by fiercelyindie | Mar 6, 2020 | Blog, Cassette Tape, Compact Disc, Digital, Format, Vinyl
I have written a few articles recently about my love of analogue formats and yes it’s true that the quality inherent in analogue formats is lacking. However, that is not the crux of my argument for any type of artistic analogue expression. In this article...
by fiercelyindie | Mar 2, 2020 | Aesthetics, Art, Blog, Culture
As audio engineers and artists we may baulk at the term ‘Low Fidelity’. However, there’s a difference between low fidelity and low quality. As previously discussed the idea of a grungy aesthetic is one that appeals to my own practice and recently, I...
by fiercelyindie | Feb 14, 2020 | Aesthetics, Art, Blog, Cassette Tape, Collecting, Culture, Format, Limited Edition, Special Edition
Initially this post was entitled ‘Rust & Plastic’ but I didn’t think it was fair on the precise nature of the tape manufacturing process, which requires a high level of precision*. * A minute deviation in the thickness of the oxide layer can...
by fiercelyindie | Feb 12, 2020 | Art, Blog, Collecting, Culture, Format, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Vinyl
As some (most) of you already know, my day job involves training the next generation of sound engineers and musical creatives at dBs Music. As part of our undergraduate and postgraduate programs we have a series of guest lectures from various...
