DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'PROBAMA, PART 2 (VICTORY!)' (FREE DOWNLOAD)

BEEN 'bout it! Dance, y'all! 71 days...they should have me spin the inauguration!

"THINK! It ain't illegal yet!" - George Clinton (no relation to Bill)

MP3:

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'Probama, Part 2 (VICTORY!)' < click there and remember this is one nation under a groove!

Playlist

'One Nation Under A Groove' - Funkadelic
'Can You Feel It?' - The Jacksons
'The Future' - Prince
'Dance To The Music (Interlude)' - Sly & The Family Stone
'It's Just Begun' - The Jimmy Castor Bunch
'Feels Good' - Tony Toni Tone'
'Don't Stop The Dance' - Bohannon
'Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On' - Funkadelic
'Give It Up Or Turn It Loose' - James Brown
'Soul Makossa' - Manu Dibango
'Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours' - Stevie Wonder

Rockrockon...

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'HIGHWAY MUSIC, Pts. 1 and 2'' (FREE DOWNLOAD)

There are just certain Songs that sound GREAT in the car to me. It isn't because of how they make the speakers vibrate or the way the instruments are panned. They just remind me of the car...specifically the passenger side of my Daddy's Maxima. Some of these are Songs I know I love because my Daddy would hum along to them in the car, which meant they HAD to be cool. Some of them are Songs that I played for him when he finally realized that he had in fact, refined my taste in Music from a distance. Tim and Marc had the Funk covered, with Tim eventually becoming the Uncle to talk to about Jazz. My Daddy was a total mixed-bag. He liked everything, as long as the shit was jammin'. (There's a couple on here, I think he woulda dug had he been around to hear them...)

He had really wild, diverse taste, as far as Music was concerned. I scooped a lotta records every time I went to Gary for the summer. Records that were sitting in the closet, records that I asked him if could take home (that he signed as if he was the Artist on the record!) records I knew he wanted to keep but would give up for the kid...heck, they had my name on 'em, too.

So here's some travelling Music, in two parts...cuz we had a buncha tapes in the whip! (and a little bit of road-rage thrown in for idiots passing on the right. GET OUTTA MY BLIND SPOT THEN, YOU EEEEEDIOT!)



MP3:

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'Highway Music, Pt. 1 (nighttime..there)' < click there and smell the spirit if industry in the air! Ahhhh...steel mill fresh!

Playlist:

'Roundabout' - Yes
'She Sells Sanctuary' - The Cult
'Molly's Chambers' - Kings Of Leon
'25 Or 6 To 4' - Chicago
'Coming Up' - Paul McCartney and Wings
'One Thing Leads To Another' - The Fixx
'Girl's Got Rhythm' - AC/DC
'Rio' - Duran Duran
'Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress' - The Hollies
'Stop Me If You Think You Heard This One Before' - The Smiths
'Province' - TV On The Radio
'Down By The Sea' - Men At Work

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'Highway Music, Pt. 2 (daytime, the ride back)' < click there and lean the seat back.

'Just A Touch Of Love' - Slave
'Give Me The Night' - George Benson
'Never Too Much' - Luther Vandross
'I'll Be Around' - The Spinners
'That Lady' - The Isley Brothers
'Do You Love What You Feel?' - Rufus and Chaka Khan
'You're The One For Me' - D-Train
'Disco Nights (Rock, Freak) - GQ
'777-9311' - The Time
'Erotic City' - Prince
'Be Your Man' - Jesse Johnson's Revue
'The Glamorous Life' - Sheila E.

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'PROBAMA' (FREE DOWNLOAD)

These are very serious times. I know where I stand.

OBAMA/BIDEN '08

Lemme tell you why...with a little help from some of my heroes.

MP3

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'Probama' [zshare] < click there and get it together for November. Hopefully we can bump this mix at a victory party.

