A San Francisco Ravedream
A chronicle of Bay Area nightlife, part of the "Writing on Raving" series, originally published in print.
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Daria Lourd: Finding the way back
The Oakland artist, also known as Bored Lord, on finding her confidence and returning to form.
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Visible Cloaks: Pushing beyond representation
Live performance, audio-visual hyperrealism, and video game sound design.
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Knekelhuis: 10 years between the lines
The Amsterdam record label celebrates a decade-plus of beautifully unclassifiable left-field sound.
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DJ Plead: The sincerity of being
The Australian-Lebanese artist discusses the shape of his new album, out now.
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K Wata + E Wata: At the cutting edge
Two New York artists pushing the sound of American bass music to its farthest reaches.
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Now Listening: Music for covens, dub technique, strange guitars
Records by OKO DJ, Jerod Rivera + Cat Lauigan, Moin, Mana Dealer, Maude Vôs.
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Bay Area duo Phipps Pt. on iteration, collaboration, and psychedelic folk
Lovage Sharrock and Jon Leidecker discuss Bay Area experimental music history, '70s French experimental folk music, and the challenge (and the joy) of developing a genuine collaborative process.
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This Is Not a Year-End List
Instead, it's an open-format catalogue of the things that mattered in 2025, plus a lot of excellent records.
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HTRK's "Psychic 9-5 Club," eleven years later
Reminiscing on the Australian duo's third album, which influenced a generation of records to come.
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The music business is utterly enshittified. What's next?
Ruminations from the epicenter of Slopworld.
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Intergenerational electronics: Spacetime Continuum & Cahl Sel
A longform interview on Cahl Sel's new album, Reflective Records, live performance, West Coast rave history, and more.
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