VIA PRESS RELEASE | Other Music, a documentary about the legendary NYC record store that closed in 2016 will be released as a deluxe edition Blu-ray on April 26, released by Factory 25 through a distribution partnership with Vinegar Syndrome, you can pre-order it now.
Other Music was an influential and uncompromising New York City record store that was vital to the city’s early 2000s indie music scene. But when the store is forced to close its doors due to rent increases, the homogenization of urban culture, and the shift from CDs to downloadable and streaming music, a cultural landmark is lost. Through vibrant storytelling, the documentary captures the record store’s vital role in the musical and cultural life of the city, and highlights the artists whose careers it helped launch including Vampire Weekend, Animal Collective, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, William Basinski, Neutral Milk Hotel, Sharon Van Etten, Yo La Tengo and TV On The Radio.
Bonus features on the Blu-ray include: Extras reel with deleted scenes featuring Jason Schwartzman, Daniel Kessler from Interpol, William Basinski and performances by Gary Wilson, Revl9n, Bill Callahan and Handsome Boy Modeling School • Commentary by Puloma Basu, Rob Hatch-Miller, Duane Harriott, Josh Madell, and Chris Vanderloo • Trailer • 38 page booklet featuring an Oral History of Other Music feat. interviews with Sharon Van Etten, Robert Pollard, Alan Licht, Jon Wurster, Mark Robinson, Beans, Sadie Dupuis, David Grubbs, etc., an essay by Tom Scharpling and the 100 albums to check out after you watch the documentary • English SDH subtitles
“It’s a story about record stores, sure, but moreover it’s about the power of community, and the changing face of our cities and towns and culture. The film is a joyous celebration of creativity and the people and places that matter in this life. And it feels all the more relevant today.”
—Josh Madell, Former Owner of Other Music
