Analogue music enthusiasts configure a modular synthesizer at the Revision festival in Saarbrücken, Germany, March 2016.
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My research found that people experience a weaker sense of ownership over their digital possessions and perceive them as less meaningful than physical ones.
Sales of vinyl records continued to increase in 2023 – decades after the LP’s death was forecast by music experts.
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Vinyl’s unlikely comeback story is linked to a combination of slick marketing, claims of superior sound, its polysensorial character and how it evokes nostalgia to construct and reconstitute memory.
Taylor Swift vinyl on display at a record store in Tokyo.
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In an era when all sorts of music seems to be at our fingertips through streaming services for under $10 a month, who is spending their hard-earned cash on vinyl?
Sometimes album sleeves reveal little about the music. Instead they illuminate the society it came from, exposing unexpected stories of people, art forms and struggles.
Dance music, with its advanced technology and millions of fans, is the fastest-growing musical genre.
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Thanks to technology the DJ has become a musical God of sorts. Under post-capitalism, where we’re looking for a new way of understanding cultural objects, the DJ now plays a pivotal role.
Since 2009, record sales have soared.
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While technological advances have rendered some products obsolete, they’ve also spurred the growth of niche markets that cater to people looking to reject mass-produced goods.
Off to the great video library in the sky…
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