Electronic Beats Weekly Folgen

Music taste and fandom have always been tied to our identities, but today it can seem like musical genres themselves are being replaced by identity-driven scenes. At least, according to music researcher Kriss Thakrar, who recently wrote a piece for the music industry blog Midia Research. OttO Kent invites Christa Belle to the studio to discuss this potential ‘tug-of-war’ between genre and identity. Plus: Controversial changes for Spotify streaming royalties, Missy Elliot becoming the first female rapper in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, rap history slipping away online and new Grammy categories.OttO Kent recommends you read this piece on the beef between DJ Akademiks and Saucy Santana.Check out Christa Belle’s new favourite genre Skwee and OttO’s favourite @thealgorythm on TikTok.Follow OttO Kent.Follow Electronic Beats.Follow Christa Belle.The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: OttO KentWriters for this episode: Aaron Gonsher, Helena Schmidt and Jacob SperberEdit and sound design: Marc ÜbelLead Producer: Isabel Woop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Songtradr bought Bandcamp, more than half of the staff has been booted out the door. In this episode Otto Kent talks to Ed Blair, one of the union's bargaining committee members. Plus: Listening to your favourite music actually acts as a painkiller, The Beatles released their final ever song with help from AI, and subcultures like “sad girl music” might replace genres afterall. The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: OttO KentWriters for this episode: Aaron Gonsher, Carlos Steurer and Helena SchmidtEdit and sound design: Marc ÜbelLead Producer: Isabel WoopFollow Kikelomo and OttO Kent.Follow Electronic Beats.Support Bandcamp United.Watch how “Now and Then” by The Beatles was made.  Read Kriss Thakrar’s article on how Identity and culture have killed genre.And check out the documentary ONEFOUR. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a time to be online. In this week’s episode Kikelomo and OttO Kent discuss whether or not artists are obligated to post on social media in the wake of political crises. Plus: Fashion labels are recruiting and exploiting models from refugee camps, UMG is now NTS's largest shareholder, US states file a lawsuit against Meta accusing the company of harmful features, and can music hardware be environmentally sustainable?The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: KikelomoWriters for this episode: Aaron Gonsher, Carlos Steurer and Helena SchmidtEdit and sound design: Marc ÜbelLead Producer: Isabel WoopFollow Kikelomo and OttO Kent.Follow Electronic Beats.Follow Shawn Reynaldo’s newsletter First Floor.Check out Neema Githere’s post on Instagram.Listen to the podcast “Slate News: You don’t need to post about Israel and Palestine”Read the Sunday Time’s investigation “How modelling agencies recruit refugees” Read Adam Douglas’s article “Is music hardware environmentally sustainable?”.Here you can find the book “The Musical Human” by Michael Spitzer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.