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So Many Releases, So Few Reviews
a.k.a. With more new music being released than ever before, publications have cut back on not just reviews, but entry-level coverage of all kinds. How…
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Shawn Reynaldo
First Floor #242 – Bubbles Everywhere
a.k.a. Thoughts on the state of electronic music podcasts, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh slate of new track…
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Shawn Reynaldo
Why Aren't Electronic Music Podcasts More of a Thing?
a.k.a. In the wake of the US election, podcasts seem more powerful than ever, but when it comes to electronic music, they barely move the conversational…
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Shawn Reynaldo
First Floor #241 – Coping Mechanisms
a.k.a. A round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh batch of new track recommendations.
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Shawn Reynaldo
A Day Off from Music Discourse
a.k.a. No matter how much you love electronic music, there are days—like today—when the conversations about it don't feel terribly important.
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Shawn Reynaldo

October 2024

First Floor #240 – Creeping Toward Uncertainty
a.k.a. Summer festival announcements are coming earlier and earlier, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh crop of new track…
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Shawn Reynaldo
Festival Creep Is Real
a.k.a. The rollout of next summer's festival season is happening earlier than ever before. What does that mean for the health of the sector, and the…
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Shawn Reynaldo
First Floor #239 – Stuck in a Bubble
a.k.a. An interview with Ayesha, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh bundle of new track recommendations.
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Shawn Reynaldo
Ayesha Is Piecing Herself Back Together
a.k.a. In her first interview since a hit-and-run accident upended her life earlier this year, the New York-based artist details her recovery and…
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Shawn Reynaldo
First Floor #238 – There's No Roadmap
a.k.a. Thoughts on Jackmaster, an interview with Palms Trax, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh slate of new track…
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Shawn Reynaldo
Palms Trax Has a Life Now
a.k.a. An interview with the always quotable and perpetually self-effacing artist about life, death, anxiety, fame and his newfound "uncle on Facebook…
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Shawn Reynaldo
First Floor #237, Part 2 – Nothing But Tunes
a.k.a. Track recommendations from the absolute deluge of new releases that dropped during the past two weeks.
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Shawn Reynaldo
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