Red Bull Radio Counter Intelligence - Redlight Records 
First aired 8 Sep 2017

Catch the vibe of a record shop tucked within Amsterdam’s infamously seedy red-light district beloved for curating outside-the-box sounds.

There’s lots that’s unconventional about Amsterdam’s Redlight Records, starting with its location: a former prostitution window lodged within the city’s notorious red-light district. Insulated from the active brothels, pubs and general seediness that surrounds it as part of the Red Light Complex cultural hub, the only temptations now available herein are the vinyl treats that beckon hopeless record addicts, legions of whom have been shopping at this tiny storefront for years. Run day-to-day by partners Abel Nagengast and James Pole, Redlight’s sterling reputation ultimately stems from its championing of the musically unconventional, recordings that may have missed their initial commercial mark only to enjoy an unintended but appreciative audience years later. The shop crew’s relentless digging has also spawned a highly regarded independent label, Music From Memory (headed up by Redlight co-founder Tako Reyenga, with Jamie Tiller), that’s reinvigorated the careers of artists like Gigi Masin and Vito Ricci. Here, Abel and James discuss some of the records that have helped shape the Redlight Records sensibility, from Croatian post-punk to the ’80s German drum session that sounds like a lost Maurice Fulton house track, to the lo-fi experimental dub LP a teenage Dutch musician’s mother privately pressed up for him as a birthday gift that sat neglected in a basement for decades.

Red Bull Radio Counter Intelligence - Redlight Records

★★ WE'RE A SECOND HAND RECORD STORE IN THE HEART OF THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT IN AMSTERDAM, NOW SELLING ONLINE ALSO★★

https://redlightrecordsamsterdam.com/
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Redlight Records
Oudezijds Achterburgwal 133
1012 DG Amsterdam

redlightrecordsamsterdam@gmail.com

Opening times : 

Monday 12:00-18:00
Tuesday 12:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 12:00 - 18:00
Thursday 12:00 - 18:00
Friday 12:00 - 18:00
Saturday 12:00 - 18:00
Sunday Closed

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