It has been a very discussed issue, especially since the vinyl era revival, starting in the mid 2000s. This video proposes a synthetic outline of records (be it material or digital) as a medium to replicate music copies.
How come so many people believe in vinyl acetate superiority ? Is fetishism built only against “soulless digital” ? As Walter Benjamin would say, does illimited reproductibility makes the music lose its soul ? (Walter Benjamin. (2008). The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction / Walter Benjamin ; translated by J.A. Underwood. Penguin.)
Can one lose the sense of listening while focusing on the ultimate and best technology ? How come purists want to go back to the master tapes ?
Let’s go for a quick insight !
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Jeremy Jeanguenin (November 3, 2020). The Commodification of Music. Black Troubadours. Retrieved June 17, 2025 from https://doi.org/10.58079/m21x