Three tape pack! Only a limited number of color copies available.
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Includes unlimited streaming of Inside the Crates
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 2 days
5 remaining
$20USDor more
Cassette + Digital Album
The official retail release cassette - in white!
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Includes unlimited streaming of Inside the Crates
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 2 days
$8USDor more
Streaming + Download
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Purchasable with gift card
$5USD or more
Limited Edition Colorway Pack (2 tapes)
Cassette + Digital Album
Limited Edition colorway pack - 2 tapes - one yellow and one green.
Only 5 available!
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Your order will ship on or slightly before the release date of 6/6/17. You will also receive a digital download of both Sides A and B on the release date.
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Includes unlimited streaming of Inside the Crates
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
16 tracks from the personal collections of Instagram crate diggers from around the globe, mixed by a world class DJ, @djragz. The result is a real mixtape - actually on tape. A tape about music discovery, DJing, hip-hop, and crate digging.
This project has been a journey - a tape well over a year in the making. Back in February 2016 we had an idea to do a crate digging version of the beat tape we had put out the previous December. The goal: gather music from the personal collections of crate diggers from the IG record community around the world that we had connected with over time and develop it into a mix done by a world class DJ. We reached out to 16 heavy diggers and asked for a track - there was no stipulation on style, just whatever you wanted to send from your collection. This resulted in a pretty eclectic mix of mostly rare gems, mixed in with a few personal favorites. After that, we shared the vision of the project (essentially Kon & Amir and DJ Muro meet Rob Swift) with the one DJ we knew would be perfect for the project, Virginia legend @djragz. That's all we said - Ragz was so tuned in and organized a 40 minute masterpiece of a mix. Creative blends, crazy cuts, juggles, on and on.
- Side A is the Original Mix: complete with cuts, juggles, acapellas, etc.
- Side B is an Instrumental Mix: all the tracks from Side A, but without the cuts and acapellas.
(note: both are clean and appropriate to play around your grandmother and grade school kids)
No project is complete without great art, which is where crate digger and artist @gregloretan stepped in. With a clear vibe of crate digging, the cover captures that "feel" with nods to Tribe (done right after Phife passed) and Keith Harring.
The end result is a project that sounds fresh in 2017, but reminds you of the classic era of the 90's. We truly hope y'all enjoy.
2017 - When Crates Create
credits
released June 6, 2017
Mixed by DJ Ragz
Executive Produced by Ologist (Better Beat Bureau)
Artwork by Greg Loretan
supported by 10 fans who also own “Inside the Crates”
Favorite Track: Whichever one is currently playing. This album kills, and you owe it to yourself to listen with no distractions and headphones on.
The mixing and mastering of the album feels worth shouting out — every instrument can be heard distinctly yet never overtakes a track. The bass and beats are deep and resonate, pulling you down into the warmth of this album, while the horns and winds lift you into their lilting and bold exultations. Could Not Be Worse
supported by 10 fans who also own “Inside the Crates”
sed: I shouldn't whistle along after all these years - ? Though I might also choose "Above". This LP is wholly tasty. It's where it started for me and one I come back to often. I arrived too late for Seeds, Roots and Fruits double vinyl. Still, I "met" the awesome (eek) folks at Beat Catz and they made me feel better.
24j
A dreamy, jazzy beat tape with twinkling keys, bone-brittle drums, and melodies that drift and wind like boats in a stream. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 9, 2019
supported by 10 fans who also own “Inside the Crates”
mike flips. Oh mike flips. You do compose a perfect mixture of break beat chaos with melodical grind bass. This is both relaxing and groovin' at the same time. Harks back to the 90s sample scene, yet has a new vibrant feel. I got the tape version as well, just to feel closer to the sounds. Rich H