Playlist

'Ali's Bicentennial Theme' - Muhammad Ali
'Damn Right, I Am Somebody' - The JB's
'Sign O' The Times' - Prince
'Runnin' Away' - Sly And The Family Stone
'Big Brother' - Stevie Wonder
'The Pride' - The Isley Brothers
'Standing On The Top' - Rick James/The Temptations
'Higher Ground' - Stevie Wonder
'Partyup' - Prince
'Think' - Aretha Franklin

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'MY THEME MUSIC, PART 2' (FREE DOWNLOAD) - RR and MUDKIDS on FACEBOOK.

Awww, yeah...

Y'all didn't think I had stopped mixing, did you?

Naw, man...I got a LOTTA stuff in motion...

Hit the links, then go get your new soundtrack...

MUDKIDS on MYSPACE - Two new tunes posted for your perusal; 'Shades (I'm Fly)' and '850'. Working hard on 'We Are Dynamic And People LIke Us'. Probably have a little sumthin' sumthin' for y'all in a little bit. Just stay tuned.

MUDKIDS TV - I mean, that should be obvious...it's my MUDKIDS YOUTUBE channel! New content aaaaaall the time!

RUSTY on IMEEM; this is where you can go and get the embeds for the MUDKIDS playlist, 'RUSTY RADIO', and all the othere goodies I post for your social networking pages.

Aaaaand your buddy Russ has a FACEBOOK PAGE. So do the MUDKIDS. I haven't done a whole lot to the 'KIDS page, but I'm just figuring out how thing work on that site...gimme time and I'll have it phat!

RUSTY'S FACEBOOK - just getting started over here. If you have tips on navigation, design, blahblahblah...holla at me.

MUDKIDS' FACEBOOK - Same thang, man. I need a band that has a page to get at me on that!

You got Soul. And you're Super Bad witcha bad self...

MP3:

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'My Theme Music, Part Two' [zshare] < click there and watch till the end credits!

Playlist:

'A Message To The Soul Sisters' - Myra Barnes (Vicki Anderson)
'If I'm In Luck, I Might Get Picked Up' - Betty Davis
'The Break-In' Marvin Gaye
'Disco Lady' - Johnnie Taylor
'I Like Girls' - The Fatback Band
'If It Don't Turn You On' - BT Express
'Coffy' - Roy Ayers
'Woman's Gotta Have It' - Bobby Womack
'Baby, My Love's All For You' - Deniece Williams
'Dance Across The Floor' - Jimmy 'Bo' Horne
'I Got My Mind Made Up' - Instant Funk
'Son Of Scorpio' - Dennis Coffey
'The Rumble' - Rudy Ray Moore and The Soul Rebellion Orchestra

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'MY THEME MUSIC' (FREE DOWNLOAD); SCRIBBLE JAM INDY FOOTAGE (PRODUCER BATTLE)

Big up to J. Brookinz for reminding me how good this Music is. He went with a 'Blaxploitation' theme for the Producer Battle at Scribble Jam - Indy. Y'all know about me and them themes. I grew up on these records and films, dude. You know there is a rich history there.)

Check out the final round of the producer battle right here...

J. BROOKINZ vs. WHOISLOUIS. Somebody hit these dudes up for beats now before it gets too costly.



I've had a playlist in my iTunes called 'Pimps, Players, Private Eyes, and Hustlers' for a long time. It's kinda set up like these mixes, where the interludes would play and you can kinda set a scene. I just LOVE the way a lotta these records were recorded, too. They always sound right to me, even when they are somewhat iffy/dodgy quality-wise (I ain't mad at ya, Dolemite; I have wanted that soundtrack ever since the first time I saw that film.)



You can't hear anything funky there, but whatta GREAT CLIP, MAN. "There's nothin' in my trunk, MAN." "You gonna hafta TAKE ME!"

Here's the first edition of 'My Theme Music'. Get down with ya bad self...

MP3:

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER: 'My Theme Music' [zshare] < click there and get on up...

