I'm a huge Ray Parker Jr. fan and for years I longed to sample the classic "bustin makes me feel good" line from Ghostbusters.

Bustin by Nik Furious [ 3:06 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

But when I finally got around to it, the result was kinda lackluster because "bustin" sounds more like "fustin" when you loop it. OH WELL!!! I still think it's a fun beat despite the fact that the lyric gets distorted.

P.S. But there's a sorta happy ending to this story. I solved the "fustin" problem by editing this beat for the 22 minute Sunday Best mix. The song is way shorter than the version in this blog post, but it's also punchier and full of bustin!

A cover of the theme song from X-Men: The Animated Series. My version is electronic, synth-y, and slightly funky. I made a YouTube video of the song featuring some of my favorite stupid stills from the 90s cartoon:

Here's an audio version:

X-Men theme song by Nik Furious [ 0:34 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

For 2.5 years, I've been watching X-Men and reviewing it on A Podcast with Ross and Nick as a part of something I call EXTREME. And today we've finally finished!!

In my opinion, X-Men is a terrible cartoon with a wonderful theme song. It's composed by Shuki Levy, who's got a pretty impressive list of credits.

Covering this theme was trickier than I'd expected. I thought I'd be able to teach myself the melody by ear, but I couldn't. Luckily, this video helped me nail the riff.

Still, it's a tough song to play on the keyboard, especially when you're working with a truncated set of keys on a microKORG.

Anyway, I hope you have as much fun listening to this cover tune as I had recording it. Watching all 76 sloppy episodes of that TV show sucked and I'm so glad to be done!! Recording this song was my victory celebration.

Buh Rick is a remix of the intro to Brick House by the Commodores.

Buh Rick by Nik Furious [ 1:05 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The evolution of this track is simple -- I was compelled to toy with the iconic sound of the Brick House introduction, layering the song on top of itself and swishing the sound between the left and right speakers.

Ronald LePread's funky bassline, the tight Commodores horns, and Walter "Clyde" Orange's grunts are fun to mess with because of their staccato bounce.

I wish I had more backstory for you, but this is the most straight forward track on my Sunday Best mixtape. I loved the original and I wanted to chop it up. That's it!