![]() It doesn’t seem like tons of local records have come out, no shows have been happening.ĭefinitely a weird time to assess and respond to that question.ĭ: How about yourself personally, what is your first and most formative record store experience?ĭW: Rebel Records in the Renton Highlands. It's hard to have a grip on whether it feels vibrant or not right now not really being able to interact with people etc. ![]() Again ignoring the recent lack of live music, does the city still feel vibrant?ĭW: Yeah, I’m sure there's still lots of people out here making cool music. They were really fun with people spilling out on the street and going back and forth between us and the Back Door.ĭ: As an outsider, Seattle still feels like a big global musical city. We were having shows at the shop before things got shut down. We also get kids from neighbouring towns that don't want to go into the heart of the city. There are a lot of weirdos and interesting people out here, and they're pretty surprised and psyched about us being here. We're located between a dive bar called the Back Door and Emerald City Tattoos so I would say that we could be a part of the cultural epicentre here. It is unique in that it feels like the old Seattle that got torn down and overrun over the last 30 years. We’re a bunch of misfits and just fine with that. There's not tons going on culturally honestly. What does that part of the city have going on and how do you fit in?ĭW: Well we used to have a great Value Village thrift store out here (laughing). We may have to see about doing a t-shirt of that one at some point.ĭ: You’re based in Lake City, Seattle. One had a straight-faced snail sliding along in front of the black hole that made me laugh. He did some other versions that were rad too. He just asked me if I minded if he did a few logos just for fun and of course I didn't and he came up with something that spoke to the name but didn’t point to the reference which I thought was perfect. He does lots of cool design stuff, makes prints etc. Our space limitations require us to be choosy, and it's been freeing to not have to carry whatever is the most popular thing of the day.ĭ: I always love talking about logos too, who created your logo and what was the inspiration?ĭW: David Day, the owner of Jive Time Records here in Seattle, did our logo. We're shooting for ‘all killer no filler’. Music is such a subjective thing, but I'd like to think that we specialise in carrying quality records without regards to popularity. I hit a couple that weren't for me and just figured I'd keep it to their first 17 records! ĭW: What do we do well… Well we're trying to be a good neighbourhood shop that leans a little highbrow. I know people who swear by late period records too. Like I said they were making such consistently great records that for me, anything up through the 80s I could recommend without hesitation. I'm a fan of their late 80s records I Am Kurious Oranj and The Frenz Experiment too. Tom mentioned Grotesque, This Nation’s Saving Grace, Slates. The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall was my first.ĭ: What would be your top five Fall moments to lock in a prospective fan?ĭW: Live at the Witch Trials and Dragnet are great. I think your first record you get from a band tends to have a special place for you. Maybe Billy Childish and Guided By Voices… Not tons of others.ĭ: For someone who remains quietly interested in The Fall, is Hex Enduction my best jump off point?ĭW: I don't know if it's the best jump off point. I don't know if there was another band that put out as much music as they did that was so consistently great. Hex Enduction Hour is the Fall album title.ĭ: Are you all big fans of Mark E Smith and The Fall?ĭW: Yeah, absolutely. We thought that was a great name and reference for a record store we might own, and riffed our way to Hex Enduction Records and Books. I only wish I'd done it sooner.ĭ: I’ve spoken to a bunch of shops over the years who have shops named after albums and artists (recently Transmission, End of An Ear, World of Echo) - How did you land on the name Hex Enduction?ĭW: There was a shop in Seattle run by Nils Bernstein (who went on to do publicity at Sub Pop and Matador) called Rebellious Jukebox which is a Fall song title. Tom and I have been scheming about opening a shop at the weekly big beer get-togethers we've had for the last 20 years, and when it was time for me to change jobs I finally just decided to pull the trigger on it and do it. Tom and I do the records and Gabi does the books. Who are you guys, when did you open… and why!ĭean Whitmore: Hex Enduction is my best pal Tom Ojendyk and my life partner Gabi Page-Fort and I. Deluxe: For those unacquainted, give us the Hex Enduction story.
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