TouchRadio 77

Photo: Mike Harding and Philip Marshall VINYL+. live at ZKM, Karlsruhe 21st April 2012. Achim Mohn uses 3 omnitronic decks, Philip Jeck 2 Dancettes and sampler. The resurgence of vinyl in recent years is a phenomenon which has not gone unnoticed; as CD declines sharply, its audio limitations exposed not only by advances in other technologies, but also by the myths propagated at the inception of digital exposed, so artists explore and demand other formats to express their work. Although a business model is still some way off the traditional artist label distribution shop paradigm, it is clear this is being radically overhauled and replaced by online sales platforms set up by the artists themselves. But vinyl seems to have escaped this process, and continues to grow. Why is that? Recorded by Philip Marshall from desk to hard drive.