Vinyl Culture In The Digital Age

Winters and publisher lexington books.

Vinyl culture in the digital age. The work of these artists is born of a dissatisfaction with digital culture s obsession with the new the next the instant. The print version of this textbook is isbn. Vinyl the physical format for the digital age. Vinyl records and analog culture in the digital age.

Steven brykman mar 3 2019 2 00 pm utc. 9781498510073 from amazon s book store. The analogue record in the digital age bloomsbury 2015. Bartmanski s and woodward s book stands out by providing a refreshing perspective on contemporary vinyl culture informed by cultural sociology and material culture studies the book is a stimulating in depth study of a.

Vinyl records and analog culture in the digital age pressing matters by paul e. As vinyl is an analog format you could be forgiven for expecting our commentators to really emphasize the pros and cons of analog. Bartmanski dominik woodward ian. As music consumption migrated to digital and online this seemingly obsolete medium became the fastest growing format in music sales.

Pressing matters by winters paul e isbn. Sound opinions why vinyl records survive in the digital age don t underestimate ritual and tactility. Buy vinyl records and analog culture in the digital age. More than merely a nostalgic craze vinyl has become a cultural icon.

Pressing matters examines the resurgence of vinyl record technologies in the twenty first century and their place in the history of analog sound and the recording industry. Whilst vinyl never ceased to be the favorite amongst many music lovers and djs from the late 1980s the. The analogue record in the digital age 9780857856616. Under such circumstances it is easier to see vinyl and other analogue media as a base for the digital or as one of the strands of the real that grounds the digital.

Why has this supposedly outmoded format made a comeback in a digital culture into which it might appear to be unwelcome. It seeks to answer the questions. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It values the hand made the detailed and the patiently skilful over.

Recent years have seen not just a revival but a rebirth of the analogue record.