6 posts tagged “shop gentei”
Shop Gentei is back with another hot item, a 1992 Scotty B mix, dubbed from an original cassette copy, onto deadstock vintage tapes! It's weird to think about how casettes were THE SHIT back in the day, and how old they seem now. I sill have a tape deck that I can use, but how many people still do? A lot of people today have NEVER used tapes, and it must seem like a relic to them. To anyone that was into dance music in the 90's however, the mixtape was often the only source for tons of great DJ mixes and live sets, and 'only' copies of rare tapes were treated like gold. It is a real concern that a lot of this history will be lost as tape machines get older and older, and the magnetic strip degrades. This is a huge problem in general for old media, film, video tapes, computer disks, really anything analog - and it is a really fun idea to make this mix something that can't just be listened to anywhere.
So I know it has been a while since this site has seen any action, sorry for that! I found some more tapes in my parents attic on the last trip to Baltimore, so I will have a few gems to post over the next couple weeks. Nate also promises to finally record the Miss Tony birthday mix from 92Q 2001 that he has kicking around on Minidisc.
Shop Gentei is having their fall party on October 5th, check the shop site for details - unfortunately I'll be on a vacation to Tokyo, so we will not be playing. I'm kind of sad to miss it, we have played all the other shop parties, and it is always a good time. We will be making a trip to play at Proper in October though, so keep a lookout for us!
It's time once again for a Shop Gentei store redesign and the accompanying party time!! These things are always slamming, so arrive early and stay late. This one is also on a Saturday, so no excuses!
PS Sorry for the lax update schedule. Some updates are coming soon.
PPS Check out blaksquirrel.com for my general interest postings.
Shop Gentei party yesterday was hott - and it was mayhem til' they kicked us out at 2 - Scottie B rocked the place with his closing set. Haven't seen him DJ in a while, and it was pretty much perfectly selected and played. Club, to 80's, to a few house tracks on the ends. It's not always easy to keep the crowd that into it at 1:30am on a Sunday!
Gentei has some hot items in the shop for this fall - the selection of brands is crazy, and a lot of that stuff you won't find anywhere else in the states - including NYC. Tokyo style retail straight up, in Baltimore: super clean, and perfectly displayed. I've been to a lot of shops, in a lot of places, and this is one of the best out there...Has to be said!
I also decided to throw together a quick tape, really cuz I want to listen to these tracks on the ipod this week. I pretty much just went for it, so don't mind a few stray beats. Since I played Ministry's 'Halloween' in the set the other night, here are some other tracks to take you back to the days of Playschool (above 'The Rage' metal bar downtown on Calvert St), Meltdown, and the the all ages Sunday 'Progressive' nights in 90-92. They also did this at O'dells, but I don't remember what night. O'dells was the shit, too bad I couldn't get there too much before it closed...
InstantClubHit_ProgressiveMix_Vol1
Come check it out if you are able, it will be off-the-hook! (And it's free for 21+!!)
This dude Supa Dave of deeznotes just emailed the other day, and he was the last straw in getting me off my ass to spruce up the place. He's got some additional V103 radio mixes courtesy of Steve PMX, get 'em while they are hot!
Via Oliver at shopgentei in Baltimore [Please check it out, he just re-opened this week 9/28 and if you are into limited shoes and clothes and other cool Japanese shit you should be there already!] some CLASSIC old house mixes from Chicago radio - HOT! Start with the 88-87 joints to get the acid house, classic house, techno goodness.
http://www.nuyoshi.com/wbmx.htm
Also, the Destinations
Podcast via DJ Stress and Deep Field Audio...their first post is a classic atmospheric
Drum and Bass mix, check it out. I have a TON of old rave, Drum and Bass, etc mixes as well - if people want them I can post a few up.
