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From:
Derek Oliver
To:
Greg Strockbine.
Cc:
Date:
Sat, 28 Jan 1995 04:02:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject:
Re: Rambling Thru Record Shops
Msg-Id:
<Pine.SUN.3.91.950128035932.20731N-100000@linda.teleport.com>
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On Sat, 28 Jan 1995, Greg Strockbine. wrote:
quoted 26 lines in southern Cali...> in southern Cali... > > I hit 2 record stores late friday night; Tower in Canoga Park and > Aron's Records in Hollywood. > > At Tower they were playing some intense techno. I asked the guy at > the counter what was playing now, he showed me a Cleopatra release > "Hard Techno 200 bpm", he was talking really fast, "no one buys this > stuff, it just sits there, but when I play it everyone comes up and > asks what it is". Question 2, "do you have any vinyl in this store". > "What's that" he asked. "Records" I said. "No, except in techno". > > At Aron's I picked up Haunted Dancehall. "What does this sound like?" > the clerk asked. "I dunno, haven't heard it yet, but heard good > things about it", I replied. "Oh, probably like dancehall only they > try to make it sound cooler" he said. > > I wish I never discovered Aron's. I spent 40 bucks there last > saturday, 40 bucks on tuesday (drove the 101 in the pouring rain) and > 78 bucks on friday. This is worse than any drug addiction I ever had. > Out of this whole huge pile of electronic music I could live without > all of it except for maybe Orbital 2 and Trance 3. I wish I never > subscribed to this idm list. I wish there was no net. I wish there > was no computer. Bahhhh...shit! i just caught on fire. help!!!! > > fuzzbrain
Do us all a favor, pull the plug on the computer, or pull the fuckin trigger dude. (Just kidding) fuzznutts