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Sister Ray x Evening Standard
We're honoured to have received a glowing write-up in Ped Millichamp's article on the best online record shops in the UK: "Sister Ray has been selling music from the heart of Soho for 30 years with the friendliest and most enthusiastic staff.Named after the Velvet Underground track, Sister Ray has survived the twists and turns of the music industry and consumer trends – striding on through the years when the internet signed most other physical retail and record stores’s death certificate.Through sheer determination and commitment to the vinyl format – and by becoming a major force behind ‘Record Store Day’ and the...
Leo's Favourite Soundtracks
For full disclosure I’m semi-famous at Sister Ray for not actually liking films very much so it’s somewhat ironic that I have felt inspired by the release of Late Night Tales’ “At The Movies" compilation (available here) to make a rundown of my 5 favourite film soundtracks (in no particular order). Vangelis - "Blade Runner" Probably the film that made me sit up and take notice of soundtrack composition. Can you imagine the sweeping cyberpunk landscapes of Ridley Scott’s future Los Angeles without the looming, doomy synths of Vangelis underpinning it all? Rugged industrial beats, a swooning love theme and...
Sister Ray's Mercury Prize Picks: Leo
Come on Mercury Prize you’re fooling no one. Dangle the carrot of a freaky jazz album then snatch it away and beat us with the Wolf Alice stick. I jest. Long-time fan of Pharoah Sanders and big fan of early Floating Points so was excited to hear this collaboration. My enduring memory of Sanders is me relaxing to one of his more…adventurous…records when my wife came up from work to make a sandwich. She looked at me with pure bemusement and said “is THIS what you listen to when I’m not here?!?”. While the pairing don’t quite go into the...
Housekeeping
A few housekeeping notes in this edition of the blog. Time for some thank yous, farewells and welcomes. I'd like to express my gratitude and whole hearted thanks, along with the rest of the SR Crew to Kit, who sadly moved on yesterday. A top top fella, who is now pursuing a career in carpentry. We wish him and his Techno collection all the best. Big welcomes to Whitby, who fills in the Kit role handsomely and Connor who will be working alongside John (the geezer with the beard) on the shop floor. Both of them have made their debuts to rave...
WE RE-OPEN ON MONDAY 12th APRIL
***WE REOPEN ON MONDAY 12th APRIL*** Here's what you need to bring: Wallet/Purse, Mask, Very big reusable bag, sunny smile. Here's what we have for you: Tons of new stock, deep cleaned shop, lots of one offs, sunny smiles all round.
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