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I was staying in Brooklyn, and I wasn’t sure if I would get into Manhattan, but I’m glad I did. We showed up at opening time on Sunday, but no one was there after 15 minutes. Burger at ‘Hamburger America’ it was then just a short walk down the road [damn, it’s a good Smashburger]. <\/p>\n

Heading back to Ergot after a near heart attack, the store had now opened, and as soon as I walked in, a section dedicated to “Future Dance” focused my attention. After browsing a solid chunk, I could sense the store’s curation intention, with music from the likes of Brian Leeds<\/em> and his Loidis<\/em> album, Djrum<\/em>, Ali Berger,<\/em> and many others in today’s world of artists blurring the edges of dance music, techno, ambient and IDM. This section also featured artists and labels who call New York home, so it made sense that Ergot would cater to this crowd. In addition, Ergot continued to draw on similar styles throughout its racks, with the likes of minimal techno, experimental, disco, drum and bass, and many more sections in the electronic world to get busy in. <\/p>\n

The guy working the desk was spinning the new album by SnPLO,<\/a> a lovely 3X12″of Chain Reaction-esque<\/em> techno, so I had to pick that up, along with an original used Peter Michael Hamel LP<\/em><\/a> of his infamous Berlin-School trip, Colors of Time<\/em>, some lovely brooding ambient by Civilistjavel<\/em><\/a> (thanks for the tip Juan!). And lastly, the third Tranquilizer EP by Terre Thaemlitz<\/em><\/a> – <\/em>highly sought after before a recent repress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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