"an infantilized or at least arrested state of creative development"
Sorry, but this contains the assumption that the arts, including music, are on a constant upward trend, like science and technology. This is false. No one in the theater would claim that Shakespeare is "400 years behind the times" and no musician would say that Bach is 2…
"an infantilized or at least arrested state of creative development"
Sorry, but this contains the assumption that the arts, including music, are on a constant upward trend, like science and technology. This is false. No one in the theater would claim that Shakespeare is "400 years behind the times" and no musician would say that Bach is 250 years "behind."
"Newness" is neither a good thing nor a bad thing. It's just one more attribute.
This is a good perspective too, I am over-indexing on 'newness' in this post as I want people to explore all the amazing new creative work being produced by unknown creators. But am also v bullish going back in time to works that have stood the test as well (frequently also not optimized by big streaming algos). Great comment
"an infantilized or at least arrested state of creative development"
Sorry, but this contains the assumption that the arts, including music, are on a constant upward trend, like science and technology. This is false. No one in the theater would claim that Shakespeare is "400 years behind the times" and no musician would say that Bach is 250 years "behind."
"Newness" is neither a good thing nor a bad thing. It's just one more attribute.
This is a good perspective too, I am over-indexing on 'newness' in this post as I want people to explore all the amazing new creative work being produced by unknown creators. But am also v bullish going back in time to works that have stood the test as well (frequently also not optimized by big streaming algos). Great comment
Thanks, Adam. The other comment that talked about world music is great, too, and I WILL admit that I ought to explore more of that.