Other Music
New York, NY 10003-6902
Phone: (212) 477-8150
- Cross Street:
- Broadway
- Directions:
- 6 at Astor Pl
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 12pm-9pm, Fri 12pm-10pm, Sat 12pm-9pm, Sun 12pm-7pm
Editorial Review for Other Music – by Ben Williams
The Scene
Other Music lives up to its name by stocking nearly everything Tower's behemoth NY flagship across the street doesn't. It's a small room stuffed full of obscure gems, where you'll hear anything from the latest hot electronica to '70s free jazz. Occasionally, the record and disc racks are pushed aside and the main floor is transformed into an impromptu stage for DJs, tunesmiths and indie-rockers such as Rainer Maria, Japanese neo-hippies Ghost, DJ Shadow, the Tindersticks, Gary Wilson and Neil Halstead.
The Goods
Eighty percent CDs, 20 percent vinyl LPs and 12-inch singles. All the extant Sun Ra CDs. All the latest electronica and cutting-edge indie hip-hop. A whole shelf of musique concrete and another of indie rock. Plus choice dub, world music and a few thousand other subcategories. The prices may be higher here than at other comparable stores, but the staffmembers try to make up for it with expert recommendations and descriptions.
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User Reviews for Other Music
01/12/2003 Posted by msdolly
This store has tons of vinyl to choose from and if they don't have it they get it within a week.Great place!Also mixers,lighting etc. nice people too.
Pros: location
01/11/2003 Posted by christos
If you're truly interested in new music, this is the shop that's been shaping the tastes of downtown new yorkers. Many a New yorker watches for an email reviewing the new additions to the shelves just inside the door.
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