Maybe it would be good to have a thread where users can discuss or post first hand experiences and reviews about various records stores(actual stores not mailorders) around the world which sell Industrial/Noise/Ambient/Experimental etc music.
Sarvilevyt, Lahti, Finland.
Nice selection of underground Metal, Punk, Industrial, Noise etc.
I guess everything from Freak Animal distro is available by asking but the actual shop is bit more metal dominated which is shame since it would be nice to browse through hundreds of interesting records and make impulse buyings but of course it's understandable why such an niche genre isn't dominating the shop shelves.
Edit: I'm going to London next year and I might check out some records stores. Anything else worth checking out there than Second Layer shop?
comments later..
Second Layer (UK)
Weirdo Records (usa)
RRRecords (usa)
Hanson (usa)
Aquarius (usa)
Modern Music (jap)
Omega Point (jap)
NEdS (jap)
Disc Union (jap, shinjuku store has large section of noise/experimental)
Posh Isolation (dk)
Rumpsti Pumpsti (ger)
there's more... what's the one in paris?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 12, 2011, 11:57:54 AM
there's more... what's the one in paris?
BIMBO TOWER shop is in Paris. I wasn't there but an owner of this shop buys many releases from IMPULSY STETOSKOPU.
Quote from: Niko on December 12, 2011, 09:43:50 AM
Edit: I'm going to London next year and I might check out some records stores. Anything else worth checking out there than Second Layer shop?
There's another store in East London called Rough Trade East which has a small section of some noise related releases if I remember correctly. It's ok I suppose but I don't really go there, I always end up in Second Layer instead as it's amazing.
Some places I would recommend:
Alt Vinyl (Newcastle)
Digelius (Helsinki)
Forever Records (Osaka)
Ideal for Living (Stockholm)
Insula (Copenhagen)
King Kong (Osaka)
La Dame Blanche (Paris)
Souffle Continu (Paris)
Timebomb (Osaka)
In London Record Exchange might be worth visiting.
There's a great vinyl record store in Berlin called "Bis aufs Messer"
Mainly specialized in Hardcore etc. but also quite a selection of noise/drone/experimental lps
The last time a visited, I bought some fleshpress, Daniel Menche, Bison cds (which they have considerably less than lps)
Nice guys, too
Italy:
Perditempo, Napoli - venue/bar/books and record shop. Not a huge selection but it focuses on noise and experimental stuff.
Alpacha Distro Store, Roma - small shop entirely dedicated to noise/noisy stuff, zines etc
Disco D'Oro, Bologna - big selection of used vinyl, and sometimes a few noise things from big labels
Superecords and Rock Bottom, Firenze - both great for vinyl, lots of good and rare classic industrial stuff. Some finds over the years: Henri Chopin "Revue OU" box set, SBOTHI lps, Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock lps, old Merzbow lps...Pricey of course.
i know there's another shop that carries newish industrial and noise in Firenze but i didn't go there yet.
Ideal for Living (Stockholm) ?
For anyone willing to make the journey from London to Northampton (not that far apart) Cold Spring has a shop open by appointment only. Never been there but friends tell me it's well worth the visit.
Radio Active Records in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. Carries Vinyl-on Demand, They've had whitehouse and severed heads bootleg dvdr's, Sewer Election cassette, P16.D4 lp's, Lots of used collections, V/Vm lp's/7"s, etc.
Quote from: Mattias G on December 12, 2011, 03:55:51 PM
Ideal for Living (Stockholm) ?
Here's some more info for you, Mattias:
http://www.alltomstockholm.se/shoppingmode/article486324.aos
I've only been there a few times, but they have a nice selection of 2nd hand records. The only record I have bought there was a copy of M.A. Numminen's
På Svenska LP ("äkta finsk negerjazz på svenska"). So yeah, good place.
SOUNDOHM in Milano
http://www.soundohm.com/home.php
Not public but you can ask for an appointment
Quote from: Tommy Carlsson on December 12, 2011, 05:42:12 PM
Quote from: Mattias G on December 12, 2011, 03:55:51 PM
Ideal for Living (Stockholm) ?
