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Tribal Guarachero Is Having A(nother) Moment
More than 15 years after it first lit up the international dance music radar (and was then promptly forgotten about), the distinctly Mexican genre has…
Jul 7
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Shawn Reynaldo
13
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How Skull Disco and "Blood on My Hands" Forever Blurred the Boundary Between Dubstep and Techno
An excerpt from Lauren Martin's forthcoming book, 'Aftershock: The Seismic Impact of Dubstep'
Jun 30
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Shawn Reynaldo
39
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Strangers in the Dark: The Rise of Sleep Concerts
First Floor visits the debut edition of The Infinite Now, and ponders what a 30-hour-long ambient music event says about the current state of nightlife.
Jun 9
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Aida Baghernejad
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Robert Hood Is Detroit Techno
A wholly subjective list of First Floor's favorite tunes from the iconic producer's expansive catalog.
May 19
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Shawn Reynaldo
43
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Eurovision Is More Radical Than the Biennale
With both events unfolding this week under a cloud of protest and controversy, it's the avant-garde crowd who are once again cozying up to institutions…
May 12
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Shawn Reynaldo
39
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Music Discourse Is Plentiful, Often Angry and Increasingly Not About Music at All
Why is industry- and culture-focused commentary now taking up such a huge portion of the music conversation?
May 5
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Shawn Reynaldo
39
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The Pyramids Have Become a Rave Backdrop
With large-scale electronic music events increasingly being staged at heritage sites around the globe, questions have arisen about who these events are…
Apr 28
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April Clare Welsh
41
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The Experimental Sounds of Lebanon
In a moment when Lebanese voices are largely being ignored, First Floor highlights some of the country's most crucial experimental and electronic…
Apr 7
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Shawn Reynaldo
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The Majors Are Ushering in an Era of DAWifcation and Hyper-Personalization
And with it, fans will be able to alter and play with the traits and catalogs of their favorite musical artists, creating a mash-up economy that will…
Mar 31
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Frankie Pizá
32
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The Established Canon of Good Taste Is for Old People
With young people increasingly excluded from the professional media and other traditional bastions of music discourse, their interest in the narratives…
Mar 24
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Shawn Reynaldo
60
9
The Dance Music Press Is Still Selling the Culture to the Highest Bidder
Even as media outlets have begun to employ a more critical lens in their editorial output, their underlying business models remain hopelessly reliant on…
Mar 17
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Shawn Reynaldo
44
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The Ambient Events Moment Is Real
Moving past the trappings of the club and the dated template of the chillout room, a new wave of events is specifically centering vaporous sounds and…
Mar 10
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Chris Zaldua
69
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