Revisiting My Way by Akufen

Going through my dance records recently I came across a vinyl copy of Akufen's full-length from 2002 entitled My Way. I remember how much I loved listening to it when it came out, but since then I haven't given it much of a listen. I was pleasantly surprised at how well it has held up:



"Microsampling – Every morning when I wake up, it's become customary for me to surf the airwaves on both my tuners and shortwave receivers. (...) All that we hear on the air is dead within a few seconds. (...) I attempt to give new life to dead airwaves on the very moment of their short existence. (...) Every form of music has a right to exist – and be microsampled. I try to give a new life to sound and gift it with immortality" - Marc Leclair

Princeton : 'Calypso Gold'

One of my favorite new tracks is this dreamy song, 'Calypso Gold' by Los Angeles-based band, Princeton. It has been available on their debut album on Kanine Records, and now the track will also be out on 7" (for all you 7" lovers) on January 25th.

"The band’s musical influences stretch just as wide, taking in everything from Something Else-era Kinks to Serge Gainsbourg, New Order, Arthur Russell, Scott Walker, Yo La Tengo and Gilberto Gil. While still rooted in the Baroque pop of their past work, Cocoon of Love sees the band explore new moods and styles, from the seductive, synth-driven Martina and Clive Krantz to the straight-up Stax-style soul of Show Some Love, When Your Man Gets Home."

Etherea Interview

There's a local-run website devoted to vinyl lovers, and I recently had the pleasure of talking with them about Etherea: Analog Apartment. BTW, the OLD RARE NEW sign on the back wall inspired the title of a documentary book about record stores by Emma Pettit, who interviewed me for it, and included some photos of Etherea inside. The sign was found on the street in front of my store one night after closing, but I believe it may have been made by The Strand Bookstore in Manhattan. Anyone recognize it? You can find the book online
and at St. Marks Bookshop (among others).

record fair follow-up

Thanks for everyone who came out to the record fair in DUMBO last weekend, it was a huge success on all counts. I saw many former East Village customers and friends, including DJ Chris Alker; former employee and longtime friend, Elaine Ahn; video artist, Melissa Silverman; and the esteemed Beastie Boys graphic designer and goth-DJ-for-one-night, Bill McMullen, who had a couple photos of my table on his blog and his anecdotes about the day.

Etherea mentioned in New York Magazine

New York Magazine ran

a little story

on the upcoming record fair (see earlier post for details) and mentioned Etherea.

Superstar DJ Record Fair THIS SUNDAY!!

Collectors and DJs, rejoice! Brooklyn Flea hosts its 2nd annual Superstar DJ Record Fair this weekend, Sunday only down below the Manhattan underpass at 167 Water St. from 11AM til 6PM. I'll be manning a table with lots of Etherea-related LPs, 45s, CDs, and posters, all priced to move! I'll have a small listening station but feel free to bring your own portable player to check out unknown gems. Too much to list, but if there's anything specific you want to dig through, send me an email.

Superstar DJ Record Fair

This is just a quick note about an upcoming record fair, Sunday September 13th, hosted by the Brooklyn Flea folks down in DUMBO, Brooklyn; I will have a table there, with new and used LPs, CDs, 45s and posters. Everything will be priced to sell (less than retail value, and discounts if you are buying several items). For former customers and DJs who need records right away, feel free to email me for specific titles or to make an appointment to stop by to see what's for sale. More info to come!