Here's some more info for you, Mattias:
http://www.alltomstockholm.se/shoppingmode/article486324.aos
I've only been there a few times, but they have a nice selection of 2nd hand records. The only record I have bought there was a copy of M.A. Numminen's På Svenska LP ("äkta finsk negerjazz på svenska"). So yeah, good place.
Thank you Tommy! Next time i visit Stockholm i must check it out.
It is rumors that it will open a small recordshop inside Fylkingen next year. Time will tell...
Quote from: Tommy Carlsson on December 12, 2011, 05:42:12 PM
Quote from: Mattias G on December 12, 2011, 03:55:51 PM
Ideal for Living (Stockholm) ?
I've only been there a few times, but they have a nice selection of 2nd hand records.
Yep, very nice 2nd hand stuff (prog, new/no wave, metal etc.). Probably not the place for the jävlaste bargains but neither the worst blood sucker. As a reference, have found Alvin Curran lp, "Metal Machine Music" 2lp, "Slow Death" 12", debut Illusion of Safety lp and some other skit (like first two Overdrive lps!) with a reasonable price tag. Entering the shop (or even the district) may require some hipster immunity though.
Ragaine, Vilnius
http://www.ragaine.org/ (http://www.ragaine.org/)
Very good thread.
A-musik in Cologne is another nice place to visit (altho been there only once), they had interesting 2nd hand stock also.
Arlequin in Brussels (there were other nice shops in Brussels but have forgot)
Any further recommendations in Germany?
And anything in northern France (Dunkerque, Lille etc.)?
Staalplaat in Berlin has not been mentioned yet. It seems like the inventory doesn't get updated all that much but plenty of great stuff there. Haven't visited in few years, though. I think they are somewhere in the Neukölln district nowadays.
Quote from: Henrik III on December 13, 2011, 02:26:46 PM
Arlequin in Brussels (there were other nice shops in Brussels but have forgot)
Juke Box in Brussels has a huge selection of vinyl (including some noise/industrial).
JAPAN
-Kyoto
--Meditation Records - large selection of ethnic music, drone, psychedelic, minimal techno. Basically all things mellow and psychedelic. I'm not sure of its newest location but when I lived there it was in a gorgeous part of Kyoto, tucked away between homes.
--Avis Records - near Shijo and Kawaramachi in the Teramachi (covered shopping alley area) - awesome, awesome selection of Japanese hardcore and metal with lots of great imports there. I bought stuff ranging from Hellchild to Deathspell Omega to SWARRRM. And reasonable prices too!
--Cafe Independent - there's a record shop in the cafe that has some noise, jazz, classical etc. Pricey as hell generally.
-Osaka
--Timebomb Records - huge selection of stuff but you can find some great obscure things tucked away in the shelves.
--Grave Records - owned by Chew of Corrupted. Nice selection of metal, hardcore, noise with good art books too.
USA
-San Francisco
--Amoeba Music - inside what used to be a bowling alley, the selection is huge and always changing. You can find some good second hand experimental records from time to time.
Heaven St. - Brooklyn, NYC
Owned and operated by Sean from Cult of Youth & Blind Prophet. They carry local and import Neofolk, EBM, PE, Industrial, and other varied used records.
http://www.rumpsti-pumsti.com/ in Berlin.
More?
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on December 13, 2011, 07:46:49 PM
--Cafe Independent - there's a record shop in the cafe that has some noise, jazz, classical etc. Pricey as hell generally.
That's Parallax Records run by Katsura from Busratch.
Armageddon Records in Provindece, RI & Cambridge, MA http://www.armageddonshop.com/
Germany not mentioned yet:
Ars Macabre (Rostock) - www.arsmacabre.de/ <<<Great Store
Golden Shop (Bremen) - http://thegoldenshop.org/ <<not sure if its exist anymore
Very sad news, second layer is closing its london store...gutted!!! (if its true it seems to be all over the web/fb)
Quote from: ironfistofthesun on June 15, 2012, 07:35:57 PM
Very sad news, second layer is closing its london store...gutted!!! (if its true it seems to be all over the web/fb)
Quote from: Second Layer Mailing ListSaturday 23rd June will be the final day of the Highgate shop. There are a multitude of reasons why I have decided to close but in summary: 1) I have a lot of things I want to do outside of the shop and cannot justify the time spent here; 2) The majority of customers now reserve records via phone/email and simply collect, and although this is not a problem in itself, the role of running Second Layer Records as a public shop with set opening hours seems increasingly redundant to me.
