovely tunes...

Free WAV download: http://www.mediafire.com/?4de1g3z4yebdzb8

Al Green - Georgia Boy (James DB's Make It Funky Edit) Link for free download

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Maze providing the funk with the infectious Color Blind, Snoop Dogg and Pharell Williams waxing lyrical with the classic "Drop it like its hot". Various tweaking to beef it up and give it some extra grooviness...

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James DB - Drop It Like It's Colour Blind (Make It Funky Remix)

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1. Barry Boom - Stand And Deliver (Drum & Bass Mix)
    2. Fugees - Ready or not (Aphrodite dubplate remix)
    3. Chase and Status - Take Me Away
    4. Raiden - Fallin'
    5. High Contrast - Pink Flamingos
    6. Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up (Sub Focus Remix)

Half an hour of drum & bass vol 2

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A sad loss for 2011 and a fitting way to end the year. Here's the soulful groove of B Movie, stripped back and chopped up. It could be considered sacrilege to cut out a lot of the vocal, but that's what I've done so sorry to the purists. Enjoy and here's to a funky 2012.

For free download link visit http://www.facebook.com/djjamesdb

Gil Scott Heron - B Movie (James DB's Make It Funky Edit) link to free download

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Third installment in the Soulful Disco Grooves series. Apologies to those who tried to check  it out a couple of days ago - there was an issue with soundcloud not allowing one of the original tracks. ANyway, here is it - enjoy:

Tracklist:
1. Archie Bell &amp; The Drells - Strategy (Touchsoul Edit)
2. Riccio - Lay Next To You 
3. Riccio - Love Fire
4. Rayko - Broadway
5. Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan (Pete Zohdy Edit)
6. Curtis Mayfield - Trippin Out (Soft Cushen Uptempo Edit)

You can check out the first two in this series here:
http://soundcloud.com/jamesdb/half-an-hour-of-soulful-disco-grooves
http://soundcloud.com/jamesdb/james-db-half-an-hour-of-soulful-disco-grooves-2

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www.beataudit.com

Soulful Disco Grooves Vol 3

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Second in the beataudit.com series of mixes collating some of our favourite tunes from www.beataudit.com

If you like this, check out the site. There's loads more great music there.

you can also "like" the beataudit.com facebook page to be kept up to date and to access downloads of all the tunes we feature: www.facebook.com/beataudit

Tracklist: 
1. Urban Species- I Wonder (Shomy Woodman Edit)
http://soundcloud.com/woodman/urbanspecies-i_wonder-shomy
2. Barrington Levy - The Vibes Is Right (Om Unit edit)
http://soundcloud.com/omunit/barrington-levy-the-vibes-is
3. Jhelisa - Friendly Pressure (Leftside Wobble Edit)
http://soundcloud.com/leftside-wobble/friendly-pressure-leftside-1
4. Dire Straits - Why Worry (Shomy Woodman Edit)
http://soundcloud.com/woodman/dire-straits-shomy-woodman
5. Neurotic Drum Band - Neurotic Erotic Adventure (dub mix)
http://soundcloud.com/thewurst/neurotic-drum-band-neurotic-erotic-adventure
6. Paula Cole - Feelin' Love (Psychemagik Reem Mix)
http://soundcloud.com/psychemagik/feelin-love-psychemagik-reem
7. DATO vs Satin Jackets feat. Adele - Brand New Rolling In The Deep (Chris Jylkke Vocal Edit)

Beataudit.com Vol 2 - Laid Back Grooves by James DB

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A laid back disco funk groove for you featuring the immense Cymande's "Genevieve" and the Jungle Brothers "Brain". Hope you like it

Limited downloads available via soundcloud

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James DB - Jungle Genevieve (Make It Funky Edit) link to free download

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1) Coming Over (Filous Remix) by James Hersey
2) Change by Dan Caster
3) What To Do by Jarquin & Cano
4) Champion Sound (Psychemagik Remix) by Crystal Fighters
5) Drop The Needle (Kevin Knapp Remix) by S Man & Man Without a Clue
6) Self Destruct by Dan Caster
7) Sweet Memories by Dan Caster
8) Everyone (Sascha Braemer remix) by Erhan Kesen
9) Braid by Third Son
10) Demage by Moonwalk
11) Domino by Moonwalk
12) Felecity (Atlantik Remix) by Marcus Meinhardt
13) Stockholm (Atlantik Remix by Jonas Woehl
14) Like A Raven by Atlantik
15) Gezeitenkoenig by Atlantik

Berlin

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Biggie Smalls' Classic "Nasty Boy" gets a Brazillian Disco Funk remix courtesy of Almir Ricardi's "Se Voce Quer Brigar". Limited Downloads via soundcloud. 

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James DB - Biggie's Funky Boy (Make It Funky Remix)

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Hip Hop and soul vocals courtesy of The Temptations and Big Boi over a funky groove provided by a bit of David Bowie and a lot of Labi Siffre. 

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James DB - I Got The Bug (Make It Funky Remix)

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Stevie Wonder produced disco soul in the shape of Gary Byrd and the GB Experience's The Crown with the classic drawl of ODB's Got Your Money. hands in the air stuff. Props to Shomy Woodman for reminding how good the Gary Byrd track is when you ignore the rather odd rapping...

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James DB - Baby I Got Your Crown (Make It Funky Edit) Link for free download

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This mix is very much on the space disco theme, taking in some disco funk on the way, tipping a nod to some classic disco action. 

