Cherrystones: Library Records, Horror Soundtracks, and UK Digging Culture

This episode of Gems with Shom features Cherrystones, a musician, international DJ, soundtrack composer, compiler, private record dealer, and long-running NTS Radio host with one of the deepest ears in underground music. Cherrystones and Shom get into UK digging culture, Jazzman Records, Camden Market, library music, Italian horror soundtracks, Goblin, Fantastic Planet, Japanese film music, Den Bosch record fair, and the stories attached to rare records. The conversation also explores his unconventional upbringing between London and Wales, discovering punk, hip-hop, jazz, psych, and rare groove, and how music became a grounding force throughout his life. 🎙 In this episode, we dive into: • UK digging culture, Jazzman Records, and the world of private record dealing • Library records, rare European finds, and the search for unusual samples • Italian horror soundtracks, Goblin, film cues, and darker musical moods • NTS Radio, record fairs, collecting originals, and music as a healing force