Thanks for the help Oblio... I have pretty low standards anyway, and I can't enjoy the music if there's a bad atmos anyway

Cheers for the heads-up... looks like I might miss Sheffield and the "Collect!" vibe.

I'm moving to Colchester soon, are there are good minimal techno or microhouse (or even old skool jungle) nights there?

Ha, ironic. Haha!!! You got me, I hadn't noticed the blatant irony... quite a nice touch :D I must've been blinded by my grief at having received the scruffy Parabolas vinyl. BTW I got a refund from the shop in the end. Also Kompakt got in touch and were really nice; sent me out a new copy postage ...

dubgil2 wrote:He's definitely one of my all time favorite artists

Mine too. I'm jealous, never seen him play, keep seeing flyers/ads days after the event!

Seems a bit stupid to post it on a forum as a first port of call. The likely situation - it was listened to by numerous people in the record shop and therefore got dirty. Is the album any good, btw? Nice one, cheers for the slightly obnoxious reply! Is it not more stupid to insult a stranger withou...

Yep, shop have sorted a new copy, I just hope the replacement is pristine.

Hey, I got a copy of Parabolas on Friday, was very excited as I thought the Unstable Condition single was fantastic. Yet when I opened the shrinkwrap and looked at the vinyl it had grubby marks all over both discs, like a record that's been kept in a dusty warehouse for years rather than a pristine ...