Crate Digging

05/09/2019

it's nearly time for your weekly crate dig. tune in to crate digging on uclaradio.com tonight at 8pm for some eclectic soul, funk, and disco!

03/08/2019

Hi crate diggers! I'm excited to share a recording of the show from a few weeks back that was centered on the music of Brasil.

The show's tracklist simulates the experience of digging through crates in Rio de Janeiro in search of obscure Brazilian vinyl along with the classics:

Vidigal - Banda Black Rio
Hei! Você - Dom Salvador & Abolição
Ponta de Lanca Africano (Umbabarauma) - Jorge Ben Jor
Bananeira - Emílio Santiago
Lotus 72D - Zé Roberto
Deixa a Gira Girá - Os Tincoãs
Brother Father Mother Sister - Tim Maia
É Preciso Dar Um Jeito, Meu Amigo - Erasmo Carlos
Não Vou Chorar - Os Diagonais
Tudo O Que Você Podia Ser - Milton Nascimento
Falador Passa Mal - Os Originais Do Samba
Mandato - Anamaria e Maurício
Aos Baroes - Lô Borges
Esperar Pra Ver - Evinha
Estrelar - Marcos Valle

A simulation of digging through crates in Rio de Janeiro in the search for obscure Brazilian vinyl rarities along with the classics. ☟Tracklist ☟ Vidigal - Banda Black Rio Hei! Você - Dom Salvador &

02/12/2019

TONIGHT @ 7pm i'll be going crate digging thru BRAZIL on uclaradio.com !!! tonight's show will simulate the experience of digging through crates of vinyl in a record store in rio de janeiro. i'll be playing a mix of both classic brazilian vinyl along with obscure rarities. check out this track by zé roberto for a sneak peek of the kind of music i'll be playing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c910QHoeZ3Q

02/10/2019

last week we went crate digging for ~love~
here's the show's tracklist that's guaranteed to radiate love and pleasure
♡

02/04/2019

throwback to a show of crate digging from two weeks ago: the art of sampling
click the link below to hear it again and see the exclusive tracklist ↯↯↯
https://soundcloud.com/cratedigginguclaradio/episode-6-the-art-of-sampling

this episode of crate digging breaks down the mystery behind the art of sampling. ↯tracklist↯ 1. another breakdown - meat beat manifesto 2. planet rock - afrika bambaataa, the soulsonic force 3. let

02/03/2019

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01/23/2019

ever wondered what relevance sampling has with the practice of crate digging? lucky for you this question is the inspiration for the theme of tonight’s show: the art of sampling. i'll be discussing how legendary samplers like j dilla, the avalanches, and dj shadow (along with so many others) chop up, speed up & down, distort, scratch, layer, loop, copy & paste, and spit out samples to the extent that the product is unrecognizable from the source track. be sure to tune in tonight @ 7pm on uclaradio.com.

01/20/2019

Do you remember the first time you realized one of your favorite tracks is actually just a sample of an older track? Did it make you question the originality of the artist? Or did it only deepen your appreciation for the artist due to their in-depth musical knowledge?
I remember discovering the art of sampling the first time I heard A Tribe Called Quest's "Can I Kick It?" (1990) and realized it was just replicating the bassline of Lou Reed's "Walk On the Wild Side" (1972).
For more examples of original tracks that have been sampled in contemporary music, follow the Crate Digging Guess That Sample playlist on Spotify ~ It's full of tracks featured from the show that dig through the DNA of music.
https://open.spotify.com/user/127611329/playlist/0GM13QT2QSCKm7ot5TQPes?si=nTML8p32Tzud7j9G56WRjQ

digging through the DNA of music

01/19/2019

01/16/2019

incoming: tonight's tracklist for crate digging!
tonight's show featured a "crate digging sampler" that spanned soul to funk to disco ~ check out the tracklist below and be sure to follow the comprehensive crate digging playlist on spotify to directly listen to the tunes featured on the show each week: https://open.spotify.com/user/127611329/playlist/5wgqwr9y4c0hI9Dl2Lhfbm?si=v86szteoShGCs0gPAdPZLw

1. Sun Spat - EMEFE
--"Guess That Sample" segment--
2. Husn Hazir Hain - Lata Mangeshkar
3. Rain - Bicep
4. Share What You Got, Keep What You Need - The Modulations
5. It's Your World - Common
6. As Long As I've Got You - The Charmels
7. C.R.E.A.M. - Wu-Tang Clan
--"Crate Digging Sampler"--
8. Ain't Got the Love (Of One Girl On My Mind) - Ambassadors
9. Middle of the Night - Lalo Schifrin
10. When Seasons Change - Curtis Mayfield
11. You're A Melody (Extended Disco Version) - Aged In Harmony
12. Disco Baby (Floating Points & Red Greg Edit) - Y. Gershovsky
13. Happy Me - Kleeer
14. Disco Hi-Life (2009 Edit) - Orlando Julius
15. Bad Girls - Donna Summer

put on your dust mask, this is the comprehensive crate dig. regularly updated with rarities featured on crate digging every tuesday @ 7pm on uclaradio.com.