I've been blessed with unbelievably cheap rent that has enabled me to survive but that is no reason to stay when your enthusiasm is waning. I have to be enjoying myself to do this – there is no point otherwise – so it now feels right to move on and use the time for other things.
I want to say a big thanks to everyone who has supported the shop over the years. I've had a lot of fun and I've met some really great people that will not be forgotten.
Very sad news indeed, it was by far the best record shop I've ever been in.
I'm in Montreal this week, and have to say Cheap Thrills (http://www.cheapthrills.ca/) is an excellent record store with both new and used vinyl & CD. Quite a lot of used tapes too, mostly metal though. Bought stuff by MB and Troum. Went to Atom Heart (http://www.atomheart.ca/) as well, but it was closed for the day unfortunately.
Anyone got any recommendations for Russia? I'll be in Moscow and St. Petersburg from Aug 7-27 so I'm hoping to hit a few shops.
I recall one Moscow dealer told me one shop that sold lots of noise CD's is no longer there. Not saying there isn't any shops where noise could be found, but I assume that can be the case?
OSLO (NO)
Stein & Jord platebar.
http://www.steinogjord.no/ (http://www.steinogjord.no/)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stein-og-Jord-Platebar/183865468396664 (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stein-og-Jord-Platebar/183865468396664)
Post address: Møllergata 37 // Visiting address: Hammersborggata 19. Located in the city center.
spain:
in Madrid there's Rotor, owned by the man behind the label Discos Esplendor Geometrico.
For anyone with the good sense to visit the better part of England (The North)...
Jumbo Records - Leeds
They have a decent section for experimental music on vinyl and CD. Not really in the same league as what second layer was but ok nonetheless and more importantly - still open.
Firenze, Italy - right in the middle of town, near Duomo:
http://www.marqueemoon.it/it/asp/home.asp
Good selection of experimental/weird stuff and some noise among other things. It's one of the best looking record shops I ever visited, since it's located in an ex-pharmacy from the 1800s.
Cold Spring has a private shop in Northamptonshire, which you can make an appointment to visit to 7 days a week.
We're just over 1 hour from Euston and 45mins from Birmingham.
10% off our normal webstore prices and we'll throw in a beer or two!
(http://coldspring.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/3.jpg)
More pics & details: http://coldspring.co.uk/visit-us/
Bad news about MODERN MUSIC store (Tokyo) stopping now.
Quote from: youngnosh on August 05, 2012, 04:57:22 PM
For anyone with the good sense to visit the better part of England (The North)...
Jumbo Records - Leeds
They have a decent section for experimental music on vinyl and CD. Not really in the same league as what second layer was but ok nonetheless and more importantly - still open.
The selection they have is pretty poor for that sort of thing. Leedswise the newly opened Timebomb Records have a small but solid selection of avant-garde stuff, some of it fairly rare.
Electric Knife in London are excellent, less varied selection than Second Layer had, but if you're after noise you can't go wrong in there.
Anyone know of worthwile record stores in Lisbon, spill the info please... I'm there and have money burning in my pocket
The only one I know, and only buy from there online, is Louie Louie. I think they're more into Indie Rock but they also have some Experimental... give it a try, not sure if you'll find something interesting but...
Louie Louie - Lisboa
Address:
Escadinhas do Sto. Espírito da Pedreira 100-A
(à Rua Nova do Almada - Metro Baixa Chiado)
1200-290 LISBOA
Phone: 213 472 232
E-mail: louielouie.lisboa@gmail.com
Oslo, Norway;
Shadowland; Shop for synth, neofolk, industrial, etc. Weird pricing sometimes, i found real gems cheap there and rubbish with steep pricetags. Very recommended!
Neseblod; Mostly for metal, i guess interested people know the shop. Now located at old "Helvete" place. Its possible to find some noise there too sometimes, especially CMI stuff and related nineties industrial. Also good for punk/hardcore.
Tiger; Mostly indie stuff but a selection of "mainstream" noise and local stuff. Harsh prices.
RocknRolls; HUGE secondhand shop, three storages of music. Possible to find obscure stuff for a good price (if the workers dont recognize it), but in most cases horribly overpriced stuff.
