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1996-04-02 23:11Gonzalo Merchan>Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 23:10:33 >From: GMerchan@gnn.com (Gonzalo Merchan) >To: videla@ucs

From:: Gonzalo Merchan <GMerchan@gnn.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 23:11:53
Subject:: Fwd: Re: (idm) DR. FREECLOUDS, not really. (was: stores in LA)

quoted 64 lines Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 23:10:33

>Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 23:10:33 >From: GMerchan@gnn.com (Gonzalo Merchan) >To: videla@ucsu.Colorado.EDU >Subject: Re: (idm) DR. FREECLOUDS, not really. (was: stores in LA) > > >>DR. FREECLOUDS has NOTHING for the IDM fan, it is pimarily a place >>for LA style dj's and HARDCORE fans like the Drop Base/ ANALOGUE >>label stuff. I went there in DEC and found very little for IDM, >>they didn't know what it was. They didn't even know what WARP or >>REPHLEX, well they kinda' did. they called it 'experimental' >>stuff. I will admit that Ron and the crew were excellent in >>customer service, very nice people. > >Very true. What they lack in knoweldge they make up for in >enthusiasm. A great bunch of people running that store. There >really is no one place to go IDM shopping in LA. They Viynl section >in Arrons is just...not to my taste. Everything is in bags which >makes it very difficult to look through and its usually crowded and >even though I look every time I go I've never found anything. A >better bet is the used CD section which is a fucking goldmine due >to the number of record industry people who routinely dump off >large quantities of promos. You can sometimes find albums before >the official release dates in the used bins. I bought Massive >Attacks protection 2 months before it came out for 5 dollars. Other >lovely finds: Air Liquide - Increased Diffculty... double CD - $4, >Swervedrivers first ep on CD $1! The record industry people also >turn other used CD places around town in goldmines, especially in >OC where nobody knows shit about music. I got the Kruder & >Dorfmeister Ep on Quango for $2.99 and the Cornershop CD for $1. As >a rule, never buy new in LA until you have looked used. There are >certain LA based labels (that shall remain nameless) that I have >been able to find EVERY release on used the week they are released. >For Viynl in LA, special order at Dr. Freeclouds is really the best >you can hope for. The stores on Melrose are worse than fucking >hopeless. For anyone who wishes it, here is a little list of LA >stores I've compiled from the So-cal Raves list members input: > >Funky Town-Torrance >Streetbeat-Pomona >Liquid Vinyl(formerly deep groove rec.)-Baldwin Park >Exodus-Rosemead >Soundwave rec.-Fontana/bloomington >Mauricio's-La Puente >Tuff Guys-Montebello(i think it's ran by former Exodus people) >Fastlane rec.-Whittier >Behind the groove-in the valley >The dj store-L.A on broadway >Groove Riders-Sherman Oaks >Prime Cuts-Santa Monica Blvd. >Puba's-Pasadena >Streetsounds - Melrose >Beat Non Stop - Melrose >DMC - Melrose >Arrons - on Highland in Hollywood >Noise, Noise, Noise-Costa Mesa >Dr. Free Clouds-Costa Mesa > >If anyone has any input on the stores above Streetsounds let me >know because I have never been to any of those, but do intend to. >Some of them are over an hour away from my house though so I want >to make sure before I make the drive. Peace out... > > -Fresh

1996-04-03 03:50.GMV500Hey There some been som e recent discussion on the list about stores in SOCAL/LA. There wa

From:: .GMV500 <videla@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 20:50:58 -0700 (MST)
Subject:: (idm) DR. FREECLOUDS, not really. (was: stores in LA)

