Bonafide Magazine @ MSN: Review: 10 Years of Phonica |  |
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Posted: 19 Feb 2014 01:00 AM PST
Over the tumultuous ten years since its inception, Phonica Records has provided a constant reference point for electronic music lovers in London. Whilst the last decade has seen innumerable changes in the arcing and intermingling trajectories of dance music, the record shop – nestled in the cultural heartland of Soho – has obstinately maintained its status as a guiding musical beacon. Founded by a small collective of dance music enthusiasts that included Simon Rigg, Tom and Heidi Relleen, Will Saul and Pete Herbert, the shop quickly established itself amongst the crème de la crème of London's vinyl distributors. With a finger firmly on the pulse of the international dance circuit Phonica became renowned for its rare collections and exotic tastes, which have been lauded by some of the most celebrated artists and music aficionados to pass through the capital.Its unabated growth has been innately entwined with the resurgence of vinyl as the medium du jour of dance music, coupled with a consistently forward thinking music policy and musical community ethos. The launch of its own, acclaimed in-house label as well as numerous in-store gigs and parties has cemented Phonica's position as a London dance music institution. |
