Dust & Grooves – Adventures in Record Collecting. A book about vinyl records collectors

For Digging Our Own Crates, the Dust & Grooves intern team has been burdened with the excruciating (but utterly captivating) task of diving into our extensive interview archive to rediscover albums both classic and weird that previous collector’s have obsessed over. Each record is hand picked from our own crates based on its unique style, fascinating history, or sometimes, just by its rad cover.

From the timeless to the reckless, crooning lovers and veritable punks, we plan to journey through twangy country sounds, experimental electronic noise, and all the glorious side roads and in-betweens along the way. We hope you will be in for the ride (but we get the aux cord).

Digging Our Own Crates: Grace Jones – Slave to the Rhythm

25 Jul 2023

The first thing you think of when you hear “Grace Jones” may not be music. It’s more likely to recall her androgynous look, distinct fashion, or maybe even her sporadic acting choices. But that is precisely what makes Grace Jones so iconic—she occupies so many spaces and does all of them without flaw.

Digging Our Own Crates: East of Underground – Self titled

24 Jul 2023

Composed of seven musicians, East of Underground was an American army band formed in Germany during the Vietnam War. After winning second place in a special forces music competition, a limited run album was released by the Armed Forces Radio Network featuring covers of Curtis Mayfield tracks and a clever fusion of Funkadelic’s “I’ll Bet You” and “California Dreamin.”

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