Dream Weapons present: DAYS & NIGHTS IN THE GHETTO C90

I(’m an amateur) DJ every once in a while. And lately I’ve been doing these more or less monthly vintage Soul nights. Focusing on that glorious late 60’s - early 70’s era when sweet Soul Music got progressive and fused itself with Psychedelic Rock, Jazz, Funk, African music and whatnot… Often with orchestral arrangements, ethnic percussion and various keyboards. But never forgetting to groove. I love it, and so it seems, does the people attending. 

Needless to say there’s A LOT of practically unheard gems waiting to be discovered. These are all some of my recently discovered, favorite obscurities. About 3/4th of this selection have already been - or will be played at my own club nights. This means no balladeering, and that you can pretty much dance your way though the whole mix. If you feel like it. I was thinking that the days in the ghetto reflects the songs of struggle, while the night-time is playtime. This should be a fun ride for you all. Enjoy! -Moahaha

-This mix/compilation wouldn't have been half as great if it wasn't for the AMAZING FunkMySoul website. If you enjoy this, you should most definitely check out their shares - and spend some time over there.

1 Kay Gees - Ain`t No Time Part 1
2 General Crook - What Time it is (vocal)
3 Barbara Stant - Shadow In Your Footsteps
4 Hot Chocolate (US) - Messin’ With Sly
5 Tenison Stephens - Don't Rip Me Off*
6 Kay Gees - Ain`t No Time Part 2
7 Barbara Mason - World War Three #7
8 Bar-Kays - Love Pollution
9 Alice Swoboda - I Think It's Time (You Were Mine)
10 Ju-Par Universal Orchestra - Mocha Velvet  
11 The Fantastic Four - You Turn Me Around
12 Barbara Acklin - You've Been in Love Too Long
13 Satisfaction Unlimited - Spread Your Love Around

14 Brown Sugar - Dance To The Music
15 Chairmen Of The Board - I: Morning Glory, II: Life & Death,   
 - III: White Rose, IV, Life & Death II
16 Denise Lasalle - Your Man And Your Best Friend
17 William Bell - Phases Of Reality
18 Sister Goose And The Ducklings - Super Shine #9
19 Willie Joe - Funny Thing
20 The Nite-Liters - Pee-Foul
21 Gwen McCrae - Mr. Everything
22 Lim Taylor - The World's In A Bad Situation
23 Vivian Reed - The Shape of Things to Come
24 Phillip Mitchell - I'll See You in Hell First
25 Ohio Players - Satan's Boogie
26 Kool and Together - Get Your Feet Off the Ground 

*Also: Upon relistening; Tenison Stephens - Don't Rip Me Off  (link in bold) - sounded lower in the mix than the songs surrounding it. It truly deserves to be enjoyed like the hard hitting gem it actually is, so I fixed that for you on this new file - for that song specifically.  

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Dream Weapons present: Xmas Delights XIV C60

-And I just wrote that I wouldn’t have time for compiling another Xmas Delights:). But I had all of these songs in a longer playlist titled «Christmas 2025», so in record time I compiled this from selecting 22 lovely tunes from those six hours. Once again it’s about 3/4 lighthearted oldies, and 1/4 folksy-early music. 

With this, my fourteenth ever Xmas Delights, I wish you all a wonderful December - and an even better 2026! -Moahaha

1 Jewel Lombardo - Christmas Melody, 1960
2 Keyboard And String Ensemble - Alpine Winter, 1970
3 The Carolers - True Christmas Love, 1970
4 Bill Pursell - Out Winter Love, 1962
5 Anita Bryant - Cold Cold Winter, 1961
6 Phil Upchurch & Tennyson Stephens - Ave Maria, 1975
7 Sammy Davis, Jr. - Here's A Kiss For Christmas (The Christmas Seal Song), 1962
8 Vic Jordon - Little Drummer Boy, 1974
9 Betty Johnson - Winter in Miami, 1957
10 The Xmas Spirits - It’s Christmas, 1961
11 Carla Thomas - Winter Snow (45 Version), 1966

