Bent Crayon Records

Nov 2023

Those adventurous enough to visit and make the effort to locate the shop to spend ample time digging, will be rewarded with a pile of music they have probably never seen before. If you're into electronic music, library music, house, trance, drone, ambient, avantgarde jazz, and other outside of the mainstream "experimental" styles, this is the place for you. And... if you're not, come anyway and spend some time exploring music that you didn't even knew existed. Be humbled by learning how little you know about music. Take a chance and bring something new home to listen to. Embrace the weird. You never know... A visit to this very specific curated collection of sound (and...read full review

Oct 2023

So glad I stopped in here, what a cool hidden gem for electronic music enthusiasts! If you're looking for rock albums, do not go here. if you're looking for a Deep House, left field, ambient, or experimental electronic record, Go here.

Mar 2023

If you're looking for anything resembling popular music, don't come here. You will be disappointed.If you're looking, however, for dance, electronic, or experimental music, this is the right place.The owner is, shall we say, a bit prickly. He sized me up the second I walked in. Because I've been going to record stores for years and have encountered music snobs more than once, this amused me more than anything. Once I pulled out a DJ Stingray (legendary techno DJ from Detroit) album, he knew I wasn't a noob. He got further confirmation when I asked about some Fennesz (amazing Austrian experimental guitarist) albums. Once you get him going about music, he warms up.Bent...read full review