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Hamburg Street Art

This Facebook photo album collects the graffiti/stencil/sticker/street art we saw in Hamburg.

Hamburg record shopping

Recently we made a little citytrip to Hamburg and people who follow me on Facebook or Instagram will probably know already that Germany's second city is record store heaven.

Ok, Berlin, London and New York probably have more shops but the good thing about Hamburg is that almost all of them are located in the same neighborhoods, namely in Schanzenviertel and Karolienenviertel, located right next to each other. It's only 2-3 km to walk from one end to the other of both these neighborhoods.

On saturday morning we started at the Schanzen flea market, where I immediately grabbed a couple of goodies :-)

Schanzen flea market

Schanzen flea market

Yep, Mandré's debut lp and Sly & Robbie's 'Rhythm Killers' and a bunch of others (prices varied as some people were obviously professional sellers).

One of the best shops in town must be GROOVE CITY (Marktstrasse 114). Great stock of old and new jazz, funk, soul, Brazilian, disco, hip-hop and much more, plus a bookshop specialized in graphic design. They also publish a flyer that lists all the record stores in Hamburg (this one: http://www.hamburg-record-stores.de). Found Wiley's 'Playtime Is Over' here. Great place!

Groove City

Groove City

On the same day we went to RUFF TRADE RECORDS (Feldstrasse 48) where I was happy to find Rae & Christian's fantastic debut lp... and some other stuff ;-) Old and new vinyl, well organized, good prices - unless you want the original rock/funk/jazz pressings from yesteryear. Again, a great shop to dig in the crates!

Ruff Trade

Ruff Trade

One shop that really emptied my wallet (nearly) was REKORD (Schulterblatt 84), which has an exceptional stock of house, techno, hip-hop, trip-hop, soul, funk, latin and jazz. Attica Blues' hard to find second lp, Kirk Degiorgio's first album, found it here. And many more for that matter. Staff told me about more vinyl hidden in the basement which can be browsed online. I haven't dared to look yet...

Rekord

Rekord

Rekord

Books, cd's, dvd's and LOADS of vinyl are to be found at ZARDOZ (Schulterblatt 36). Everything is very well organized and it's almost impossible to leave without buying something. Here also old and new vinyl at reasonable prices.

Zardoz

Zardoz

Zardoz

At this point it was getting hard to remember what I bought where! ;-D

By far the craziest shop must be FREIHEIT UND ROOSEN (Paul Roosen Strasse 41). They really try (well, do they really?) to keep everything organised but stock is so vast, it's... well, a crazy place. A lot of 90s electronica (from big beat to jungle), hip-hop, funk, soul, jazz, rock,... anything really. And if your fingers haven't collected dust after visiting all the other stores in Hamburg, they will here. In other words: a must-visit! :-)

Freiheit Und Roosen

Freiheit Und Roosen

Freiheit Und Roosen

Freiheit Und Rosen

PLATTENRILLE (Grindelhof 29) apparently has a bit of a legendary status and I can understand why. It's a beautiful shop, hidden away at the back of a house and the stock is huge. Classical music, classic rock and jazz mainly. Prices are considerable but democratic, which I expected. Although I DID leave with a Prince 12" :-)

Plattenrille

Plattenrille

Think that was it? Think again! Here's an overview of the other shops visited or passed by at closing time. You will find the addresses on the website I posted above.

Minigroove

Minigroove

Pure Soul

Under Pressure - clothes, vinyl, toys, books

Under Pressure - clothes, vinyl, toys, books

Selekta - reggae records only

Championship - punk and ska mainly

Otaka - dance/house/techno

Smallville - dance/house/techno

Voyage, Voyage

Now that the holiday plans for 2013 are made (Hamburg city trip in June, Morocco in September,... ), these records seemed appropriate...

