On Thursday 18 June, HEX Records and Books opens at Via Stoppani 15C, near Porta Venezia, in a former contemporary art gallery. Over two floors, the space keeps its exhibition character and turns it into a record and book shop for research, listening and encounter.

On the shelves, a curated selection of vinyl, cassettes and CDs devoted to experimental and exploratory music, from historical and contemporary electronics to avant-garde jazz, improvisation, contemporary composition, sound art and ambient, with new releases, reissues, limited editions and a vintage section of out-of-print titles. Alongside, a bookshop on related themes: monographs, artist publications, magazines, fanzines and exhibition catalogues, with attention to independent publishing.

Conceived in collaboration with Soundohm, HEX is not only a shop but a space of encounter, with a regular programme of presentations, listening sessions, meetings with artists and curators, and small concerts. The listening room is a project developed with Futura Research.