In this special comment and video essay, we take a grand and complicated journey through the vinyl industry, audiophiles, the music industry, metamodernism, and a question of what it all can mean.

R.I.P. Steve Albini

0:00 - Disclaimer
3:54 - Introduction
9:55 - Part 1: Definitions & Jargon
27:03 - Part 2: Divergence Points
1:22:34 - Part 3: The Capitalism Part
2:50:00 - Conclusion?

Script:

Many thanks to my many collaborators in this long-overdue effort!
Backxwash - https://backxwash.bandcamp.com/
L'Orange - https://link.oldsoulmusic.com/lorange
‪@MicTheSnare‬https://x.com/MicTheSnare
‪@theneedledrop‬  / theneedledrop  
‪@CrashThompson‬  / crashthompsonxo  
‪@RockedNet‬  / rocked  
‪@NotesReviews‬  / notesreviews  
‪@mykectown‬  / mykectown  
Fully Involved Mark -   / fullyinvolvedmark  
‪@annieisundead282‬AnnieIsUndead - https://www.tiktok.com/@annieisundead...

Resources:
Interview - Steve Albini (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g...)
Stephen Humphries, 'An Eclectic Master Craftsman: An Interview With Steven Wilson", https://www.popmatters.com/71940-an-e...
David Hume "Of The Standard Of Taste" - https://home.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/361r...
Spice8Rack, 'Magic: The Gathering & The Death of the Future',    • Magic: The Gathering & the Death of t...  
Daniel Ek, Spotify / FIFA post:   / urn:li:activity:7168287151380451329  
Chris Eggertsen, "Vinyl Record Industry Fears ‘Vinylgeddon’ After Fire Burns Down Apollo Masters Plant", https://www.billboard.com/music/music...

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