Hello World.

I’m notoriously bad at introductions, am American enough to like the bar game Big Buck Hunter and think that every dish tastes better with pork. Lately, I can’t get enough of those stab-house strings and warm square basslines in Mugwump’s “Boutade.” I have no worthy adjectives for Appleblim & Peverlist in “Circling.” Both are probably my favorite songs of the year.

I’m also American because the best show I saw last year was Daft Punk in Coney Island. I met a guy there whose shirt said “6′8″ NOT MY FUCKING PROBLEM” on his back and know exactly what he means (true story!). The biggest development in my life is that I recently quit my job to move to Berlin because I like stereotypes just enough to be one.

Most importantly, I think, is that I’ve spent no small amount of time blabbing over the internet about the music everyone should like - starting at Stylus Magazine, following through to the site’s dance/electronic offshoot, Beatz by the Pound. I ended up at Resident Advisor to start out the new year. Why stop now?

Hello World.