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this video really resonated with me. i truly think this is where music is evolving to, especially with the context of AI.Â
music in the future will break many „rules“ simply cause it’s harder to replicate.
real music will be chaotic, obscure, complex and noisyÂ
real music will be chaotic, obscure, complex and noisyÂ
Apr 26, 2025
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🎵been thinking about this a lot within the context of the industry I work in recently. specifically about how the current music industry, especially in the case of streaming, has commoditized music into being essentially worthless in and of itself. a song in a vacuum has no value if it isn’t attached to the “brand” of the artist, which becomes a platform to sell merch, concerts, generate content, and all the other activities that actually generate money for the artist (and label). there is licensing revenue, but even then that’s assigning value to the right to exploit revenue from the song, not the art itself.
reading this book that takes place in the early 1800s and it mentions how music used to be just something that people did for themselves in their own homes, writing their own songs or purchasing sheet music to perform others’ songs. musicianship used to be a socially binding activity, as you would play for the gratification of those in your community. in most cases tho people performed for their and their immediate circle’s own satisfaction, and there was no pressure to turn it into a product. today it’s like people who want to be good at music have to attempt to be a professional to justify spending the time that isn’t generating money for them, squeezing it between their day jobs. if you want your music to be heard by others you have to heavily market yourself to vie for attention among the endless others on streaming platforms. there’s few places if any where people can come together and perform music themselves for any reason other than their own edification, and we’ve lost any social practices that encouraged everyone to have some form of musicianship to be able to participate in these kinds of events. it’s like something that was as common as riding a bike back in the day has been discredited as a socially valuable skill as it became unprofitable, same for dancing I suppose.
anyway, not really going anywhere with this, just hoping for a future world where all this AI coming up becomes something that alleviates the need for work and frees people up for art and community instead of becoming a competing force churning out music as a commodified product and drowning out the humans who produce at a human pace. the pessimist in me feels like the pressures of capitalism will mean that the opposite will happen, and AI will create the art so that the people have more time to dedicate to producing “value”
reading this book that takes place in the early 1800s and it mentions how music used to be just something that people did for themselves in their own homes, writing their own songs or purchasing sheet music to perform others’ songs. musicianship used to be a socially binding activity, as you would play for the gratification of those in your community. in most cases tho people performed for their and their immediate circle’s own satisfaction, and there was no pressure to turn it into a product. today it’s like people who want to be good at music have to attempt to be a professional to justify spending the time that isn’t generating money for them, squeezing it between their day jobs. if you want your music to be heard by others you have to heavily market yourself to vie for attention among the endless others on streaming platforms. there’s few places if any where people can come together and perform music themselves for any reason other than their own edification, and we’ve lost any social practices that encouraged everyone to have some form of musicianship to be able to participate in these kinds of events. it’s like something that was as common as riding a bike back in the day has been discredited as a socially valuable skill as it became unprofitable, same for dancing I suppose.
anyway, not really going anywhere with this, just hoping for a future world where all this AI coming up becomes something that alleviates the need for work and frees people up for art and community instead of becoming a competing force churning out music as a commodified product and drowning out the humans who produce at a human pace. the pessimist in me feels like the pressures of capitalism will mean that the opposite will happen, and AI will create the art so that the people have more time to dedicate to producing “value”
Mar 17, 2024
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🌌I’ve been making it for a few years and I can say with confidence it is one of the most important things in my life. cannot recommend it enough. Extremely fun to play, and, if you’re the type of person to fall in love with sounds, EXTREMELY fun to listen to. try and make it sometime, just to see what happens. i really do think there’s a noise musician inside everyone
Jan 16, 2024
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there is something very profound happening
in (underground)music currently, specifically, amongst gen-z artists, that is very inspiring, fresh, and electrifying;
would love to write about this is in the long-form, conduct some interviews, & also share some rec’s—
hopefully, soon come ✍🏾
would love to write about this is in the long-form, conduct some interviews, & also share some rec’s—
hopefully, soon come ✍🏾
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Amplifying other people’s projects doesn’t diminish your own.
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had this in my YouTube recommended and i enjoyed my time
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