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Frank Ocean, GPT, and the Non-Effort Eating Music
May 17th, 2023
A philosophical back-and-forth about the recession of passion, TikTok kids signing to majors, Frankchella, and using ChatGPT in creative processes.
Anti-Scale: Music Discovery for the 10%
April 5th, 2023
An essay exploring design pitfalls failing "music discovery," potential DSP improvements, defining "discovery" itself, and alliances for the future.
Liner Notes 05: Raincheck Music's Rat Race
March 31st, 2023
A newsletter from Catalog. The only power that matters is togetherness. Featuring reunions in Brooklyn, electronic history, hidden gems, & more.
Liner Notes 04: Are Rabbit Holes Shallowing Out?
March 1st, 2023
We're 16.6% of the way through 2023, everybody. Life's BPM: 9,000+
Trilogies & Prophecy: Heno.'s Takeover
February 28th, 2023
The DMV artist-producer finds peace through grief, concocting singular all-genre music while taking aim at the American prison system. This is his story.
Liner Notes 03: Give the Gift of Cratedigging
December 19th, 2022
Celebrate 50 incredible one-of-one Catalog records in search of their first collector.
Liner Notes 02
November 30th, 2022
Ft. hidden gems, community updates, cats, & stories about music communities around the world
In Zambia & Nigeria, a Pan-African Music Movement Takes Shape
November 29th, 2022
Explore a rising scene of artists who are crafting heartfelt contributions to Afrobeats, R&B, rap, and folk in Zambia and Nigeria.
New Sounds of Cairo & Tunis in Web3
November 21st, 2022
Step inside a growing scene of Arab electronic, hip-hop, and experimental artists who are redefining genres and upending expectations: ZULI, Nadah El Shazly, 3Phaz, and Ratchopper.