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CD Esoterik is closing. This is the best place in Montreal where you can find electronic, experimental, indie, freejazz, noise, jandek etc. all under one roof. I refuse to shop at HMV where they at least have some electronic and indie because they file Autechre under drum and bass. Ordering online just isn't the same. You don't get a thrill of fear wondering if the clerk will sneer at your purchase and say "oh, that." They're supposed to email me if they reopen somewhere but they look like slackers who will spend months of unemployment listening to Albert Ayler and smoking opium. |
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"slackers who will spend months of unemployment listening to Albert Ayler and smoking opium" my kinda people. |
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stuff like that sucks... I hope they never close down the "local store" here... the large chains suck for getting good music, and they don't stock vinyl by default, so it would always take lots of extra time to get it... |
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This is sad news. Even if I shop a lot on the internet, I wish my local record store never closes becuz I can find good used CDs for very cheap. (for example Ultimatum by Murcof (milited to 1000 copies) for 5€ or Brace Yourself Remixes 12" for 3€) |
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Once you factor in taxes and shipping, buying online is rarely much cheaper. And online stores will never have shit like local artists who put stuff in the store on consignment. It's a hub where you can find rare CDs and old collectible vinyl, concert tickets, DVDs... shit, you know what they had for sale once was the sheet music to John Cage's 4'33". |
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surely there's got to be at least one or two other really good independent stores in montreal. just go haunt them and tell them to step it up. |
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the manchester hmv has autechre under Dance. |
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the liverpool hmv now have at least one copy of each autechre release filed under 'stolen' |
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haha,class. |
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is this the place where they recommended you Arthur Russell? (vague memory stirring..) |
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Yeah. |
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that sucks. :( |
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that they're closing, I mean. oh gosh. |
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thats too bad but i have to say that is was pretty unimpressed by it. |
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Well I found some good music there, and the guys were friendly and had good recommendations. I can see how you wouldn't be impressed at first glance - two and a half aisles of racks plus some other stuff on the wall and in a glass counter, a few bins of vinyl - it was humble. |
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i heard they had some pretty good stuff, but in the end, it's all about having a decent relationship with the staff so you can get them to order stuff in for you on a timely basis, and get cool recommendations. |
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that's the very thing that signifies a good record store! a seemingly small selection compared to the larger chains (but much larger if you look deeper), but with staff so knowledgeable that you'd think they were a 1000 years old (the time it'd take to listen to all the stuff they've heard). |
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Yeah you could talk to them about everything from Sun Ra to Moondog. Mr. Deadeight is correct, I have to cultivate relationships with other clerks in other stores... |
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"from Sun Ra to Moondog. " isn't that pretty much like saying; "everything from aphex to autechre"? :) |
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They... they could only afford to stock two albums at a time. :-( But they were always tastefully chosen. |
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Ah man this sucks! Leon was the king shit meng! It`s because of the location! How the fuck are people suppose to find the store if it`s UNDER THE ENTRANCE OF A BUILDING. Isn`t the shop above them like some Salon or GNC store or something? Why don`t they move to a place where the rent is cheaper? Saint Catherines must cost mucho rent meng. I`m surprised why no one has started a benefit show or something to help them out. Eso is a great shop! Atom heart is half decent so I am told. What about that new one on Saint Lauren? |
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You had stuff there on consignment. :-( Cheap Thrills on Metcalfe has a good selection. Someday that crooked staircase is going to collapse and kill someone. Never been to Atom Heart - I should check it out soon. New one on saint laurent? What what? |
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yeah ordering online isnt nearly as fun as pounding the concrete and crate digging...no where close !!! |
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