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First Floor #214 – Get Me Out of Here
a.k.a. The devolution of dance music discourse, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh slate of new track recommendations.
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Shawn Reynaldo
Arguing Is All That Dance Music Has Left
a.k.a. With discourse (or what passes for it) spiraling out of control, conflict increasingly feels like the only thing that reliably animates…
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First Floor #213 – An Incomplete Conversation
a.k.a. Thoughts on the current state of music reviews, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh batch of new track…
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A Music Industry That Doesn't Sell Music
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Being a DJ Is Embarrassing
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Music Blogging Is Back. Enjoy It While It Lasts.
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Bandcamp Anxiety
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I'm Ready to Read Some Negative Album Reviews
a.k.a. The overwhelming—and insincere—positivity of the music press.
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First Floor #212 - A Little Bit of Time Travel
a.k.a. Pondering Coachella 2004 and Air's 'Talkie Walkie' album, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh crop of new track…
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I Only Went to Coachella Once
a.k.a. A look back at an oddly unmemorable weekend, and the outsized role that Air and their 2004 album 'Talkie Walkie' played in it.
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First Floor #211 – At Least People Are Talking About This Stuff
a.k.a. Weighing in on the James Blake / Vault situation, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh bundle of new track…
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I Can't Believe I'm Writing About James Blake (Again)
a.k.a. Yes, I have some thoughts on the new Vault platform.
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First Floor #210 – Everybody Wants to Be an Artist, Nobody Wants to Pay for Art
a.k.a. Thoughts on AI, streaming and where the music industry is headed, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh slate of new…
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A Music Industry That Doesn't Sell Music
a.k.a. It's a lot easier to capitalize on people's dreams of being an artist than it is to actually market whatever music they make.
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