Find More Music: The Beatmakers behind ‘Jazzvolution Chapter Two’
Last month, we released the second record in our Jazzvolution series: an ode to the art of beatmaking. The vinyl record explores the boundaries of hip-hop beats and steps right…
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Full Stream + Vinyl: Jazzvolution Chapter Two
Jazzvolution Chapter Two is our new instrumental hip-hop/jazz compilation. This is our ode to the art of beatmaking. From traditional sampling and beats rooted in hip-hop’s golden era, to a…
Our New Vinyl Record: Jazzvolution Chapter Two (Full Tracklist, First Track by L’Orange & Pre-orders)
Over half a year in the making, Jazzvolution Chapter Two is The Find’s brand new instrumental compilation exploring the deep connections between hip-hop and jazz. Each compilation focuses on the…
No Words #45: DJ Devastate, Suff Daddy, The Du-Rites, Surreal, Madison Washington, Big Stacks
Our weekly feature ‘No Words’ is all about new music recommendations–and this edition we’re cheating with a few older releases. Nothing to read, only what’s needed: music to listen to. In…
No Words #32: Kev Brown, SoulChef, Type.Raw, Avantdale Bowling Club, Surreal & DJ Harrison
Our weekly feature ‘No Words’ is all about new music recommendations. Nothing to read, only the necessary for you: music to listen to. Homework by Kev Brown Foreign Affairs LP by…
Hello. Surreal is back (Interview + New Music Premiere)
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…
Mix: DJ Shorty82 – Science
Pawel Kowalczyk a.k.a. DJ Shorty82 hails from Pila, a small town in Poland. He’s a self-proclaimed ‘hip hop activist’ for over 20 years: a seasoned B-boy, graff writer, and a strictly…
The Find Magazine – Issue Four
This puts the ‘magazine’ in The Find Magazine. After several digital releases, we proudly present our very first printed hip hop magazine! Featuring Cradle Orchestra, Bonobo, Shad, Emancipator, Embee (of Looptroop Rockers), Surreal, Full Crate, Licensed To Sample: a sampling guide for producers, Brainfeeder Special with The Gaslamp Killer, Dr. Strangeloop & Jeremiah Jae, Funky DL, Clear Soul Forces, M-Phazes, a Nujabes Memorial spread with words by Substantial, Verbal, Pase Rock, Shin-Ski & Blazo, and much more.
Guest Mix: DJ Seano Present… State Of The Art Vol. 2 (2010)
After the stunning ‘State Of The Art’ mix in 2009, we decided to hook up with DJ Seano for another installment. We are proud to present Volume 2 of ‘State Of The Art’: longer, better and more good music. The original concept was to only feature artists from Sean’s homebase Los Angeles, but in the end we agreed not to limit ourselves to boundaries. Now the mix includes artists from all over the world: from the Netherlands to Japan and from the US straight to Poland. With artists as Damu The Fudgemunk, Onra, DJ Krush, A Tribe Called Quest, Surreal, Kero One, FS Green and Kev Brown, you just know listening to this mix can’t go wrong!
News: Snippets of new Surreal & The Sound Providers 7″
We announced the news of a brand new 7″ record by Surreal and The Sound Providers a few months back. Now Diggers With Gratitude blessed us with snippets of the tracks.