Sam GreenwoodWe’ve teamed with the much loved Dublin based record store All City to bring you their top 10 picks every week.
As many of you will know, they host a huge collection of brand new releases and old-school classics across the spectrum of all that is good in music – house, techno, disco and hip hop among others. Their crew have an unfaltering knowledge of music and you can be guaranteed an excellent selection, and quality recommendations based on your taste.
As these are very different times, it’s only natural that we want to support our local record stores, and we highly recommend that you do too. Whether it’s new or second hand, developing your record collection is a healthy obsession that we can’t get enough of. Many labels release only on vinyl and there’s a certain magic to falling down the rabbit hole of a stores collection as there’s nothing quite like finding those rare vinyl releases.
This will be a weekly feature, handpicked by the All City Records crew and we’re honoured to share their top picks. Tell your friends, and get stuck in.
1. Natural Wild – Hot & Sexable.
Irish funk classic from ’85 reissued for the first time b/w 3 wacky refixes from Wino Wagon’s Morgan Buckley – You can purchase it from All City Records here.
2. Stano – Anthology
Compilation of Irish Post Punk legend Stano feat. A collaboration with My Bloody Valentine’s Colm Ó Cíosóig! – You can purchase it from All City Records here.
3. Long Island Sound – Nowhere But Here.
Our favourites do no wrong! Beautiful, emotional AFX-ian house & electro from the local Long Islanders – You can purchase it from All City Records here.
4. INTe*ra – Aqueduct.
Timeless tech-house & ambient techno from Acting Press’ PLO Man, C3D-E & Hashman Deejay! – You can purchase it from All City Records here.
5. Pretty Sneaky – 4
Bass-heavy, minimalistic house masterpieces from the enigmatic Pretty Sneaky duo – You can purchase it from All City Records here.
6. Population One – HCS994X.
Double pack from Terrence Dixon w/ his inimitable weird, galactic Detroit techno style heat – You can purchase it from All City Records here.
7. Bored Young Adults – Shy Dancers On Bungalowdorf Beach.
Mind-bending, modular techno madness from Bored Young Adults aka Blawan on Trilogy Tapes! – You can purchase it from All City Records here.
8. Matthew Herbert – Classic Herbert.
One of the best house records of all time… Herbert with the essentialness from ’96! You can purchase it from All City Records here.
9. Round One – I’m Your Brother.
Moritz Von Ozwald + Mark Ernestus (aka Basic Channel) + Andy Caine vocals with a house classic B/W a remix from Chez Damier & Ron Trent! – You can purchase it from All City Records here.
10. Frank Ocean – Blond.
Frank Ocean’s seminal Blond LP! – You can purchase it from All City Records here.