Hi
Here's a start
Rajesh
Boston CD places:
On Newbury Street in Boston -
have used CDs: CD Spins, Mystery Train 2,
only new: Newbury Comics, Tower
On Boylston just after its intersection with Mass Ave. towards Kenmore Sq.
- Looney Tunes
In Cambridge:
Harvard Square -
non used: HMV, Tower (this tower is relatively good for idm stuff)
used: walk on Harvard Yard away from Harvard Square -
Mystery Train 1, Rockpile, Second Coming
slightly further ahead - Looney Tunes
Central Square -
Cheapo Record (cheap but low idm content)
Mars Records - between Harvard Square and Central Square on Mass Ave.
has a decent idm/experimental section
Porter Square -
Stereo Jacks - on Mass Ave. towards Harvard Square -
good jazz collection, a bit low on idm.
satellite 49 mass ave. 617-536-5482
good points
-little of everything, not too much of anything. (cd,12",mixtape)
-cool staff, for techno check mike walsh.. for drum and bass and electro
talk to bill crook.. for house, jay ine, for idm (ie everything) ask for
matthew sordillo.
-industry standard prices
-hob nob with FredEx on any given day ;)
bad points
-kiddies checking the phatty phat pants rack
-feeding frenzy on shipment day
-good stuff gets snatched up quik (ie ordering #'s are low)
-get in an argument with FredEx on any given day ;)
biscuithead recoreds
93 Massachusetts Ave (3rd floor - buzz #9)
good points
-enamorous owner, dj bruno
-cool staff, fran, billy, erika
-vibe (ya know, for the love of the music)
-realness (think about that as you ride the elevator up)
-house, hip hop, r&b 12"'s and mixed tapes
-a section for funk classics with stickers identifying
who sampled this record into what song. :-)
bad points
-limited selection of genre's
-no food/drink the the store unless you own the store
4 front records
somewhere on newbury street
good points
-drum and bass only
-vinyl is still hot when they get it
-sale bin scores
bad points
-newbury street location
-limited selection of genre's
Twisted Village
12b Elliot St. Harvard Square area cambridge
good points
-Locals only know how to find it
-IDM in various formats with pricing that will make you wonder
(ie GAK 12" on warp for 8$?)
-smart staff
-weird collection of IDM-relatives (ie prog rock, psy rock, and
general "noise" labels)
bad points
-Locals only know how to find it
-Limited supply
What about Boston Beats on Newbury street. They have a reasonable
selection. Though some of their mix-tapes are horrendously expensive,
something like $25 for someone named DJ Danee.
(Rajesh Bhatt, Aran Parillo, Niraj Agarwalla)
NYC stores:
saw some questions about nyc record stores...
my personal fave is other music 4th street and broadway, across the
street from tower and next to anime crash. www.othermusic.com still not
done. excellent selection of new and stock idm and eclectic type stuff
here, and bright orange bags.
and after that, go up to 9th street and start walking east. losta good
stuff here, all on the left (north) side. first you'll see footwork,
downstairs stocking hiphop i guess, another store in philly?. after
veselka on the right you'll hit breakbeatscience
(www.breakbeatscience.com), if you want the freshest jungle, drum and
bass, its here, along with dara db paul c and whoever else. check 88.7
when its on the air btw.
keep going down 9th. you can skip the little stores and vegan food joints
if you want and head to etherea, another good record store. pretty much
everthing but not as idm-focused as othermusic. then next door you've got
strange? more rave/techno oriented, still good. owner bakes a mean cookie.
walk any further and you'll hit tompkins square park. crackheads galore.
grab a slice at ninos, head to st marks, and walk back west. you'll find
See Hear, a great zine store (in case you forgot to get the latest
immerse). also if they have it check noise(3) from attik its fucking
bomb. really goes beyond tdr's recent output imo.
theres some other stuff on that street, mondo kims, kinda shitty except
for the occasional mu-ziq performance.
also if you like hiphop check phat beats, 6th ave and 8th st. head down a
bit on 6th ave to carmine for sonic groove if you like techno or house.
hmm...throb, 14th maybe near union square. various other shit here and
there, virgin megastore if you wanna hear some free shit and buy
overpriced imports... (inphlux)
Strange on 9th St bet 1st and A.
Breakbeat Science on 9th St bet 2nd and 1st.
Throb on 14th between 2nd and 3rd. 212.533.2328
Kim's on St. Marks tween 3rd and 2nd Ave.
