Over the past year I’ve been inviting some of my favorite voices online (and beyond) to guest DJ during my weekly radio show on SIRIUS/XMU. For those of you sans satellite radio we’ve been turning the sets into an ongoing mixtape series. This week we catch up with Los Angeles’s own Clifton Weaver, aka DJ Soft Touch, who, along with Oliver Wang of Soul Sides, is my favorite rare soul, funk and r&b selector. I’ve never once heard the man spin without taking down at least few notes that had me digging for weeks. I promise you his set here is no exception.
Soft Touch will be guest hosting the second hour of my show this Friday. Mixtape download and details after the jump…
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Download: AD Presents :: DJ Soft Touch, A Mixtape (129mb)
The Samurai – Fresh Hot Breeze Of Summer
Lena Rios – Eu Sou Eu Nicuri O Diabo
Nat Turner’s Rebellion – Love, Peace & Understanding
Frankie Beverly’s raw Soul – Understanding
Johnny Gamboa – P Gut
James Brown – Talkin’ Loud & Sayin’ Nothin’
Howlin’ Wolf – Smokestack Lightening
Slim Harpo – I’ve Got My Finger On The Trigger
Ike & Tina Turner – Bold Soul Sister
Gloria Bouschell – Don’t Make Me Get Another Man
ZZ Hill – Think People
The Equals – Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys
The Rustix – Feelin’ Alright
Tom & Dito – Amanhanga
Wess & The Airedales – Black Out
Gulden Karabocek – Dokunma Leyfine Yalan Dunyanin
Jimi Hendrix & Curtis Knight – Happy Birthday
Assagai – Telephone Girl
Bo Diddley – Bite You
The Jordan Singers – Lord Have Mercy
The Dutch rhythm Steel & Show Band – Down By The River
The Three Degrees – Collage
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This is SICK.
1 | Ryan July 11th, 2011 at 11:16 amoh, hell yes. Clifton never disappoints. thanks AD
2 | grayson July 11th, 2011 at 11:49 amBOOM!
3 | j.crosby July 11th, 2011 at 11:57 amoh hell yes. this is awesome.
4 | mondo boys July 11th, 2011 at 11:58 amTHIS IS AWESOME BUT MONDO BOYS PLEASE RELEASE YOUR NEXT MIX FOR GODS SAKES WE’VE WAITED LONG ENOUGH!
5 | Jrands July 11th, 2011 at 2:02 pmYeah, this is nice, but I need a Mondo Summer mix.
6 | Ed July 11th, 2011 at 2:31 pmFeeling this mixtape
7 | brannen July 11th, 2011 at 6:28 pm[...] thank me. Salute DJ Soft Touch and Justin “Aquarium Drunkard” Gage, who have contracted to bring you and I an hour of back-breaking, belly-jiggling, BBQ-smoked, paisley scarved funk and soul. Both esoteric [...]
8 | Aquarium Drunkard Presents: DJ Soft Touch, A Mixtape » Passion of the Weiss July 11th, 2011 at 7:05 pmGreat mix. Thanks!
9 | Dave July 12th, 2011 at 5:33 amAD: dopest mixtape purveyors on the internet
10 | Wyatt July 13th, 2011 at 1:01 amNICE!
11 | BAM July 14th, 2011 at 10:09 am[...] Catch up with today’s guest, DJ Soft Touch, here: AD Presents :: DJ Soft Touch, A Mixtape [...]
12 | Aquarium Drunkard » SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show July 15th, 2011 at 8:32 amthanks for these gems, gentlemen. indie the way it should be done.
13 | bhest1 July 15th, 2011 at 3:14 pmI can’t love this mix enough. I had never heard The Samurai, i have a new favorite in The Dutch Rhythm Steel & Show Band, and so many others i knew the artist well but never heard the song. “Collage” is amazing! should have been the A-side… Wow.
14 | Mark M July 19th, 2011 at 4:41 pmThanks for these.
[...] to the first installment of Clifton’s Corner. Every other week on the blog Clifton Weaver, aka DJ Soft Touch, will be sharing some of his favorite spins, old and new, in the worlds of soul, [...]
15 | Aquarium Drunkard » Clifton’s Corner :: Volume One/Northern Soul & R&B August 9th, 2011 at 1:25 pmClifton is my all time favorite DJ. I’ve watched him play for an hour and a half all on 45′s, for real. Dang he knows his stuff.
16 | Christina August 23rd, 2011 at 11:07 am[...] to the second installment of Clifton’s Corner. Every other week on the blog Clifton Weaver, aka DJ Soft Touch, will be sharing some of his favorite spins, old and new, in the worlds of soul, r&b, funk, [...]
17 | Aquarium Drunkard » Clifton’s Corner :: Volume Two/ New Funk & Soul Favorites August 25th, 2011 at 8:02 am[...] really enjoyed the intermission music by DJ Soft Touch! For the past few years, CLIFTON AKA DJ SOFT TOUCH has made a name for himself as a DJ with a wide [...]
18 | 53532 MusicArtFest at TBWAChiatDay | lali adverts September 27th, 2011 at 5:32 pmWhat can I say!? Heavy heavy mix. Been hearing good things about you from friends but had to listen for my self. I’m impressed!
19 | Best DJ Software December 2nd, 2011 at 5:50 pm[...] It’s hot out there. Cool down with this…the 1968 Japanese psych nugget that is The Samurai’s “Fresh Hot Breeze Of Summer“. See also: AD Presents :: DJ Soft Touch, A Mixtape. [...]
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