Author: Satchmi

Satchmi FUNSALE: Recommended Vintage Records to Buy, Pt. 3

We’ve got a few days left until the end of our website sale—input the code FUNSALE to get 20% off our vintage records. Hurry! To get you more pumped, we’re bringing you the third and final installment of our recommendations. If you missed the first two, you can read about them here and here. Buffy […]

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Satchmi FUNSALE: Recommended Vintage Records to Buy, Pt. 2

We have ten days left (as of this writing) until the end of our sitewide sale on vintage records, so what are you waiting for? Here’s your chance to take 20% off on cool finds—simply use the code FUNSALE. There’s a ton on here you wouldn’t want to miss. If you didn’t catch our previous […]

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Satchmi FUNSALE: Recommended Vintage Records to Buy, Pt. 1

Until the end of this month, you can score 20% off all vintage records from this site. Don’t miss this opportunity; simply use the code FUNSALE upon checkout.  We’ve got loads of amazing titles to choose from. If you’re having trouble deciding, worry not for we’re here to help. Below are some of our recommendations. […]

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The Spindle Jam: Featured Brand New Records – February 28, 2020

This month, we gathered more recommended sealed records, some you may know, others you may not. Read through and listen through those you haven’t heard. Who knows, you might discover something new. Definitely, all these will sound better on wax—if something catches your fancy, you can always get them from our store. Happy hunting! Beach […]

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The Spindle Jam: Featured Vintage Records – January 27, 2020

Here are more vintage records from our Megamall crates, hand-picked with love and ready for your turntables. We’ve got everything from standards to smooth jazz to weird electronic music, so drop by soon, and tag us in what you find! David Sanborn – Backstreet A 1982 record featuring everything you’ve come to expect from smooth […]

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The Spindle Jam: Featured Brand New Records – January 20, 2020

There’s a lot of good music out there, but you’ll never know which ones they are until you listen. Today, we feature three sealed records you might have seen in our physical branch, but never cared to pick up. We made things easier and wrote up blurbs for each of these, complete with streaming links. […]

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The Spindle Jam: Featured Vintage Records – January 17, 2020

Not only do we have an assortment of titles at fair prices here on our website, but we also have a collection of great LPs at our brick-and-mortar shop in SM Megamall. Today, we picked out some of our favorite vintage records from our crates. Ranging from pop rock and psych to post-punk and jazz, […]

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Satchmi Favorite Local Albums and EPs from 2019

This year was a great one for records; what more for Philippine music. The amount of releases we wanted to include here far exceeded the capacity of this list. After much deliberation, we narrowed things down to titles that really stuck and have proven significant. Still, by no means is this everything. Without further ado, […]

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The Spindle Jam: #FreshCrate for August 2019

Our latest #FreshCrate features an assortment of records from various genres, both new and old. Some titles worth checking out include Billie Eilish’s first EP, Don’t Smile at Me, Kendrick Lamar’s critically acclaimed compilation album, Untitled Unmastered, and the debut from Kanye West and Kid Cudi’s collaboration, Kids See Ghosts. A couple classic reissues made […]

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The Spindle Jam: Dad Rock Essentials for Father’s Day

The term “dad rock” has been around for some time, used to describe rock music predominantly from the 60s to 70s, popular amongst the generation then. What falls under dad rock is subjective, and can include bands like the Who, AC/DC, and the Rolling Stones. It’s quite silly, but in the spirit of this month’s […]

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Just Released: Niki Colet’s Endless Summer EP is a Celebration of Life and the Unforeseeable Future

Last February, we featured the first single, “I Wish,” taken from Filipino singer-songwriter Niki Colet’s then upcoming Endless Summer EP. Today, we’re delighted to announce the EP is finally available in full. With a title inspired by Colet’s final summer after graduating college, Endless Summer boasts six lovely originals—The Sound, Big City, Could Be Love, […]

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Feature: Naga-Based Anesthesia’s “Closures” EP is a Smiths-Inspired Sadcore Masterpiece

If you haven’t heard of indie rock band Anesthesia, you’re totally missing out. Self-described as a sadcore outfit, the music from the Naga-based four-piece sounds like a marriage of the Smiths, Taking Back Sunday, and Sonic Youth. Made up of Francis Otordos, Marl Amador, Paul Salvador, and Matt Mandasoc (also, shout outs to their manager […]

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Feature: Go Places with Megumi Acorda’s Lovingly Crafted “Unexpectedly” EP

You might recognize Megumi Acorda from her role as keyboardist/vocalist in Manila-based dream pop band the Strange Creatures. On her debut solo EP, Unexpectedly, she borrows similar elements and takes them several steps further. Released March last year, Unexpectedly is an underrated classic deserving of more attention. At the heart of the release is beautiful […]

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Mother’s Day 2019: Bringing It All Back Home

Mother’s Day means something different depending on who you’re talking to. Collectively, it’s a special day held once a year, meant to celebrate motherhood and its positive influence around the world.

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The Spindle Jam: Featuring the Synthesizer

When talking about the synthesizer, what often comes to mind is the 1980s, but this uncanny instrument, made to imitate sounds and traditional instruments (or generate its own), was first introduced in pop music during the 1960s, continuing to gain popularity until present day. We have examples of early musicians like Todd Rundgren, Yellow Magic Orchestra, the Beach Boys, Hiroshi Sato, Gary Numan, and Chick Corea, all who made popular use of the synth.

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The Spindle Jam: Essential Vinyl Records from Women

This month, we feature some of our favorite records from women artists. All these come from varying backstories and influences, but what unites them is the common goal to get amazing art out there—no sexism or patriarchy; just greatness ready for your turntables.

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National Women’s Month: Women in Music Who Inspire Us

Whether you’re a cis woman or someone who identifies as a woman, being a representation of strength and individuality in this too-often backward society takes guts. This March is all about that—our annual National Women’s Month, corresponding with International Women’s Day on the eighth, is a reminder of who women are as people and how their thoughts, words, and actions have contributed to history and present day.

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Feature: Moon Mask’s “Relapse” EP is a Soundtrack for What Ifs and Could’ve Beens

There are many mysteries in life. One of them is how Manila-based dream pop band Moon Mask, out with their second EP, isn’t more well-known. What started out as a project mostly from producer/vocalist Zeon Gomez (also of U-Pistol), the now-quartet consists of him, guitarist Felipe, bassist Dean Dela Cruz, and drummer Julio Del Prado.

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Buy Two, Get 20% off on Select Records This Valentine’s

Valentine’s is just around the corner, and although a lot of folks will spend it single (or unhappy), at least there’s still music to confide in. From February 14 to 28, we’ll be running a buy two, get 20% off on select records in-stores.

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Just Released: Grow Old in Love with Niki Colet’s “I Wish”

Just in time for this month’s romantic holiday, Manila-based singer-songwriter Niki Colet releases the first single “I Wish” off her upcoming six-track EP, entitled Endless Summer, slated for release this March 23.

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