Playlist:

'Machine Gun' - The Commodores
'Shaft In Africa (Addis)' - Johnny Pate
'Dolemite' (Film Version) - D'urville Martin
'Brothers On The Slide' - Cymande
'Future Shock' - Curtis Mayfield
'Save Their Souls' - Hamilton Bohannon
'Sexy Mama' - The Moments
'Inside My Love' - Minnie Riperton
'T' Plays It Cool' - Marvin Gaye
'Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow (Theme from 'Baretta') - Sammy Davis Jr.
'Theme From 'SWAT' - Rhythm Heritage
'Son Of Shaft' - The Bar-Kays
'Theme from 'Black Belt Jones' - Dennis Coffey
'You Are What I Am All About' (Snippet) - The New Birth

Peace, Love, Power, and Soul.

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'PHATFATT' (FREE DOWNLOAD)

I like big bass and I cannot lie. Not all that bass you hear coming from kids driving down the street...I mean, 'Boomp buh buh boomp buh boomp boom' bass. "Wiiiiiind me UP-ah!" bass. My Dad taught me the diffrerence between it and the guitar.

All these songs just sound 'plump' to me. They all sound like you would naturally hum the bassline/keyboard-line. Keytars and stuff. YEAH. And most of them counter that with a big ol FAT slappin' snare. 'Roller Skating Jams', man...and a little of my own idea of what 'PhatFat' is.



Dazz Band - 'Let It Whip' a.k.a. 'Bo Bohmp BAAW...BAWWW daww'



Slave - 'Slide' a.k.a. 'Doom Doomp Doom Duh Doom Doomp DOOM'

This is a backwards skate...you get the idea. Just touching on some thick funk and other goodies with that cool bottom!

MP3:

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'Phatfat' [zshare] < click there and drop that bottom! Boomp BOOM!

'More Bounce To The Ounce' - Zapp
'Nipple To The Bottle' - Grace Jones
'Just Be Good To Me' - S.O.S. Band
'Just An Illusion' - Imagination
'Buffalo Gals' - Malcolm McClaren
'Hobo Scratch' - Malcolm McClaren
'Hot Thing' - Prince
'You Are In My System' - The System
'Mama Used To Say' - Junior
'For Those Who Like To Groove' - Raydio
'I Wanna Be With You' - The Isley Brothers
'White Lines (Don't Do It)' -Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
'Break 4 Love' - Raze

RIP: Isaac Hayes (1942-2008) - 'IKE'S MOODS (A Tribute)' (FREE DOWNLOAD

Maaaan,

I have been doing this blog for such a short time, I cannot believe the number of 'RIP's I have had to do. It's quite the drag.

Isaac Hayes; welp, 'Shaft' soundtrack...if he never did anything else, that would be plenty. However, there are some other gems in the discography that are worth delving into. I remember 'Shaft' being one of my favotite records I inherited from my folks. When I first came upon it, the title track was so irresistible I knew I was onto something, even sitting there with my 'close-and-play' (I suppose as a child, I had a thing for the instrumentals; another fave from the 'Bert And Ernie' turntable days is Edgar Winter's 'Frankenstein'.) By the time I was old enough to see the movie, I had already memorized the soundtrack.

I think what I dig most about Isaac Hayes and his Music is his ability to set a mood. I wanted to share some of his moods with y'all. I love this Music so much. There are songs in this mix that have been part of my life's soundtrack for years. I can't tell you how many times the hair on my arm has stood up when the first chords of 'Hung Up On My Baby' ring out. Though I came to those chords through the Geto Boys' 'Mind's Playing Tricks On Me', I have come to know theme in their original form and shape. It ALWAYS sounds good to me.

The drums on 'The Breakthrough' (*DING!* watch the blog, kiddies), the intro to 'Walk On By', the horns on 'No Name Bar', all that sultry, wicked groove and emotion; this is the work of a master arranger and producer. I can break down each one of these tunes and tell you what I like, but what it all comes down to is this; Isaac Hayes and Barry White made 'sexy' as much a feeling you had in your EARS as you did in your EYES. Neither one of them were what would've typically been known as 'sexy'; Barry being the 'Walrus Of Love' and Isaac Hayes really did look like he would whup yo' ass, if he wasn't so damn cool. He's the first dude I can recall having a shaved head and ROCKIN' that joint. (Yes, in my crib, Isaac Hayes was more prevalent than Yul Brynner). These two brothers broke the mold of the old-school 'Soul Man'. They flipped the game on its ear.

