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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
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
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
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
The Music Press Has Decided to Pivot
a.k.a. After years of pushing star worship and post-pandemic silliness, Pitchfork and Resident Advisor have spun up a new narrative.
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Shawn Reynaldo
Aslice Offered Carrots. Fixing Dance Music Requires Sticks.
a.k.a. Thoughts on the closure of the ambitious revenue-sharing platform, and what it says about the current state of DJ culture and dance music.
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Shawn Reynaldo
Maybe Fewer Festivals Wouldn't Be a Bad Thing
a.k.a. Cataloging the pluses and minuses of today's festival-heavy landscape, and imagining what a different future might look like.
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Shawn Reynaldo
The Expanding Shackleton Universe
a.k.a. An attempt to track the reclusive UK artist's many, many musical endeavors during the past decade or so.
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Shawn Reynaldo
The Pandemic Didn't Ruin Dance Music
a.k.a. Many of the issues currently plaguing the genre can be traced back to long before Covid.
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Shawn Reynaldo
The Influencerization of Music Journalism
a.k.a. What happens when audiences care more about personalities than publications?
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Shawn Reynaldo
I Like Pop (Not the Popular Kind)
a.k.a. Examining my own musical biases, and the troubles that come with a word that means so many different things.
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Shawn Reynaldo
Good Techno Still Exists
a.k.a. In a time when the genre's classic sound is frequently written off as stodgy and unimaginative, it's worth noting that quality tracks can still…
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Shawn Reynaldo
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