From Transistor Rhythm Sent Tue, Oct 20th 1998, 21:57
From Transistor Rhythm Sent Tue, Oct 20th 1998, 21:57
On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, Jeffrey Burk wrote: > whats the status with these stores? > > dj nomad (university) this place is close to my house, so i shop there a lot. lee has been in the business for over 10 years so he knows his shit. great selection of trance and techno. not too bad for house. he doesn't really stock much jungle, though. dj supplies, clothes, etc. great selectiom of used records, too. > exotique imports (belltown) marty, the owner closed his doors forever this past summer. dj masa (seattle legend and owner of 1200 records) is contemplating opening a new store in the near future. he has plenty of inventory to do so since he was paid back wages with the store's remaining inventory. > orpheum (capitol hill) this is a great all around store, but they're not especially known as a dj record shop. their selection is located upstairs and is decent and worh stopping in. dj dervish has worked there forever and is one of the most knowledgeable people i know. > delicious (pike/pine area, not sure of this name, its a basement store) > dj carlos has a great shop. his store has two flavours: techno and jungle. about a block and a half west on the same side of the street is platinum records. adecent all around selection and buttloads of dj gear, this store is one of the best stores on the west coast for house. i guess that explains why i don't shop there much. ;) jon lemmon works there and is quite helpful. cheers, [p]