found a box of records under some junk on the porch.
artists we worked w/ 10 yrs ago
& some classic rock & jazz & etc.
most in good shape, some a little warped.
currently wiping the bugs & leaves & cobwebs off em
while intoning—
"may there be peace between us in all our days."
this has got me thinking about physical media—
records, cassettes, wax cylinders, whatever—
as talisman.
many people's energy went into the music—
then it's distilled down into a Thing.
(MANY COPIES even... does that dilute or amplify?)
does a digital file lack in this way?
...
each stage of recording/production affords various opportunities for magic—
for the infusing of Intent into recorded sound & later perhaps into physical media.
in digital mastering,
one could call energy into the bounce.
idk tho—
vinyl cutting, magnetic tape—
they're wild physical processes!
