Would make a lovely addition to any vocal booth:

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It’s a question I never thought I’d live to hear.

In a recent interview, the indie darling songwriter voiced a sentiment which is now familiar among musicians who don’t survive on radio singles and club appearances where they’re paid to sip Ciroc with the label turned towards the paparazzi:

“I definitely feel like ‘What is the point? What’s the point of making music anymore?’ I feel that the album no longer has a stronghold or has any real bearing anymore. The physical format itself is obsolete; the CD is obsolete and the LP is kinda nostalgic. So, I think the album is suffering and that’s how I’ve always created– I work with these conceptual albums in the long-form. And I’m wondering, what’s the value of my work once these forms are obsolete and everyone’s just downloading music?”

Maybe he’s just having a bad day. Maybe the whole industry is. I know I am (thanks for nothing, last night’s Thai food takeout place).

Read the rest at Pitchfork: http://pitchfork.com/news/36784-sufjan-q…

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Someday robots will be perfected, and future generations will never know how creepy they once were. Their dead eyes and unconscious gestures will seem quaint and obvious, and not the terrifying existential threat they presently are.

Till then, there’s Japan, birthplace of the new singing machine called the HRP-4C, featuring "Yamaha’s voice synthesis technology ‘Vocaloid.’" From its look, and its sound, it’s probably safe to assume that Kanye’s already hit on it. 

Link: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/new…

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