In this day and age, we are more likely to buy or download songs from iTunes or Amazon or any other site for our phones or tablets or laptops. It makes me wonder if CDs will become obsolete.
My questions are simple: do you still buy CDs? And will they become obsolete? How do you get your music?
I haven't bought a CD in nearly 6 years. I use the Pandora app or I listen to my mp3 player, where I transferred songs from the CD to it or download songs.
― disinclination loops (unregistered), Tuesday, 9 September 2014 21:19 (nine years ago) link
CDs are beautiful objects, imo, i don't get the argument that they're aesthetically ugly. I buy CDs for my car but I should really get around to getting a new head unit with usb/audio ins.
― brimstead, Tuesday, 9 September 2014 21:59 (nine years ago) link
I burned all the aphex twin anal ord eps onto 5 CD-Rs for the car. burned any good box sets recently?
― brimstead, Tuesday, 9 September 2014 22:05 (nine years ago) link
One thing about CDs is, sometimes the jewel cases that contain them crack or become otherwise damaged. Soft cover CD cases of various kinds also suffer from wear and tear. The CDs themselves can be easily scratched if improperly cared for. Digital files may also suffer from degradation. File formats may become obsolete. The files themselves may become unreadable due to "bit rot". A whole store of files may vanish in an instant due to hardware failure. Today's digital content is often stored in "the cloud," a name collectively given to various online content management systems operated by tech firms and other organizations. Loss of control over and responsibility for the "object" or "album" is seen by many as a small price to pay for the convenience of accessing music through these services, or indeed, as an overall benefit.
― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 9 September 2014 22:21 (nine years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi
― brimstead, Tuesday, 9 September 2014 22:36 (nine years ago) link
Nothing assuages the western exploiter or the western subject consenting to exploitation quite like orientalist philosophy.
― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 9 September 2014 22:47 (nine years ago) link
*drum solo*
― brimstead, Wednesday, 10 September 2014 01:09 (nine years ago) link
lol
― mattresslessness, Wednesday, 10 September 2014 17:31 (nine years ago) link
downloading leaked albums
― Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 10 September 2014 23:39 (nine years ago) link
For a while I was planning on waiting for the NPR stream to be up before listening to the album, but then it got delayed and the FLAC leaked, so I said "Aw, screw it.
― Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 10 September 2014 23:40 (nine years ago) link
I thought I had downloaded an album in its entirety but it's missing one track & I can't find that track anywhere online & I'm mildly annoyed about this
― disinclination loops (unregistered), Sunday, 14 September 2014 01:08 (nine years ago) link
that is the worst, unregd
― Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Friday, 19 September 2014 17:01 (nine years ago) link
just downloaded the eac flac of syro having already downloaded the web flac of syrohaving that saidit was done under the misapprehension that it contained the japanese bonus trackhmmn
― Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Friday, 19 September 2014 17:02 (nine years ago) link
the many phases of nakhchivan
― imago, Friday, 19 September 2014 17:04 (nine years ago) link
plural of phasis, ffs
― imago, Friday, 19 September 2014 17:05 (nine years ago) link
which version(s), if any, of syro have you downloaded?
― Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Friday, 19 September 2014 17:05 (nine years ago) link
the precover one! *autoFP*
― imago, Friday, 19 September 2014 17:06 (nine years ago) link
oh is it out?
I was pissed off at having a 320 of soused that cuts off the final track 3 minutes early
― Branwell with anNe (wins), Friday, 19 September 2014 17:07 (nine years ago) link
but then I listened to it (and some other stuff) on Poundland earphones and it was the funniest thing ever
obv ur thoughts on my & other ilxor-authored trax desperately invited
― imago, Friday, 19 September 2014 17:08 (nine years ago) link
trying to remember how i would have downloaded the previous album by aphex twin in 2001probably via file transfer protocolseem to remember having downloaded the 192 cbr scene release of that albumpossibly have it on a cdr/dvdr or one of the dead laptop hard drives sitting on my deskcould be useful to find it in order for inclusion of my forthcoming 'art in the age of digital iteration: albums that will have been downloaded' installation
― Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Friday, 19 September 2014 17:09 (nine years ago) link
it sounds simultaneously exactly as I expected and somewhat as I expected xp
― Branwell with anNe (wins), Friday, 19 September 2014 17:10 (nine years ago) link
your track was nice
― Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Friday, 19 September 2014 17:11 (nine years ago) link
One thing I have been enjoying recently is playing variable bitrate mp3s on foobar2000 and watching the bitrate display cycling through all the changing bitrates
― Branwell with anNe (wins), Friday, 19 September 2014 17:12 (nine years ago) link
downloaded any good albums recently, wins?
― Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Friday, 19 September 2014 17:17 (nine years ago) link
honestly I mostly stream
― Branwell with anNe (wins), Friday, 19 September 2014 17:20 (nine years ago) link
last album I downloaded:
Henry Flynt - Graduation And Other New Country And Blues Music [2001/CD/MP3/V0(VBR)]
m ob'd
― imago, Friday, 19 September 2014 17:25 (nine years ago) link
kewl bitrates itt
― mattresslessness, Friday, 19 September 2014 17:45 (nine years ago) link
Despite the furious reaction in some quarters, the union between Apple and U2 is set to strengthen. The partners are now embarking on a “secret project” to create a new digital music format which will compensate musicians for their efforts, and aims to revive the dying art of listening to a complete album.
― Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Sunday, 21 September 2014 00:35 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/gFwZt3A.jpg?1
― macho nonreal (nakhchivan), Monday, 22 September 2014 13:27 (nine years ago) link
read any good quietus articles recently?
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 28 September 2014 17:43 (nine years ago) link
Pandering to the base: albums designed to please "true" fans - C/D? S/D? [Started by baaderonixx in May 2009, last updated 1 minute ago by Non-Stop Hongrotic Cabaret (dog latin) on I Love Music] 4 new answers
― nakhchivan, Monday, 29 September 2014 15:44 (nine years ago) link
lord
― C21H23NO5 (nakhchivan), Thursday, 2 October 2014 15:07 (nine years ago) link
do u download a 10 cd collection of luc ferrari ina grm flacs y/n
― C21H23NO5 (nakhchivan), Thursday, 2 October 2014 15:08 (nine years ago) link
so many tracks by the artist luc ferrari
y
― mattresslessness, Thursday, 2 October 2014 15:16 (nine years ago) link
I love music. I enjoy buying music and supporting the people responsible. My appetite for new music is greater than my financial situation can handle. I have cut my college habits of downloadery and found solace through podcasting.
― the final twilight of all evaluative standpoints (nakhchivan), Sunday, 5 October 2014 15:56 (nine years ago) link
Can't wait for album and film! (sod your new-fangled illegal downloadery).
― the final twilight of all evaluative standpoints (nakhchivan), Sunday, 5 October 2014 15:57 (nine years ago) link
what's the podcasting scene in MA like?
― Mordy, Sunday, 5 October 2014 16:33 (nine years ago) link
the podcasting scene is super vibrant right now
― the final twilight of all evaluative standpoints (nakhchivan), Sunday, 5 October 2014 16:38 (nine years ago) link
really want to download an album rn but the place i would like to download it from is not working
― the final twilight of all evaluative standpoints (nakhchivan), Sunday, 19 October 2014 20:47 (nine years ago) link
do you want a ✧@ff✧✧✧.f✧ invite
― 龜✊ (wins), Sunday, 19 October 2014 20:49 (nine years ago) link
haha w4ffles.fm
it's not as good as that other place but
if u like although given that the other place is mostly perfect when its servers arent being orrible, i might not use it too often
― the final twilight of all evaluative standpoints (nakhchivan), Sunday, 19 October 2014 20:54 (nine years ago) link
I have 10 to give away so you might as well have one
is the email address on your fb the one I'd want to send it to?
― 龜✊ (wins), Sunday, 19 October 2014 20:58 (nine years ago) link
tick.jpg
― the final twilight of all evaluative standpoints (nakhchivan), Sunday, 19 October 2014 20:59 (nine years ago) link
cool, sent but I just saw they take a day or so to come through by which time wh@t will be up again
― 龜✊ (wins), Sunday, 19 October 2014 21:02 (nine years ago) link
http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s610/vineeth41/x_3e43fb99_zpsfbd2c407.gif
― the final twilight of all evaluative standpoints (nakhchivan), Sunday, 19 October 2014 21:06 (nine years ago) link
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32863603/Screenshot%202015-05-25%2023.33.57.png
― So You've Been Pubically Shaved (wins), Monday, 25 May 2015 22:40 (nine years ago) link
http://chipwiki.ru/images/thumb/2/2a/Rainbowdragoneyes_-_Pieces_Ov_Eight_Bit_The_Chiptune_Pirate_Metal_EP_back.jpg/300px-Rainbowdragoneyes_-_Pieces_Ov_Eight_Bit_The_Chiptune_Pirate_Metal_EP_back.jpg
― probs with the skag (Noodle Vague), Friday, 29 May 2015 10:47 (nine years ago) link
was it dope?
