commendation for outstanding service to human race: resident advisor

It does feels slightly more like an empty party without the comments, but the large majority of comments were garbage that brought down the overall level of engagement that the site typically deserves. Most of the time it’s people complaining about ratings or being insecure when reviewers don’t validate their tastes. Or else it’s sexist bros, trolls, or comments no one needed to write and no one needs to read (is the world better off knowing that some dude in Italy likes the B2 on a new tech house single?)
The upvote/downvote system is also terrible: people instantly affirm/dismiss things based in immediate confirmation bias, usually without considering the content.

Despite the occasional comment that’s funny or expands context, point out legitimate problems, or further illuminate contents, I’d say good riddance.

kudos on their event pages, though. was checking to see what's going on the week i'll be in nyc and it looks like a decent selection

debating whether it's wise to sneak over to brooklyn and see modeselektor when i have work training at 8am

― mh

https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/1232929

noted! I might be busy saturday night but will figure that out soon

All dance music writers should be required to renew their certification every year by distinguishing between the Think break and the Funky Drummer break.

As of today, Resident Advisor will stop including numerical scores in record reviewshttps://t.co/f73Ct9AJsB

— Resident Advisor (@residentadvisor) September 2, 2019

I haven't really paid attention to RA's podcast of late but I see there is a recent one from Truly Madly, looking forward to hearing that one!

Numerical scores are a daft idea, good riddance.

shame RA couldn't take the lead with multiple scores or plot it on some axis or something

I do like the idea of this - a savage sentence can say a lot more than a 2.8/5 rating - but I wonder why they have chosen to do this and why now.

Anyway lets just hope they dont fuck up again like they did with that original racist review of Gottwood

Seems like they were gravitating to this for awhile. For the last few months ratings have felt much more arbitrary - e.g. a lot of 4.0s, which makes sense if, as I suspect, many readers have a tendency to just skip over reviews that don't pass a certain threshold.

I disagree with some opinions in their mutek round-up but appreciate the coverage

my first take was, come on man, the writer was right in front of me at shows that were better than a couple they listed! hah

The score thing is a good choice, and putting 'new tracks' into 'single reviews' seems potentially good since those kinda got lost.

But it annoys me how they still randomly decide if something is an album vs a single, seemingly based on prestige. Like in the same week, the Octo Octa release is an album (8 tracks) but the Gabber Modus Operandi one (also 8 tracks) is a single.

yeah I'm glad they've abandoned that ridiculous Shitfork style decimal scoring system.

having abandoned numerical ratings for my personal reviews some time back i can relate to where they're coming from on this and agree

https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3508

what is this

Enjoying the Beatrice Dillon mix but the tracklist is doing my head in. 15 min in and it's supposed gone through 25 tracks, but it feels like she's just playing entire tracks? Maybe they're mixed in as barely identifiable little snippits.

Bet you thought this revive was going to be about EOY lists, huh.

First 19 tracks are just fragments per the interview? I only listened to it once and didn't pay so much attention.

Not out for a while but her album is stunning.

Oh thanks, lol. Looking forward to her album for sure.

Bet you thought this revive was going to be about EOY lists, huh.

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nah i think we all agree that intersectionality, climate activism and social media burnout are a better top three than dixon, seth troxler and Villalobos

joking aside the actual eoy lists are as "who cares" as ever

you're a "fun" poster

Actually I'm into the format for the best tracks, appreciate what they're trying to do there

it's an interesting approach to the anxiety of "genre"

Yup, enjoyed the best tracks feature. At least they're trying to do something different.

Oh my god the Monster one from a few weeks ago is phenomenal. I've listened to so many tedious blocky warehouse techno mixes lately and have been just about ready to give up but this one pounds and is full of colour.

Low Jack promising so far

saw partial sets from both the preceding last year 🙏

This Paramida mix is ideal for being stuck in the house and pretending you aren't.

Omar-S has a new album on the way https://t.co/0wzlBWpvRz

— Resident Advisor (@residentadvisor) May 26, 2020

How rude

amazing how it could potentially either be a fuck-you for being #woke, or it could be a fuck-you for all the ways they've failed at being #woke in recent times

maybe he doesn’t like how they review his records

I would need to go through the archives but Omar-S seems to be in that league of Critically Acclaimed Auteurs who always seem to get praise all-round for everything they do

they keep routing obnoxious RA fans to his shows

I would need to go through the archives but Omar-S seems to be in that league of Critically Acclaimed Auteurs who always seem to get praise all-round for everything they do

― boxedjoy, Tuesday, May 26, 2020 4:14 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

You can't do this just glancing at the scores anymore. Maybe he's pissed they aren't grading his rekkids anymore!

reviews of the last few omar records in RA have been lukewarm at best

e.g. https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/23547

they keep routing obnoxious RA fans to his shows

LOL.

I bet RA are secretly loving this.

It's quite fashionable to have a pop at RA these days.

king

there have been so many bad online techno beefs lately. this one seems goof

*good

although also maybe a goof

goof not baf

i told vahid he named it 'outstanding commendation to the human race' before linking him to the article

It's quite fashionable to have a pop at RA these days

It's all going off on Twitter now, they've donated five hundred dollars towards George Floyd/Minnesota while it's claimed they turned over a profit of nearly five million last year

It's hard to imagine they're so successful! But what do I know...the site is clearly a loss leader, I guess all those festivals/events are lucrative?

yeah it's been blowing my mind, I'm not sure I believe it tbh but at the same time they pretty much have a dominance in ticket sales for dance events don't they

i'm guessing that ticketing agencies and festival organisers alike are having a particularly rough time financially at the moment - zero income and a shit load of refunds to make. but they do need to address this current situation and explain themselves

here's their tweet btw if anyone wants to read it. it is a pitiful amount:

Hey Ilana, we've donated $500 (split evenly between the George Floyd Memorial Fund and the Minnesota Freedom Fund). pic.twitter.com/4axPLCKurh

— Resident Advisor (@residentadvisor) May 29, 2020

they put out a statement today about these issues:

https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/72775