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1996-12-26 04:55Alec McKay Re: (idm) philly rekkid stores? (fwd)
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1996-12-26 04:55Alec McKay+------ Zenon M. Feszczak wrote: > > Digital Underground > 526 S. 5th Street > Philadelphi
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Re: (idm) philly rekkid stores? (fwd)
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+------ Zenon M. Feszczak wrote:
quoted 21 lines Digital Underground> > Digital Underground > 526 S. 5th Street > Philadelphia, PA 19147 > (215) 925-5324 > > This store is a tremendous resource. > Focus on ambient, idm, gothic, dark ambient, industrial, avant-garde, > noise, etc. Generally a good selection of this-listy material. Lots of > Nambient and FAXual recordings (the proper terminology for the Pete Namlook > School of Ambient). A catalog is available. > > I have found many FAX releases there, also the much-coveted "Ambient > Isolationism" and similar releases, loads of imports, and what seems to be > the entire Projekt and TVT/Warp catalogues. All those groovy AI artists. > Laswell and friends. The used bins are full of goodies. Well, after I > found "Ambient Dub 2" in the used bin for $2.99, I would not be one to > complain that this price was unreasonably low. You may also find here any > record ever released with a reference to orbs or spherical objects, whether > in name, graphic design, or musical style (? Well, think of Parmenides, and > smile).
+------ Actually they just got in a big FAX order this week - about 30 discs. Picked up Dark Side of the Moog I and Genetic Drift. I was almost tempted to pick up Air III. After Charles Uzell-Edwards comment about FAX faltering maybe I should have got it! +------
quoted 5 lines The proprietors tend to be a bit on the moody side, probably from listening> The proprietors tend to be a bit on the moody side, probably from listening > to a tad much Front Line Assembly, but are generally a fine and helpful > lot. They'll throw on any record you want to hear, unless it's something > which they either do not have, does not exist, or is in excessively poor > taste.
+------ They are very knowledgeable and helpful. The only problem with Digital Underground is that it is so f**king dark inside. Perhaps they should replace some of those 30w bulbs with something a bit brighter, but then I guess it would not have that "Goth" ambience In the same block as 611 records is a place called something like "Noise Pollution" or Noise Control" where I picked up the excellent "Casino Classics" by Saint Etienne. Alec McKay