Tokyo Vinyl Lounge

His dedication is remarkable he opens 7 days a week from 2pm to 11pm.

Tokyo vinyl lounge.

You might not know it but tokyo japan is home to some of the most unique vinyl buying experiences on earth. Vinyl lp country. 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. Hopping between the enormous music chain stores and the specialty record stores.

The furniture and part of the décor was flown in straight from norway. 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. øl tokyo is the local outpost of oslo brewing and exudes scandinavian style. In tokyo a specific style of bar has become increasingly popular.

The 20 taps serve a range of nordic brews plus. 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. Unlike other vinyl bars in tokyo there s no cover charge at jbs. Ariizumi has been involved with tokyo s nightlife for more than 30 years.

In 1986 when he was the manager at a spot called p. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1986 vinyl release of live in tokyo big heart on discogs. The lounge lizards live in tokyo big heart label. It s easy to spend days wandering between the conveniently clustered shops.

Picasso in nishiazabu he was arrested and spent 20 days in prison after. An enthusiastic collector and connoisseur he estimates the bar has over 10 000 vinyl records sleeved and alphabetised by instrument. 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. Tiny beautiful places that play records on vinyl and serve fine japanese whisky.

Island records 90529 1 format. During the day he serves tea and coffee in the evening beer and spirits.