Hello again. Apologies for the radio silence during the past week, but I was wrapping up my North American book tour, and only made it home to Barcelona yesterday.
The tour was great, by the way. Thanks so much to everyone who came out, it’s still such a thrill to take this newsletter out into the real world and meet people who actively want to hear my thoughts on electronic music. While it’s impossible to neatly summarize everything that happened, I did publish a little wrap-up post on Instagram earlier this week:
Next week, I promise that things will get back to normal around here—I still have a massive pile of new music to go through, and with another Bandcamp Friday happening tomorrow, it’s about to get even bigger—but in the meantime, I have one more stop to make.
Tomorrow I’ll be heading back to Milan, as I’ve been invited by Linea (a unique creative hub / online broadcaster / editorial platform / concept store that’s literally located inside the Cairoli metro station) to present the book as part of their Conversation Pit series. The event will be streamed live, but anyone in Milan who would like to attend in person can grab a ticket here.
Copies of the book will be available for sale tomorrow, but if you’re not in Milan (and didn’t make it to any of the other stops on the book tour), it can also be ordered directly from my publisher Velocity Press. That said, if you’re outside the UK and would like to save money on shipping costs, I’d actually suggest inquiring at your favorite local bookshop or trying one of the online sales links I’ve compiled here.
Other than that, I also wanted to share two interviews with me that surfaced last week while I was on the road:
Ahead of my stop in Portland, I spoke with writer Daniel Bromfield, who profiled me for the Williamette Week. Although it was a little strange to see myself referred to as an “electronic music scholar,” the piece nicely delved into the history of First Floor and some of my own backstory as well.
The book tour’s grand finale was in San Francisco, and writer Marke Bieschke welcomed me back to my former hometown with a thoughtful interview for 48 Hills. He kindly let me go long, and asked some great questions about the book, my writing in the newsletter, the current state of techno and life on the road.
That’s all for now. Thanks again to everyone who came to see me on tour, and to everyone else who’s hung around online while I’ve been galavanting around the globe.
Have a good rest of the week,
Shawn
Shawn Reynaldo is a freelance writer, editor, presenter and project manager. Find him on LinkedIn and Twitter, or you can just drop him an email to get in touch about projects, collaborations or potential work opportunities.