Groovy, Sexy & Soulful Part 36 Bedroom Edition

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Pam Grier (Coffy)
This 36th edition of ‘Groovy, sexy & soulful’ was stored on my computer for quite some time. But after I'd heard Hopium's 'Dreamers' I started working on it again, because it was the right song to set the mood for the rest of the mix. Hopium gave their listeners the opportunity to remix their song, so I decided to go for it. But how to remix an almost perfect song? At first I only stretched the track, because I did not want to change the dark black atmosphere. But when I listened to it a few times, it did not differ that much from the original. Then I decided to change the beat (not the tempo) to give it a more R&B feel and I added a deep synth that sounded a bit like the intro of 'Love don't live here anymore' by Rose Royce. And I changed the ending: I wanted to create some kind of 'surprise effect'. I hope you will like my remix (and Hopium as well...). The full remixed version is a free download on my Soundcloud page.

One of the tracks is on the 'Coffy' (picture) soundtrack, composed by Roy Ayers:

"Writer-director Jack Hill (Spider Baby, Switchblade Sisters) managed to beat Death Wish to the screens by a year with this violent tale of a citizen touched by crime and deciding to fight back. Her little 11-year old sister is a hopeless addict, the police can't help, and poor Nurse "Coffy" Coffin (Pam Grier) has no choice but to take the law into her own hands."
(Quote: AllMovie.com)

Tracklist:

Cannons – Touch (2014)
Hopium Feat. Phoebe Lou – Dreamers [Professor Eddy Remix] (2014)
The Hagman Group – You Made It Easy (2013)
Dianne Reeves – Dreams (2013)
Roy Ayers – Coffy Is The Color (1973)
Quincy Jones – You've Got It Bad, Girl (1973)
Jean Plum – Here I Go Again (1976)
Ghetto Children – Just Gotta Find Someone To Love Me (1973)
Marvin Gaye – Funk Me (1979)
The Salsoul Invention – Nice And Slow (1979)
John Gibbs with the Jam Band – J’Ouvert (1979)
Risco Connection with Lorna Brooks – I’m Caught Up (1980)
Silver Convention – Spend The Night With Me (1978)
MFSB – Sexy (1975)
Asphalt Jungle – Freakin’ Time Pt.1 (1979)
The O’Jays – Let Life Flow (1976)
The Trammps – Where Do We Go From Here (1975)
Teddy Pendergrass – Come Go With Me (1979)
The Miracles – Ain't Nobody Straight In L.A. (1975)


Comments

Anonymous said…
The original (I think) "nice and slow" is one of my favorites :) http://bit.ly/1nsMyhr
What a great mix! I can totally relate to both ideas - loving and leaving a certain track behind as it just doesn't fit to the rest of the mix and building an entire mix around a song or two :) But this set! The Roy Ayers, the Marvin Gaye, MFSB, the O'Jays, Teddy Pendergrass! I think you'll like my first Mixcloud (my original "foreplay sessions"), if you'll have time anytime :) Also soft and sweet mix for Dreamers, extra dreamy! (Meital)
August 25, 2014 at 10:53 AM
professor Eddy said…
Hi Meital,

Thanks a lot for your comment! That's very nice to read. The original version of 'Nice and slow' is from Jesse Green, which is even better than the one I selected. I like your Foreplay Sessions, btw. Great cloudcast!
August 25, 2014 at 12:39 PM
Anonymous said…
:)) Thanks Professor!!
August 25, 2014 at 1:56 PM
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