Quattro Labo

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Shibuya Parco B1, Udagawa-Cho 15-1

The central streets of Shibuya often conceal some cool little music spots amidst the brand stores and chain restaurants; the recently opened Quattro Labo, located in the basement of Parco Department Store is another fine addition to the music bar scene.

It’s a medium-sized square space that can seat about 35, with the whole left wall covered in vinyl, over 5000 records in total and plenty of CDs as well. Not just jazz but roots, rock, soul, reggae, from past to present in pretty much all the best genres on a top notch audio system.The vibe is mellow and not at all stiff; they’re about the music here and you can tell.

The previous version of Quattro Labo was located in Kichijoji but after closing for awhile relocated to the all new basement food & bar hall in Parco Department store. Open from 1100 to 1700 as a cafe and then from 1800 as a bar, with a rotating number of special guest DJ nights, I strongly recommend stopping by here for either a coffee or some drinks. Extra points for having Guinness on tap and no table charge. Audio system as follows:

TURNTABLE:Technics SL-1200G ×2、LUXMAN PD171A×1
CD PLAYER:Accuphase DP-550
MIXER:ALPHA RECORDING SYSTEM MODEL-9000 Music Mixer

<MAIN SPEAKER SYSTEM>
SPEAKERS:HANDMADE by Haruo Nomura
POWER AMP:McIntosh MC275Ⅵ
CONTROL AMP:McIntosh C22

<SUB SPEAKER SYSTEM>
SPEAKERS:TANNOY Autograph Mini
PRE-MAIN AMP:McIntosh MA5200

Size
35 seats
Food
Yes
Directions

Clear map on the website

Date published
MARCH 2020
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