This one isn’t an essay so much as a film. It’s about music formats, streaming, and the quiet thing that disappeared when your library stopped having edges.
And it’s about a musician — me — trying to work out an honest question: when listening started to feel different, was it the music that changed, or was it me?
Did the music change, or did I?
Best with headphones on and the lights low. Press play above whenever you’re ready.
I’ll write more about it here soon. For now I’d rather you just watched it.