Here’s a quick little interview with Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood on his thoughts about the MP3 and sound quality. Dithering: Jonny Greenwood. Seeing as Radiohead are one of the most popular bands in the world, Matt loves them so much, and they’re also at the forefront of this new digital music movement it’s interesting to hear his take on the future of music. They released their last album, In Rainbows, digital only through their website months before it was available in CD form and it made a huge splash in the music industry. More recently they’ve released a few singles on their website, obviously digital only copies.
I’m personally not in love with this whole movement because I like album art and liner notes however the moment I’m done flipping through the pages, I instantly rip the music and throw the CD on a shelf seldom to be heard from again. It’s kind of sad. Regardless his answer to the last question really hit home for me. It’s a demon that I’ve definitely been fighting with over the last decade. I’m afraid I’m losing.
JG: The downside is that people are encouraged to own far more music than they can ever give their full attention to. People will have MP3s of every Miles Davis’ record but never think of hearing any of them twice in a row—there’s just too much to get through. You’re thinking, “I’ve got ‘Sketches of Spain and ‘Bitches Brew’—let’s zip through those while I’m finishing that e-mail.” That abundance can push any music into background music, furniture music.
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