12 Ebenezer Moog - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, 1966
13 Jo Stafford - The Christmas Blues, 1953
14 Al Caiola And Riz Ortolani - Bossa Nova Noel, 1967
15 Gloria Lynne - On Christmas Day, 1964
16 Alan Moorhouse - Glory Shone Around While Shepherds Watched, 1969
17 The Jimmy Joyce Singers - Of Foreign Carols, 1958
18 International Pop Orchestra - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, 1965
19 Flute & Voice - Ecce Navicula, 1971
20 Dorothy Remsen - Two Noels, 1967
21 Banquo Folk Ensemble - Voici La Noel, 2012
22 Ensemble Galilei & Maggie Sansone - Riu, Riu, Chiu, 1993

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Dream Weapons present: SOULSIDE JOURNEY C60

You may not be able to tell from my shares, but I love the hell out of 60-70’s funky soul music and listen to it all the time. It still feels somewhat a little outside my «field of expertise» (whatever that may be), so I guess I’ve l haven’t had a full mix in me until now. Well, actually I posted a Soulside Journey C90 ten years ago which is probably my least interesting mix ever. This has the same title but the cover and all the songs are new. I think by now I’ve fallen into enough rabbit holes full o' soul to compile an hour of non-stop bangers for you. Ok, maybe not all bangers, but all great -Moahaha

 

1 Chuck Brooks - Love's Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (Part 2)
2 Aaron Neville - Jailhouse
3 The Wildcats - 3625 Groovy Street
4 The V.I.P.s - Maxie's Mood
5 Gloria Jones - Share My Love
6 Sloan Bey - Look At Your Brother
7 Carla Thomas - Give Me Enough (To Keep Me Going)
8 George Jackson - Love Hijacker Pt. 2
9 Ted Taylor - Something Strange Is Going On In My House
10 Nikki Giovanni - The Way I Feel

11 Dynamic Corvettes - It’s A Trap
12 Goldie & The Gingerbreads - Song Of The Moon
13 Jacky Giordano - Steel Mongoes
14 Doug Hammond - Wake Up Brothers
15 Ralph & The Telecasters  - Something Deep Inside
16 Winfield Parker - Starvin’
17 Bun Hunga And His Combo - Bangala
18 The Natural Resources Unpolluted - Funky With My Stuff
19 Jewel Bass - It's Been a Long Time Coming 

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Dream weapons present: FIRE GONNA BURN MA SOUL C60

Finally got my hands on a mint version of the sensational 1967 seven-inch that bookends this mix. So I simply had to compile an additional 54 minutes out of the vintage African American soul, jazz, spirituals, spoken word, blues and folksongs about Jesus, protest, love, work/penal labor, life and death - that I had lying about. Slowly and inconsequently working our way backwards, two-thirds into the mix we go as far as nine decades back (pre-Great Depression era) - before «safely» arriving exactly where it started. Serious fun guaranteed!

-Moahaha

1. King Coleman - Freedom
2. Michel Larue - How Come Me Here?
3. Brother John Sellers - Chain Gang
4. Sarah Webster Fabio - Soul Through a Lickin’ Stick
5. William S. Fischer - Gurea Da
6. Fugi - Revelations (Alt. take)
7. Shades of Black Lightning - Yesterdays Dream
8. Odetta - Ox-Driver Song
9. Byard Lancaster Quartet - Pam Africa

10. Ella Jenkins - Pole Pole
11. Vera Hall Ward - Travelling Shoes
12. Johnny Jackson & Inmates of Texas State Prisons - Hammer Ring
13. Victoria Spivey & Luis Russell's Orchestra - Dirty T.B. Blues
14. Ethel Waters - Down In My Soul
15. The Charioteers - Jesus is a Rock in the Weary Land
16. Sounds of Liberation - New Life
17. Thyme - Bony Bony
18. Langston Hughes - Testament
19. King Coleman - Freedom (Instrumental)

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