WHERE IT’S AT – Brighton

WHAT’S THE NOISE? – Hip Hop, Dubstep, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Jazz and a little pieces of Psych, Prog and Disco

OLD GOLD OR NEW GROOVES? – A bit of both, probably about 80% second hand and the rest brand spankin’ new.

WHATS THE STORY? – A mecca for any discerning digger Rarekind Records started small with just a couple of crates in the old Rarekind Gallery, Brighton, all the way back in 2005. As a graf gallery that sold a bit of UK hop hop, Rarekind Records head honcho Ewan began working in it one day a week selling second hand vinyl to compliment the new stuff.
The ball soon began to roll and a few canny re-locations, and tasty collections, later Rarekind ended up in it’s present home, a three storey gaff in Trafalger Street, still sharing with the gallery until 2008 when they moved to lovely old London and the record shop took over the whole building. Pretty much a one-stop shop for vinyl addicts everywhere. But Rarekind Records aren’t the selfish type so they share the building – all the lovely black gold is downstairs and a DnB specialist & Equipment based shop RK Bass upstairs.

WHO DO YOU ROLL WITH? – The shop supports a lot of the Brighton hip hop / beat nights like Slipjam:B, Positivity, Donky Pitch and have some talented DJ’s & producers working at the shop. Evil Sun aka Windom Earl who plays in Bonobo’s band, Rob Life formerly of Breaking Bread and DJ As If runs the top floor

JUST GOT PAID – If you have some of the folding stuff burning a hole in your pocket and you don’t want to go home empty handed how about one of these belters:

1. Simonsound – Reverse Engineering LP / CD (First Word)
2. Beta Hector – Payback 7″ (Tru Thoughts)
3. Roc Marciano – The Marcberg EP / CD (Fat Beats)
4. James Blake – CMYK EP (R&S)
5. Marley Marl – In Control Volume 1 Deluxe 2LP Re-issue (Cold Chillin)
6. Lewis Parker & John Robinson Unseen Hand 10″ (Project Mooncircle)
7. Rhyme Asylum- Solitary Confinement EP / CD (Rhyme Asylum)
8. Contemporary Noise Quintet – Pig Inside the Gentleman 2LP (Lanquidity)
9. Fashwan – Boy Meets World 2LP (High Water Muisc)
10. Running Punch – Publish or Perish CD (Rum Com)

Rarekind Records
104 Trafalgar Street, Brighton.East Sussex, BN1 4ER.
rarekindrecords.co.uk
01273 818170
Mon – Sat: 11am – 6pm, Sun: 12 noon – 5pm