Comments on: Pic: End of the Big Record Shops http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/pic-end-of-the-big-record-shops.html Ideas & Trends Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:08:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: eskimon http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/pic-end-of-the-big-record-shops.html/comment-page-1#comment-259125 eskimon Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:44:20 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=35905#comment-259125 As a DJ, sharing tips on the best new tunes down at the record store used to be the highlight of my week. The social element was a key part of record shopping, and I met a lot of great people hanging out in tiny, specialised vinyl stores. But I think that a big part of that was because it was so hard to meet like-minded people before web communities. Now, I can chat with people on 5 continents who love the same tunes, on music forums or shopping sites like www.beatport.com. It doesn't feel quite the same, but the breadth of music I've discovered in the online world balances that. Music will always be about community though, so it's just a matter of time before the community finds a way to recreate that 'old-school' interaction via the web. As a DJ, sharing tips on the best new tunes down at the record store used to be the highlight of my week. The social element was a key part of record shopping, and I met a lot of great people hanging out in tiny, specialised vinyl stores.

But I think that a big part of that was because it was so hard to meet like-minded people before web communities. Now, I can chat with people on 5 continents who love the same tunes, on music forums or shopping sites like http://www.beatport.com. It doesn’t feel quite the same, but the breadth of music I’ve discovered in the online world balances that.

Music will always be about community though, so it’s just a matter of time before the community finds a way to recreate that ‘old-school’ interaction via the web.

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