Episode 5
- At the beginning of this episode, Krukowski asserts, “the marginal-the rejected-the repressed-is whatever the powerful have decided is of no use at the moment.” What does he mean by this statement? He goes on to ask,But might it [the marginal-the rejected-the repressed] not be a key to alternate approaches-to art, to society-to power itself?(“Marginalized”is an adjective that describes a person, group, or concept that is treated as insignificant or peripheral.)What is he trying to get at with this question? How does music indicate the differences between the powerful and the marginalized?
-Krukowski mentions that walking to a record store and possibility of finding new genre which were hits in yesterdays ,is more than the in digital platforms like Spotify where recommendation algorithms is used.Therefore today those musics which aren’t listened are marginalized by those digital medias. Krukowski believes Those hard copies we find in record stores can be great use and can be surprising.
2.How are the music listening experiences enabled by Forced Exposure different from those that Paul Lamere is working on with platforms like Spotify?
-Digital corporations like Spotify, use recommendation algorithm where they track your location, mood and they play music accordingly . you will get to listen what spotify recommends you. But the music experience you get through Forced Exposure is different. You could be surprised by music. There is always a Possibility of finding what you don’t want to listen.Moreover there is always somebody physically available with great information who can help you get more about what you didn’t expect.
3.What distinctions does Krukowski draw between being “surprised”by music and “discovering”music? What are the differences between these experiences and according to Krukowski, why are they important?
-“Discovering” music means finding music in a course of search or finding music that we already know what we we are looking for.Today with recommendation algorithms and playlists, digital corporations have created a media universe that adapt,predictably us.It is important in a way that it saves a lot of time and But” surprise “by music means finding for what you don’t know what you are looking at. It could be pleasure of brick-and mortar browsing.
Episode 6
- According to Krukowski, what is noise? What is signal? Why are these distinctions important?
According to Krukowski Signal is a sound that we are trying to pay attention to. Signal can shift the target constantly. Whereas Noise is the signal that we are not interested in.For an instance, we see people running in subways to catch the train as the train approach.The sound of the approaching train becomes the signal But the same sound could be noise to other who is in phone call or may be chatting nearby.
2.What central idea about noise does this episode convey? Why is it significant?
Our world is enrich with noise.We can never completely ignore the noise.But everything is noise until find a signal that we are trying to pay attention.
3.How does this episode relate to other episodes?
Each episodes shares about the switch of analog to digital impact to of ways of hearing.It has impacted our time, space ,love, money basically what’s important in our life.
