> My favorite shop for new music is Halcyon, in Dumbo (Brooklyn): > halcyonline.com
i've never been to halcyon either...dunno why none of my (other) friends go there.. > A1 is great for used Disco and Hip-Hop, as is The Sound Library on Ave A. a1 can be great for everything. freestyle, italo, old house and techno as well...if you go here often enough to snatch the super-goodies before someone else does..last time i was there i picked up keynotes (incognito #1) for $15, mint, i'm very happy with it. they have bonafide sections for nu groove, dj int'l, trax, strictly, detroit, etc etc, though the prices aren't always a steal...it's definitely worth checking for house and techno, blues, jazz, anything really. where on A is the sound library? > I'd also suggest Academy Records in Williamsburg (somewhere around N6th > street and Berry St.) they have a nice diverse selection of stuff, though > mostly used. is it academy that just opened a new store in manhattan in december? i think so. i went opening day, but i can't remember what it was called, or quite where it was. somewhere in the lower east side as well i think. > As for Syntax: John D is not the owner, he's the Domestic Buyer. Mike M yeah minto corrected me on that too, doh. anyways, he was good to work with. but overall syntax was a pretty mediocre experience, late payments, very minimal support, no real personal interest in what we were doing or personal relationships etc...same story with watts...we never had much of a positive experience with american distrib.. jt
