{"id":35039,"date":"2026-07-29T13:49:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/?p=35039"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:04:13","slug":"newsletters-electronic-music-by-ryan-elliot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/en\/newsletters-electronic-music-by-ryan-elliot\/","title":{"rendered":"How Ryan Elliott finds music: 5 online newsletters every DJ should follow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are thousands of touring DJs carrying 5,000 unorganised tracks on a USB, but not many operate with the ruthless discipline of Ryan Elliott<\/a><\/strong>. Born in Detroit\u2019s blue-collar electronic culture and forged in the booth of Berghain<\/strong> and Panorama Bar<\/strong>, Elliott is a purist\u2019s selector. You’ll catch him lugging a heavy bag of wax across continents, or if curating a digital set, still treating the booth with a level of respect that has made him a well and trusted name in modern house and techno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our latest episode of NIGHTMAG Talks<\/a><\/strong>, recorded backstage at D\u00edas de Campo<\/strong> just minutes before he stepped onto the XCEED Mainstage<\/strong> for a birthday B2B alongside Ogaz\u00f3n<\/a><\/strong>, we sat down with Ryan to pull back the curtain on his process. We got into the physical geometry of playing vinyl versus digital, the lost art of the “slow burn” in an age ruined by doom-scrolling, why back-to-back sets are a form of sonic intimacy, and the simple truth behind why artists shouldn’t over-explain their craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a technician like Ryan Elliott admits he doesn’t rely on algorithms or social media trends to find music, one should take notes. Hearing a selector of his calibre share how he cuts through the modern online chaos to find real records is gold; he relies on the human filter of curated newsletters from a selection of record shops to do his digging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we break down the exact digital sources Ryan uses to keep his record bag lethal, watch the full interview below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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