Platelageret: Now this is a great place! Secondhand store run by an old collector. Only open during weekends, but has tons of records. Bought first editions of Death in June, SPK, Swans etc..Mostly older stuff and very good prices.
By this time the Stein og jord shop has closed, but still keeps mailorder i think.
For Germany;
I remember visiting a huge place in Køln that had a very nice selection, anyone knows if this still exist? Will visit the area soon.
Heaven Street here in NY, Brooklyn
The Cell 14
Opening this coming month. Times will be slow in the beginning with little opportunity to expand the stock in the early stages due to life commitments. But here we are! We are here. We are open. With best efforts we should see a great stock of high quality works as the year progresses.
Everything details is below. Any contacts and enquirers are welcome.
(http://www.waxworlds.org/kiks/Cell14SideAsmall2.jpg)
(http://www.waxworlds.org/kiks/Cell14SideBsmall2.jpg)
Quote from: Goat93 on June 12, 2012, 04:30:07 PM
Germany not mentioned yet:
Ars Macabre (Rostock) - www.arsmacabre.de/ <<<Great Store
Golden Shop (Bremen) - http://thegoldenshop.org/ <<not sure if its exist anymore
Anyone know if Ars Macabre is still there or maybe it's closed these day's?
I was the manager of Discomania in Brussel, but the shop is unfortunaly closed now.
RIP Discomania / 1987-2003
Exiled Records in Portland, OR US has a pretty good selection of experimental and Industrial.
Crossroads Music in Portland as well is a used record store with several different vendors and the seller Thom has the best selection of old industrial, goth, punk, and metal in town. I'm amazed at what I find in his section sometimes.
any recommendations on record stores, for noise or otherwise, in Amsterdam and Rotterdam? Going in two weeks for a work conference.
Amoeba Hollywood has been surprisingly good for used noise tapes and CDs recently, all at decent prices.
Mount Analog is alright. Looks cool, but I remember it being rather overpriced.
Vacation Vinyl is midway price-wise and selection-wise, well worth a visit if you're in the area.
Singles Going Steady, Belltown neighborhood, Seattle -
As the name implies, the store specializes in all things punk, hardcore, some oi/street punk. Good selection of doom/drone metal (if you're into that). Last couple of times I went, the owner had a decent amount of industrial/noise selection (TG, Coil, some Japanese stuff). If they don't carry it, you can order it through the store (prices are somewhat decent). Won't carry Black Metal. Oh well . . .
Quote from: rintrah on February 24, 2017, 05:31:32 AM
Singles Going Steady
Both times I've visited the shop I've come across one or two wildly underpriced rarities (likely they just had no idea of the value for whatever reason). Decent shop overall, no industrial/noise when I was there sadly.
Eides in Pittsburgh has a pretty big Industrial section as well as a noise section. the selection could be better though, lots of essentials missing. Sound cat in Pittsburgh has a nice experimental section.
I guess it's better to revive this thread instead of starting new one.
Nobody mentioned Greece, we are going to Athens next week, any recommendations?
I found on Discogs 2 shops - Le Disque Noir and Art Nouveau, they carry some records from my wishlist.
Any other avantgarde/industrial/noise shops?
Thanks
Hanson records in Oberlin OH is great for experimental and also have a fantastic jazz selection from what i remember. Skeleton Dust just opened up in Dayton OH and its nothing but badass. I highly recommend both if you are in the region
Quote from: rintrah on February 24, 2017, 05:31:32 AM
Singles Going Steady, Belltown neighborhood, Seattle -
As the name implies, the store specializes in all things punk, hardcore, some oi/street punk. Good selection of doom/drone metal (if you're into that). Last couple of times I went, the owner had a decent amount of industrial/noise selection (TG, Coil, some Japanese stuff). If they don't carry it, you can order it through the store (prices are somewhat decent). Won't carry Black Metal. Oh well . . .
What I really appreciate about this store is how well they pay for used vinyl. More than once I've sold old punk albums, nothing rare, and they've always given me more cash than I'd expected. I won't sell the Peni and Crucifix but, when I needed money, the mid-80s Broken Bones and Exploited had to go...
