Good vinyl shops in Berlin?

stonecrazy · Post by **stonecrazy** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:46 am

Hello

Simple question. As i'm addicted to buying vinyl, I wondered what good vinyl shops in Berlin I have to pay a visit for shure.
Yes I googled...I found 14 vinyl shops in Berlin! As I have not the time to visit them all, I would like to know from the Germans which ones are good. Especially dubstep of course, and some bits of hiphop, reggae and D&B.
I'm leaving next week for some citytrippin to Berlin.

Thx for any help.

madsbass · Post by **madsbass** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:52 am

Check out the shop at Zozzenerstrasse (think thats the name of the street), Its very close to the u-bahn Gneisenauerstrasse in x-berg

stonecrazy · Post by **stonecrazy** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:11 pm

aha must be Space Hall then, read about it, thx.

other recommends?

danny_scrilla · Post by **danny_scrilla** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:43 pm

hardwax is probably my fav record store in berlin. great selection (not only in dubstep) and usually up to date.

http://hardwax.com/contact/

you have to walk through something that looks like somebody's backyard and up a good amount of stairs to get there but it's totally worth it.

staticcast · Post by **staticcast** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:54 pm

hardwax. i've heard oye is good but i've never been. i live down the road from spacehall; they're quite big and have quite a good selection (their techno back catalogue area is huge) but IMHO not enough selectivity. (hardwax is at the other end of the spectrum -- often i feel they don't buy in enough stuff but it's usually quality.) spacehall is also about 50 cents to a euro more expensive than other stores for new stuff, and a complete ripoff for anything out of print (was looking through some UR records the other day and found that one-sided belgian resistance 12" on sale for 30 euros - looked it up on discogs later and found it for 7).

btw - lots of people seem to think hardwax is cold and snobbish but i haven't found that to be the case at all. the guys are generally really friendly and happy to pull out a stack of recommendations for you if it's not too busy. they know what they like, though, and that's basically all they stock, so i wouldn't bother if you're looking for brostep or trendy tech-house.

JensMadsen · Post by **JensMadsen** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:54 pm

Hardwax is pure awesomeness... Honestly one of my favorite record stores in the world. You need to check this out, and don't be afraid to go searching for other electronic music than dubstep - Their stock is amazing. Big up Hardwax - Check it out!

godflesh fiend · Post by **godflesh fiend** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:20 pm

Yep Hard Wax is where it's at......after all it's the home of Basic Channel/Rhythm & Sound!!!

When i visited Berlin a few years back Hard Wax was the first place I headed for.......

After much searching I finally found the killer record store Hard Wax to satisfy my needs

First I found the Hard Wax sign.............

I then walk through the tunnel and see a strange abandoned looking building....

I walk up to the door and see a Hard Wax sign above the doorway so it's definately the right place..........

I then head up 3 floors................

I then come to an open door...........

I then walk through the door and see a poster for an amazing night on Fri 10th......sadly it's the day I leave and it features a few of my fav produers such as Scuba and Mala not to mention Loefah and Appleblim!

I then take a few more steps and.......BOOM!!!! Records galore!!!!

Berlin rules. My fave city on the planet.

staticcast · Post by **staticcast** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:34 pm

they've changed their sorting system now. everything is just USA/Euro/UK, by label.

mikey_g · Post by **mikey_g** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:37 am

thought hardwax was really good and teh guys were really nice. was a right bastard to find though.

also if you listen to something and you arent gonna buy it dont put it back on the shelf, there's a special box to put it in and the staff will sort it. iof you dont then you will be treated like a tit as someone i know found out.

JensMadsen · Post by **JensMadsen** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:56 pm

godflesh fiend wrote:Yep Hard Wax is where it's at......after all it's the home of Basic Channel/Rhythm & Sound!!!

When i visited Berlin a few years back Hard Wax was the first place I headed for.......

After much searching I finally found the killer record store Hard Wax to satisfy my needs

First I found the Hard Wax sign.............

