BRION, Lina ; DIEDERISCHEN, Detlef (eds.)
The New Alphabet/DNA #2: Listen to Lists

Lists have been used for a long time to provide orientation in the world of music. The technological triumph of streaming services has turned the supply of music into a new consumer format that has come to dominate the way music is brought to market. However, the playlist does more than just format the music, it also structures the way people listen to it and sorts the data logs collected by streaming services. This revolution has spawned new organizational categories, aesthetic tendencies, and modes of behavior. Listen to Lists launches us into an exploration of this phenomenon. [publisher's note]

With contributions by Kristoffer Cornils, Maria Eriksson, Jasmine Guffond, Liz Pelly, Robert Prey.

Published by Spector Books / Haus der Kulturen der Welt, 2021
Design by Olaf Nicolai, Malin Gewinner, Hannes Drißner, Markus Dreßen
Essays / Music & Sound / Media Studies