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First Floor #198 – The State of Things
a.k.a. Dance music's unencouraging 2023, , plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh slate of new track recommendations.
Dec 7
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Shawn Reynaldo
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Not a Great Year for Dance Music
a.k.a. Having spent 2023 doubling down on the ridiculousness of 2022, the genre currently sits in a rather uninspiring place.
Dec 5
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Shawn Reynaldo
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November 2023
First Floor #197 – Think Hard Before You Apply
a.k.a. Examining the editorial openings at Resident Advisor and The Wire, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh crop of new…
Nov 30
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Shawn Reynaldo
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A Tale of Two Job Openings
a.k.a. Both Resident Advisor and The Wire are hiring new editors, and the job listings say a lot about the current state of electronic music journalism.
Nov 28
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Shawn Reynaldo
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First Floor #196 – Who Is This Guy?
a.k.a. An interview with dance music's most dedicated Bandcamp commenter, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh slate of new…
Nov 23
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Shawn Reynaldo
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Meet Dance Music's Busiest Bandcamp Commenter
a.k.a. An interview with SVEBBE, a young Norwegian whose compact thoughts and observations on dance music have become virtually ubiquitous across the…
Nov 21
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Shawn Reynaldo
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First Floor #195 – Only in Miami
a.k.a. An interview with Danny Daze, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh crop of new track recommendations.
Nov 16
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Shawn Reynaldo
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First Floor #195 – Only in Miami
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Danny Daze Goes Big... Planetarium Big
a.k.a. An interview with the Miami artist about his immersive (and brazenly trend-defying) debut album, the current hype around his hometown and his…
Nov 14
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Shawn Reynaldo
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First Floor #194 – Editorial for Sale
a.k.a. The concerning rise of branded content in dance music journalism, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh batch of new…
Nov 9
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Shawn Reynaldo
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A Rising Tide of Branded Content
a.k.a. Within electronic music media, the line between editorial and advertising has become exceedingly fuzzy.
Nov 7
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Shawn Reynaldo
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First Floor #193 – Promoting Yourself As the World Burns
a.k.a. The pressure on artists to speak out, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh crop of new track recommendations.
Nov 2
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Shawn Reynaldo
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October 2023
The Social Media Tightrope
a.k.a. In the face of a dire humanitarian crisis, artists' already precarious existence becomes even more challenging.
Oct 31
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Shawn Reynaldo
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