Herbie Hancock - 'Maiden Voyage' (1965, Blue Note)

Roy Ayers Ubiquity - 'Mystic Voyage' (1975, Polydor)

Sleep Walker - 'The Voyage' (2006, Especial Japan)

2012 in music - singles/EPs

Oh yes, there were a few good singles, EPs & remixes too :-)

AlunaGeorge: You Know You Like It EP (Tri Angle)

Azymuth: Avenida Das Mangueiras (Theo Parrish remix) (Far Out)

Biaz: Si Kali EP (Offtropic)

Bullion:  Say Arr Ee / What Does She Know (R&S)

Burial: Kindred EP (Hyperdub)

Burial: Truant / Rought Sleeper (Hyperdub)

Burial & Four Tet: Nova (Text)

Chet Faker: Thinking In Textures EP (Downtown)

Colonel Red: Spacesleep EP  (Apollo)

DELS: Black Salad EP (Big Dada)

DJ Food vs The Amorphus Androgynous: The Illectric Hoax (Ninja Tune)

Dobie: Nothing To Fear EP / …But Fear Itself EP (Big Dada)

Evian Christ:  Kings And Them (Tri Angle)

FaltyDL: Straight & Arrow (Four Tet remix) (Ninja Tune)

King Britt: Fhloston Paradigm EP (Hyperdub)

fLako: Eclosure EP (Five Easy Pieces)

Funkineven & Fatima: Phone Line EP (Eglo)

Jesse Futerman: Fuse The Witches EP (Just Like Music)

Roses Gabor: Stars (Girls Music)

Gang Colours: Fancy Restaurant (remixes) (Brownswood)

GB (Gifted & Blessed): The Abstract Eye (Eglo)

Harmonic 313: Lion (Warp)

Josi Horikawa: Wandering EP (First Word)

Howse: Lay Hollow EP (Tri Angle)

The Hundred In The Hands: Keep It Low (remixes) (Warp)

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble: Fire (Mr. Scruff remix) (Choice Cuts)

The Invisible: Wings (Floating Points remix) (Ninja Tune)

The Invisible: Generational (Theo Parrish remix) (Ninja Tune)

JamesZoo: Guanyin Psittacines (Kindred Spirits)

Elmore Judd & Bullion: Petrol Laughs EP (Honest Jon’s)

Kwes.: Meantime EP (Warp)

Lianne La Havas: Forget EP (Warner)

Lapalux: When You’re Gone EP / Some Other Time EP (Brainfeeder)

Lehterette: Featurette (Ninja Tune)

Locked Groove: Rooted EP (Hotflush)

Lone: Crystal Caverns 1991 (R&S)

Lorn:  Weigh Me Down (remixes) (Ninja Tune)

Maseratay: Never Let You Go EP (Ninja Tune)

Zara McFarlane: More Than Mine/Lions Of Chiaroscuro (Brownswood)

Mo Kolours:  EP2:Banana Wine (One-Handed Music)

Mo Kolours: Brave/Dredd Music (One –Handed Music)

Moody: What Do You Feel? EP (KDJ)

Moodymann: Picture This EP (Scion A/V)

Kassem Mosse: Staat Aus Glass EP (Soul Jazz)

Mr. Scruff: Be The Music/Nervous Energy (Ninja Tune)

Om Unit: Aeolian EP (Civil Music)

Onra:  Deep In The Night EP (Fool’s Gold)

oOoOO: Our Love Is Hurting Us EP (Tri Angle)

Pixelord: Supaplex EP (Civil Music)

Pomrad: Vlotjes EP (OhWee)

Raffertie: Mass Appeal EP (Ninja Tune)

Robot Koch: Cosmic Waves (Project:Mooncircle)

Daniel Rossen: Silent Hour/Golden Mile EP (Warp)

School Is Cool: Warpaint (PIAS)

Shokazulu: Pie/OO (2000Black)

Shortcircles: Remember Me EP (Plug Research)

Slugabed: SEX (remixes) (Ninja Tune)

Slugabed: Mountains Came Out Of The Sky (remixes) (Ninja Tune)

Switch & Andrea Martin: I Still Love You (Dubsided)

Teengirl Fantasy: Motif (+ Actress remix) (R&S)

Tenseï: Two (Plug Research)

TNGHT: TNGHT EP (Warp)

Trimbal: Confidence Boost/Saying (Harmonix) (R&S)

Untold: Change In A Dynamic Environment EPs 1-3 (Hemlock)

Uphigh Collective:  What?! EP (Tangram)

Yppah: Film Burn (Kwes. remix)  (Ninja Tune)

Morgan Zarate: Broken Heart Collector (Hyperdub)

Zebra Katz: Imma Read (Mad Decent)

2012 in music - full list!

