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12 August 2004

Musical studies

Musical studies 101CD is pumping out back-catalogue CDs at under £5 apiece; I'm replacing lost loves.

Music on demand Twenty years ago I could see cheap copying would end copyright as the most convenient way to pay musicians. Whoever could replace it stood to make a fortune. Two decades of pondering it produced no fortune, then an article I read last year revealed the assumption to reverse…

Since I was a lad I've collected recordings and contemplated my library with nothing but pride in what I own. Turns out I'm not interested in owning recordings — my interest is in being able to hear what I want, when I want.

I rip CDs onto my hard drive so I can play them while I work. Now the musicmatch jukebox software shipped with my new Logitech keyboard not only plays my music files, it uses the All Music Guide database to tag them. Its subscription 'radio' service serves a stream of songs based on my files and the AMG's database. I get a reliable stream of music I like, some familiar, some not. Their 'Artist Match' service bases the selection on the artist of my choice. This morning I woke up with a Eurthymics song in my head (don't you?), punched up the service, and got 'Sweet Dreams' followed by more tunes in the same mood, occasionally punctuated with more from Dave & Annie.

An immediate result is that I'm getting acquainted with lotsa music I either hadn't heard of hadn't realised I like. I'd noticed I liked 'trip hop' music, but had never heard of Portishead. (Portishead? Dude!) To my surprise I like Eminem's sorrowful music, and through his sampling on "Stan" discovered what great hooks Dido writes. Whole world out deh. Kraftwerk's "Trans-Europe Express" arriving soon.

The music industry seems to think file sharing could kill it. Understandable, but the evidence appears contrary. Apparently I'm not the only one spending more on music.

Meantime I predict Musicmatch will find a way to offer its service on mobile personal devices.

Posted by SJT at August 12, 2004 10:34 PM

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