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Our 'Label Fair' series kicks off with BBE and Mr Thing.

Label Fair: BBE with Mr Thing

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)

All vinyl psych rock set for the live stream masses hosted by DJ Raj Mahal.

Video of the Live Stream:

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Track List:

India - The Corporation
Deep Gully - The Outlaw Blues Band
The Desert Is A Circle - Alejandro Jodorowsky and Shades of Joy
Maverick Woman Blues - Moloch
Blues News - Jesse Harper
Git Some - Jeff Cooper And The Stoned Wings
life's o.k - Troyka
Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David Smith & Jones - The Cryan' Shames
Cinnamon Girl -  Reflections Of Tyme  
Zero Time - Dark
Reputation - Warren S. Richardson Jr.
G.I. Joe - Salvation
Hogin' Machine - Les Baxter
Let The Sunshine - Dennis Coffey
Cago-9 - Paul Baillargeon / Dean Morgan
NADA DULCE NIÑA - Los Mac´s
Old Man Going - Pretty Things
Dark Side Of The Mushroom - The Chocolate Watch Band

Soul Strut Live - Solitary Selections - Episode 3 - Psych Vinyl (April 11, 2020)

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

Going through all my 45s to cleanse some of the filler, I found a few I'd forgotten about or hadn't played in awhile. So here's a short late summer mix of things. Will try to keep things on schedule in the coming weeks, so stay tuned in! 

Tracklist: Antonio Carlos Jobim, War, Liquid Smoke, Smoke Rise, Quincy Jones, Ramsey Lewis, Bob Dylan, Liquid Crystal Project, Monk Montgomery

September 2 2020

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 138 (All-45s Late Summer Set)

Pre "J.T" 70s Kool & The Gang is one of the seminal funk outfits that would later inspire a generation of hip hop producers and musicians.  As a tribute to co-founder Ronald Bell who recently passed, Raj Mahal spins some of his favorite classic and obscure funky Kool joints with a few covers thrown in for good measure.

Video Live Stream Version: https://youtu.be/Leo7ZLWv4CE

Track List:

Jungle Jazz  - Kool & The Gang	
Higher Plane -  Kool & The Gang	
Soul Vibrations - Kool &  The Gang
More Funky Stuff - Kool & The Gang
Spirit Of The Boogie  - Kool & The Gang
Electric Frog (Part 1) - Kool &  The Gang
Love The Life You Live - Black Heat
Love The Life You Live (Part 2) - Kool &  The Gang
Sport - Lightnin' Rod
Rated  X	- Kool And The Gang
Electric Frog (Part 2)- Kool & The Gang
Dujii - Kool and the Gang
N.T.	- Kool And The Gang
Life Is What You Make It - Kool & The Gang
Breeze & Soul - Kool & The Gang
North,East,South,West	 - Kool & The Gang
Summer Madness	- Kool & The Gang	
Winter Sadness -  Kool & The Gang	
Here After - Kool & The Gang

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Solitary Selections Ep. 19 - 70s Kool & The Gang Tribute - All Vinyl Funk Mix

We're back with an eclectic batch of mostly early 70s fuzz laden funk rock on 45.  Join us for a live dose of raer as DJ Raj Mahal spins the message board cult classics as well as a few joints the hipsters might not be up on yet.  It's all vinyl and all live!

OG Live Stream Video: https://youtu.be/tI623QD8hYg

Track List:

Intro
Soul Strut! - Coko & Misha Panfilov Sound Combo
Drainpipe - Protein Bros
Allora mi ricordo - New Trolls
Murmullo - Los Rockin Devils 
Air - Onyx
In Your Room - Carriage Company
Paper Man - Jade
Pork Chops - The Jon-Lee Group
Everybody's Excited - Flower Island
Family Affair - Flash & The Dynamics
Party Time - Cinnamon Suns
Get Down (When The Feelin' Hits You) Pt1+2 - Blacklove 
Dirty Music - Monarch
All Shook Up - Roger Freeman
SHOTGUN II - The Chambermen
Gimme Some Lovin - Jordan
What You Need - Button
Dici (Dizzy) - Quelli
Margarina - The Ten Tops
All Along The Watchtower - Barbara Keith

Raer Garage Psych Fuzz Funk 45s - Solitary Selections Ep. 21

Jeff Higgins Monday nights 10pm-12am on Crate Digs Radio https://www.cratedigs.com/

Crate Digs Radio - Jeff Higgins #2

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

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

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 148

Founded in 1999, Soul Strut is one of the original vinyl record communities on the web (and still going!).  We have had the honor of hosting some of the best vintage Funk, Soul, Jazz, Breaks, Vinyl Mixes you will ever hear.  www.soulstrut.com

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

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