I've noticed that house DJs tend to listen to records they buy while hip hop DJs tend to miss that aspect of record buying. Good for RJD2 to be able to get back to loving just listening to good music.
I've been digging since 83'. (Actually 76' when I was 10 but didn't know it) my sister's had all the best r&b of the 70's) then when they finally moved out I got to keep the records. It was 79' when I made my first pause tapes on a combination of condenser mic up against the parents home stereo speakers. My first real loop tape was Here Albert Rise. Wasn't until 15+ years later I heard Biggie on his best song. Years before after DJing in highschool and later making beats late 80's my sampling was ahead of it's time, for the time. All the m.c. wanted all the James Brown or the East Coast sound. I didn't care. I made what I thought was dope. Here a list of some that the readers didn't want that I had: 1)I keep Forgetting, Michael McDonald 2) Rise, Herb Albert 3) 50 Ways, Paul Simon 4) Walk On The Wildside, Lou Reed 5) Devotion, EW&F I HAVE TO STOP! I know many others had these same songs loaded up. All I have to say is that it was special & kind it's heart breaking to heard these become hip-hop it's years later. I had a couple rappers that I've known my whole life say, "Yeah mean, you had some shit Beck in the day". It's all good...... To be continued: failed to keep it going because I couldn't keep hauling the records from broke apartment to girlfriend dumping me apartment, time & time again.
Reading through these comments......I think that what he was trying to get across at the end was only to say that the tradition isn't necessarily important. Music changes, and the way music is made changes. I think that's a pretty valid point to make. Kinda like when people started mixing records.
Love this Series, This one was dope, Hope One Day I get to See: DJ Premier, Q-Tip, Large Professor, Prince Paul, Dr.Dre, Marley Marl, The Bomb Squad, Showbiz, Buckwild, Madlib, MF DOOM, Easy Mo Bee, K-Def, The Beatnuts, El-P, Ghetto Professionals & Who ever that did the Beats on the Jungle Brother albums, Peace
WTF he says he's too old to play 45's back to back...dude that's what's hot right now. Breakbeat lou, 45 King, Numark, JRoc everyone is doing it and its dope. I also got into 45 and I think its another world than playing 12".
man this guy is a legend to music, play ghostwriter to any human on earth and i would bet 99.6% of people will fall in obsession with the sound and or feel something from it thats relatable, this guy is a godfather of instrumental side of hiphop / sampling
@16:33I agree but everything takes time n dedication just vinyl an live mixing is original than “ digital “ it’s process and glad to find this channel , peace
Love how he tries to explain his love for records, but can't even find the words to verbalize it. That's the truth though, you really can't explain the feeling you get poking through crate after crate, searching for those dope albums...
Hi, i know he mentioned Moroder and i know Moroder had a big influence on a lot of producers who make electronic music. What i would like to see is collections from artists who produce music other than Hip-Hop and Beats. Ritchie Hawtin, Derrick May, Kirk Degiorgio, Kraftwerk, etc. Lets see these guys collections. Lets here about their collecting related stories.
my only 2 cents on his last comment is i do feel that digging for records and listening to stuff just good breaks/samples etc forces the listeners hand to open their mind to a whole bunch of new music. i agree with him, they're not wrong for not doing it. but you watch these episodes and listen to these producers and their wealth of music knowledge from soul to jazz to brazilian and worldwide music. i think thats a point missed. when you can just come electronically through music not sure you indulge and or appreciate it as much. again not saying its wrong but when you have these dudes that came from not much talk about indian artists and know all the hits on a japanese label it says something
also digital availability of music has changed a lot. when i started buying records back in the early 90s i was big into electronic music, especially the techno/rave stuff. but there was only a certain amount of these records coming out each week, so if i wanted to listen to further electronic music i had to go to the breakbeat, ambient, house, hardcore or experimental section and check out what was new in there which defo sparked my interest in other (sub)genres. nowadays when there's things like beatport etc. which sometimes sees more than a 1000 new deephouse tracks coming out on a single day a kid which starts out listening to electronic music and maybe especially deephouse - just sticking with that example - is never forced to explore or leave his or her comfort zone because they face an endless supply of new stuff in their relatively small niche... and this has a big impact on how young folks sees and experiences music as well.
