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I just looked at HN right after pulling up Wu-Tang on Spotify. I realize that it doesn't fundamentally add much to note that, it was just a fun coincidence and
by BWStearns 11y ago
I just looked at HN right after pulling up Wu-Tang on Spotify. I realize that it doesn't fundamentally add much to note that, it was just a fun coincidence and I thought I'd share.
It is fun to think about the meta-art of manufactured scarcity. It's fun trying to articulate a rigorous reason for the value difference of Wu-Tang making an album that only one person will get to hear versus me (a decidedly untalented non-musician) making one, when they both sound exactly the same to all of us (unless that dick Shkreli is reading).
That said I would trade all the idle but-what-is-value-really-man musing for Shaolin monks or an unscrupulous Fed to exfiltrate and share the album soonish.
- elevenfist 11y agoIs it really fun? Or is it just a marketing gimmick to get people talking about the artist.
- pandler 11y agoIs it not both?
- BWStearns 11y agoYou're doing it, presumably unpaid, on a Saturday night so hopefully you at least find being cynical about it to be mildly fun :) I'm having fun doing it, but also I'm dog sitting for my parents out in the boonies.
- elevenfist 11y agoI upvoted this, :) But I didn't spend much time on the article.
- darawk 11y agoHonestly it doesn't seem like a marketing gimmick to me. They almost certainly could have made more money by actually releasing the album, and they've no real need of increasing their visibility. Whether or not you agree, it seems pretty clear that they did this because they thought it was a cool and interesting thing to do.
- dagw 11y agoThey almost certainly could have made more money by actually releasing the album The sales of their last album was pretty abysmal all things considered, and the album before that was hardly top seller. Even if this album did 3-4 times the numbers their last album did, they probably wouldn't have gotten close $2million. It basically seems that 'everybody' loves the early Wu-Tang works, but very few people actually still actively followed them and cared about their current work.
- ZenoArrow 11y agoConsider this... What if the meta surrounding the art was the true art? That's what the linked article is suggesting can be a valid possibility. If you limit art to something you have to experience with your own senses then you may miss the full picture.