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Going to London:need help finding local Record Stores/Shows
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:03 pm
by AnantaDubs
Hello fellow dubsteppers. I will be visiting Croydon in December and was really looking forward to catching some shows and visiting some record stores to grab some vinyls. Seeing as how i know absolutely nothing about the area I was wondering if anyone could give me a heads up and help me out a little bit. I have been listening to old school dub step from DMZ to Chestplate for years now and i took the opportunity to stop by here in my travels. Would be great to meet a few people since i'm new to the forums too.
Any help would be appreciated
Thank You!!
Re: Going to London:need help finding local Record Stores/Sh
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:10 pm
by oski
in central london there's bm soho, sounds of the universe, phonica and sister ray that all stock dubstep
in croydon there's one but can't remember the name
*edit: it's called dnr
the big dubstep nights are fwd at plastic people on a thursday evening and system at the dome in tufnell park.. next one is the 8th dec i think
Re: Going to London:need help finding local Record Stores/Sh
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:07 pm
by AnantaDubs
Thanks alot. Since I'm only going to be there for a week I was thinking of staying somewhere closer to central london. What areas would you recommend that would be easy to get around from?
Re: Going to London:need help finding local Record Stores/Sh
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:25 pm
by LA_Boxers
Dont go to Croydon.......its shit for shows and record shops.
Stay in central.
Re: Going to London:need help finding local Record Stores/Sh
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 2:01 am
by AnantaDubs
good heads up. thanks.
Re: Going to London:need help finding local Record Stores/Sh
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:43 pm
by PinUp
In one short walk you can do Phonica, BM Soho, Sister Ray, Sounds of the Universe and the Music & Video Exchange in Berwick Street. If you visit all of those stores and don't come away with a bag full of records something has gone seriously wrong.
Check the Events section to see if there's any shows you fancy whilst you're visiting or search Pack London on google, they've got a pretty comprehensive list of what's going on. If you're around for system do everything you can to reach it, it's probably the best night going atm.
Re: Going to London:need help finding local Record Stores/Sh
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:41 pm
by AnantaDubs
Thanks man. I'm going to be staying in either Camden Town or Mayfair which are both fairly close to the area you are talking about.
Re: Going to London:need help finding local Record Stores/Sh
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:44 pm
by AnantaDubs
It would be a blessing if i could grab some Tempa or Bullfrog records
Re: Going to London:need help finding local Record Stores/Sh
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 4:20 pm
by jheybs
oski wrote:in croydon there's one but can't remember the name
*edit: it's called dnr
dnr is decent but very focused on garage old and new. shop is very tucked away on the street but that's pretty much the only shop in croydon, easily accessible if you got a travelcard - probably take about 30-40 mins to get there from victoria.
phonica, SOTU i recommend. there's rough trade and honest jon's to have a look at as well