― Mistah FAAB (sarahell), Friday, 29 May 2015 19:57 (nine years ago) link
it was far doper than i had anticipated
― probs with the skag (Noodle Vague), Friday, 29 May 2015 20:00 (nine years ago) link
i downloaded this from a blog:http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SCl1WKDWJj8/U-O90qFd80I/AAAAAAAAASc/wYpiLIA8OxU/s1600/cover600.jpgit is spectacular
― brimstead, Friday, 29 May 2015 20:15 (nine years ago) link
just about to download the album 'exile on main street' by the rolling stones
― Dravidian Miss Desi (nakhchivan), Sunday, 31 May 2015 14:17 (nine years ago) link
for me,
― an absolute feast of hardcore fanboy LOLs surrounding (imago), Sunday, 31 May 2015 14:19 (nine years ago) link
to visit the sins of the sons upon the fathers, the titles of the tracks on this album look like kasabian titles
― Dravidian Miss Desi (nakhchivan), Sunday, 31 May 2015 14:39 (nine years ago) link
loved their avians did the stones
this album only has 2 tracks, but the uploader managed to get the track titles mixed up. amazing.
― rallizes mcguire (unregistered), Saturday, 13 June 2015 16:59 (eight years ago) link
(the album is Cecil Taylor's Dark to Themselves. 'Streams' is mistagged as 'Chorus of Seed' and 'Chorus of Seed' is mistagged as 'Streams'. I'm pretty sure it's a vinyl rip)
― rallizes mcguire (unregistered), Saturday, 13 June 2015 17:01 (eight years ago) link
that happened once downloading this album
http://www.discogs.com/AFX-Hangable-Auto-Bulb-EP2/release/137
bulb = idiot in liverpool slang
― The Fields of Karlhenry (nakhchivan), Saturday, 13 June 2015 17:03 (eight years ago) link
I've downloaded so many albums on slsk where track 1 is mistagged with track 6's title, track 3 is mistagged with track 1's title, and track 6 is tagged with track 3's title, etc. is this a Gracenote error, or did someone attempt to tag their music manually (and get it completely wrong)? not to be racist but Spanish/Portuguese-speaking slsk users seem to be the worst offenders w/r/t inaccurate metadata, and I tend to avoid anyone whose music folder is called 'Música'.
― rallizes mcguire (unregistered), Saturday, 13 June 2015 17:12 (eight years ago) link
I've never heard that Aphex EP
― rallizes mcguire (unregistered), Saturday, 13 June 2015 17:13 (eight years ago) link
downloading a bunch of Coil bootlegs and obscurities on this important american holiday
― sarahell, Saturday, 4 July 2015 21:08 (eight years ago) link
were they dope
― Nilmar Honorato da Silva, Tuesday, 8 September 2015 00:45 (eight years ago) link
the last album by the band kevinn drumm is actually smaller when encoded by flac when compared to 320 mp3 - go figure!
― milord z (nakhchivan), Saturday, 8 November 2014 22:50 (10 months ago)
the new logan sama album is ~70 mins and over 500mb in flac which must be at the other extreme of compression ratios
― noɪˈɣiːələx (nakhchivan), Sunday, 4 October 2015 15:09 (eight years ago) link
Something still remains one of my most loved, and most played albums to be released so far this decade and now I'm suddenly finding myself in the position where I'm already beginning to feel like it's the end of the line for me and this band.
― sarahell, Friday, 16 October 2015 19:17 (eight years ago) link
Deceptionista combines the relentless unknowability of the real-time internet with ADR's distinct compositional approach, seeking to accelerate detailed, high-definition visions of public intimacies into a form of 21st century psychedelia; which embraces the cognitive derangement of the senses that defines the habits of today's internet browsing constituency.
― The ✓ fan from the hilarious "xd" coombics (nakhchivan), Thursday, 24 December 2015 18:16 (eight years ago) link
really like this one http://www.discogs.com/ADR-Solitary-Pursuits/release/3133121
― lute bro (brimstead), Thursday, 24 December 2015 19:06 (eight years ago) link
Far too many people are cynical and exhibit kneejerk, jaded opinions about the current state of music and believe that the music of their youth is the best music there could be. And I think that is indeed utter bullshit.
On the other hand, this attitude is understandable (if unfortunate). I think passion for new music is generally, for most people, concentrated in their early years, maybe up to 20-22 years old. I think my friend and I (he’s in his late 40s and I’m in my mid 50s) are in the minority. We actively seek out and listen to new music in many genres. Using the internet it’s not really that hard to find great new stuff. But I don’t think most people are passionate enough about expanding what they listen to. I think for most adults, music is functional, background, mood-setting stuff. You go with what you know.
Exploring new music takes an investment of time and energy. When you’re young, you have a lot of both. Later on, we have jobs and responsibilities and lots of other distractions from what once was super important—the latest cool music! And there’s the fossilization factor. Getting older can easily be simultaneous with getting set in your ways, no longer interested in new things to get excited about. Again, I can understand that.
