Danny Veekens, Author at The Find Mag

Breaking Down The Breaks #3: Jonny Drop (The Expansions)

Our series Breaking Down The Breaks highlights a drummer’s all-time favorite breaks. From the best grooves to sample origins. Jonny Drop is the drummer of South London-based jazz/funk quartet The…

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No Words #68: FloFilz, Cut Beetlez, Renegades of Jazz, Lowie, Kinkajous & Tensei Remixed (DJ Inkswel, Kenny Keys & John Robinson)

Our weekly feature No Words is all about new music recommendations. Nothing to read, only what’s needed: music to listen to. Find new favorites: Transit by FloFilz De Olho em Tudo by…

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Listen: Pan Amsterdam – Kubrick

Ol’ Dirty Bastard used his voice as an instrument. Like a jazz improviser, he flowed freely over beats. Kubrick by enigmatic emcee Pan Amsterdam made me think of that. Not because…

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No Words #67: Robohands, JayARE (John Robinson x J. Rawls), Break-Two, Rise & K15

Our weekly feature No Words is all about new music recommendations. Nothing to read, only what’s needed: music to listen to. Find new favorites: Dusk by Robohands HOPEFULLY by Break-Two A Rise…

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Listen: Seasons in Jakarta (FloFilz x The Deli, Like, K, Le Maestro & Otis Junior x Dr. Dundiff)

Jakarta Records is on a roll lately. Well, haven’t they always? But still: Freddie Joachim’s Beyond The Sea of Trees and Melodiesinfonie’s A Journey To You belong to my favorite albums of late.…

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Somepling – Mainscreen (Album Stream)

Mainscreen by Somepling is a collection of eight intriguing MPC2000XL productions. The French producer gets lost with sixteen pads through intricate rhythms, intense samples and playful experiments. “My sampler has that…

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No Words #66: Blu & Exile, Radio Juicy, Abstract Orchestra (Madvillain Vol. 2), Àbáse, Soviet Konducta

Our weekly feature No Words is all about new music recommendations. Nothing to read, only what’s needed: music to listen to. Find new favorites: True & Livin' EP by Blu & Exile…

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A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Scenario’ 7″ Reissued by Mr Bongo

Powerful impact (Boom!) from the cannon: Mr Bongo reissued the extremely rare German-only 7″ record of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Scenario.” Saves you a few hundred bucks compared to getting the…

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Album Premiere: Freddie Joachim – Beyond The Sea Of Trees (Jakarta Records)

A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul are usually good names for me to indicate my taste in hip-hop to people not too familiar with the genre. So is…

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Listen: Soul Supreme – The Message / Umi Says 7″

Who needs Mos Def or The Furious Five when you have Soul Supreme? Just kidding, just kidding. Don’t light your hip-hop torches. These instrumental covers of classics by Jerusalem-born, Amsterdam-based…

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