crate-dig

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From crate +‎ dig, first attested in 2005.

Verb

crate-dig (third-person singular simple present crate-digs, present participle crate-digging, simple past and past participle crate-dug)

  1. (ambitransitive, music, slang) To shop for vintage, rare, or otherwise obscure recordings, especially by looking through crates containing secondhand merchandise.
    • 2023 October 2, Richard Villegas, “Three Latin American Music Legends Protecting the Past To Secure the Future”, in Rolling Stone‎[1]:
      Earlier this year, German crate-digging label Analog Africa released a retrospective of Mayorga’s more exploratory electronic works, while a new album of original compositions titled Cumbia Pishcodélica is slated for release in the coming months via Musicoteca Ecuador.
    • 2023 November 6, Phillip Sherburne, “Croaking Frogs, Buzzing Hornets, Squealing Dolphins: A Guide to Smithsonian Folkways’ Best Science and Nature Recordings”, in Pitchfork‎[2]:
      There’s definitely a nonzero chance that samples from this record might be found in ’90s releases from DJ Shadow and his fellow crate-digging beat miners.

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