DJ Redeye Jedi - Stacks of Stax ReStax'd

I had the pleasure of meeting Redeye at that Blueprint show I mentioned last month. He's the DJ for the Memphis-based group The Tunnel Clones. He asked if I was a record collector right off the bat since he saw me soundchecking with 45s. We chatted for a quick second, and that's when I found out that he was the founder of the Memphix label (whose landmark release is probably the Express Rising LP), as well as a longtime collector who's been lucky enough to DJ for a ton of your favorite acts.

He also mentioned DJ'ing a set at the grand opening of the Stax Museum, which is quite impressive. After FINALLY listening to this Stax mixtape that he gave me(GOOD LOOKING OUT!), I can see how he earned that gig.

This shit is fire all the way through...totally worth the $10 or less that you'll spend on it (check the links at the bottom). But since I feel like you guys would like it so much, here's HALF of the mix in a tidy .rar file. Expect all types of funky soul, some well-placed scratching (the intro is hype), and...of course...tons of original samples for artists like Common, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Eric B & Rakim, and many more.

Enjoy, and peace to the Redeye Jedi.

DJ Redeye Jedi - Stacks of Stax ReStax'd (MCL promo)

Here's a couple links to purchase the mix as well:

Turntable Lab
Access HipHop

Until next time,

Bowls

Marcus Hill covering Bernard Wright's "Bread Sandwiches"

This is fellow Belmont alumni (and teammate on my 2007 intramural basketball team) Marcus Hill, covering one of my favorite Bernard Wright songs at his senior recital a few months ago. His brother Dwan is on the keys. I'll post up a CDQ version of the audio if I ever get my hands on it. The crowd was JAMMING to this joint!

***LATE UPDATE***

I told ya'll I'd bring the pain if I ever got my hands on it:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/680391509e13106a/

Peace to the poster on OKP who dug this so much they decided to make an MP3.

Until next time,

Bowls

Radski - "The Funked-Out Moog"

This gem right here is part of a mixtape trade that Radski and I just made. He called me up and asked if I could hit him with a classic hip-hop mix for him to bump on the plane ride to Europe (he leaves tomorrow, so let's all wish the man a safe flight). In return, he said he'd make a mix for me of ANYTHING that I wanted. I thought about it for a couple days, took the man's RIDICULOUS record collection into consideration, and told him that I wanted a "weird, funky MOOG mix."

This, of course, was no problem for Radski.

A little background information for those who don't live here in the Music City...Radski is a drummer/DJ/funk-collector of the highest order. That plane ride I mentioned is due to the fact that he's drumming for The Dynamites on their Europe tour, which runs until I believe 7/22. When we were having our monthly funk/soul throwdowns at Bound'ry and later Cabana (RIP Funky Good Time), everyone in the crew could count on Radski to play a couple joints we had NEVER heard before. I remember one time at Bound'ry he told me, "Man I'm drunk. I'm about to hit 'em off with the MOOG SET."

This mix is like his drunk moog set on steroids. Absolutely off the wall and SUPER funky. No tracklist for this one....and to all you producers who might be listening to this mix....TAKE YOUR HAND OFF THE 'RECORD' BUTTON. Go dig up these gems for yourself.

Cheers, Radski. This is fantastic.

Radski - "The Funked-Out Moog"

Now you guys ALREADY KNOW that this was made with all vinyl. That's just how we do things around here.

Until next time,

Bowls

PS: Anybody want to hear my classic hip-hop mix? Let me know.