Oh, by the way, for anyone who wonders where the heck I would get off allowing myself to appear on the cover of a magazine shirtless, like some love-starved beast, take notes!



HA!

Obviously, I did all I could to keep from playing 'Chocolate Salty Balls'. I didn't think it was appropriate (although I do still laugh at that song, wiff my silly ass). That's what Youtube is for. Look it up your-dang-self!

Anyway, Isaac Hayes and his Music have been a part of my life...well, my whole life. I wanted to make sure I got this right before I uploaded it. It was quite the bugger at first, but I got what I wanted you to hear and feel...

...for Ike.

Peace, y'all...

MP3:

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'Ike's Moods (A Tribute)' [zshare] < Click there and enjoy the many moods of Mr. Isaac Hayes, a true Soul Music Legend. Hope you enjoy it.

'Ike's Rap (intro)'
'The Look Of Love (Live at the Sahara Tahoe)'
'Walk On By'
'No Name Bar'
'Bumpy's Lament'
'The Breakthrough'
'Joy'
'Hung Up On My Baby'
'Joe Bell'
'Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedelamystic'
'Theme From 'Shaft''

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'FUNK BY ANY OTHER NAME' - (FREE DOWNLOAD)

I just had to do it, y'all.

I started out wanting to do a 'Zapp vs. Trouble Funk' mix (what up, Y Hate!), but as the funk began to flow, I couldn't limit it to just two groups. There's so much funky Music, yo....so many FONKAY people.

I am sure I will be doing a few more of these. I really Love this Music and have since I was a kid. Here's some of my personal faves.

Let's bump...and big-up to DAVE COMBS (PEEL MAGAZINE) who made that WICKED stenciled record of the 'Kid...(I hope that guy is getting this Music!)

MP3:

DJ RUSTY REDENBACHER - 'Funk By Any Other Name' [zshare] < click there and get your slap on...

'Dance Floor' - Zapp
'Pump Me Up' - Trouble Funk
'Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved' - James Brown
'Boogie On Reggae Woman' - Stevie Wonder
'Theme From 'Which Way Is Up?' - Stargard
'Nipple To The Bottle' - Grace Jones
'If You Want Me To Stay' - SLy And The Family Stone
'It's Ecstasy (When You Lay Down Next To Me)' - Barry White
'Genius Of Love' - Tom Tom Club
'Anotherloverholenyohead' - Prince
'Let's Get Small' - Trouble Funk

THE LEGENDS MIXES - 'CRUEL SUMMER OF LOVE' (FREE DOWNLOAD)

THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!

Man, I tell ya what; I needed this gorgeous day we had here in Nap today. Not too hot, not too cool. There are still chainsaws buzzing and my power was actually out last night for about a half-hour, but today was really nice.

I kinda miss that tree they had to get outta here. Now, when I come around the bend to get into my section of the joint, there's no shade. I got hit in the face with a big blast of sunlight today. While it felt good, it temporarily blinded me right before the turn; kinda dangerous. Note to self; 'Gotts ta keep the shades on coming into the spot during sunset hours.'

As far as this mix goes? I started out just wanting to use songs that remind me of nice weather and good vibes. I picked a few joints for the crate. Then I typed the keyword 'SUMMER' into the search engine...

"Hmmm? YEAH! I like all those, I'll make it work!"

This is what I came up with...you can just listen...



...or you can download it. I got you covered.

