Comments on: Lefsetz on “Bundling” / Bandcamp on “Music As Artifact” http://www.christinebougie.com/lefsetz-on-bundling-bandcamp-on-music-as-artifact/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:26:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christine http://www.christinebougie.com/lefsetz-on-bundling-bandcamp-on-music-as-artifact/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Christine Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:49:46 +0000 http://www.christinebougie.com/?p=1399#comment-377 I know what you mean about the shuffle. I also have a lot of demos and rough mixes in my computer from recordings I'm working on, so that screws up the whole shuffle thing. And I've also been enjoying listening to free radio-ish podcasts. It's true, these are subscription models. Paying for it seems crazy at this point. The next few years will be interesting... I know what you mean about the shuffle. I also have a lot of demos and rough mixes in my computer from recordings I’m working on, so that screws up the whole shuffle thing.

And I’ve also been enjoying listening to free radio-ish podcasts. It’s true, these are subscription models. Paying for it seems crazy at this point.

The next few years will be interesting…

]]> By: elena http://www.christinebougie.com/lefsetz-on-bundling-bandcamp-on-music-as-artifact/comment-page-1/#comment-375 elena Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:09:06 +0000 http://www.christinebougie.com/?p=1399#comment-375 The "bundling/unbundling" idea is really interesting in the context of content's relationship to form, and reminds me of a Sufjan Stevens interview I recently read: <a href="http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=123&csid2=844&fid1=41772" rel="nofollow">here in Exclaim.</a> Specifically this part got me thinking, in relation to your post: <i>"I feel that the album no longer has a stronghold or has any real bearing anymore. The physical format itself is obsolete; the CD is obsolete and the LP is kinda nostalgic. So, I think the album is suffering and that’s how I’ve always created — I work with these conceptual albums in the long-form. And I’m wondering, what’s the value of my work once these forms are obsolete and everyone’s just downloading music? "</i> I've always been a fan of the complete, start-to-finish album (can't really deal with shuffle; my eclectic collection makes it a pretty jarring experience), and can't help wonder the same things. I feel like a music subscription service would be a lot like radio-ish podcasts or genre-divided satellite radio— these have lately been my avenues to try to find new-to-me music. So, I think Lefsetz's idea already exists, which means it may be difficult to get people to pay for (since they're already used to getting it for free)... it'll be interesting to watch how well the New York Times pay structure changes go over, and how the music distributors respond to that model. The “bundling/unbundling” idea is really interesting in the context of content’s relationship to form, and reminds me of a Sufjan Stevens interview I recently read:
here in Exclaim.

Specifically this part got me thinking, in relation to your post:
“I feel that the album no longer has a stronghold or has any real bearing anymore. The physical format itself is obsolete; the CD is obsolete and the LP is kinda nostalgic. So, I think the album is suffering and that’s how I’ve always created — I work with these conceptual albums in the long-form. And I’m wondering, what’s the value of my work once these forms are obsolete and everyone’s just downloading music? “

I’ve always been a fan of the complete, start-to-finish album (can’t really deal with shuffle; my eclectic collection makes it a pretty jarring experience), and can’t help wonder the same things. I feel like a music subscription service would be a lot like radio-ish podcasts or genre-divided satellite radio— these have lately been my avenues to try to find new-to-me music.

So, I think Lefsetz’s idea already exists, which means it may be difficult to get people to pay for (since they’re already used to getting it for free)… it’ll be interesting to watch how well the New York Times pay structure changes go over, and how the music distributors respond to that model.

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