Hey There some been som e recent discussion on the list about stores in SOCAL/LA. There was someone who said he was surprised that no one mentioned Dr. Freeclouds. I was surprised too, but......... DR. FREECLOUDS has NOTHING for the IDM fan, it is pimarily a place for LA style dj's and HARDCORE fans like the Drop Base/ ANALOGUE label stuff. I went there in DEC and found very little for IDM, they didn't know what it was. They didn't even know what WARP or REPHLEX, well they kinda' did. they called it 'experimental' stuff. I will admit that Ron and the crew were excellent in customer service, very nice people. I am moving back to Costa Mesa after being away for four years. I live one block behind FREECLOUD's so I expect that I will have to be pulling their ears once I move. I hope that by the time I get there in AUG, I will have enough knowledge to help the guys at DR FREECLOUDS to bring in more of the stuff we talk about on this list. That is why I read this list everyday. LA is a tough place, but if you are able to spend enough time looking all over the county you will be able to find it somehow. This is going to suck for me when I move back to CAli, because I can just run down the street here in Boulder, CO and go to ALBUMSup and get anything on any given day! If its not there today, I can probably have it by next week, I will really miss NATE and the boys once I move. Thanks guys. If that sounds like a plug for ALBUMSUP, it is. so if any of you are in Colorado, or comming here for a ski trip or something come to Boulder and do some shopping. Albums gets kinda crowded, but it is never as crowded as Aron's seemed to be when I went there. That place was a zoo! the problem, which I don't see as a problem, is that IDM is like a hunt for us. We love it soo much we will do whatever it taked to get it. This is the case in the LA area. Its there, somewhere. KEEP LOOKING! thanks, one concerned returning Californian ps thanks to all who have mentioned the other stores to watch out for! /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ NAME:Gil aka GMV500 E-MAIL: videla@colorado.edu WEB PAGE: yeah, right! check out my friends- http://ares.csd.net/~albumsup - http://www.uea.ac.uk/~u9506276 PHILOSOPHY: AMBIENT+BREAKDANCE= IDM FINAL WORDS: MORE BEER! \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\\/\\/\/\/\\//\/\/\/\/\/\/\\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/

1996-04-03 11:59Greg Earle> DR. FREECLOUDS has NOTHING for the IDM fan, it is primarily a place for LA > style DJ's

From:: Greg Earle <earle@isolar.tujunga.ca.us>
To:: <videla@ucsu.colorado.edu>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Wed, 03 Apr 1996 03:59:04 -0800
Subject:: Re: (idm) DR. FREECLOUDS, not really. (was: stores in LA)
Reply to:: (idm) DR. FREECLOUDS, not really. (was: stores in LA)

quoted 5 lines DR. FREECLOUDS has NOTHING for the IDM fan, it is primarily a place for LA

> DR. FREECLOUDS has NOTHING for the IDM fan, it is primarily a place for LA > style DJ's and HARDCORE fans like the Drop Base/ ANALOGUE label stuff. I > went there in Dec and found very little for IDM, they didn't know what it > was. They didn't even know what WARP or REPHLEX, well they kinda' did. > They called it 'experimental' stuff.

Erm, well, does it matter what they file it under? As long as they have it? I was just there 3 days ago. I could have easily dropped $100+ on "IDM" stuff if I'd felt like it, but I don't do that sort of thing anymore. What they had: - A separate bin for Clear with the Gregory Fleckner Quintet 12", quite a few copies of the Plaid 12", and the Gescom "... Parents ... " 12" (threw this back; it's mostly good but I was on a money spending limit) - A separate bin for Warp with the Disjecta 12" (bought that one, sorry, all gone now) and some other things I've forgotten - LFO "Advance" on vinyl I think (they also had the Warp "Tri Repetae" on CD in another area) - An "Experimental" bin as you said, with random experimental/IDM/whatnot labels thrown in together (e.g.: RePHLeX, Reflective, Plug Research, a few others). This bin had the Kinaesthesia "Empathy Box" remix 12" (I threw that one back, not a high enough hit/miss ratio), a copy of the Future Sounds label comp., the "South Of Market" 12" on Reflective, a couple other Reflective releases (I remember a green 12" ... maybe REF 002, the Subtropic "Throb" EP), and a couple of Plug Research releases (like the recent 4 track 12" compilation in neat-o marble vinyl). Oh yeah, and they also threw the Carl Craig "DJ Kicks" one-sided 12" in there for good measure (it's really good, but I ain't payin' $10 for a one-sided record, no way Jose') - The Panasonic multiple-10" box set was behind the counter, gathering dust (Damn, some of that thing is really great, and some of it is total pointless crap ... a whole side of a record with nothing on it but the sound of a record needle hitting the inner groove runoff? C'mon guys ... ) - Not that this is IDM-specific but they had a tiny Transmat bin with copies of "Strings Of Life" on "Transmat Classics" pressings ... More than enough IDM to suit me, anyway. I ended up buying the Disjecta 12" (OK, so it sounds like Aphex a bit, byte me) and the "True People" Detroit comp. on CD.

quoted 1 line I am moving back to Costa Mesa after being away for four years.

> I am moving back to Costa Mesa after being away for four years.

How come? Most people *escape* from Coastal Misery, not go back to it after college is over ;-) OnNow: Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" (The GREATEST record EVER MADE! Even better than PRINCE and CHICK COREA! <*evil grin*>) - Greg