RJD2 is my favorite producer he has that style that I can't really explain he can pretty much mix genre's that won't match but still sounds good don't how he does it?! and I know there are other producer's that are better than RJD2 I'ma name pretty soon. there's not that many people who knows this artist very well... kids now days that are younger then me or same age or probably older only know producer's like (DJ Khaled, Mustard Beats, etc... the one's you on the radio. I don't know that many producer's on the radio very well cause their instrumentals are so bland and repetitive.) he's has that legend status of like Nujabes, J.dilla, MF DOOM, ALCHEMIST, DJ PREMIER, DJ SHADOW, FLYING LOTUS, EL-P and DR.DRE etc... all these amazing producer's. and it sucks that don't they have that recognition. I'm only 19 years old that knows these awesome artists and they been in game before I was even born. XD
i remember when that dude renegadedj1200 actually did some shit to contribute to music, that was real fly. oh wait, my bad-was thinking of someone else.
@acidhouse house...this guy RJD2 mentioned GIORGIO MORODER that's an iconic disco producer that HOUSE, TECHNO, ETC... HAVE SAMPLED FROM OR HAVE GOTTEN IDEAS FROM! BUT THE MAJORITY IS UNDERGROUND DISCO.
See when he says i wasn't buying records to listen to anymore i was just buying records to sample. I was buying records so i could have a massive collection but wasn't listening to stuff i was buying. I think a lot of cats do that. Now I've started selling some records and instead of buying 10 a week i only buy 1 or 2.
WLG1 he said from age 17 or something - somehow i doubt he was rolling in cash from his 10 hour a day crate digging missions (probably spending more than he was earning) . unless he was selling club banger number 1 pop beats on the side under another alias?
+Brent Strathdee-Pehi Yeah I'm curious about that too. Cheap records or not, you still need food and rent, and Equipment. And that seems to be way Before the Def Jux Days.
not feeling this episode the whole time he is just mumbling to himself then talks about "a" record for a few min's not showing the record but keeps on yapping and is playing with the top of one shelf like thats all the vinyl he has. not to mention his collection looks mad small
this kinda goes against what he said but i would just go through like 10 records at a time with my sp404 hooked up directly to the turntable and record every little bit of sound on my records that caught my ear rapid fire and digitize all the little sampleable bits for later use. good for recording isolated drum hits and whatever. did kinda make it so i wasn't enjoying the music or even listening to full songs though
Vinyl is a physical and historical experience. Touching the actual Record used on a famous sample track or collecting them. It inspires creativity rather then just digital music files. I think it’s all good. Great interview!
Awesome, RJD2 is a legend, nice to know more about his collection. Never knew that he worked with Shadow, these 2 are my favorite artists. Btw you guys should do a Crate Diggers with Dj Shadow, he have a massive record collection, it would be awesome to see what he has to talk about it.
I think you missed the point a little, It sounds like he meant you shouldn't have to do anything, you should do your own thing whatever it is and not the thing you think it should be or the way it should be done. Vinyl will live forever but I think he means if a new producer doesn't get it, than they don't have to, totally optional, he just wants you to do your own thing
Will there ever be new episodes of Crate Diggers? I've watched every video at least 5 times and I'm craving for more.
Marla Singer
Mia
I've noticed that house DJs tend to listen to records they buy while hip hop DJs tend to miss that aspect of record buying. Good for RJD2 to be able to get back to loving just listening to good music.
really good generalization
Yeah, stereotyping and biased, 2024? Lame.
It´s a producer thing. Not a hiphop dj thing.
RJD2, EL-P and Madlib to name a few are the people who influence me to make music, so me buying vinyl i think is pretty logical.