So here it is: the full list of albums that caught my ear in 2012. Lots of Ninja Tune and Warp releases in there, but hey, I'm a collector of both. 2012 was a great year as you can see. Feel free to comment :-)

2econd Class Citizen: The Small Minority (Equinox)

Actress: R.I.P. (Honest Jon’s)

Alt-J: An Awesome Wave (Infectious Music)

BADBADNOTGOOD: BBNG2 (bandcamp)

Balthazar: Rats (PIAS)

Blockhead: Interludes After Midnight (Ninja Tune)

Jesse Boykins III & MeLo-X: Zulu Guru (Ninja Tune)

Neneh Cherry & The Thing: The Cherry Thing (Smalltown Supersound)

Chromatics: Kill for Love (Italians Do It Better)

Clark: Iradelphic (Warp)

Cooly G: Playin Me (Hyperdub)

Daphni: Jiaolong (Jiaolong)

Demdike Stare: Elemental (Modern Love)

DJ Food: The Search Engine (Ninja Tune)

DJ Format: Statement Of Intent (Project Blue Book)

DJ Vadim: Don’t Be Scared (BBE)

Django Django: Django Django (Because Music)

Jimmy Edgar: Majenta (Hot Flush)

Brian Eno:  Lux (Warp)

Fink: Wheels Turn Beneath My Feet (Ninja Tune)

Flying Lotus: Until The Quiet Comes (Warp)

The Greg Foat Group: Girl & Robot with Flowers (Jazzman)

Four Tet: Pink (Tekst)

Leo Gandelman: Vip Vop (Far Out)

Gang Coulours: The Keychain Collection (Brownswood)

The Gaslamp Killer: Breakthrough (Brainfeeder)

GonjaSufi: M.U.Z.Z.L.E. (Warp)

Grasscut: Unearth (Ninja Tune)

Gravenhurst: The Ghost In Daylight (Warp)

Grizzly Bear: Shields (Warp)

Laurel Halo: Quarantine (Hyperdub)

Matthew Halsall: Fletcher Moss Park (Gondwana)

Hello Skinny: Hello Skinny (Slowfoot)

The Herbaliser: There Were Seven (Department H)

Here We Go Magic: A Different Ship (Secretly Canadian)

Hiatus Kaiyote: Tawk Tomahawk (bandcamp)

Hidden Orchestra: Archipelago (Tru Thoughts)

Hint: Daily Intake (Tru Thoughts)

Holy Other:  Held (Tri Angle)

How To Dress Well: Total Loss (Weird World)

The Hundred In The Hands: Red Light (Warp)

IG Culture: (The Many Districts of) Soulful Shanghai (Kindred Spirits)

The Invisible: Rispah (Ninja Tune)

Ital: Hive Mind (Planet µ)

Jeremiah Jae: Raw Money Raps (Brainfeeder)

Joey Bada$$: 1999 (mixtape)

Jonti: Sine & Moon (Stones Throw)

Kid Koala: 12 Bit Blues (Ninja Tune)

Kindness: World, You Need A Change Of Mind (Female Energy)

Michael Kiwanuka: Home Again (Polydor)

Kerkko Koskinen Orchestra: Trains & Letters (Ricky-Tick)

Jessica Lauren Four: Jessica Lauren Four (Freestyle)

Mordy Laye & The Group Modula: The Mystery of… (Audio Montage)

Legowelt:  The Paranormal Soul (Clone Jack For Daze)

Leila: U&I (Warp)

Light Asylum: Light Asylum (Mexican Summer)

Lone: Galaxy Garden (R&S)

Lorn: Ask The Dust (Ninja Tune)

Lukid: Lonely At The Top (Werk Discs/Ninja Tune)

Mala: Mala In Cuba (Brownswood)

Menagerie: They Shall Inherit (Tru Thoughts)

Mohn: Mohn (Kompakt)

