Is Old Music Killing New Music?

[Adaboy4z]

When I was younger I purchased a new CD or two a week. I haven't purchased music in a long time. When Hastings went out of business they where selling CD for change and I cleaned up then. A lot of music is a remake of an old song anyways.

 

[Prana Ferox]

Every now and then I get Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence as an ear worm out of nowhere. Every time I then listen to it I get disappointed. The version that lives its own life in my head is much bigger, more complex and textured in a way that connects with my emotions. The real track is still great, but since I've never really listened that much to Depeche Mode, I seem to lack that bit of nostalgia needed to melt it all together.

There are a couple versions out there, some much longer than others. Violator in general is an album you need to listen to loud, with good stereo separation. Maybe I just have that nostalgia but there are a lot of Depeche Mode albums that still blow me away.

Well, current mainstream music is utter garbage. However, there are some good modern genres and artists that don't get a huge attention. I myself like to listen to some Drum and Bass and Demoscene music (both are electronic genres).

Drum & Bass has also been around for decades. Demoscene is obvious throwback. I regret to inform you that you're listening to Old Music.

 

[Axo1989]

Drum & Bass has also been around for decades. Demoscene is obvious throwback. I regret to inform you that you're listening to Old Music.

As Stratus said "Drum and Bass and Demoscene" they obviously get the connection. The "regret" appears gratuitous. Why so intent on telling people they are deluded wrt "old" vs "new" without addressing reactions to your earlier post? I liked Robin L's post, it was quite insightful.

 

[Stratus]

There are a couple versions out there, some much longer than others. Violator in general is an album you need to listen to loud, with good stereo separation. Maybe I just have that nostalgia but there are a lot of Depeche Mode albums that still blow me away.



Drum & Bass has also been around for decades. Demoscene is obvious throwback. I regret to inform you that you're listening to Old Music.

The Genres are old but there are recent releases like in the case of D&B:

Does this count as new music?

 

[Robin L]

Speaking of old music:

 

[Stratus]

In my opinion a good start to improve music these days is to fix the mastering. I hate how most of the releases these days have low dynamic range.

 

[pseudoid]

Am I supposed to feel guilty as a boomer because I think Billy Eilish (+bro) is worth every penny of her $50+million wealth?

Me too! I find pink noise very soothing, but white noise? Not so much.

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[Waxx]

Music now lives on other platforms than before. Bandcamp and similar sites makes it easy for an artist to sell direct to the public, even on vinyl, and full outside the control of the organised music industry. And there are many underground scenes with huge following that opperate like that. Some of those vinyl releases is also found in underground record shops or record shops that serve also that underground (like my favorite one, the Music Mania in Gent, Belgium). But you won't find those in the official charts or mainstream shops, nor on spotify or other streaming services (as they don't pay well and the artists don't need that kind of promotion to sell). The record companies and top30 systems are only a small part of the total music scene, and are more and more bypassed because it's not usefull for the artist to deal with them.

 

[Gorgonzola]

Is "old" music killing new music? As "old" is defined here, I don't really care. I listen almost exclusively to music of the Classical genre or which most -- but not quite all -- is much older than the "old" music discussed here.