Check Strange and Breakbeat Science on E 9th Street; Throb on E 14th St;
Temple on Lafayette (under Liquid Sky shop); Etherea on Ave A; and most
importantly OTHER Music on E. 4th St across from the Tower Records. Lots
of cool noise/experimental stuff...
Received-Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 11:02:10 -0500 (EST)
From: Andrew Cowper <acowper@dvcorp.com>
To: "idm@hyperreal.org" <idm@hyperreal.org>,
"'Green38@aol.com'" <Green38@aol.com>
Subject: RE: (idm) great cd/record shops in NYC?
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 10:59:44 -0500
Sender: idm-owner@hyperreal.org
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Personally I favour Sonic Groove, on Carmine St in the Village. They have
lots of good stuff in there, including lots of old stuff that you might not
expect to be able to find any more. Last time I was there I picked up
Celestial Soul by As One and lots of Herbert I thought was long gone. They
have lots of old Rephlex,Clear,Phono,Universal Language etc,etc.
For experimental I'd go for Other Music on 4th near Broadway. Lots of
freaked out wierd shit there.
I'd also recommend the rotator locator on hyperreal. Thats how I found out
about these shops.
CheerioAndrewC.
From: "Pollack, Annaliese D." <Annaliese.Pollack@RETG.com>
To: "'Andrew Cowper'" <acowper@dvcorp.com>, idm@hyperreal.org,
"'Green38@aol.com'" <Green38@aol.com>
Subject: RE: (idm) great cd/record shops in NYC?
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 11:08:01 -0500
Sender: idm-owner@hyperreal.org
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Other Music is the place to go. i love to browse around there because you
can always find neat strange things...its across the street from tower
records in the east village, on 4th st.
there is a place called rebel rebel somewhere in greenwich village(somewhere
on bleeker-which doesn't help much!) that used to have great stuff, but i
haven't been there in awhile...don't know what its like now....
z
From: general@syntaxmusic.com (SyntaxMusic) Reply-To: gabe@syntaxmusic.com
From: "brian j tang" <fafol@royalblueny.com>
Philadelphia:
Future Sounds 2141 Ardmore 412 351 3221
Fuzzy Logik Music - A Nu Breed of Record Label
http://www.fuzzylogik.com
611 Records is Josh Wink's place, 611 S. 4th - might have already moved
across the street.
I would check out Nigel Richards store
- 611 Records 611 S 4th St 215 413 9100
House, techno, jungle, ambient, trance, tons of vinyl, good selection of CDs.
Digital Underground on 5th between South and Lombard - dark ambient,
industrial, trance, FAX, etc.
State of the Art on South between 6th and 8th...?
New place; haven't been there yet, supposedly great, hopes to fill the void
left by 3rd Street's demise.
HMV on 15th and Walnut and Tower on South - too expensive, but you can find
some gems if you dig around.
There's another DJ store on Pine near 12th, mostly house. (About the beat)
Repo Records in Bryn Mawr
-- Repo Records (go up I-495, take Rt. 30E until you go past a Borders;
Repo will be on your left)
-- 611 Records (611 S. Fourth St., 413-9100; half a block off of South
Street)
Repo's a quiet store, good for more than just electronic music (no vinyl,
just discs); you'll find a lot of indie bootlegs and non-electronic
experimental here, e.g. Fripp. Staff won't give you any shit for not
dressing the scene when you walk into the store. They're just into the
music as much as the people they sell to.
No offense, but 611 staff are effete snobs -- if you dress like a normal
human being (i.e., t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers) and you don't have at
least three body parts pierced and visible, expect the stares that
translate to, "You freelance as a narcotics agent, right?" -- and the
import CD selection (what there is of it) is *way* *way* overpriced, but
the vinyl range is not bad and almost redeems the joint. Almost.
However, they seem to cater exclusively to the techno/clubbing clique with
the distribution of their record base and by selling clothing (which
disturbs me greatly for a music store, but whatever). N.B.: if you buy
vinyl, make sure *all* the records are there before you leave the store.
Especially for the older releases.
Finally, for those who were asking where to find decent stuff in Philly, a
newer (7 months old or so) shop on South St. is State of the Art records a
bit west of Tower Records, right next door to Comic Showcase. Selections
so-so and prices are so-so, but they come through in a pinch. Digital
Underground's selection is usually pretty good, even if they cater to a
more industrial crowd.
X-Sender: "Rich Sihilling" <rich@opusnet.com>
From: "Zenon M. Feszczak" <feszczak@sas.upenn.edu>
Rajesh Bhatt
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