The network will withstand anything; a little bit on music niches and excess sound in digital distribution Cover Image

Sieć wytrzyma wszystko. Trochę o niszach muzycznych i nadmiarze dźwiękowym w dystrybucji cyfrowej
The network will withstand anything; a little bit on music niches and excess sound in digital distribution

Author(s): Szymon Nożyński
Subject(s): Media studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: niches; digital distribution; long tail; popular music; metal music studies; the Internet;

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to present the entanglement of niche music in the digital distributionof sound. The 21st century was supposed to be the age of niches – in accordance with theconcept of a “long tail”. How does niche music function in a situation of universal access,omnivorousness and culture of excess? Does the listener appreciate the possibility of usinga huge musical base or does the lost listener try to use the indications of the algorithm; whatare his preferences; is he listening to selected music (genre, performer)? Or perhaps, music isfor him an uninterrupted stream of sound, treated in an incredibly functional way.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 106-117
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish