Thanks. I was sure that’s where it was and was starting to think I was going mad when it was right there in Brave. Realised when I looked again in Safari, it’s not there. Weird!
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Download button there for me on PC in both chrome and firefox
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This is a rule of thumb that is becoming more of a rule carved into marble for me. I have zero interest in slagging something that someone has made as an outlet for creativity. If I don’t like it, it’s not for me so who cares. Why add any more negativity into this world. I find the tsunami of negativity and cuntiness around, especially on the internet, fucking draining. And utterly pointless to boot.
Which is why this place always gets a visit in my restricted time online. Just good people passionate about shit and happy to share.
More good vibes, less cynical twattery 
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I don’t even get any pleasure from mocking oasis fans and Wellends anymore ffs
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Yeah agreed. What’s the point of being mean when someone’s tried hard to make a record / some music. And everyone’s got different ears…
I’ll check the Safari download thing.
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Ran into this on the mobile site, it doesn’t show up. Thought I’d imagined it. I think it’s a screen size toggle thing, as in it’ll disappear on desktop if you resize your window. Resurrected my iPod from the depths of a drawer as an mobile detox thing. God bless downloadable mixes. Bring em back.
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Good read! Seems like a top man 
I remember subscribing to his Spotify playlist called something like Manfredas Music Cabinet many years ago and discovering such a diverse range of top music.
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I’m not sure you can download on mobile can you… Like where would it go? Safari though I definitely need to check…
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If it is just a ranty old man moan then I agree. But I think articulate hatchet jobs which expose mediocrity are an essential part of music criticism. If someone rips somebody off with a piece of generic shit, people need to know about it and who to swerve in future.
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It’s a thorny one. I think for the enthusiast / blog world, eschewing negative reviews is fine. However dance music culture does lack critical analysis. But I guess that has gone hand in hand with the demise of print and paid jobs for “proper” journalists.
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Genuine criticism is always required. My gripe is more the general, widespread negativity, cynicism and twatish behaviour, mainly on the internet.
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The screen grab I posted was from Safari, all good on Mac! 
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For me I think there’s so much new music being released (more, famously, in one week than a whole year in the 80s) why write about music you don’t like unless you’re trying to get some traction from “beef” or something and get more clicks which really isn’t us… I’d rather just exist on the periphery writing about things we like and hope that it spreads the word of music that should be supported. I think its different, saying that, if its commentary on clubs / scenes etc as that’s important to try and aid keeping on track if you have enough experience and knowledge on said scenes… Saying that TP is made on the writers so if they want to comment on something then good on them…
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Clickbait and beef shouldn’t be a part of journalism, full stop. Much of it is about if you punch up or down. I understand Jay Rayner wouldn’t write bad reviews of small, struggling restaurants starting up, but called out those with enough financial heft and experience to know better.
Saying that, I have no issue with solely positive reviews in places like Test Pressing, Ban Ton Ton, etc etc whatsoever (after all I write some of them). But I do think think 40 years into this culture we have a lack of critical analysis. Which is why I love Terre Thaemlitz’s writing. I absolutely don’t agree with all of it, but it’s refreshing to read someone coming from such a different angle.
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Where are you reading Terre’s articles btw? Was listening to Tranquilizer over the weekend which id never really taken the time to. Such an interesting producer as well.
By no means all about dance music but all worth reading IMO
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So good to see Terre’s kept up the writing. I remember quoting her in the epigraph of my thesis over a decade ago and unassumingly sending it to her for an OK. She was most gracious as expected.
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New mix up from Portland’s Freak Out! aka Break Mode and Palm Pilot… They run through the genres in a fine balearic style… They’ve got Castro & Nemo of Sound Metaphors in town soon if you’re over that way… More info in the piece.
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Some wise words from Hunee.
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Just announced the next release on the label after Orange Coloured Liquid…
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ678NYJmfv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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