Georgia Anne Muldrow:  Seeds (SomeOthaShip)

Meshell Ndegeocello: Pour Une Âme Souveraine (Naïve)

Nostalgia77 & The Monster: The Taxidermist (Tru Thoughts)

Frank Ocean: Channel Orange (Def Jam)

Offshore: Bake Haus (Big Dada)

Part-Time Heroes: Lightfalls (WahWah45s)

Peaking Lights: Lucifer / Lucifer In Dub (Weird World)

Portico Quartet: Portico Quartet (Real World)

Quantic & Alice Russell with The Combo Barbaro: Look Around The Corner (Tru Thoughts)

Rocket Juice & The Moon: Rocket Juice & The Moon (Honest Jons)

The Rongetz Foundation: Brooklyn Butterfly Session (Heavenly Sweetness)

Scuba: Personality (Hotflush)

Shaolin Afronauts: Quest Undrer Capricorn (Freestyle)

Shed:  The Killer (50 Weapons)

Slugabed: Time Team (Ninja Tune)

Sy Smith: Fast & Curious (Psyko)

Sonnymoon: Sonnymoon (Plug Research)

The Souljazz Orchestra: Solidarity (Strut)

South Of The Border: Introducing (Conjunto)

Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society (Heads Up)

Speech Debelle: Freedom Of Speech (Big Dada)

Squarepusher: Ufabulum (Warp)

Andy Stott: Luxury Problems (Modern Love)

The Sure Co.: 5ive (Jazz Re:freshed)

Tatham, Mensa, Lord & Ranks: Tatham, Mensa, Lord & Ranks (2000Black)

Jime Tenor & Kabukabu: The Mystery of Aether (Kindred Spirits)

TheeSatisfaction: Awe Naturale (Sub Pop)

Two Fingers: Stunt Rhythms (Big Dada)

Visioneers (Marc Mac): Hipology (BBE)

Weedy: Retrospect Suite (Project:Mooncircle)

Wiley: Evolve Or Be Extinct (Big Dada)

Wishmountain: Tesco (Accidental)

The xx: Coexist (Young Turks)

Young Magic: Melt (Carpark)

Yppah: Eighty One (Ninja Tune)

Remixes

Battles: Dross Glop (Warp)

Björk: Bastards (One Little Indian)

Bonobo: Black Sands Remixed (Ninja Tune)

Reissue/Repress

Azymuth: Light As A Feather (Far Out)

D’Angelo: Voodoo (MCR)

J Dilla: Dillatroit (Mahogani)

Michael Jackson: Bad 25 (Sony Legacy)

Lego Feet: Lego Feet (Skam)

Paperclip People: The Secret Tapes Of Doctor Eich (Planet E)

The Pharcyde: Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (Delicious Vinyl)

Plug (aka Luke Vibert): Back On Time (Ninja Tune)

Amon Tobin: Box Set (Ninja Tune)

Tortoise: Millions Now Living Will Never Die (Thrill Jockey)

Plus ALL the fantastic releases on Universal Sound/Soul Jazz: Elis Regian, Tamba Trio, Baden Powell, Eddie Russ,…

Compilations

Best of Perception & Today Records (by DJ Spinna) (BBE)

Brownswood Bubblers 8 & 9 (Brownswood)

Metal Dance: Industrial/Post Punk/EBM Classics & Rarities 1980-88 (by Trevor Jackson) (Strut)

Music Minus Music presented by Andy Votel (Fat City)

Personal Space: Electric Soul 1974-1984 (Chocolate Industries)

Project:Mooncircle 10th Anniversary (Project:Mooncircle)

Solid Psyche (by DJ Food) (Ninja Tune)

This Ain’t Chicago: The Underground Sound of UK House & Acid 1987-1991 (Strut)

Universal Magnetic (by LefTo) (101 Aparel)

Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York City 1976-1996 (Soul Jazz)

Worldwide Family vol. 2 (by Kutmah) (Brownswood)

2012 in music

Although this list is far from complete (no singles, no digital releases for obvious reasons) it does give an overview of what I "consumed" in 2012 - and a very good year it was! Roughly sorted by genre here, a complete list will follow shortly.