Used Record Seattle Vol. 2

Another trip to Seattle, another small haul of awesome records. Today used tracks from both Easy Street Records & Everyday Music. I’m not going to post the rather large amount of 80s rock that I picked up but I will post the guilty pleasure trance I picked up.

I think my real goal here is to highlight all the awesome music you can get for cheap in this city.

Easy Street (only 1 this time)

Lawrence – Lowlights From The Past And Future [Mule Electronic] Cost: 3.00

Lawrence makes this lush and delicate techno/deep house that just feels warm. Always worth giving a listen to his work and this track is no different. Comes with a pretty good LoSoul remix as well.

If your not familiar with his work, here’s a more recent release of his that’s worth listening to.

Everyday Music (Pricier and less organized but if you search long enough you are going to find some gems)

Phil K Presents Y4K Part 2 [Distinctive Breaks] Cost 3.00

Sampler from his 2005 Y4K album, this EP is well worth it for a copy of Lusine’s Slur that does not require you to shell out for the full album on vinyl.

I:Cube – Ding Ding Ding [Versatile] Cost 2.60

First I:Cube release? Fuck Yeah! Great techy find. I:Cube has been a must listen producer for me ever since hearing their take on 99 & A Half.

not familar? here’s pretty cool interview with him from a little while ago.

The Aztec Mystic – Knights Of The Jaquar EP [UR] Cost 2.60

Do I really need to tell you about this? AMAZING FIND for 2.60. The track so good Sony tried to copy it. If you want to read about the drama head on over here.

Just Jack – Starz In Their Eyes [TVT] Cost 1.60

Poor man’s The Streets comes out of nowhere and pens a surprisingly good tune about how fickle pop fame can be. Complete with a prett good Ashley Beedle remix.

The Guilty Pleasure Section!

Tomaz Vs. Filterheadz – Sunshine Remixes [Intec] Cost 2.60

Huge a few years ago. It’s a great feelgood track for me.

Energy 52 – Cafe Del Mar [Arcade America] Cost 2.60

Come on! You know you liked the first Tranceport!

Grace – Not Over Yet [Perfecto] Cost 1.60

Ok, I give up my techno snob card. Fuck you, here’s the fucking awesome music video for it.

Thats all for now.

Used Record Seattle Vol. 1

As most people who know me know, I hate buying records at full price. Hate it hate it hate it. One of my biggest issues with dance music is how accelerated it has become. People obsess over having the latest tracks because they think that it gives them an edge over the next dj. While this may be true during a lot of more popular music the fact is that dance music is a very faceless genre. Nobody cares if you have the latest and greatest tracks (even though keeping current in your knowledge of dance music is essential to remaining relevant.) The truth is that you can play a set of nothing but tracks from 5 or 6 years ago and no one will know the difference (except the really dance heavy people but if they judge you for playing great tracks you love from 5 years ago than fuck them). The real problem with Beatport is that it pushes the culture much much much faster than it has in recent years. Instead of a track having a 4 or 5 month life span, it’s pushed off to the side to make way for more music that comes out later that week. Instead of being a record on your shelf that you can revisit in a few years and remember why you loved it, it just becomes this file that you can easily delete to make room for the flavor of the month. I really fear that soon enough there isn’t going to be a way for classic music to be created because people are going to be so concerned with the next new thing that nothing is going to have time to settle in. So about once every 2 weeks I drag my ass out to the city to scrounge through the bins at all of the shops to find the best records I can for as cheap as possible. This Thursday (May 8th) I went out to Easy Street Records (a personal favorite for finding good used records.) Here are the results.

Metaboman – Rausgeflogen Ep [Musik Krause] Cost: 99 cent

Fantastic Ep off of Music Krause from about 2003, think Robag and friends. Glitchy stuff for all.

The Forlorn – Curses Upon Curses [Morris Audio Citysport Edition] Cost: 99 cent

One off release from Brian Zentz, my favorite former Virginia DJ now living out in Portland, is seriously awesome. A step back in the level of hardness compared to his normal productions, this is one of those tracks that sounds more relevant now that it’s been around for a little while. The B-side, Outpatient-1 comes out tops here.

Tokyo Black Star – Still Sequence EP [Innervisions] Cost: 2.00

Innervisions is one of the best labels around for fans of tech house and these guys had an amazing track called Blade Dancer that was the closing track on Carl Craig’s Fabric. This isn’t quite as good as that but the stunning remix from Ame and Dixon is the real highlight though it may be a little too slow for some people’s sets.

Laurie Anderson – Oh Superman (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix) [White] Cost: 2.00

What a find! This has been a staple in M.A.N.D.Y.’s sets for years, I’ve even heard it in their live sets before. A remix of a classic song by Laurie Anderson, I’ve been looking for this since hearing Naha close a V-day set at Rebar with the original. This bootleg came out in 2005 but didn’t see an official release until 2007’s 5 Years of Get Physical comp. This shows the Get Physical boys at their best.

Thanks for reading! More to come.