"Please listen to this and we hope you truly enjoy it."
-POOLS

Produced, mixed and mastered by POOLS 

POOLS... heated

Vibe (Jazzbeat)

Fredfades, S.Raw & Yogisoul live from Norway, Oslo.

Mutual Intentions: Fredfades, S.Raw & Yogisoul

Mix & interview for the Find Mag from KingUnderground founder Dan aka Pings.  

Check out the interview here:  www.thefindmag.com  
www.mixcloud.com/thefindmag

Track List

Urban Ensemble - The Visitor
Wet Willie - Beggar Song 
Gladys Knight & The Pips - And This Love 
Gladys Knight & the Pips - Who is She 
Tom Scott - Sneaking in The Back 
井上堯之バンド* -  男たちの夢
Kankick - Extraterrestrial Traveling
Sraw - Run & Gun (Instrumental)
Vital - Music & Power 
Jon Lucien - Motherland 
Ivan Ave - Intro (produced by Mndsgn) 
Sraw - Monday (Beat Week 2)
Torb The Roach - Sykkel Rytmer 
Swollen Members - Shatter Proof 
Weather Report - Orange Lady 
Eddie Holman - I Love You 
Mr Brown (skit) 
Fredfades & Sun Raw ft. Planet Asia - Mobbin' for a Hobby (produced by Fredfades) 
Fredfades - Fakin' Jax 
Matthew Larkin - All I'm Missing is You
Roy Ayers - Liquid Love 
Johnny Harris - Light My Fire
Gang Starr - Premier & The Guru 
Bobby Hutcherson - Secrets of Love 
Yogisoul ft. Ivan Ave - Intentions 
Simiah - Floating 
Thes One - Untitled Beat
Magic in Threes - A Breezy Day 
Marc Moulin - Tohu Bohu 1
Lewis Parker - Release The Stress (Remix) 
Boora - Another Day

Pings - The Find Mix & Interview

From their album "Return Of".
Exclusive white vinyl at KingUnderground.
http://www.kingunderground.com/product/return-of

Return Of

VINYL

Magic In Threes - Who Tha Trillest

Blizzard

Blizzard (Noises From The Chamber Mix)

Internationally known producer and professor J. Rawls was kind enough to put together a beautiful set of "favorites that I don't get to play out" for your listening pleasure. HUGE thank you to Dr. Rawls for this one! Make sure to follow and support his past and upcoming releases - you can find the latest from him at http://instagram.com/jrawls82, http://twitter.com/jrawls82 and https://soundcloud.com/user9989844. Don't miss his recent Instagram live sets on Sunday evenings - J. Rawls Live at Home! - which are necessary listening during these times! 

No tracklist for this one but get ready for more amazing guest sets and bonus mixes in the near future!

April 29 2020

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 130 (Guest set from J. Rawls)

Another great guest mix this week: Bruce Phillips take the helm. From Bruce: "This mix consists of 45s that I recently acquired and others that I found myself revisiting in the days of quarantine. It's a musical journey through various styles, rhythms, feelings, highlighting the diversity of the human experience. All original pressings used."

I've been following Bruce on Instagram and checking out his mixes for awhile now, and really enjoyed the records he highlights. Much appreciation to him for this set! Follow Bruce at http://mixcloud.com/BrucePhillips and http://instagram.com/brucephillips15

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 132 (Guest set from Bruce Phillips)

Excited to premiere this brand new beat, and share the accompanying video, lifted from Dan Jose's forthcoming tape "Saccade" . 62 minutes of Corona Virus induced psychological turmoil and political chaos embedded on magnetic tape. Cassette and digital released on July 31st 2020.

Dan Jose is a Bay Area USA born & raised, London UK based producer, photographer, b-boy and co-founder of London dance & DJ collective, #UNiTY.  Words from Dan below on 'Saccade' and "This's No Flu". Plus as an added bonus, a brand new mini-video reflecting more recent developments. 

Saccade? Saccade: a quick, simultaneous movement of both eyes between two or more phases of fixation.

I started this project in Early March when I was re-covering in self-quarantine after contracting Corona Virus. While isolated, my crewmate challenged me to make 19 tracks. With nothing to do and nowhere to go, I started. This was before lockdown even began in the U.K. Fast forward 3.5 months here and here we are. All of the songs are a sort of quarantine time capsule. It’s a soundscape of what it was like (and still is like) trying to ingest this bad-tasting soup of political chaos, intense confusion, sadness, anger, tiredness, contradiction, despondency, humour, anxiety, fear, boredom, hope, loneliness and depression.

Saccade is a reference to the anxiety we feel as our eyes rapidly dart around digital screens, endlessly inhaling social media feeds on our phones and computers, while trying to process them before the next second’s harrowing scroll.

It's my attempt to soundtrack the psychological turmoil of the last few months while throwing comical jabs at the increasing fervor of the culture wars and political ineptitude growing across the U.S. and U.K. 

Sonically this project samples heavy from European prog rock, acid-fuelled euro-jazz and U.S.soul. It breathes major influences from Bay Area Rap, Stones Throw’s early hip-hop days, L.A. beatsy business, London’s dance music scene & some lil B for good measure.

This one in particular was a feeling that something more than a biological disease is ripping through us. The video toys with the idea that some predatory entity is fanning this confusion among the herd, turning the herd against itself while it lurks waiting to make its kill.

Exclusive Premiere: Dan Jose "This's No Flu"

Was selecting these tracks as people went to the polls...was feeling a range of emotions and wanted to play tracks that felt serious, hopeful, powerful, and spoke to the need for urgent social change (not that I personally believe presidential elections impact much social change, but this election seems more of a moment than simply an election). Recorded the mix the next day, with votes still being counted, but results showing that no matter who wins, millions upon millions of white people in this country still support a fascist white nationalist even after four years of lies, violence and death. I am trying to still be hopeful but it is hard. 

Tracklist: Sam Cooke, Earth Wind and Fire, Cannonball Adderley, Eugene McDaniels, Pharoah Sanders, Bobby Hutcherson

November 4 2020

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 146

Back at it, direct from the crates to your ears! Eclectic sounds from vinyl new and old. Many thanks for listening!

Tracklist: Sylvia Telles, Nucleus, Mekbuda, Greg Foat, Paul Bley Quartet, Freddie Hubbard, El Chicano

November 25 2020

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 148

When I'm not at the dayjob, I'm probably at a record store. Pullin from the Stacks podcast most Wednesdays, available here, Apple Pods (please subscribe!) and elsewhere.

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 132 (Guest set from Bruce Phillips)

DJ Ian Head