Links
This section contains pathways out into the Allied Heights scene and beyond. Here are some links to various elements in the local scene as well as record shops, weblogs and other resources. Links are divided into distinct categories for ease of navigation.
| Link |
Description |
| Allied Heights |
What’s happening in the heights. |
| DJ Slye |
The official DJ Slye website. Visit here for booking information and a schedule of upcoming live dates. |
| The Heights Forum |
Join the heights message board and discuss beats and rhythms in the forum. |
| The Parallax Room |
Catch Slye thinking aloud about music and other topics in the Parallax Room. |
| Link |
Description |
| Ambient Music Guide |
Enter the innerspace/outerspace world of ambient music. |
| Discogs |
Massive online reference database of records and releases. Now contains a built-in record shop. |
| Fact Magazine |
Online music publication. |
| Head Heritage |
Julian Cope’s compendium of writing on all things heavy. |
| Hyperreal |
The raver’s resource toolkit. |
| Kosmigroov Konnection |
This is a great selection of cosmic grooves and beats. |
| Roots Archives |
Crucial online reference database of reggae and dub. |
| Link |
Description |
| Amoeba Music |
Massive shop located on Sunset Blvd. in hollywood (also found in san francisco and berkeley as well). |
| Forced Exposure |
Online record shop. Excellent source for slightly more recherche recordings. |
| Jazz Loft |
Online record shop specializing in deep jazz releases. |
| Lou’s Records |
Record shop in Encinitas, CA. |
| Off The Record |
Indie record shop in North Park. |
| Submerge |
The source for Detroit Techno. |
| Link |
Description |
| 430 West |
The Burden Brothers’ headquarters. |
| Analog Africa |
Specializing in unearthing vintage, rock hard records from Africa, their releases aren’t to be missed. |
| Black Nation |
Jay Denham’s label: hard music from a hard city. |
| Environ |
Morgan Geist’s label: crucial dubdisco cuts. |
| ESP |
One of the great labels of the 60′s, bridging the gap between free jazz, freak folk and garage punk. |
| Fania |
One of the all-time great salsa labels. |
| Finders Keepers |
A solid reissue programme. |
| Ghost Box |
The UK libraryesque label. |
| Honest Jon’s |
Reissuing yet more great records. |
| KMS |
Kevin Saunderson’s classic Detroit Techno label. |
| Metamorphic |
Dan Curtin’s label for deep space exploration. |
| Planet E |
Carl Craig’s label. |
| Stones Throw |
A California hip hop label with wonderfully catholic taste. |
| Transmat |
Derrick May’s record label… ’nuff said |
| Ubiquity |
Hovers in that interzone between techno, smooth soul and space jazz. |
| Underground Resistance |
The UR website. |
| West End |
One of the true giants of disco music. |
