DO YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC CONVENIENTLY? WORDS BY CHRIS LIPAPIS
Music has been around since hu-
mans developed the capacity for rhythm and tonal composition. Through its inherent sonic properties, music is a fundamental medium for universal communication. Its popularity is attributed to the fact we are social creatures, feeding off shared worldviews through vibrating air molecules. In modern life, we are still attached to music more than ever, with a plethora of genres and subgenres articulating features of self-identification and resonance. Musicians, artists, bands, film composers, DJs, and all other transmitters of music have poured their hearts and souls into sharing their messages with the world. Some of who, created certain
instrumental sounds revolutionising the art-form over the decades. All was going great, until something came along.... convenience. Philosophically speaking, we have adapted to a new standard of living which streamlines almost every aspect of our lives, including music. Since technology enabled unprecedented access to music, it has become a daily expectation to listen to whatever we want, wherever we want, whenever we want. The caveat to this is the original sonic impact has been reduced to facilitate the gigantic storage challenge of online music. All major music streaming apps are forced to compress each song for the listener to achieve convenience.
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