Re: (idm) boston?

From Aran M. Parillo
Sent Mon, Jun 15th 1998, 21:14

>         I e-mailed aran a couple of times but I guess he's too busy to
> reply to let me know about all this, so I ask you all:  I'm moving to

sorry, you got lost in my black hole of a pine box called "personal"
:P  don't take it personally, it happens often when I get behind on the
daily crush of idm-owner emails.

> boston soon and hoping some people there could let me know good shops,

good shops:

satellite 49 mass ave. 617-536-5482
good points
-little of everything, not too much of anything.  (cd,12",mixtape)
-cool staff, for techno check mike walsh.. for drum and bass and electro
 talk to bill crook.. for house, jay ine, for idm (ie everything) ask for 
 matthew sordillo.
-industry standard prices
-hob nob with FredEx on any given day ;)
bad points
-kiddies checking the phatty phat pants rack
-feeding frenzy on shipment day
-good stuff gets snatched up quik (ie ordering #'s are low)
-get in an argument with FredEx on any given day ;)

biscuithead recoreds
93 Massachusetts Ave (3rd floor - buzz #9) 
good points
-enamorous owner, dj bruno
-cool staff, fran, billy, erika
-vibe (ya know, for the love of the music)
-realness (think about that as you ride the elevator up)
-house, hip hop, r&b 12"'s and mixed tapes
-a section for funk classics with stickers identifying
 who sampled this record into what song. :-)
bad points
-limited selection of genre's
-no food/drink the the store unless you own the store

4 front records 
somewhere on newbury street
good points
-drum and bass only
-vinyl is still hot when they get it
-sale bin scores

bad points
-newbury street location
-limited selection of genre's

Twisted Village 
12b Elliot St. Harvard Square area cambridge
good points
-Locals only know how to find it
-IDM in various formats with pricing that will make you wonder
 (ie GAK 12" on warp for 8$?)
-smart staff 
-weird collection of IDM-relatives (ie prog rock, psy rock, and 
 general "noise" labels)
bad points
-Locals only know how to find it
-Limited supply

HMV and Tower and Newbury Comix can be lumped into one
All are located in harvard square area
with Tower and Newbury located also on Newbury Street

good points
-more genre's then just IDM (ie hmv jazz room)
-reasonable prices, often coupon discounts in local papers
-blank tapes cheap
bad points
-hmv and tower are like fast food chains (newbury comix has a rich 
 boston history and we (hnt.com) host their w3 so :)
-surveillance cameras
-crap factor = +1,000

There are of course more stores in boston then this, but if I don't list
them here, I don't patronize them for one reason (lack of selection) or
another (racist fuckwit owners) so you'll have to discover them on your
own.

> weekly events etc etc.  Any info/insight is greatly appreciated.  I have
> no web acess with this free e-mail thing(so I can't try rotator locator).

Someone else will have to hip you to the events as I'm no longer able to
find motivation to even consider going out to a "regular" night since
Spacecakes dropped off the radar.

This list will keep you abreast of any "one offs" of the IDM nature
though. :-)

Cheers,

Teep