Hi,
speaking of Tokyo:
you might want to check out ONSA -- a small, one-man run shop with very
good music and a friendly owner. This is the only place I know that has
preview CDRs of almost every release (including records!). If you cannot
find what you are looking for, simply ask the owner (he's Japanese but I
think he speaks English too). The shop has moved a couple of times over
the last seven or eight years, first from Shimokitazawa to Ebisu, and is
now just five minutes walk from Shinjuku Station on a second floor.
Here's how to get there:
http://map.yahoo.co.jp/pl?p=%C5%EC%B5%FE%C5%D4%BD%C2%C3%AB%B6%E8%C2%E5%A1%B9%CC%DA2-13-3&lat=35.68387778&lon=139.69927389&type=&ei=euc-jp&sc=3&gov=13113.31.2.13.3
Just remember: the shop is open until 21:00 but closed on Wednesdays(!)
Then there is 「スパイラル」 on Aoyama-Dori, B1 Exit of Omotesando
Station. A CD-boutique shop with several listening posts!
Disc Union in Shibuya too is a good address for electronic music: mainly
used, but also some new CDs, as well as a lot of vinyl.
HMV in Shibuya reduced the number of shelves for electronic stuff a
couple of years ago and now the more 'experimental' stuff (i.e
electronica) is one floor up.
What used to be Cisco in Shibuya had changed to a DJ hardcore techno
outlet. I haven't gone there for a while, so the shop might be closed
down already :)
Personally, I think that Tower in Shinjuku 9F has a better (broader:
Avant-garde, Contemporary) selection of music than Tower Shibuya (where,
if I remember correctly, they shelf Autechre and some other stuff on the
Club Floor). I also like Tower Shinjuku, because some of the staff
members really know their stuff well.
Finally, there are a few tiny shops (CD and vinyl) in the back streets
of Shibuya, some really strange places on upper floors accessible
through hidden staircases. The names and owners of these shops, however,
change too often for me to keep track :) Look for signs in upper-floor
windows, saying: Nantoka-nantoka Records!
There is also a tiny, interesting shop in Hachijoji, selling CDs and
some really, really obscure underground CDR's -- but I cannot remember
the shop's name right now. It's also a venue of some sort.
Regards,
Intervall-audio || Electronic Music Label and Artist Platform
Sam Marginson (FORUM8) wrote:
quoted 60 lines Cheers!!! Will check it out
> Cheers!!! Will check it out
>
> Thanks to Nate to for the tips from before. I know of Disc Union & spend a
> fair bit of Daikanyama, so I'll have a look around
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Emanuele Rodolà [mailto:e.rodola@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 5:30 PM
> To: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: Re: [idm] Best physical outlets/shop to buy IDM, Leftfield &
> Ambient
>
> I totally loved the Warszawa shop in Shibuya, which is also home to
> Com.a's Romz Records. It's at No.3 Tanaka Biru 3F 31-3 Udagawa
> (Shibuya), not far from the station. There I could find some Joseph
> Nothing and of course Kaada, but still no luck with World's End
> Girlfriend and Geinoh Yamashirogumi. They also had this big wooden
> cashiers desk full of signatures by artists passing by, like Kid606,
> Christopher Willits, Alva Noto, Shitmat and so on.
>
> - purusha
>
>
> 2009/1/29 Chris Taylor <christaylor415@gmail.com>:
>
>> I hope you are familiar with aquarius in san francisco, what a great spot:
>> aquariusrecords.org
>> tweekin has redone stuff and have listening stations and is totally worth
>> stopping by. just started stocking dubstep.
>> I seem to have good luck digging up cool used shit at amoeba and
>>
> rasputin's
>
>> both in berkeley and sf. any good tips on getting used records in the bay
>> area? I need to change it up a bit.
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:08 PM, John D. <john.dalton@msa.hinet.net>
>>
> wrote:
>
>>> Just went to see where that is and came across this, looks to be closing
>>>
>>> http://ethereanyc.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> here in NYC the best place i know of is 'etherea records'. friendly and
>>>
>>>> knowledgeable staff, and they make sales by letting ppl listen in
>>>> headphones, or playing stuff open in the store that just happens to be
>>>> fucking great.
>>>>
>>>> that stuff is certainly stocked at the store 'other music', but it's
>>>> harder to access, and their aesthetic is more eclectic overall.
>>>>
>
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