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Halcyon


Halcyon
(the shop)

57 Pearl Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
at the corner of Pearl and Water Streets
CDs/VINYL • NEW/USED

HALCYON DIGITAL
HALCYON STOREFRONT AND MAIL-ORDER

Halcyon the shop is a dynamic concept space in Dumbo, Brooklyn's über-hot waterfront destination district. "the shop" offers a world class dj-oriented music store, design boutique and gallery, with roots deep in the talent-rich local community it serves; both as a social networking hub, creative resource and showcase. Nestled on a corner facing the majestic Manhattan Bridge anchorage, the shop's unique interior makes an immediate impression with it's 14' vaulted brick ceilings and playful "outside-in" design, a mixture of faux grass and bark treatments, edge lit green acrylic accents, custom fixtures of re-purposed heart pine and pools of loose river rocks on the floor.

Dedicated to supporting the underground music, art and fashion that shapes our urban experience, the shop offers an obsessively curated selection of underground, imported and independently released music, focusing on DJ-friendly new and used vinyl, as well as CDs and DVDs. A friendly, knowledgeable staff, and an open listening policy combine to defy the stereotype of the DJ store as an intimidating place, instead encouraging customers to explore the unfamiliar and expand their musical boundaries.

At halcyonline.com, a blog site, users can tap into news, events, projects, innovative products and key music releases chosen by halcyon’s staff DJs.The media-rich site is home to several free weekly podcasts produced at the shop that feature top DJs highlighting the latest music releases in the mix.

Halcyondigi.com extends halcyon’s musical reach into the digital realm with downloadable high grade mp3 and wav files from over 800 of the best indie labels worldwide, making halcyon one of the only indie record shops to offer music across all platforms.




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