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Phil Elverum on Breaking Nostalgia and Defying Streaming Services

Phil Elverum on Breaking Nostalgia and Defying Streaming Services

FromA Deeper Listen


Phil Elverum on Breaking Nostalgia and Defying Streaming Services

FromA Deeper Listen

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Aug 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Anacortes, WA native, Phil Elverum talks about how he tried to break nostalgia by creating a one-track, 45-minute album under his old stage name, The Microphones.  
"I wanted to get at what The Microphones was,” Elverum says.  
Elverum also talks about maintaining his DIY and indie approach to music-making and defying the streaming era model of money-making by releasing such a long song and avoiding streaming services altogether. 
“It’s maybe an act of protest in a way,” Elverum says. “Songs are getting shorter, people’s attention spans are getting whittled away. I don’t feel great about that and I want to maybe push in the other direction.”Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Aug 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Sound & Vision podcast from KEXP features interviews, panels, reporting and commentary that digs into the stories behind the music, with in-depth discussion of the most important issues facing music and arts communities. New episodes are published on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with bonus features throughout the week. Sound & Vision is hosted by Emily Fox and Larry Mizell, Jr.