MP3:

RUSTY REDENBACHER: 'Rusty's Cruel Summer Of Love' [zshare]

'Summer' - Mudkids
'Summer Madness' - Kool & The Gang
'Summertime (UFO Remix) - Sarah Vaughn
'Sun Goddess' - Ramsey Lewis/Earth Wind & Fire
'Love To Love You' - Donna Summer
'Summer Soft' - Stevie Wonder
'Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer' - Stevie Wonder
'Cruel Summer' - Bananarama
'Summertime Blues' - Blue Cheer
'Feel Good Hit Of The Summer' - Queens Of The Stone Age
'Summer Breeze' - The Isley Brothers
'Tuttifrutti Summerlove' - Gunther

"Bananas, Melonas. Yeah, it's a red-hot Summerlove..."

Make it a beautiful day. Blessings and Peace to you and yours.

Jonathan Frost - 'I'll Wait 4 U (Until The End Of Time)'

I've been hyped about this cat since Kayo put me up on his EPK three weeks or so ago. We've struck up some cool conversations on Myspace and I am telling you guys this now....

Jonathan Frost got next...the dude's music is remarkably catchy; nostalgic, yet futuristic. It really defies catergorizing and his EPK is getting mad blaze on YOUTUBE...I got this MP3 from him today and you WILL be hearing me bump this in the club.



Here is the EPK that helped me get started writing this blog...



JONATHAN FROST (Myspace)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PRINCE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIS ROYAL BADNESS!





We'll talk about muh man, PRINCE, more later. That's muh dude. I attached three examples of why he is way badder than you. Take note.

THE LEGENDS MIXES - 'SUMMER FONKIN' & WATCHIN' GIRLS'' (FREE DOWNLOAD)

Yeah, I grew up with Bootsy Collins and didn't even know it. He was behind so much stuff I loved as a kid. I had actually 'outgrown' the funk for a minute, or so I thought. Once you really know the funk, there is no way you can outgrow it. In actuality, the funk, like hip-hop, is in everything I do.

In the summer of '88 or so, I was hanging out with Modern Vending a lot. They kinda took me in. I sure loved those dudes. Duncan and I hit it off immediately when we met at Second Time Around, a great used-record store that helped form a lotta what has made me the Artist I am now. The drummer, Will Sibley and I actually toyed with the idea of forming a rap-group called the 'BZeroP'. That stands for 'Bar None Posse'...HAHAHA!!! Toooo good, man. Too good, yo...



We had the hats right, at least. We actually made a tape of us drunkenly freestyling and Will cracked off this line that Coalition ended up sampling for the hook to a song, 'Why Did I Say It?'. (What the...? Who's hand is that...?). During this Summer, I was always wanting to go to Duncan's and listen to records and make tapes, talk about Music and what his band was doing, and drink the cheapest malt-liquor we could find. It was a great time.

I made one tape in particular that I'll never forget. Duncan pulled out a Bootsy album one day and asked if I was hip to it. I was like 'Yeah, that's the one that had the glasses in it." Duncan asked me when was the last time I had listened to it. "Man, I couldn't tell you I haven't listened to that stuff since I was a kid. I'm kinda not into that anymore." Sure, I had been a funkateer my whole life, but I was now listening to...well, "Modern Vending, PE, Sonic Youth, Run-DMC, Jot, R.E.M. and stuff like that, I guess." I suppose I thought there wasn't room in there for the stuff that I listened to as a kid. "Man, I have been there." I was 'growing'...I had no idea as to how silly I musta sounded.

Then we gotta talking about how all the hip-hoppers I loved were just sampling P-Funk. He mentioned the 'NWA Dude' in particular, pointing out that 'Dopeman' was really just a big ol' 'Funky Worm' celebration/rip-off. He said that I should start looking into P-Funk for the samples and stuff. We pulled out all the P-Funk and P-Funk related records..."YEAAAH, man, My Uncle Marc had this one! AWWWWW damn!, You still got the pull-out on the little stand-up figures, man! Play 'Mr. Wiggles'. Later in the day, Duncan told me to listen to the Meters. I specifically remeber him saying 'Man, there's tons of stuff in their records. They're really funky." I had never heard these dudes in my life. I made a tape that day, filled it with the Bootsy songs I wasn't already hip to from childhood and filled it out with about eight Meters songs. I sat there with my friend reintroducing myself to the funk, the Music I waited for every summer. Duncan accidentally made me a 'crate-digger'.

