empty sleeve

a blog about record shops

Category: Electronic

Monster Melodies, Paris

Two more guest contributions by Gordy “Globe-Trotting” Zola. This time he checks out stores in Paris and Barcelona. Some folks have all the luck… Whoa, what a lot of stock!! So much that they had to put some on the roof! Monster Melodies features a wide range of genres and styles, with hidden gems and […]

Ruff Trade, Berlin

This and the following post are from Empty Sleeve’s first guest contributor: Mr Gordy Zola, who generously documented some of his recent European vacation for the site. Gordy hails from Melbourne and is a record collector and damn fine DJ. Clearly he’s no slouch with a camera either as these pictures attest. Over to him. […]

Music, Berlin

An unassuming store that I had a flick through and was about to leave when… I saw a little sign pointing downstairs. From first impression it seemed off limits as a bar style door had it closed. After leaving my bag with the nice shop owner I took the drop to an underground oasis! So […]

SMOKING JACKET

Mixes from Smoking Jacket are available for download here. Five hours of power from Roman Bruce, Longboss and myself. Ecstasy disco, heavy downtempo jams, Italo oddities, raw analogue House, cosmic nuggets, psychedelic rock and late night sleaze.