| Sykonee |
Hey, remember when I did a music blog thing for a short while? I'm doing it again! Click here to find out why!
Oh, all right. Here's an abbreviated c+p for ya'.
| quote: | Let's cut to the chase: this isn't a proper reviewing revival for your's truly. The truth is I don't feel there's much to accomplish in the traditional music journalism field anymore. Music consumption has changed so radically over the last few years that talking about new or old releases in standard analytic methods strikes me as utterly dated and pointless. What can be learned from a written album or single review that cannot be learned from a few quick clicks to hear for oneself? When I first began writing reviews online, YouTube was barely even a thing, so the written format still had merit. Now, unless there's some angle to a written review, it strikes me as redundant.
If that's the case, then what am I doing back here? Two reasons.
1. Chronicling. That, as far as I'm concerned, is one of the few remaining merits to writing about music. There's so much back-history to electronic music and, if we're not careful, a great deal of it could be written out of the collective consciousness. There's a huge new generation of fans emerging, and a lot of music they will simply ignore because it's too old. Part of the reason I first got into writing reviews was to bring to light such releases, as I'm sure old timey readers of TC can remember. A lot of my current music consumption has been in this vein, digesting huge swaths of genres over the years, learning their roots and studying their evolution.
2. Practice. Fact is, writing reviews did wonders in improving my overall craft. Not only that, it forced me to work within self-imposed deadlines, structure my free-time efficiently, and develop all-around good writing habits. I feel I've lost some of that lately so, like any kind of training, it's time to get back to basics.
That all said, what am I gonna be writing about? Funny thing, that.
A little under a year ago, in an effort to spice up my personal portable listening habits, I started listening to all the singles and albums I have in alphabetical order. No, not by Artist order, but album Title order. I figured, not only would it shuffle genres enough to keep the experience interesting, but would force me to re-listen to things that have sat fallow for years. Overall, it's been an intriguing trip down memory lane ...one that's taking far longer than I guessed, as I'm currently only in the middle of the 'C's!
If I'm going to write about something, why not this? Mind, these won't be REVIEW reviews, simply bloggy thoughts and contextual information on the releases, whether anecdotal or factual.
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