I've been digging since 83'. (Actually 76' when I was 10 but didn't know it) my sister's had all the best r&b of the 70's) then when they finally moved out I got to keep the records. It was 79' when I made my first pause tapes on a combination of condenser mic up against the parents home stereo speakers. My first real loop tape was Here Albert Rise. Wasn't until 15+ years later I heard Biggie on his best song. Years before after DJing in highschool and later making beats late 80's my sampling was ahead of it's time, for the time. All the m.c. wanted all the James Brown or the East Coast sound. I didn't care. I made what I thought was dope. Here a list of some that the readers didn't want that I had:
1)I keep Forgetting, Michael McDonald
2) Rise, Herb Albert
3) 50 Ways, Paul Simon
4) Walk On The Wildside, Lou Reed
5) Devotion, EW&F
I HAVE TO STOP!
I know many others had these same songs loaded up. All I have to say is that it was special & kind it's heart breaking to heard these become hip-hop it's years later. I had a couple rappers that I've known my whole life say, "Yeah mean, you had some shit Beck in the day". It's all good......
To be continued:
failed to keep it going because I couldn't keep hauling the records from broke apartment to girlfriend dumping me apartment, time & time again.
Typo's likamuhfka.... Peace
the guy in the record store huffing over your shoulder, he probably only really wanted to make a connection with another music lover
I used do that, make breakfast, then DJ and play instruments everyday, and man did it make progress in music. Such a great to advance musically
I love this series, if it were on dvd/bluray I would pay to own a tangible version!
Reading through these comments......I think that what he was trying to get across at the end was only to say that the tradition isn't necessarily important. Music changes, and the way music is made changes. I think that's a pretty valid point to make. Kinda like when people started mixing records.
picked up rjd2 june during a dig looking for cool electronics and really fell in love with that record
I remember him coming over with the finished beat and Copy dropped the vocal over the instrumental in my studio. PROUD OF THIS GUY!
RJD2 looks like H.P. Lovecraft.
Weird thats the first thing I thought of, It's uncanny, unthinkable and is driving me insane as we speak ai ai ...Rjd2!?
looooooooool he kinda does
Really enjoyed this. He is so well spoken and open minded. Also just so happens to make fantastic pieces of ear candy.
Attic records eh? Sounds like the "secret" record might be Goblin! They have a few monster drum breaks on their records.
Definitely Goblin. Not sure why he's tying to hide that haha
That Rich$ record he wrote 808 on going for over $100 on Discogs lol, loved this episode
finally someone who deserves an episode!!!
This guy is a fucking legend.
Love this Series, This one was dope, Hope One Day I get to See:
DJ Premier, Q-Tip, Large Professor, Prince Paul, Dr.Dre, Marley Marl, The Bomb Squad, Showbiz, Buckwild, Madlib, MF DOOM, Easy Mo Bee, K-Def, The Beatnuts, El-P, Ghetto Professionals & Who ever that did the Beats on the Jungle Brother albums, Peace
end part is awesome - part of his generation felt vinyl. it was important to them.
WTF he says he's too old to play 45's back to back...dude that's what's hot right now. Breakbeat lou, 45 King, Numark, JRoc everyone is doing it and its dope. I also got into 45 and I think its another world than playing 12".
What is that on the top shelf left side at 13:40? Some kind of coziness kit?
The Drum Break Illuminati rofl.... that's classic
man this guy is a legend to music, play ghostwriter to any human on earth and i would bet 99.6% of people will fall in obsession with the sound and or feel something from it thats relatable, this guy is a godfather of instrumental side of hiphop / sampling
@16:33I agree but everything takes time n dedication just vinyl an live mixing is original than “ digital “ it’s process and glad to find this channel , peace
Love how he tries to explain his love for records, but can't even find the words to verbalize it. That's the truth though, you really can't explain the feeling you get poking through crate after crate, searching for those dope albums...
This guy is the king. The last minute.
shouts out to weather report
YES! RJD2!!!!!!!!! thanks fuse!
It's crazy that I have so many of those background vinyl. Wilyin out, june, seasons
his last answer is great. i think it is so awesome that he seems so humble and down to earth.
Incredible. Thanx for this.
Whoa, Goldmine Records!? Is that the one in Columbus, OH?? I used to go in there to buy records all the time! Closed many years ago, though.
