NYC record store closing
TheGooch
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Im two weeks late on this but passed by the other day to find out DANCE TRACKS closing its doors. Not sure if this is the best forum to post the news in but this was the place for House music. Actually for Deep house. Met some many heavy weights here, joe Claussel, darryl james, etc. Place had at atmosphere to it as well. With its urei mixer booth and two comfy couches , most of the tunes I bought here were ones that I heard spinning in the store. Alot of reissue loft and garage classics here that I dont think are sold anywhere else. Damn. this shit sucks.
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http://www.dopejams.net/
They keep it well stocked.
They were up the Block from the my weekly gig back in the day, so i was always checkin them.
not owned by Claussell but by two good friends.
great shop all around... NYC folks need to make it out.
On Myrtle Ave. at the Corner of Classon, right by Pratt
not only stocked w/ good house and dance classics stuff and run by the nicest crew of folk...
but also filled w/ great jazz LP's (at least 800 titles) + great international selection + good R&B/Soul bins + interesting $1 bin records in the summer.
Sucks that Dancetrax is closing. but it's been in the works for a minute now.
support local record shops!
PEACE
i think we are going to see a future where stores like Dancetracks, Vinylmania, and Rock and Soul all die out and stores like Dope Jams, Good records, and the new TSL flourish...
basically, the paradigm has shifted from when those stores started... they were no longer neighborhood spots...
But I'd still call DanceTrax a hood spot.
I'm not sure about the neighborhood status, since I'm not from that hood, but I would agree. I think any store that's mainly DJ-oriented will fade out, if it hasn't already. Stores like Good and TSL that traffic in used/raer/collectibles will be fine, as the digital age hasn't made them nearly obsolete like the DJ stores. People will always want to buy old vinyl on the collecting tip, whereas nearly every DJ I know jumped at the chance to make the switch to Microwave or other digital format, making the 12" single game a losing proposition for many stores.
I'm sure the days of Gramaphone (one of Chicago's oldest DJ stores) are numbered. As a former employee, it's kinda like my dad is very old and close to death. I know it's coming and I'm prepared, but it's going to really sad nonetheless.
In 2008, people either want records for $1 or $100... no middle ground. The writing's on the wall...
I though this was the future of vinyl shops - Coffee/Vinyl/Wireless intranetz.....
Or Sneakers/Rekkids/Haircut/Manicure/etc......
yup, Halcyon. They're still around, they moved to DUMBO. I go in occasionally and play records in the store. They are kinda struggling too, but their location isn't all that great cause not too many of the contemporary artist crowd that populates that hood is really into techno and house. Breakbeat Science just moved in with them after closing their Orchard St. location, so that's a little foreshadowing for the DnB set.
My boy is doing his best to keep fresh used records flowing in there to keep it going.
PS: Satellite finally closed recently as well, although they had been in death throes for a while, so no one really noticed except the employees.