Other Music

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Other Music is a music retail store which sells CDs and records through their website as well as a brick-and-mortar store in Manhattan. It specializes in the sale of closely curated underground, rare and experimental music.

In January 2007, Other Music announced that it plans to begin selling high-quality MP3s for download without using any type of digital rights management. [1] This announcement follows similar moves made by other small online music retailers, including UK-based Rough Trade and New York-based Insound. The announcement also coincided with the closing of Tower Records' Lower Manhattan location. According to Other Music co-owner Josh Madell, this closing signifies the growing hardship of selling music out of a physical store, especially considering his store's location just across the street from Tower. [2]