Coming in hot with an obscure record club for you all to consider. So the story of In Sheeps Clothing is an interesting one. I first encountered it in Los Angeles when it was a Japanese Whisky Vinyl Listening Bar located in the most beautiful bar space I have ever seen. They were known for their spectacular record curation. Everytime you walked through the door you were bound to hear something you've never heard before, and you'd often leave with some new records to dive into on your drive home.COVID happened and shut down the bar for good in LA, but In Sheep's Clothing persevered and became an online listening platform + record store + music blog. They specialized in curating more obscure deep cuts in their online store, less popular reissues, more focus on stuff thats commonly overlooked and under appreciated. They do this to great effect, in the last four years they have oriented me with some of the most beautiful music I've encountered, period.
After the worst of COVID they opened a small record shop in LA's Fairfax district and I became a regular there. My favorite part of going in was that I never knew what I was going to get. I was solemnly familiar with the majority of records in their crates so I got in the habit of just describing a feeling I wanted to feel to whoever was on staff and asking them to make some picks for me. They were always very eager and excited to tackle the challenge. I have gotten dozens of records from them in this manner and I have not once been disappointed. I've gone home from ISC with beautiful neo-jazz, experimental/ambient music, brazilian folk music, field recordings, lithuanian chamber music, neo-classical, reggae, dub and everything in between. Many of these records constantly make the rotation on my turntable.
Anyways, all that to say I recently just signed up for their Monthly Record Club now that I'm no longer an LA native that can drive over to the store. The Record Club does exactly what I had gotten comfortable with. Letting them know what I want to feel, what type of music I love, and trusting them to take care of me. You get 2 records a month for $70 (this also gets you 10% off in their store) and they will hand curate records for you based off information you provide to them around your favorite records, what sort of genres you're trying to explore further, your discogs collection, etc etc. I just received my first shipment from them and they knocked it out of the park with two albums I had never heard before. One record was an incredibly peaceful and joyous ambient/electronic record that's perfect for a sunny morning, the other was a Mongolian vocal jazz album that just knocked my socks off with how well it was recorded and performed, just stunning stuff. Anyways, if you guys want some personal curation and that mystery package feeling for your next record club and want to support a really stellar small business, please consider supporting In Sheeps Clothing.
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Here are the records I got:
Enji - Ursgal
Loris S. Sarid - Music For Tomato Plants
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