First Floor @_FirstFloor

A newsletter from @shawnreynaldo focused on electronic music and the culture/industry around it. firstfloor.substack.com Barcelona, Spain Joined April 2016

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Shawn Reynaldo @ShawnReynaldo

11 months ago

Pretty sure this is the first time I've ever talked to an artist about the lingering effects of their traumatic brain injury. Kudos to @ayescold for both the honesty and vulnerability she brought to this interview.

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Emily Witt @embot

a year ago

Had a really nice conversation with @ShawnReynaldo for his music newsletter @_FirstFloor that's unpaywalled for 24 hours.

Shawn Reynaldo @ShawnReynaldo

a year ago

Had a really nice conversation with @ShawnReynaldo for his music newsletter @_FirstFloor that's unpaywalled for 24 hours.

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Shawn Reynaldo @ShawnReynaldo

a year ago

The upcoming book from @embot is quite unlike most dance music titles, and is primarily set in the Bushwick scene during a time of mass political and social upheaval. She told me about that and more in an interview for @_FirstFloor. Link in the usual spot.

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Shawn Reynaldo @ShawnReynaldo

a year ago

Tim Reaper has an LP coming out soon on @Hyperdub and has been widely anointed as a leader of "new-school jungle." He didn't ask for that, but he sure does seem determined to bring as many other artists as possible along for the ride. I interviewed him for @_FirstFloor.

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Hyperdub @Hyperdub

a year ago

There's an interview with @futureretrodnb - Tim Reaper up at @_FirstFloor free to read for the next 24 hours - link in bio - 'In Full Effect' his new album alongside Kloke is pre-ordering now.

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Shawn Reynaldo @ShawnReynaldo

a year ago

Nobody sounds like Shackleton, which is a big part of why his music is so amazing. But have you heard all of his collaborative projects during the past decade? Sometimes Shackleton doesn't even sound like Shackleton, so I decided to do a deep dive tracking his sonic evolution.

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Shawn Reynaldo @ShawnReynaldo

a year ago

I know that @Vinncent isn't the likeliest candidate for a @_FirstFloor interview, but when I wanted to talk about the politicization of cultural discourse and the role of the media (and social media) in that, I figured it made sense to look beyond the DJ circuit.

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First Floor @_FirstFloor

a year ago

Today's newsletter features a special guest recommendation from the ultra-versatile, genre-blurring, modular-building NYC producer @braillesounds, who shares a track that first blew his mind more than two decades ago.

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First Floor @_FirstFloor

a year ago

No journalist is more dedicated to documenting the most fried corners of online music + culture than @kieranpressreyn, which is why it's such a pleasure to have him contribute a guest recommendation to today's First Floor. p.s. Brazilian funk fiends won't want to miss this one.

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First Floor @_FirstFloor

a year ago

When it comes to good taste, it's hard to top that of Yu Su (@yuyuyvr), who knows her way around both food and records. That's why it's so exciting to have her share a special guest recommendation in the latest First Floor newsletter.