Good For The Soul

Producers on previous releases include Danger Mouse and Dan the Automator, neither are involved this time, but here come the celebrities, with Snoop, Mos Def, De La Soul, Mick Jones, Bobby Womack and Lou Reed all joining Damon Albarn for a day out on the Plastic Beach.

In his 1970s heyday, the poet-musician dubbed The Godfather of rap would rail about substance abuse on The ­Bottle and Angel Dust.

Originally a prolific club night deep in the south west of England, Goodgroove was known for serving up a unique mash up of disco, funk and breaks. As the popularity of the Goodgroove sound grew, starting a record label was a natural evolution.

Here’s Greg’s excellent mix from Radio 1 on 17.01.09 with no voiceovers or I.D’s, enjoy….