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This book is well-suited for readers interested in contemporary recording industry dynamics, independent music, material culture, anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies.
The music industry is dominated today by three companies. Outside of it, thousands of small independent record labels have developed despite the fact that digitalization made record sales barely profitable. How can those outsiders not only survive, but thrive within mass music markets? What makes them meaningful, and to whom?
The first book dedicated to the study of record labels established in the digital music era of the 21st century, based on interviews with industry insiders and covering cutting-edge music scenes from around the globe.
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The music industry is dominated today by three companies. Outside of it, thousands of small independent record labels have developed despite the fact that digitalisation made record sales barely profitable.
How can those outsiders not only survive, but thrive within mass music markets? What makes them meaningful, and to whom? Dominik Bartmanski and Ian Woodward show how labels act as taste-makers and scene-markers that not only curate music, but project cultural values which challenge the mainstream capitalist music industry.
Focusing mostly on labels that entered independent electronic music after 2000, the authors reconstruct their aesthetics and ethics. The book draws on multiple interviews with labels such as Ostgut Ton in Berlin, Argot in Chicago, 100% Silk in Los Angeles, Ninja Tune in London, and Goma Gringa in Sao Paulo.
Written by the authors of Vinyl, this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the contemporary recording industry, independent music, material culture, anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies.
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Praised for its insightful exploration of the micro-social worlds of independent music production, Labels is recognised by Andy Bennett of Griffith University as an essential resource capturing the ethos of independence in the music industry. Paula Guerra from the University of Porto highlights the book's remarkable ability to bridge academic research and music appreciation, emphasising its importance for understanding creative freedom as an existential category in late modern culture. The work is also acknowledged as a noteworthy successor to the authors' previous book, Vinyl, adeptly navigating the distinctions between independent and mainstream music labels.
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ISBN: 9781474280457
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 May 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
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Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 546g
Pages: 328
About the Author
Dominik Bartmanski works in the Sociology Department at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. Ian Woodward is Professor at the University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
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