New and Noteworthy: Issue 48
👋 Welcome to the 48th issue of New and Noteworthy, a collection of interesting ideas and projects from the world of music and audio.
Research
WavJourney: Compositional Audio Creation with Large Language Models
Around the web
“To hear people talk about ‘content’ makes me feel like the stuffing inside a sofa cushion” - Emma Thompson
A copyright case claims that almost every popular song in the genre of reggaetóon was illegally copied from a 1989 track. Read
What is the future of sampling?
Remixes and their cultural influence
How Bandcamp makes more money that Spotify
David Bowie’s Top 100 Favourite Books
Pop music is struggling to create new stars
5 tips for planning a successful tour
Future of Music Coalition provide some thoughts on Bandcamp’s recent acquisition by Songtradr Related: Epic Games respond to Bandcamp Union concerns
Listening and watching
Perennial Fantas - Caterina Barbieri
La Alhambra - Marina Herlop
Sabre-Tooth - Mike Parker
Godmother (with Jlin) - Holly Herdon
Upopo Sanke - Umeko Ando
Away Back In - Raw Poetic Feat Damu The Fudgemunk
SPELLLING & the Mystery School - SPELLLING
Skin Behind Trees - Sult
In Huge Gesturing Loops - Jim Wallis
Beam - Tammo Hesselink
Music from the Accident - Man Forever
Video: The Art of Listening
Video: In C - Terry Riley
Things we’re interested in
Binaural Renderer from Audiomovers