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quoted 1 line Subject: Austin, TX

>Subject: Austin, TX

quoted 3 lines I'm gonna be in Austin for some of the summer and wanted to know

> I'm gonna be in Austin for some of the summer and wanted to know >of any cool IDM shoppes in the area. I'm willin' to travel a little so >the general vicinity is cool. Thanks cowboys!

One of the best shops in America is in Austin. It's called Alien Records, it's owned and operated by one Herb Agepatis (sp?) how can set you up big time with the best sounds from around the globe. They know their stuff. Ring them at 512-477-3909.

quoted 7 lines Apologies to those who have nothing to do with Austin, Texas.

>Apologies to those who have nothing to do with Austin, Texas. >To all those who do live or have lived in the Austin area: what record shops >do you frequent in town, and which have you found to be the most helpful? >Waterloo obviously provides a lot of the basics (and then some, sometimes) >and 33 degrees if you keep your eyes peeled can be very useful, but I was >just curious if there are any other good places in town (especially if there >are any places that carry used IDM selections...tho i doubt it).

used IDM. . .not really. sometimes you can find a curiosity in the markdown bins at Alien, but lately they seem to have conceded the "left-field" market to 33 Degrees. which seems to work out fine, because none of the guys at Alien really knew what they were selling with IDM in the first place. there's also Turntable records on either South 1st or South Lamar. . .it's a strange little shop that exists primarily to serve up latin freestyle, bootybass and whatnot, but i've found some really crazy stuff there (ex: for no good reason they had at one point the entire C.I.A. catalog [Total Science/Q Project]). again, i don't think they buy/sell IDM stuff, but i don't know for sure. then there's Sound Exchange. when i first got here in '93 they were the absolute BEST place to go for IDM/ambient. unfortunately, the dance/electronic buyer struck out to start his own shop (Innermind) which tanked not long after it opened in 95 or so. i haven't been there in a long while, but i know they deal in lots of used stuff so it might be worth checking out. And there is Tower on Guadalupe. there's a fairly respectable selection there for meat-and-potatoes electronic stuff, but nothing to write home about. excellent classical selection though. apparently it's the weakest/smallest location of all of the Towers worldwide, and it shows. between 33 Degrees and Waterloo i find a lot of nice stuff. 33 especially has really come into it's own in the last year or so, and Waterloo is just the coolest record store ever. Mel is the buyer at Waterloo and he is very approachable with requests and suggestions. 33 has a nice little indie-kid/post-rock vibe that is pretty damn chill. hope this helps. . .i imagine that you were hoping for a "silver bullet" suggestion, but there just isn't one in this town. but with 33 and Waterloo i guess i can't really complain :) -jeff ------------ 1642 try 621 ------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org