On Tue, 5 Apr 1994, Michael King wrote:
quoted 9 lines Do the buyers at Tower listen in on this list? It just seems weird that> Do the buyers at Tower listen in on this list? It just seems weird that
> every time somebody starts a thread on something (admittedly, only if it is
> available in silver), our Tower gets a couple of them in. Juno Reactor,
> YMO Technodon, Orb, AFX, TEX, etc. We're yapping about Klaus Schulze, and
> this week, what do you think I see at Tower? Why, "The Essential Klaus
> Schulze: 1973-1993". I thought it would be a perfect introduction for the
> interest stirred by the recent threads. Is this just a leeetle too much of
> a co-winky-dink or what? So, I picked it up, and hopefully will pass along
> a review. It is on Caroline, btw.
Actually, I think that we're just a few steps ahead of them. It seems
that usually there's much discussion of everything immediately following
its release (or before its US release), and Tower's buyers just don't
rush to have it in stock immediately. I'm not sure about other locales,
but the selection of IDM at the Towers here in Seattle is pretty shit
compared to what you can get at shops which specialize in the stuff.
From the looks of the selection here, Tower just seems to buy whatever a
handful of "techno" labels tell them to. (caroline, instinct,
TVT/Waxtrax!, moonshine)
And Caroline seems to be doing well releasing classics. I was surprised
and quite pleased to see The Essential Fripp and Eno on the racks, and I
hope this continues.
Matt Corwine
Online Editor, XLR8R Magazine
Seattle WA USA