local record shops vs online stores

[Guest Kether]

The only record store that I've been to and got to know the staff was Goodlife records in Leamington Spa but that closed down a couple of years ago. It was a bit like Cheers where they'd hang out in the bar, me and a few mates would hang out in the record shop and we'd meet all the other regulars in there.

 

Usually going into a record shop for the first time is a little bit intimidating because the people behind the counter are usually quite arsey and you feel like you're walking into a salloon in a western.

 

I love shopping online, it's so easy - you can do it on your own time and there's much more choice.

[tommy]

Only place I can find any proper techno on the net (or anywhere at all for that matter) is htfr.com.

[Chris Hutchinson]

QUOTE (tommy @ Apr 11 2004, 21:19)

Only place I can find any proper techno on the net (or anywhere at all for that matter) is htfr.com.

what sort of stuff do you define as 'proper techno'??

 

Your either into VERY obscure stuff or not looking hard enough

[Ian Cashman]

the only decent techno outlet i found online was smallfish records and covert

 

all the others were just full of Farley/dave the drummer type shit

[LiquidEyes]

QUOTE (Ian Cashman @ Apr 12 2004, 00:42)

the only decent techno outlet i found online was smallfish records and covert

Try Mad Records in Soho - loads of quality techno & it's run by a really nice guy. (And I mean "techno", not "minimal hard house"!)

[Ian Cashman]

mad was the only place i found some half decent trance too!

 

all the other shops in soho were shit..

 

hence, im sticking to online shopping now

[tommy]

QUOTE (Chris Hutchinson @ Apr 12 2004, 00:24)

QUOTE (tommy @ Apr 11 2004, 21:19) Only place I can find any proper techno on the net (or anywhere at all for that matter) is htfr.com. what sort of stuff do you define as 'proper techno'??   Your either into VERY obscure stuff or not looking hard enough Chris: These are the kind of producers I'm into (i.e. proper techno):   Adam Beyer (my fav producer at the mo.) Marco Bailey Hardcell Henrik B Umek Hertz Adam Jay Fumiya Tanaka etc.   Do you know any sites that sell that kind of stuff?   Like Ian said, you can look on any site and find Dave the gay-ass Drummer and Guy Mcaffer or what ever his name is and the 128 identical hard house tunes they've made and labled techno to sound cool and underground.   Will deffo have a look in Mad when I'm in London next (unless you're trying to set me up and its really some dodgey homo-erotica shop).

[Ian Cashman]

QUOTE (tommy @ Apr 12 2004, 12:58)

Will deffo have a look in Mad when I'm in London next (unless you're trying to set me up and its really some dodgey homo-erotica shop).

which im sure you'd enjoy just as much

[LiquidEyes]

QUOTE (tommy @ Apr 12 2004, 12:58)

Chris: These are the kind of producers I'm into (i.e. proper techno): Adam Beyer (my fav producer at the mo.) Marco Bailey Hardcell Henrik B Umek Hertz Adam Jay Fumiya Tanaka etc.

You might like my latest mix mate... (click here)

 

Umek, Adam Beyer & Henrik B all make an appearance.

[tommy]

QUOTE (Ian Cashman @ Apr 12 2004, 13:08)

QUOTE (tommy @ Apr 12 2004, 12:58) Will deffo have a look in Mad when I'm in London next (unless you're trying to set me up and its really some dodgey homo-erotica shop).  which im sure you'd enjoy just as much

[Ian Cashman]

hehe

[tommy]

QUOTE (LiquidEyes @ Apr 12 2004, 14:42)

You might like my latest mix mate... (click here) Umek, Adam Beyer & Henrik B all make an appearance.

Listening to it now ! Very nice, funky start.

[Chris Hutchinson]

QUOTE (tommy @ Apr 12 2004, 12:58)

QUOTE (Chris Hutchinson @ Apr 12 2004, 00:24) QUOTE (tommy @ Apr 11 2004, 21:19) Only place I can find any proper techno on the net (or anywhere at all for that matter) is htfr.com. what sort of stuff do you define as 'proper techno'??   Your either into VERY obscure stuff or not looking hard enough Chris: These are the kind of producers I'm into (i.e. proper techno):   Adam Beyer (my fav producer at the mo.) Marco Bailey Hardcell Henrik B Umek Hertz Adam Jay Fumiya Tanaka etc.   Do you know any sites that sell that kind of stuff? chemical records (www.chemical-records.co.uk) and Juno (www.juno.co.uk) sell stuff from all the producers you mentioned so might be worth a look :-)   Am guessing your a fan of the Drumcode label as well

[Ian Cashman]

i used to love drumcode stuff when it first came out..

 

adam beyer did an offshoot label with a red label theme (cant remember the name).. it pissed all over drumcode in a big way!!

[Ian Cashman]

i thought chemical was utter shit for techno to be honest