The Art of Listening

03/05/2024 56 min Temporada 1 Episodio 2

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Episode Synopsis

Jina and Mike explore different ways of listening. They discuss the things non-musicians don't hear, whether drugs can help us listen more consciously & how modern covers butcher old hit songs...
Listen to the songs mentioned in the episode: Spotify Playlist / Youtube Playlist (Songs stealing/sampling from James Brown; Modern covers stripping everything down & more...)
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:50 Omnipresence of Music
05:42 The adventure of discovering new/old music
08:25 Consumption overload & appreciation
09:32 Evolution of listening devices and sound quality, from vinyl to CD to streaming
14:50 The question of volume and bass
20:17 Enhancing consciousness with substances
22:32 Factors influencing our perception & the importance of the show or how Miles Davis made it
31:17 Listening consciously & communicating
36:33 Lonely perspectives & when it gets personal
39:58 The things non-musicians don't hear & the problem with mainstream
42:32 All covers considered: modern covers butchering iconic songs
47:58 Social media changes how music is made & diminishing attention spans
51:13 The power of silence
53:40 Conclusion
55:10 Outro song