Studio Brief 1
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micro genres of music
thoroughly research a micro genre of music from website. research should be extensive with the intention you become an expert in the genre.
design an object that celebrates or critiques an aspect of the genre's specific characteristics: political/aesthetic/production methods/audience/demographic/key intention and its connection to place
how do these micro genres help us understand some wider issues about the society that created them
Genre
Glenn McDonald, or Spotify's "data alchemist" has used an algorithm to analyse and categorise music on Spotify and found 1387 genres (as of 2016. The number in 2018 now stands at 1542 genres).
Over 60 million songs have been analysed on a "molecular" level, factoring in tempo, acoustic-ness, energy, danceability, strength of the beat and emotional tone. After being sorted into genres, they have been mapped on everynoise.com (below).
The variety of genres are decided by machines - there are no emotional connections, just mathematical factors or digital signatures. The machines divide and categorise based on sonic differences, however then a human touch is needed to research and name the sub genre.
The process can get confusing as there are many variations upon one distinct style eg indie pop is then sub categorized into shiver pop, etherpop etc. However despite the crossovers between genres and the wide differences between the sub genres there are still distinct boundaries between types of music.
Music is still growing and evolving, which is clear given the addition of almost 200 micro genres from 2016 to early 2018 and being able to categorise and quantify music genres like this is a sign of how far music can grow and change.
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