Tokyo Vinyl Lounge

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Tokyo vinyl lounge.

In tokyo a specific style of bar has become increasingly popular. It s easy to spend days wandering between the conveniently clustered shops. You might not know it but tokyo japan is home to some of the most unique vinyl buying experiences on earth. One man who s fallen foul of fueiho is masaaki ariizumi who currently manages dj bar bridge a venue with a beautiful rey audio soundsystem and a tenth floor view of the famous shibuya crossing.

During the day he serves tea and coffee in the evening beer and spirits. Walk into bar shiru a cocktail lounge that opened three months ago in uptown oakland calif and the first thing you notice is the back wall where about 1 000 vinyl records are lined on shelves. London paris berlin new york tokyo is both a worthwhile snapshot of a particular time and place in electronic dance music and a useful sampler for those unfamiliar with the form since there are few tracks here that are particularly idiosyncratic or otherwise not representative of the style. The 20 taps serve a range of nordic brews plus.

øl tokyo is the local outpost of oslo brewing and exudes scandinavian style. Opened in 1982 paper moon is one of the best spots in tokyo for a traditional record bar experience that still hews closely to the original style of jazz kissa owner kazuki yamamoto has an astounding collection of jazz in every style from latin to bebop alongside a large collection of records by local japanese artists a rarity in the city as most jazz bars focus on western music. Unlike other vinyl bars in tokyo there s no cover charge at jbs. Island records 90529 1 format.

Hopping between the enormous music chain stores and the specialty record stores. The lounge lizards live in tokyo big heart label. In 1986 when he was the manager at a spot called p. Tiny beautiful places that play records on vinyl and serve fine japanese whisky.

Ariizumi has been involved with tokyo s nightlife for more than 30 years. Picasso in nishiazabu he was arrested and spent 20 days in prison after. There s nothing quite like the bright delicious energy of a night out in tokyo but it s a welcome respite to duck into a small chill vinyl lounge where the person behind the bar is not. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1986 vinyl release of live in tokyo big heart on discogs.

An enthusiastic collector and connoisseur he estimates the bar has over 10 000 vinyl records sleeved and alphabetised by instrument. His dedication is remarkable he opens 7 days a week from 2pm to 11pm.