I was asked to do by the kind folk at Motherchip, who have a radio show every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month from 6-8pm on the awesome space invader radio station. If you've never heard of either, check them out. The boys at Motherchip lay down a broad spectrum of music, with one theme: awesome tunes. Space Invader Radio has a wealth of shows covering everything you could ever want...

Space Invader Radio can be fond here:
http://spaceinvaderradio.com
and here's the facebook group for Motherchip
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=89400724996

enjoy...

1. The XX - Intro
2. Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire (Cousin Cole's Bad Desire Remix)	
3. Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Extended	
4. Chuck Norris - All That She Wants	
5. DJ Agent 86 - All About The Money (instrumental)		
6. Johnny Dynell - The Big Throwdown (Ilija Rudman edit)		
7. Chic - I Want Your Love (Todd Terje Edit	
8. Shalamar - Right in the Socket (Hawk re-edit)	
9. Cosmic Boogie - Feels Good You Got The Love (Cosmic Boogie Edit)
10. Royksopp  - This Must Be It (Pete Herbert remix)	
11. DJ Agent 86 - Magic

Deep Space Disco Exploration mix (for Motherchip radio show)

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. St. Germain - Deep in it
2. Joss Moog - Welcome to Ohio
3. Moodyman - I can't kick this feelin' when it hits
4. Men with sticks - 3rd eye (Dixons mash up edit)
5. A&R Reworks - Rockit Music (Ripp's Cover Mix)

Half an hour of deep house

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Massive disco from the 1980 eponymous album on Spring Records.

Edited sitting by the pool in Koh Samet, Thailand messing around with the loop feature on Serato. With time on my hands and no decks, I think there will be quite a few of these over the coming month or two as I work my way through Thailand and Malaysia... don't feel sorry for me!

Thanks to Miroslav (Shomy Woodman) for the suggestion. Find him and his great music here
http://soundcloud.com/woodman

Busta Jones - Keep on making me hot (James DB's Make It Funky Edit)

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Classic disco from the prolific Odyssey from 1981 on RCA. I never really gave this tune a chance as the Richie Havens version is one of my all time favourites, but I heard it on the radio the other day and really digged the groove. So played around with some loops using Serato and this is the result. I hope you like it.

Odyssey - Going back to my roots (James DB's Make It Funky edit)

Part 1 of a mix inspired by a recent road trip up the coast of California. San Diego is a soulful, funk filled, bluesy, laid back start to the musical journey...I hope you enjoy the music as much as I did... 

All parts of this California series will be a combination of tunes i was listening to and tunes i picked up along the way. 



1. Mr Confuse - Its just a blues
2. The Main Ingredient - California my way
3. Robert Palmer - Every kinda people
4. Afro Cuban Band - Something's got to give (Todd Terje Rekutt)
5. The Nextmen - Round of applause
6. Odyssey - Rooster loose in the barnyard
7. Black Joe Lewis - I'm Broke

California part 1 - San Diego

Part 2 of my California road trip mix. This time its Venice, LA and some classic disco action. Enjoy

1. Beatconductor - I Wouldnt Wanna Be Like You
2. Dennis Parker - Like an eagle
3. C Orchestra - Not Too Shabby
4. Hawk - Chinese Kung Fu (Hawk re-edit)
5. Pleasure - Joyous

California part 2 - Venice

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The Lockdown Shakedown is a series of mixes I'm doing to help keep myself sane and hopefully provide a decent soundtrack to your own isolation challenges. The idea is to focus on an artist, DJ, label, genre or anything else that takes my fancy. We may go to some weird places. Who knows. Feel free to make suggestions.

Our first edition is a a dubby, groovy, beat filled selection of original productions, remixes and other tunes that i associate with the great Andrew Weatherall, firmly anchored somewhere around the mid 90s. Enjoy

1. Come Together (Andrew Weatherall Remix)- Primal Scream
2 .Dodgy Contracts - The Robotiks
3. Come Home Dub - Lee Scratch Perry
4. Wilmot - The Sabres Of Paradise
5. Tow Truck - The Sabres Of Paradise
6. Tik Tok (Kid Loops Remix)- Cool Breeze
7. They Came in Peace - Tranquility Bass
8. Ballad Of Nicky McGuire - The Sabres Of Paradise
9. Theme - The Sabres Of Paradise
10. Perpetual Dawn (Ultrabass 2) - The Orb 
11. Floatation (Subsonic Grid Mix) - The Grid

The Lockdown Shakedown - Andrew Weatherall

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Make It Funky Edit - Skylite's awesome disco groover "Boogie Butt" from 1979 on Rampart Records, given the usual Make It Funky loop action. It's been a while since I've been able to find the time to do any new edits due to travelling and finding my feet in Sydney, but hopefully this one was worth the wait...

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Skylite - Boogie Butt (James DB's Make It Funky Edit) Link for DL

Lots of mixes have been removed by soundcloud but can now be found here: http://www.mixcloud.com/JamesDB 

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http://www.makeitfunky.net/

DJ, promoter, remixer and the man behind Make It Funky

James DB’s 20 years as a DJ have seen him play diverse styles at many venues and events, from fields and warehouses to beaches and boat parties to Ministry of Sound, the Nottinghill Carnival and his own “Make It Funky” nights at various London venues including the legendary Metropolitan in Nottinghill.

Some other places you can find me:

<a href="http://www.facebook.com/DJJamesDB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook group</a>: 
where you can keep up to date with the latest happenings.

For bookings, send me a message here, or on facebook.

James DB

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