Top best musical store stores (part 4)
There are a lot of music stores in the world, however - not all of them can be called unique, and even better ... But shops that will be spent today, are truly beautiful and unique! They are scattered at a completely different corner of the world, but all of them are united by one: a rich attractive assortment and an exciting story, which certainly deserves publicity ... So: it's the top of the most interesting and best musical stores of the world!
"Tracks"
This cozy shop is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at Pça Santos Dumont 140 Baixo Gavea, 22470060. The so-called "Samba Spiritual House" offers a huge variety of records! Upstairs there is a vinyl corner, which will make your heart flutter: with a carefully selected selection of classic Brazilian MPBs along with cheaper boxes and a fair amount of 7 inches ... Although the choice is modest, here more than enough for those who still discovers this scene! In addition, it is a great place to purchase cheap original records of American Funka, Soul, Jazz and everything else. While the demand for Brazilian plates in Rio led to a sharp rise in prices, Tracks is the most profitable place where you can buy records for which you would pay a considerable amount on returning home.
«OYE»
In the walls of Oye Records, a shop that is located in Berlin, a full range of dance music is stored: from Jazz and Afro to House and Techno (+ fine selection of hip-hop and bits). Those who first went to the store, it is also worth studying their excellent choice of reprint. Driven Delfonic, the most hardworking DJ of Berlin and the head of the disco TINKO, OYE personifies what any real music store should be. At first it was a small basement. Today, the store occupies a central place in the new city scene of analog houses: something like a public center for beginner producers!
"THE ELECTRIC FETUS"
"THE ELECTRIC FETUS"What's the matter? Electric Fetus, at the same time recognized by the "worst name for business" and the "best place for purchases in America" for its 48-year history, saw all this. Electric Fetus has entered the spirit of the 60s and collected a huge cult of this decade! The Electric Fetus, located at its current place (2000 4th Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55404/12 E Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802) Since the 70s, it is a store of sound recordings of the old school in the very good sense of the word: About 50,000 plates on any choice!"Discos Paradiso"
The co-owner of Gerad Kondemines worked at the local La Ruta Natural store, while his compatriot, a native of Catalonia Arnaau Farares, sold finds from a flea market on Discogs. Their joint obsession rarities made them hunt for vinyl throughout Europe. In the end, they decided to send their efforts to jointly, opening Discos Paradiso in the Raval area. Since its discovery in the Raval district in April 2010, the store became the center of the dance and experimental scene of Barcelona: here you will not find accidentally folded or cheap plates, only the best and the latest in electronic music ... Shop is bright, minimalistic and easy to navigate, and its A stunning sound system regularly provides visitor to concerts. If there is an electronic scene in Barcelona, its epicenter, undoubtedly, is a vinyl record store Discos Paradiso ...
"FLUR DISCOS"
Here, in the picturesque area of Lisbon, you will certainly find everything: "Flur Discos" includes records of such genres, like pop, rock, noise, electronics, jazz, drone, experiment, corwrok, house, tehno, disco, Bogi-WGOG, ITALO, Hip-Hop, Dub, Reggae, Funk, Soul, Dubstep, British Funk, Country, Music from films, African and Latin Styles and Much-much more! The store was founded in 2001 by Pedro Santos and José Moore. According to the latter, the Lisbon scene flourishes, and the store plays an important role in the presentation of a huge number of releases issued by local labels. The electronic scene of the city is especially interesting: the generation of musicians is playing, samples and interprets old records from the former colonies of Portugal ...
"EUCLID RECORDS"
This store, located in New Orleans, provides its customers with all genres: Soul, Jazz, Easy Listening, New Age, Peace, Rock, Rap / Hip Hop, Reggae, Mos., Country, Mattik, Folk, Classic, etc. ... choice Really impressive! The policies of the heading store are simple: "Euclid Records must resemble an old, but comfortable shoe, but at the same time it should not smell like an old boot ..." By the way: it is located at 3301 Chartres ST, New Orleans, La 70117.
"HONEST JON'S RECORDS"
Who would have thought, but earlier "HONEST JON'S RECORDS" was ... meat shop! At the same time, "HONEST JON'S RECORDS" for a long time did not lose his identity as a meat store Even when John Claire began to trade here with jazz records: meat hooks decorated the back room, the walls were sharpened ... For two years, a young buyer who drove a meat truck, Come twice a week and paid for all his record collection of raw meat: basically it was beef.
In the 80s, the store moved to his current home in Portobello (278 Portobello RD, London W10 5Te), where Claire also launched a Boplicity label with a mission of reprinting great jazz performers. As "Honest Jon's Records" extends, an increasingly informal university has become an increasingly informal university for music lovers! In 1992, Claire handed the store to its employees Mark Einli and Alan Scholefield, which expanded the range, including music from all over the world. In the creative partnership with the locals, Damon Albarn, they also launched the Honest Jon's label, which over the past fifteen years has released incredibly diverse and adventurous music.
"Casarão Do Vinil"
Have you heard a story about the Brazilian bus magnate Zero Freitas, who bought millions of plates in São Paulo? So, the owner of Casarão Do Vinil, Jorge, sold the said character about 750,000 plates and about 50,000 seven-wing records! Jorge bought large collections of records from the beginning of the 2000s and sold them in different places throughout the flour area (Sao Paulo) ... Officially open to the public in 2014, Casarão Do Vinil became a place where you can get lost in the records for the whole day or even a week! There is a mixture of Brazilian music and jazz / rock / Soula from around the world ... Each part of the building is divided by price: so, below there is a party of about 20 seed boxes, which often have excellent records below market value. Also here often spend sales, where, if you buy a certain number of plates, you can also pick up home another plate for free! In a word - the sea of positive emotions is provided to you!
"AFROSYNTH RECORDS"
This cozy store records will be a find for connoisseurs of South African electronic music of the 1980s. It is located, as it is not difficult to guess, in South Africa: 25 Albrecht Street, Maboneng / Jeppe, Johannesburg. For several years now, AFROSYNTH has been an important part of the country's musical image ... Founded by DJ, journalist and collector DJ OKAPI, AFROSYNTH began his life as a blog, shedding light on forgotten pearls, funk and South African South Africa. Then OkaPi decided to open a real store in the Maboneng district in the center of Johannesburg, next to the African Design Museum (MOAD). According to him, today AFROSYNTH, in fact, the only store in the whole country specializing in African music! Along with the carefully selected selection of originals that you can easily find outside the country, AFROSYNTH also offers a good choice of reprint!
"Rush Hour"
And this musical landmark of Amsterdam was founded in the 90s. Impeccable and now an extended range covers the entire spectrum, in particular - electronic 12-inch discs and plates, as well as funk, soul and jazz, old and new records from around the world ... Well: Every city need your rush hour! And it seems, Amsterdam he already has ...