{"id":33679,"date":"2026-03-05T11:56:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=33679"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:56:39","slug":"hong-kong-vinyl-bars-spread-analogue-music-culture-by-offering-a-glimpse-into-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=33679","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong vinyl bars spread analogue music culture by offering \u2018a glimpse into the past\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


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In an era when algorithms dictate the type of media we consume online, some young people are \u201cgoing offline\u201d as part of a new movement encouraging more intentional interactions with the arts.<\/p>\n

Vinyl bars have been popping up around Hong Kong as a result, catering to analogue enthusiasts looking to enjoy music the way it used to be before CDs and streaming.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think different generations have different interpretations of the trend of going back to vinyl<\/span> music,\u201d says Andrew Wong Tsz-san, who opened Coda, a cafe-bar inspired by Japan\u2019s jazz kissa<\/em> establishments, in Sai Ying Pun with two friends in June 2024.<\/div>\n

Jazz kissa<\/em> are a type of cafe where drinks are accompanied by jazz records playing in the background. The idea took off in the late 1920s, when people in Japan began to develop a taste for Western culture and music but could not afford imported jazz records, and live jazz bands were few and far between.<\/p>\n

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At Coda, music is played through decades-old Technics speakers. Photo: Coda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

For the price of a coffee or a glass of whisky, people could enjoy listening to expensive imported jazz records played on phonographs. In the following decades, the sound systems became increasingly advanced.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Gen Z-ers have never experienced something so physical and analogue, whereas the older generations lived it but have not seen it in decades,\u201d Wong says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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