Anti-Scale: Platform Music Discovery for the 10%

Anti-Scale: Platform Music Discovery for the 10%

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Anti-Scale: Platform Music Discovery for the 10% An essay exploring design pitfalls failing "music discovery," potential DSP improvements, defining "discovery" itself, and alliances for the future. Essays 26 3900 Music Industry
Discussing Frank Ocean, ChatGPT, & the Non-Effort Curse With Danny Dwyer A philosophical back-and-forth with about the recession of passion, TikTok kids signing to majors, Frankchella, and using ChatGPT in creative processes đŸ’œ interview 26 3600 Danny Dwyer
Lyrical Miracle: Mick Jenkins Hits Eject The hip-hop heavyweight speaks candidly with us about label deceptions, A&R stereotypes, the different schools of rap writing, lyricism as an art form, Frank Ocean, Smino, Lupe Fiasco, Kendrick Lamar, basketball metaphors, and a whole lot more. interview 26 8700 Mick Jenkins
Forever-Ever (Pt. II): Music Futures and Power Semantics The second of two Liner Notes stories that digs deep into the ongoing usage of perpetuity contracts in the music industry, the forces driving those agreements, the problems they create, and the steps we might take to move toward fairer standards. Essays 26 3200 Record Deals
Forever-Ever (Pt. I): It's Time to Put Perpetuity Deals to Rest The first of two stories that digs deep into the ongoing usage of perpetuity contracts in the music industry, the forces driving those agreements, the problems they create, and the steps we might take to move toward fairer standards. Essays 26 3500 Record Deals
Miti, The Granulator Miti talks microsounds, DJ prophecies, and hunting for swords in London in her first-ever interview. interview 26 4100 Miti
Dijon Pieces Himself Together Song by Song From 2019: Dijon's debut solo EP 'Sci Fi 1' is a powerfully raw and earnest project. Get familiar with an underground favorite poised to reach new heights. interview 26 2200 Dijon
Santangelo’s Brave New AdWorld Multidisciplinary artist Santangelo has built 'AdWorld,' an album and online experience that's like nothing else. This is how he did it, and what's next. interview 26 3600 Santangelo
For Future Reference: Emi Takahashi & Nik Arthur An interview with close friends and collaborators Emi Takahashi and Nik Arthur, who work with nature and music to conjure new art forms and stories. interview 26 5400 nik arthur
The Hymn of Tobias Beloved music maker Tobias talks comet trails, Tascam magic, D'Angelo, recording in cars in Texas, and crafting classics from grief. interview 26 4000 tobias
(j)ula Wants to Kill the Shuffle Button A lighthearted interview with the artist behind Soundwavesoffwax about collective grief, collagist field recordings, electronic music, never buying new clothes, her debut album, and what it means to Listen Responsibly. interview 26 2800 (j)ula
This Archive's Alive: Entering Ben Shirken's 'H.D. Reliquary' Inside the secular irl worship zone and levitational new album of Ben Shirken (ex wiish), the 29 Speedway founder’s latest multichannel, multimedia conjuring at INTERCOMM in Ridgewood. interview 26 3400 29 speedway
denis biblioni, down by the river "I'm at the spot right now. I have a spare engine and some wrenches." Ani Bharadwaj, fka weird inside, pka denis biblioni, is trekking the mystical woods of an underrated American state. (New Jersey.) (Yes, you read that right.) (No, I'm not from there.) The self-taught artist and digital wizard also has a knack for car mechanics. An extra Audi AAN five-cylinder, perched like a boombox on his shoulder, doubles as an impromptu photoshoot prop amidst the beech and oak trees. (Ani later tells us, story 26 2200 denis biblioni
Rain from Heaven, Paradise On Fire The gifted artist-producer speaks on the creation of, and context surrounding, her immaculate debut album 'petra-coeur,' a half-decade effort that's spellbinding at every turn. interview 26 3600 rain from heaven
door.link Is the Music Internet's Purest Place An interview with Romina Malta, the ambient archiver and Argentinian artist behind one of our favorite online spaces to listen to hand-picked mixes story 26 3200 door.link
Teenage Engineering's Building Like a Band Teenage Engineering's co-founder discusses lessons that artists are teams can learn from the design firm’s enduring success, plus stories about the OP-1, TP-7, and Pocket Operator. interview 25 4100 teenage engineering
Leaving Records Tries to Lead & Learn by Example Inside Leaving Records' effort to fight the LA wildfires with music, its leaders' philosophies on boycotts and growing in public, the mycelial music continuum, and lots more. interview 25 6800 leaving records