Mining a Niche and Sticking Together - What We Can All Learn from Post Rock

Given how difficult it is to ‘make it’ in music, it’s easy to see every other musician in your area or genre as a competitor. However, as has been pointed out by some commentators already (notably ?uestlove) it’s actually a much better idea to unite with like minded musicians rather than ignore them at best, or sabotage them at worst. Simply put, some of the greatest acts ever to emerge came from a ‘scene’, whether accidentally or deliberately created.

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Why the Loudness Wars Still Matter

It’s hard to believe that in 2011 the loudness wars are still an issue. For the past decade or more, mastering engineers have been fighting against the race to 0dB (and beyond) in an effort to right the wrongs of the 90s. But records are still released that have had all the life compressed out of them. Why?

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