This month in digital music libraries - April 2024
April 26, 2024 in digital music by Dan Gravell
This month: thoughts on intentional listening, developments in music network infrastructure and Elton John forgets he ordered a tram.
Intentional listening
There remains a core of music lovers who can perceive the effect that rented and “pushed” music catalogues have on us.
I think it takes great self-awareness to realise both how you are affected by the shift to attention-loss and the changes in products as a result. Still - more intentionality, less focus shifting https://t.co/mGxWrN6d9e Thanks @bradleychambers
— bliss (@bliss_music) March 31, 2024
So what are some ways of building new musical experiences, even making them physical?
Building physical experience into album-centered music listening https://t.co/htMgoro8Du by @kayvandenaker pic.twitter.com/uujyKTxNiA
— bliss (@bliss_music) April 4, 2024
Music networks, home and abroad
Logitech Music Server (nee ‘Squeezeserver’), still a stalwart of many home music networks, is to rename (again).
Big news - Logitech Media Server renames to Lyrion https://t.co/S0mPdlFFQV (and yes, they need a new logo too). pic.twitter.com/IMiqATcq05
— bliss (@bliss_music) April 8, 2024
But what about remote access? You could accomplish this with a server at a provider like Hetzner:
A guide to setting up your own streaming service in Hetzner https://t.co/lmayvFuHJU Interesting project, but at €6/month, could also consider @astigamusic or @iBroadcastMedia and save time and money? ;-) Thanks @arnebahlo pic.twitter.com/Vnvg3nJaf2
— bliss (@bliss_music) April 12, 2024
The music journalism self-introspection continues
We’re going through a trough in music journalism as retrenchment caused by broader economic forces grows; the question is: when things level off, what is left and how does music critique get distributed?
I don't understand why @Pitchfork would be considered the be-all and end-all of musical criticism (there's _plenty_ more still out there), but some interesting points regardless https://t.co/mohQBEN2Iv by @ezeger16 on @BostonReview pic.twitter.com/YLQFTZiDvb
— bliss (@bliss_music) April 24, 2024
That escalated quickly…
A standard morning for Elton…
Elton John’s ‘don’t do drugs’ tale is quite something pic.twitter.com/PzbS2LRHbG
— Annie Morris (@DesperateAnnie) March 24, 2024
Photo by Bruno Bučar on Unsplash