Whenever I'm in Seattle I try to go to Singles and I always find some relatively obscure thing at a bargain price. The rest of the prices are pretty good, too. Never much luck with noise/related there, though.
hi everybody - adding our name to the hat as a new purveyor of noise, freak, and avant garde wares.
we just opened our physical store in PORTLAND OREGON! we have shirts records bondage chokers tapes and oddities to name a few things..
1627 NE Alberta st #5 Portland OR USA open wed- sun 1- 6pm
you can check out our yelp page here with lots more pics of our stuff https://www.yelp.com/biz/night-channels-portland (https://www.yelp.com/biz/night-channels-portland)
(https://i.imgur.com/d7sdA1T.jpg)
Allied Record Exchange - Reynolds was a nice find when I was in Toledo the past weekend. Nothing too crazy but they had some Urashima and Hospital releases in stock at very reasonable prices. Their metal section was also a highlight with a decent supply of contemporary LPs and CDs as well as some BM cassettes that aren't too difficult to find on say Discogs but not necessarily something you would expect to find at a shop tucked away in a small corner of Ohio. I didn't get the best look but one of the guys there was telling me that they carried and looked for DVDs and VHS tapes of schlocky horror from Synapse Films and the like.
Any Vancouver, BC recommendations would be much appreciated
Quote from: Neanderthal on February 27, 2020, 08:17:13 AM
Any Vancouver, BC recommendations would be much appreciated
Audiopile will be your best bet.
Any shops worth visiting in Osaka and Kyoto?
There's been a few recommendations in this thread but they are quite old posts.
http://www.parallaxrecords.jp/index.php?main_page=page_2&language=en
In Kyoto. Never been but it would be a total dream to visit.
Does anyone know of any good record stores that sell noise/p.e./industrial/etc. in Southern California (preferably near San Diego)?
Quote from: rintrah on February 24, 2017, 05:31:32 AM
Singles Going Steady, Belltown neighborhood, Seattle -
As the name implies, the store specializes in all things punk, hardcore, some oi/street punk. Good selection of doom/drone metal (if you're into that). Last couple of times I went, the owner had a decent amount of industrial/noise selection (TG, Coil, some Japanese stuff). If they don't carry it, you can order it through the store (prices are somewhat decent). Won't carry Black Metal. Oh well . . .
Also in Seattle - Wall of Sound
Quote from: Marko-V on March 01, 2020, 09:17:15 AM
Any shops worth visiting in Osaka and Kyoto?
There's been a few recommendations in this thread but they are quite old posts.
Osaka - definitely Disk Union, they opened the store there couple years ago. Also Forever Records, they have a lot of rare stuff, owner is super nice person, the only thing I didn't like when was there - there are no price tugs on records, the guy checks Discogs for each item. And he accepted cash only, I had to run to local 7/11 to withdraw cash.
There are 2 big stores in Americamura (Osaka) - King Kong, huge shop, I didn't find any noise/avantgarde/industrial there. Time Bomb Records is nearby, overpriced, in my opinion.
Kyoto - visited many stores, Parallax Records is the only one carrying strictly experimental stuff, but only new releases, no second hand rarities there. In other shops you can find something, but if you are in Kyoto for few days only I would better spend my time enjoying Japan and it's culture
my buddy runs nightchannels.com and just opened up a brick and mortar store located on north-east alberta street in portland, oregon
he is stocking a lot of rare noise/experimental from his personal collection there, including 'see those eyes' 7'' box by Slogun!
ahlz black destination lp's and the collab cd w/ developer there as well.
Any recommendations for Mexico City?
Quote from: mk3ukr on March 07, 2020, 01:57:49 PM
Quote from: Marko-V on March 01, 2020, 09:17:15 AM
Any shops worth visiting in Osaka and Kyoto?
There's been a few recommendations in this thread but they are quite old posts.
there are no price tugs on records, the guy checks Discogs for each item. And he accepted cash only
I hate it when people check discogs for 'current price'. Cash should be no problem because I think Japan is still quite cash oriented society. Thanks for recommendations.
Any recommendations for L.A.? Will be there for one day, and haven't been to the city in 7 years(?)
I remember Mount Analog, Vacation Vinyl, & Amoeba being the go-to's, all of which seem out of operation at the moment.
Thanks in advance