First Floor | Shawn Reynaldo | Substack

a.k.a. An interview with the L.I.E.S. founder about his label, its place in the dance music canon and his upcoming solo album.

Mar 21

a.k.a. Revisiting the streaming question, plus a round-up of the week's electronic music news and a fresh batch of new track recommendations.

Mar 16

a.k.a. An interview with L.I.E.S. founder Ron Morelli, plus a round-up of the week's electronic music news and a fresh slate of new track recommendations.

Mar 23

a.k.a. Spotify and the rest obviously have other priorities, and it's far from clear that consumers have any appetite for price hikes.

Mar 14

a.k.a. The relationship between accessibility and accountability, plus a round-up of the week's electronic music news and a fresh crop of new track recommendations.

Mar 9

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a.k.a. Many of the music industry's most influential figures operate relatively free of public scrutiny.

Mar 7

a.k.a. A case study in electronic music PR, plus a round-up of the week's electronic music news and a fresh batch of new track recommendations.

Mar 2

a.k.a. An interview with electronic music publicist Chanel Kadir, who lays out not only what her job entails, but the fraught media landscape in which…

Feb 28

a.k.a. Thoughts on Skrillex, plus a round-up of the week's electronic music news and a fresh batch of new track recommendations.

Feb 23

a.k.a. Why I passed on reviewing the new Skrillex album.

Feb 21

a.k.a. A data-driven look at electronic music news coverage, plus a round-up of the genre's latest happenings and a fresh batch of new track…

Feb 16

a.k.a. A detailed breakdown of recent news offerings from the genre's leading publications.

Feb 14

a.k.a. Why dance tracks are getting shorter, plus a round-up of the week's electronic music news and a fresh slate of new track recommendations.

Feb 9

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