“We don’t want middle aged bearded baldies coming in here asking for Cluster records. We want hot young things who want to hang out, drink obscure craft beers and discuss buftech.”
Arcane Delights Radio Show 11 (Mixcloud, 17/2/22)
Music in the margins
Vinyl Ramblings (Pt. VII) : Chance Meeting in a Dilapidated Shopping Arcade of a Record Shop and a Wallet
“It’s one of those shops where you almost want to shake the proprietor’s hand on the way out, to thank him personally for his services to your mental well-being.”
I Was A Teenage Shambler
“My look mutated around that Mary Chain axis. I no longer had haircuts. I encouraged holes in my clothes. In the absence of anything resembling a muscle, textiles simply hung off me.”
Vinyl ramblings (Pt. VI) : Leaving empty handed
“The racks of, particularly secondhand stores, change frequently, so there’s always a replenishment of mystery. And thus, we keep coming back, like virgins to a school disco.”
My favourite albums of 2021
“If asked, “What are your favourite records this year?” I hum and ha. Yet, ask me my favourite records of 1981 and I could write you a (small) book. “
Vinyl ramblings (Pt. IV) : The Record Market
“The vinyl community, much like the football one, is obsessive, fervid. Like pinballs, they ricochet from record shop to record shop, fair to fair, market to market, in the hunt for that elusive, limited edition, Third Man split-colour 3″, sealed, mint.”
Robert Dallas Gray (Life Without Buildings) interview
“Someone once called the record ‘mid-fi’ which is probably accurate – it was hi-fi recordings of a low-fi band.”
Searching for the perfect record shop (Pt 3)
“I very almost went in but I was suddenly gripped by the fear of never finding the exit again.”
Vinyl ramblings (Pt. III)
“What evokes one’s youth more than the soundtrack to it?”
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