But some of us can’t stop the urge to expand and explore and find new gems and classics, and bands that will blow us away all over again. Are we permanent adolescents? I don’t know, but I do know that the “problem” isn’t that there isn’t enough good new music, it’s that there is totally too much!! There is literally not even a small fraction of enough time available to listen to all the new/recent music worthy of attention. That’s the gist of my beef! ;)
PS – I love the Beatles and a lot of that old boomer stuff from my childhood and teen years. I’m a boomer. But can’t I have that AND everything else? This isn’t an either/or situation! I would mourn for Paul McCartney!
― christmas capybara (nakhchivan), Thursday, 14 January 2016 18:33 (eight years ago) link
the gist of my beef! ;)
― sarahell, Saturday, 16 January 2016 21:11 (eight years ago) link
something almost j4gg3r14n about the phrase and the insouciant little emoticon ;)
― christmas capybara (nakhchivan), Saturday, 16 January 2016 21:12 (eight years ago) link
Anticipating new action flick RANCHA CUCARACHA (2015, Ian Watkins) feat. Costner/McAdams/Del Toro/Hitler (UPDATE 06.14 Hitler Dropped Out) [Started by nbd (straight fire) in May 2012, last updated 20 hours ago by The Gist of My Beef! (Old Lunch) on I Love Star Wars] 29 new answers
― christmas capybara (nakhchivan), Saturday, 16 January 2016 21:15 (eight years ago) link
agreed
― sarahell, Saturday, 16 January 2016 21:19 (eight years ago) link
TracklistLuckily I Was Allowed To Get Dressed When I Left The House. 1:04I Am Made To Greet Each Guest With A Limp-Wristed Handshake 1:49Only Carla 5:03She Is Pretty Strange, The Way She Dresses, That Punky Hair. God Knows What She Gets Up To. 0:13Jack The Dammed 2:25Since I Am On A Strict 500 Calorie A Day Diet With Extensive Exercise And No Alcohol, I Have The Shape Of A Petite Little Woman, And My Wife Has Paid For Breast Implants And Facial Surgery To Make Me More Acceptable. 3:45Duck Shall Not Have The Audacity To Request Release Himself. Duck Shall Not Gripe Or Complain About The Duration Of His Confinement, The Length Of Which Will Be Solely Determined By Mistress. 1:01He Might Be Able To Earn A Meal Of Slop If He Does Dangerous Work (For Instance: Crash Test Dummy). Thunderskins 0:51To Compensate, While The Average Lifespan Of A Male Will Be About 70 Years, Medical Advancements Will Make The Average Lifespan Of A Woman To Be About 750 Years. 1:02When Thanksgiving Approaches, I'm Usually In My Third Week Without Release. 2:27My Breasts Were Pierced, So Red Ball Ornaments Were Placed Through Each Nipple. Additionally, Each Ear Was Pierced, So A Red Ball Ornament Was Placed In Each Earring Hole. My Nipples Were Protruding Through A Hole For Each In The Silk Red Top Of The Ensemble. It Had Red And Green Fur Around It, And I Was Tied From Head To Toe With Beautiful Tinsel Garland. Bows Were Placed All Over My Body, And A Giant Bow Was Placed In My Femininely Prepared Hair. Of Course, I Had Bright Christmas-Type Make-Up On And The Bright Red Ball Gag Ornament In My Mouth. And Don’t Forget The Jingle Bells, Which Were Sewed All Over My Outfit. This Was A Sort Of Security System To Keep Me Still And In Position. Don’t Forget The Lights Either, Which Were Very, Very Hot Against My Skin – She Used Outdoor Lights, Which Were Sheer Torture. 8:36Thunderskins London Dungeon X 5 1:11The Grad Student Turned Her Eyes Toward The Closet Where She Had Made Him Hide. Thunderskins 5:33Drugs. Alan, I Don't Believe It But Somebody Saw Her Shooting Up In The Restroom. 1:07Only Tease 5:02Tennis Has Always Been My Life Since I Was A Small Boy In Mexico City. My Father Was The Head Gardener At An Estate Owned By A Very Important Man And He Used To Take Me With Him So I Could Hit The Balls On The Court. 0:21Wild Spectrum 3:09Credits 2:56Versions (3) Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year On A Business Trip To London (18xFile, FLAC, Album) Blackest Ever Black BLACKESTDL008 UK 2015 On A Business Trip To London (LP, Album) Blackest Ever Black BLACKESTLP 008 UK 2015 On A Business Trip To London (CD, Album) Blackest Ever Black BLACKEST008CD UK 2015
Versions (3) Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year On A Business Trip To London (18xFile, FLAC, Album) Blackest Ever Black BLACKESTDL008 UK 2015 On A Business Trip To London (LP, Album) Blackest Ever Black BLACKESTLP 008 UK 2015 On A Business Trip To London (CD, Album) Blackest Ever Black BLACKEST008CD UK 2015
― сверх (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 19 April 2016 18:08 (eight years ago) link
― coffe growing vpon the skull of a sock (sarahell), Tuesday, 19 April 2016 18:22 (eight years ago) link