I then walk through the tunnel and see a strange abandoned looking building....

I walk up to the door and see a Hard Wax sign above the doorway so it's definately the right place..........

I then head up 3 floors................

I then come to an open door...........

I then walk through the door and see a poster for an amazing night on Fri 10th......sadly it's the day I leave and it features a few of my fav produers such as Scuba and Mala not to mention Loefah and Appleblim!

I then take a few more steps and.......BOOM!!!! Records galore!!!!

Berlin rules. My fave city on the planet.

Great pictures, makes me reminisce back to times when i was there last time.

dublerium · Post by **dublerium** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:31 pm

Those pictures of hard wax make it look excellent, and the sub:stance night looked fire. I've always thought I'd like to move to berlin and although only one shop, it's little things like this that are tempting.

150Grams · Post by **150Grams** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:05 pm

People still suggest Hardwax? Going there with my class in March.

__________ · Post by **__________** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:17 pm

I only checked one record shop in Berlin and can't remember the name but you've gotta check this place for food:
Fleischerei Domke
http://www.qype.co.uk/place/218341-Flei ... mke-Berlin
sooooooooooo tasty

djrobyn · Post by **djrobyn** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:00 pm

150Grams wrote:People still suggest Hardwax? Going there with my class in March.

if you're into dub & techno hardwax is the place to be.
spacehall has some very good back catalogue and overall more vinyls in the drum & bass / dubstep category.
my favourite shop is this one: https://oye-records.com/

150Grams · Post by **150Grams** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:17 pm

djrobyn wrote:
150Grams wrote:People still suggest Hardwax? Going there with my class in March.
if you're into dub & techno hardwax is the place to be.
spacehall has some very good back catalogue and overall more vinyls in the drum & bass / dubstep category.
my favourite shop is this one: https://oye-records.com/

Cheers, I'll remember these!

stonecrazy · Post by **stonecrazy** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:23 pm

150Grams wrote:
djrobyn wrote:
150Grams wrote:People still suggest Hardwax? Going there with my class in March.
if you're into dub & techno hardwax is the place to be.
spacehall has some very good back catalogue and overall more vinyls in the drum & bass / dubstep category.
my favourite shop is this one: https://oye-records.com/
Cheers, I'll remember these!

Hardwax is a very cool shop, although I thought they would be more friendly (like most people say), or maybe they didn't liked my face or something. I bought for about € 150,00 at least over there, they can give you at least a smile or something... Expect more UK Bass, certainly no filth stuff there (luckily hehe). More Hyperdub - Hotflush - Hessle audio kind of music.
Spacehall has one of the biggest dubstepcollections I ever saw

Found some classic stuff over there! Don't know if it's still like that, talking more than a year ago.

djrobyn · Post by **djrobyn** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:06 pm

stonecrazy wrote:Hardwax is a very cool shop, although I thought they would be more friendly (like most people say), or maybe they didn't liked my face or something. I bought for about € 150,00 at least over there, they can give you at least a smile or something...

that's how they treat everyone there that isn't part of the "crew".

too-easy · Post by **too-easy** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:23 pm

hardwax, oye and spacehall are all great.
If you arent looking for the record store experience and know exaclty what you need and cannot find it i would recommend looking at www.hhv.de and pick up your order on the next day at their store.
great to see that everybody has so much love for our capital.
have fun

150Grams · Post by **150Grams** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:30 pm

This Spacehall shop, they have classics ye?

alexbarehands · Post by **alexbarehands** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:48 pm

150Grams wrote:This Spacehall shop, they have classics ye?

they moved the dubstep section into the corner of the huge "techno hall" couple months ago and I have the impression that there's less dubstep now. the dnb section is still huge tho

hardwax is great, i've been there couple times and always been treated nicely. dont expect smiles and giggles, just tell em what you look for and they pull out a huge stack of records. and while you're listening they keep coming back and bring more and more vinyl

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