Californian beat-maker Sebastian Fraye continues his tribute to crate-digging and dusty vinyl discoveries with the finely crafted Volume 2. Released on Cold Busted, the album features 20 instrumentals constructed with samples, beats, and drops found in used bins of record shops and musty backrooms of thrift stores. The album cover — designed by Sebastian — is about this vinyl journey, featuring price stickers sourced from some of the albums in his collection.
The music is a celebration of digging culture — upbeat, nostalgic, and combining stylistic detours that transmit the thrill of discovering that magic beat. Highlights include the head-nod-worthy jazz-hip hop hybrid of “Art Imitates Life (Magic),” the feel-good sunshine bounce of “Special (Friends),” “Stereo (System)” evoking the classic era of the Mo Wax label, and the dreamy boom-bap of “Never the Same (Changes).” Sebastian Fraye’s Volume 2 shows how a vinyl-junkie’s dedication pays off. These beats are supreme.
Peter Kruder (Kruder & Dorfmeister) - “Nice breaks!”
Kid Loco (Flor) – “Back at the Old School. Great!”
DJ Wash (Butter Music) – “That’s a classy release!”
Mr. Bristow (Subtek) – “Great selection, love these kinds of jams. Looking forward to cutting over some of these.”
Rusty (All Good Funk Alliance) – “Hypnotic and criptonic beats for your mind body and sizzzoul.”
Spike Deep (Rocka Fobic Music) – “Chilled downtempo, mood style. With a little bit of trip hop style. Lovely mood here.”
Floored Capri (Kane FM) – “Magic. Love this.”
Anatoly Ice (Funk and Beyond Radio Show) – “Jazzual beats with funky flavor.”
Aja Allsop (Ketch A Vibe Radio Show) – “This moves along like a mustang smoking a spliff.”
Double-D (Funky Fresh Radio Show) – “Here we go … nice and funky!”
Available Now From: Bandcamp, Beatport, Apple Music, And Spotify.