This past weekend I hit up Egon's store Rappcats where DJ Shadow was selling some of his vast collection. I missed the opening day but snuck in and out on Sunday with a random high school band record, featuring a nice cover of Freddie Hubbard's "Little Sunflower" as well as some original tunes. That record reminded me I'd been wanting to do a school band episode of Pullin for awhile now, so it was a good inspiration to dig through my crate of very random college and high school music for a couple of my favorites. You never know what you're getting with these records - so many are poor quality recordings or cheesy renditions, but among the many there are some real gems. Hope you dig.

October 26 2021

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 180 (School Band Records)

What’s the play - Daejawn X GoUp!¡ X 706 Reecie

MR BOP-APPROXIMATELY 52 MINUTES BEFORE 2019

____FULL WILL SESSIONS MARBLE BAR SET 2019

Back in 2002, High C of the Dallas Texas based crate digging crew Rehash and DJ Raj Mahal of Soul Strut would swap mixes to feature on each other's site (Real Audio style).  The mixes usually contained loads of breaks and beats lifted from obscure 70s jazz & funk, with the occasional soundtrack and prog record thrown in.  I present you exhibit A.

Originally posted on Soul Strut in 2002

Blend 2002

DJ High-C - Summer Blend '02 (2002)

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)

Raj Mahal spins an assortment of raer rock treasures and message board cult classics. Like usual expect the raerities crate diggers foam over and a few off-the radar joints that might spike a Discogs median.  It's all vinyl and all live! 

Live Stream Video: https://youtu.be/8xliSVJy-Jk
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Set List:

00:00 Dead Man's Tale - Terje Rypdal
03:08 The Battered Ornaments - The Crosswords And The Safety Pins
06:45 On A Clear Day You Can See Forever - The Peddlers
10:18 For You - Barbara & Ernie
13:32 Take Me Away - Bill Quick
16:03 Amor - Secos & Molhados
18:22 Natural High - Mike Wallace
21:26 i'm alive - Don Fardon
23:40 For What It's Worth - Fresh Air
26:00 Liberte - Marc Aryan
28:25 Yesterday's Folks - Us 69
31:13 No To Co  - Gimme  Some  Loving
35:27 Questions - The X-Ceptions
38:14 Who Do You Love - The Woolies
40:10 Shaka Shaka Na Na - The Countdown Five
42:15 Scorpion - The Carnations
44:20 They Call Me Country - Sanford Clark
46:56 Mer Morte - Les Jaguars
49:10 Hung Over - The Martini's 
51:10 Someone - Injun Joe
53:25 I Wonder Why - Eden's Children
55:30 Gong With The Luminous Nose - Fleur De Lys
57:53 Rakset El Fadaa - Omar Khorshid

Solitary Selections Ep. 12 - Rock Raers All Vinyl Live DJ Set

Digital:
https://superhi-firecordings.bandcamp.com/album/shf-22-vested-soul-give-me-a-chance

Vinyl:
https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/give-me-a-chance

Here I Am

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

DJ Raj Mahal is back with a tribute to one of his favorite beat digging mixes from back in the day,  Diplo and Tripledoubles' AEIOU 2.  Check it as he geeks out and spins his favorite tracks from the original 2003 mix that caused shockwaves through the beat digging community. Expect lots of funky psych rock and dusty breaks / loops from all over the globe.  It's all vinyl and all live!

OG Live Stream: https://youtu.be/9YGmK56HZsU

Track List:

Intro - DJ Raj Mahal
Sarandi - Los Grillos 
Karnaval	- Howard Wales
The Other Song - Spirit
Sakura - Odetta
No Morira Jamas - Los Angeles Negros
Occapella - Lee Dorsey
Been So Long - Motherlode
Our Ship	- Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly 
Take Me, Break Me - Underground Sunshine
Alibi Annie - Trifle
Christine - J. K. &  Co.
Troubled People - The Heads Of The Family
The Electric Liturgy-Recessional	-Mind Garage
You've Come This Way Before - Nancy Priddy
Dreamworld -	The End
Stoned Is -	Cynara
Acka Raga -	Shocking Blue
Mushroom -	Can
Elegy	- Colosseum
Toe Jam	- Mount Rushmore
Patch Of Grass - Jeff Cooper And The Stoned Wings
Hush now - Jimi Hendrix
Lunar Invasion - The Silhouettes
THEME MUSIC (SAD) - Dharmatma
Dance of Maria - Elias Rahbani
THEME MUSIC (Happy) - Dharmatma
The Bump - George Freeman
Police woman - 	Henry Mancini
Straight Up - Exit 9

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AEIOU Beat Digger Mix - All Vinyl Live Funk DJ Set - Solitary Selections Ep. 23

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 146

DJ Ian Head