Why would you wanna outgrow this dude, anyway?



My Uncle Marc and I went to see Bootsy about three years after my booster-shot from Duncan. It was one of the best shows I have seen. Two memories; 1) Bootsy played the first ten minutes with his back to the audience...just BUMPIN. He had a sheet over his outfit and he turned around sooooooo sloooooow. When he finally did turn around, he flung the sheet off, and you could see him in his full 'Bootzilla' glory. He was cheesing, the 'Space Bass', awwwww, DAMN! It was awesome....2) After an awe-inspiring, tear-and-gyration-inducing, incredible set, Bootsy starts asking if the crowd can feel him. Everybody in the place is delirious with joy and fonk. Bootsy says he "wants to touch everybody" and puts down his bass. He comes off the stage into the front row and walks through THE ENTIRE CLUB (BALCONY INCLUDED) and touches every single person, while the band just keeps fonkin'. I had never seen anything like it and I haven't seen anything like it since.

As for the Slave/Steve Arrington songs that are in there? They were always one of my personal faves as a kid. Their music always reminds me of the Summer. They always had a Summer jam, with a sick bassline...and my Aunties liked them, too. I originally had made this mix for them and I wanted to share it with you guys. It's just a lotta fun.

MP3;
RUSTY REDENBACHER - SUMMER FONKIN' & WATCHIN' GIRLS [zshare]<-Click that and you'll be weak in the knees and yaaaaaba-fonkin' on, bobba. 

Playlist

1) Snap Shot - Slave
2) Nobody Can Be You - Steve Arrington's Hall Of Fame
3) Just A Touch Of Love - Slave
4) Weak At The Knees - Steve Arrington's Hall Of Fame
5) Bootzilla - Bootsy Collins
6) Bootsy! Get Live! - Bootsy Collins
7) The Pinocchio Theory - Bootsy Collins
8) Stretchin' Out - Bootsy Collins
9) Body Slam - Bootsy Collins
10) Psychoticbumpschool - Bootsy Collins
11) Ahhh...The Name Is Bootsy - Bootsy Collins
12) Outro - Bootsy Collins

Don't fake the funk or your nose will grow!

THE LEGENDS MIXES - 'RAP, GODFATHER - PART 1' (FREE DOWNLOAD)

I'm keeping this one short. The Music should say plenty.





James Brown is the greatest. After mixing up the palest of pale Music last night, I had to give you the antidote...'HEY! I'm a Libra!'



Rusty Redenbacher is proud to present...

MP3;
JAMES BROWN - 'RAP, GODFATHER, PART 1' < Click here for SUPER DYNAMITE SOUL!

Playlist

1) There It Is, Pt. 1
2) Soul Power
3) Funky President
4) Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
5) The Grunt (The JB's)
6) Get Up (I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine)
7) The Payback
8) The Boss
9) Blind Man Can See It
10) Stone To The Bone
11) Fight Against Drug Abuse (PSA)

Dig this clip...that's Bootsy Collins on bass when he was still a teen-ager. Sick



I'll speak more on Mr. Brown soon enough. Just know that I believe he is a large part of why ANYONE is funky to this day. He is Truth, Soul, and Grit. He IS The Godfather Of Soul. He IS Mr. Dynamite. He IS Soul Brother Number One. There will never be another talent this awesome, influential, and important in our lifetime. He's touched my life in so many ways, it's as if he was a part of my Family.

I'd write more about Mr. Brown, but I honestly don't know where to start. Let's just listen to the Music. Let's do the Boogaloo, like we used to do. Let's do the Popcorn, The Bus Stop, The Funky Robot...let's jump back and kiss ourselves. Let's say it loud and be proud of who we are, regardless of what anyone else tries to make you believe. Let's get off into this brand-new bag, let the world know we gotta a good thing and ain't gonna give it up. Can't we all just get on the good foot?

Damn, I miss this dude, but I feel good. I knew that I would.