Danny Veekens, Author at The Find Mag

Hello. Surreal is back (Interview + New Music Premiere)

byDanny Veekens
Posted on June 22, 2018June 22, 2018

It’s been ten years since we’ve heard from Surreal. In the mid-2000s, the Los Angeles-based emcee/producer became a hip-hop backpackers’ favorite (I miss the term “backpacker”–sorry not sorry for inappropriately using…

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Woxow – ‘Alcazar’ Album Release + Guest Mix

byDanny Veekens
Posted on June 22, 2018June 22, 2018

Wow, Woxow. That microKORG on “Batubagen”. That powerful verse by Jurassic 5’s Akil on “Chaos”. That singing on “Watering Seeds”. That contemporary and fresh feel on “Up” despite the use…

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Beat Jazz International’s First Release: Philanthrope’s ‘Waking Dreams’ (+ Q&A)

byDanny Veekens
Posted on June 21, 2018June 21, 2018

Beat Jazz International is a brand new sublabel by Berlin-based imprint HHV. Their tagline: “In Love With Beats. In Love With Jazz. In Love With Vinyl.” First up: Philanthrope with Waking…

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No Words #26 (All-Rap Edition): Lewis Parker, Klaus Layer, Busdriver, EllMatic, Chris Orrick, Soulution & LMNO

byDanny Veekens
Posted on June 16, 2018

Our weekly feature ‘No Words’ is all about new music recommendations. Nothing to read, only recent releases for you to listen to: Lost Track by Klaus Layer Portraits by Chris Orrick…

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Stay Hungry #7 (INCL: Ivan Ave, Quiet Dawn, Crackazat, Nick Grant, Syd & Evil Needle)

byDanny Veekens
Posted on June 7, 2018June 8, 2018

Man, Jelger never ceases to amaze me. And I don’t say that because he’s on our payroll. Because he’s not. Stay Hungry–his mix series for The Find–is a labor of…

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Guest Mix & Interview: Medline

byDanny Veekens
Posted on June 6, 2018June 22, 2018

Hailing from Messac, France, producer Medline evolved into a self-made multi-instrumentalist and composer. His upcoming album Solstice is like a final exam: eight interpretations of diggers’ treasures and classics in 70s jazz-funk,…

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No Words #25: Funky DL (ft. Cise Starr & Substantial), Marcus D, Oxygen & Paul Nice, Teknical Development.IS & Figub Brazlevic, Jazz Hands, Mr. Rust

byDanny Veekens
Posted on May 28, 2018May 28, 2018

Our weekly feature ‘No Words’ is all about new music recommendations. Nothing to read, only recent releases for you to listen to: Body Language by Oxygen & Paul Nice Trinty by…

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The Proov – Speaker Room (1997 Demo EP)

byDanny Veekens
Posted on May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

The Proov was a Dutch hip hop collective consisting of producer DJ Leroy and emcees Gumshoe & Cee Major, who started working together in 1996. With their group’s name derived…

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The Find Premiere: Ol’ Burger Beats – RIP Parlan (A Tribute to Jazz Pianist Horace Parlan)

byDanny Veekens
Posted on May 18, 2018May 19, 2018

Roughly one year after his album Mind Games (for what it’s worth: reaching over 5 million streams!), Norwegian producer Ol’ Burger Beats of the Mutual Intentions famalam is about to…

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Tour de Dour (Dour Festival Hip Hop Playlist)

byDanny Veekens
Posted on May 16, 2018May 16, 2018

If a festival manages to get into your annual routine of summer planning, then you know how good of a festival it is. For me, that’s the case with Dour…