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In the 90s, I credit a huge amount of my love and appreciation for electronica to the folks at my nearby Tower Records. That single store, with a single listeni
by DoneWithAllThat 5y ago
In the 90s, I credit a huge amount of my love and appreciation for electronica to the folks at my nearby Tower Records. That single store, with a single listening station in the Electronic Music section, holding only 6 CDs, exposed me to music I never would have heard before. It wasn’t anything from the Billboard 100 or top streams on Spotify, it was just what some local electronic music nerds thought was new and cool and I am forever grateful to them for what they decided to share, as well as desperately mournful that I’ll never have that kind of experience again.
- cpeterso 5y agoIf you're a fan of Tower Records, check out this great documentary: "All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records". https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_things_must_pass_the_rise_and_fall_of_tower_records https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_things_must_pass_the_ri...
- dylan604 5y agoIn the 90s, the local community radio (Dallas' KNON) had a show on Thursday evenings. I can't remember the name of the show, but I'm pretty sure the DJ's name was Marty something. He would always sign off with "remember kids, fly low and avoid the radar". I would record his sets and play them back later at house parties. Later came Edge Club on KDGE that aired from midnight to like 4am or something. I lived out in the boonies, so a trip to Tower Records was very rare for me, but I never left without a stack of CDs. It wasn't until college that I started collecting and spinning vinyl.