Can we have a new series with Mark N, Yoda, Shadow, Soulwax, Tom Ravenscroft and the Avalanches please?
where are all the Chicago Dj's???? Farley, Mickey , Kenny Jason
Mad respect for RJD2
Hell of a smart dude. Love ur work RJ!!!
Hi, i know he mentioned Moroder and i know Moroder had a big influence on a lot of producers who make electronic music. What i would like to see is collections from artists who produce music other than Hip-Hop and Beats. Ritchie Hawtin, Derrick May, Kirk Degiorgio, Kraftwerk, etc. Lets see these guys collections. Lets here about their collecting related stories.
DEF JUX POSTER!... Feeling...Nostaglic
my only 2 cents on his last comment is i do feel that digging for records and listening to stuff just good breaks/samples etc forces the listeners hand to open their mind to a whole bunch of new music. i agree with him, they're not wrong for not doing it. but you watch these episodes and listen to these producers and their wealth of music knowledge from soul to jazz to brazilian and worldwide music. i think thats a point missed. when you can just come electronically through music not sure you indulge and or appreciate it as much. again not saying its wrong but when you have these dudes that came from not much talk about indian artists and know all the hits on a japanese label it says something
also digital availability of music has changed a lot. when i started buying records back in the early 90s i was big into electronic music, especially the techno/rave stuff. but there was only a certain amount of these records coming out each week, so if i wanted to listen to further electronic music i had to go to the breakbeat, ambient, house, hardcore or experimental section and check out what was new in there which defo sparked my interest in other (sub)genres.
nowadays when there's things like beatport etc. which sometimes sees more than a 1000 new deephouse tracks coming out on a single day a kid which starts out listening to electronic music and maybe especially deephouse - just sticking with that example - is never forced to explore or leave his or her comfort zone because they face an endless supply of new stuff in their relatively small niche... and this has a big impact on how young folks sees and experiences music as well.
Legend.
RJD2 is my favorite producer he has that style that I can't really explain he can pretty much mix genre's that won't match but still sounds good don't how he does it?! and I know there are other producer's that are better than RJD2 I'ma name pretty soon. there's not that many people who knows this artist very well... kids now days that are younger then me or same age or probably older only know producer's like (DJ Khaled, Mustard Beats, etc... the one's you on the radio. I don't know that many producer's on the radio very well cause their instrumentals are so bland and repetitive.) he's has that legend status of like Nujabes, J.dilla, MF DOOM, ALCHEMIST, DJ PREMIER, DJ SHADOW, FLYING LOTUS, EL-P and DR.DRE etc... all these amazing producer's. and it sucks that don't they have that recognition. I'm only 19 years old that knows these awesome artists and they been in game before I was even born. XD
Weather Report all day!
RJD2 pĺease bring out another 70s funk mix.
that..........was.............amazing!
Good stuff RJD2 & FUSE
Rjd2 seems to be a cool dude
i remember when that dude renegadedj1200 actually did some shit to contribute to music, that was real fly. oh wait, my bad-was thinking of someone else.
RJD2 well, I for one thought you remixed Astrud Gilberto really well
"Just so you can see the label?"
"Yeah, I'm-I'm actually purposely doing this kind of thing."
Hahaha good dj's always protect their records!
@acidhouse house...this guy RJD2 mentioned GIORGIO MORODER that's an iconic disco producer that HOUSE, TECHNO, ETC... HAVE SAMPLED FROM OR HAVE GOTTEN IDEAS FROM! BUT THE MAJORITY IS UNDERGROUND DISCO.
Q-Tip would be dope!
alright im off to the store
Preach.
See when he says i wasn't buying records to listen to anymore i was just buying records to sample. I was buying records so i could have a massive collection but wasn't listening to stuff i was buying. I think a lot of cats do that. Now I've started selling some records and instead of buying 10 a week i only buy 1 or 2.
dudes got like three layers to his voice
what´s with the wiley box at 9:29?
I agree with this guy! Ras G & Oh No also, is there a daedelus yet?
wtf is that at 8:25
lol
A sick drum beat???? Lmao ;)
I dunno, but he's probably already sampled it.
He's gunna need more than 17 minutes, no doubt. Heard he's got like 4 tonnes of vinyl or something crazy like that!
very wise fellow
#LONGLIVEVINYL
What is the song at 6:55 ?
what's the track at 13:44?
