Why Does Electronic Music Sound Like Shoegaze? Art School Girlfriend on Lean In, positive nihilism, and making music for fun

About this episode

The episode explores the intersection of electronic music and shoegaze, featuring Art School Girlfriend discussing music creation and the implications of music democratization.

Is the album format in crisis? Who actually benefits when music is ”democratised”?

People in this episode

Guest: Art School Girlfriend

Topics covered

• electronic music
• shoegaze
• music democratization
• positive nihilism
• artistic expression

Keywords

• electronic music
• shoegaze
• album format
• music democratization
• positive nihilism

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: album

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