01/09/2019

set your alarm-- the first episode of the quarter starts in 50 minutes! get ready for some funky disco house, my crate diggers.

01/04/2019

i'm excited to announce that crate digging will be returning next week at a new time . . . satisfy your needs for groovy, funky, sample-heavy rarities by tuning in to crate digging now at 7pm every tuesday on uclaradio.com ! the first show of the quarter is this tuesday, january 8th, at 7pm and i can't wait to boogie with you listeners

12/07/2018

did you miss the last show of the quarter ?! no worries, you can get allll your crate digging needs fulfilled by listening to the last show on soundcloud ➩
this episode features turntablism, brazilian funk, with a special emphasis on disco house. stay updated with sneak peaks of cool things to come next quarter by following crate digging on facebook and soundcloud. thanks for joining me, fellow crate diggers ✰ stay digging

Tracklist ⤵ ♪Turntablism ♪ Rockit - Herbie Hancock Suckas (Sucka DJ Dis) - DJ Babu Lesson 4: The Radio - Cut Chemist Stompin' at Le Savoi - Kid Koala ♫Brazilian Funk♫ Brother Father Mother Sister -

12/04/2018

hey! if you're interested in grooving to some ghanian disco, afro-funk, disco house, and much more, listen to last week's crate dig ➪

https://soundcloud.com/cratedigginguclaradio/episode-4

12/02/2018

"Crate Digging should really mirror being in a record store—you can go to one section and browse that, or you can just bounce around and try to crate dig anywhere...When I go to record stores and I see an album that I recognize as something that I want to get, I know that I will listen to the entire thing, I will read the liner notes, I will look at the artwork, I’ll hold it. And I won’t forget about it, because it’s there, it’s physically there...Crate digging forces me to do all of that, to look for music in an organic way."

To learn more about the inspiration for Crate Digging check out this rad interview that I had the pleasure of being a part of -->

Anna Kondratyeva interviews Jess from Crate Digging First of all, what IS crate digging?Crate digging is basically going to record stores and you’re just like…digging through these milk crates and...

11/29/2018

it's almost time, crate digging comrades. i hope you're ready to unearth some new tunes with me tomorrow, thursday, @ 11am on uclaradio.com. tomorrow's show will start with the interactive "guess that sample" segment which encourages listeners (you!) to identify in the live chat what contemporary artist sampled the soul/funk/disco tracks i play. then we'll move on to some serious crate digging by exploring ghanaian disco, afro-funk, and sample-heavy electronic. so set your alarms, we have serious diggin' to do tomorrow.

11/21/2018

wondering what the tracklist was for my electronic crate dig?!? well dig no farther my friends—

~¡¡super exclusive tracklist!!~
DJs gotta dance more - a-trak, todd terry
some kind of game - against all logic (A.A.L)
mystery of love - mr. fingers
computer love - kraftwerk
from here to eternity - giorgio moroder
harder better faster stronger(jess and crabbe remix)-daft punk
out of space - the prodigy
block rockin' beats - the chemical brothers
windowlicker - aphex twin
techno disco tool - mella dee
B.F.O.D.A.A.S. - mall grab

11/21/2018

last thursday i explored the history of electronic music's practice of crate digging. if you want to re-live the dance party, you can listen to the recording on the crate digging soundcloud --> https://soundcloud.com/cratedigginguclaradio/electronic-crate-digging

listen to the comprehensive crate dig: https://open.spotify.com/user/127611329/playlist/5wgqwr9y4c0hI9Dl2Lhfbm?si=1ZRG8ebQSxuoP5czPp4Kjw *$ track list $* DJs gotta dance more - a-trak, todd terry som

11/15/2018

it's almost time to put your dust masks on and start crate digging . . . tomorrow's show will focus exclusively on electronic music and the pioneers who use crate digging and sampling in their production process. expect tracks and breakdowns from electronic legends like the prodigy, fatboy slim, aphex twin, and daft punk ! ~ it's gonna get E L E C T R I C so tune in thursday @ 11am on uclaradio.com ~

11/13/2018

missed last week's hip hop crate dig?
catch up on the history of hip hop & the genre's reliance on crate digging and sampling --> https://soundcloud.com/cratedigginguclaradio/hip-hop-crate-digging

~*track list*~ buddy - de la soul shake your rump - beastie boys the revolution will not be televised - gil scott-heron bring the noise - public enemy check the rhime - a tribe called quest n.y. state

10/30/2018

hey disco dancers, here's crate digging's disco tracklist from last week:

glad to know you - kitty grant
underwater - harry thumann
try it - groove motion
at night (purple disco machine remix) - shakedown
astounded - bran van 3000
i need you tonight - punkin machine
boogie nights - heatwave
he's the greatest dancer - sister sledge

listen to the show again: https://soundcloud.com/cratedigginguclaradio/crate-digging-ep-3

*tr@ckLi$t* coconuts - fouk // spread love - al hudson & the soul partners *guess that sample segment* apache - incredible bongo band // apache - the sugarhill gang pontos de luz - gal costa // lite