Vinyl is like rock 'n' roll. It will never die no matter how many times the woefully informed pronounce it dead.
how does an adult have a 5-6 year/ 10-12 hours a day digging and beat making habit - wouldn't you have to work, eat, sleep???
you ever hear of something called a professional musician?
WLG1 he said from age 17 or something - somehow i doubt he was rolling in cash from his 10 hour a day crate digging missions (probably spending more than he was earning) . unless he was selling club banger number 1 pop beats on the side under another alias?
Brent Strathdee We save our money elsewhere and dig in the dollar bin.. $1 $3 $5 .
it's surprising how many records you can get for $20-30 at record stores or thrift/pawn shops
+Brent Strathdee-Pehi Yeah I'm curious about that too. Cheap records or not, you still need food and rent, and Equipment. And that seems to be way Before the Def Jux Days.
Somebody said the one the only J Dilla! Is it true Rjd2 yo? Long Life Bud! Got Cha Ya 😝
For the next issues............Dj Shadow and Dj Love, please.
I got a buncha weather report records. never paiid more than 5$ for 'em
+louis brains lol they go for 1 usd here in Japan
waiting on Nujabes episode...
Hank shocklee please.
EL-P he will do it i think
In my top 20 with Dilla being number one.
?uestlove Episode!! Get on it!
16:00 super fazit. mann oh mann
8:25
Top 5 goat.
Im 18 & I have a record collection haha
Anyone in particular?
niiice
Bake me a Cobbla!
MAD LIBBBBBBBB
crate digging is my Anti-drug!! now pass the tree's.
Nick wizz !
I'm living the dream **hooonk** haha wtf?
According to Discogs, looks like he shouldn't have written on that Ritch$ record...
Shit he has copywrite cage eastern conference all stars parrrrtt threeee!
Who's gonna post the "legend" comment on this one?
EMIGRE
12:00 white man having problems. thumbs up
If your only looking for a drum break, how about finding an actual live drummer?
Why the long face?
Hahaha!
not feeling this episode the whole time he is just mumbling to himself then talks about "a" record for a few min's not showing the record but keeps on yapping and is playing with the top of one shelf like thats all the vinyl he has. not to mention his collection looks mad small
HAHAHHAA 8:25 WHAT THE FUCK LOOOOOOOOOOL
Swagucci yo I said the same thing. Thought he was about to die
this kinda goes against what he said but i would just go through like 10 records at a time with my sp404 hooked up directly to the turntable and record every little bit of sound on my records that caught my ear rapid fire and digitize all the little sampleable bits for later use. good for recording isolated drum hits and whatever. did kinda make it so i wasn't enjoying the music or even listening to full songs though
Define "non-stop"... lol. A youtube video expert with 0 uploaded content smh get out of here anon you're drunk
Collectors don't like to show their gems (@ 3:54) They are like the alchemist that have a secret formula for intoxciating exilirs.
So anyone can guess ?
Vinyl is a physical and historical experience. Touching the actual Record used on a famous sample track or collecting them. It inspires creativity rather then just digital music files. I think it’s all good. Great interview!
That ending monologue was so great.
100% Vinyl records are important to me. Doesn't mean it has to be for anyone else. I'm glad this art is being documented for future generations.
3:41 is Patsy Gallant - Back To The City
Nice one :D
Awesome, RJD2 is a legend, nice to know more about his collection. Never knew that he worked with Shadow, these 2 are my favorite artists.
Btw you guys should do a Crate Diggers with Dj Shadow, he have a massive record collection, it would be awesome to see what he has to talk about it.
Get Buck 65 on here. Dibbs, Scratch Bastid, Signify, Jel, Boom Bip.
Jibbs ft Jibbs is a historical record regardless of whats on it haha
I think you missed the point a little, It sounds like he meant you shouldn't have to do anything, you should do your own thing whatever it is and not the thing you think it should be or the way it should be done. Vinyl will live forever but I think he means if a new producer doesn't get it, than they don't have to, totally optional, he just wants you to do your own thing