What is The Late Pass?
The Late Pass — five underground releases every Saturday, curated by one editor. No press pitches. No festival promos.
What goes on the calendar.
What goes on the Electronic Dispatch events calendar — underground rooms in Los Angeles, expanding outward. No festival promos.
How we curate mixes.
How Electronic Dispatch curates DJ mixes — embed-only from SoundCloud and Mixcloud, no pay-to-feature, four working formats.
How we review.
How Electronic Dispatch reviews records — 10-point scale, five tiers, negative reviews published, $10 submission fee, ~2% accepted.
What the News pillar covers.
What the News pillar at Electronic Dispatch covers — reported items on releases, festivals, venues, industry, and regulation. No press releases reprinted as articles.
Hello.
A publication for the underground tier of electronic music — the records, mixes, and warehouses that don't usually make it into the festival press cycle.