Amazing, isn't it?!
The main question that comes to mind is, why is vinyl making a comeback, when it is so much easier to just pop in a CD disc?
I think that the answer is that people are wanting more out of their music, and analog is a way to get it.
Notice, digital people, I didn't say THE way to get it, even though I was strongly tempted.
In the overall scheme of things, analog has been the constant, and digital a two-decade diversion, based on the "promises" of technology. Considering that technology is merely a means toward a desired end, if a technology does not provide the desired end, it is not useful technology. If the desired end is "best" musical reproduction, and not convenience, then the re-emerging of analog makes alot of sense. Digital will always be here, because of its convenience and inclusivity in our increasingly digital lives. But for those who seek satisfaction above what digital allows, the vinyl medium will be sought out. Probably never again in the mainstream, but by "purists", which will always exist, even though the numbers are fewer.
I personally find the "mainstream" a very compromised location, and am not comfortable there, in anything that I do.
The main question that comes to mind is, why is vinyl making a comeback, when it is so much easier to just pop in a CD disc?
I think that the answer is that people are wanting more out of their music, and analog is a way to get it.
Notice, digital people, I didn't say THE way to get it, even though I was strongly tempted.
In the overall scheme of things, analog has been the constant, and digital a two-decade diversion, based on the "promises" of technology. Considering that technology is merely a means toward a desired end, if a technology does not provide the desired end, it is not useful technology. If the desired end is "best" musical reproduction, and not convenience, then the re-emerging of analog makes alot of sense. Digital will always be here, because of its convenience and inclusivity in our increasingly digital lives. But for those who seek satisfaction above what digital allows, the vinyl medium will be sought out. Probably never again in the mainstream, but by "purists", which will always exist, even though the numbers are fewer.
I personally find the "mainstream" a very compromised location, and am not comfortable there, in anything that I do.