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The Holy Hell of Cursed Jumpstyle
a.k.a. The gabber offshoot has always been a little crazy, but its newest iteration mirrors the fried mental state of its creators, who came of age in a…
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Kieran Press-Reynolds
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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.
Apr 18
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Shawn Reynaldo
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First Floor #214 – Get Me Out of Here
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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…
Apr 16
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Shawn Reynaldo
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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…
Apr 11
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Shawn Reynaldo
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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.
Apr 9
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Shawn Reynaldo
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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…
Apr 4
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Shawn Reynaldo
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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.
Apr 2
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Shawn Reynaldo
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I Only Went to Coachella Once
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March 2024
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…
Mar 28
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Shawn Reynaldo
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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.
Mar 26
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Shawn Reynaldo
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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…
Mar 21
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Shawn Reynaldo
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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.
Mar 19
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Shawn Reynaldo
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First Floor #209 – Trapped in a Game We Didn't Ask to Play
a.k.a. The impact of the internet and social media on culture, plus a round-up of the latest electronic music news and a fresh batch of new track…
Mar 14
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Shawn Reynaldo
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