Every Thursday, Electronic Beats hosts Kikelomo, Juba and OttO Kent shine a spotlight on music, culture and what’s next. From new releases, to the week’s crucial headlines in tech, fashion, and the arts, to the pop culture phenomena and discourse shaping our feeds right now – The Week is your frequency filter for the age of everything, everywhere, all at once. The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories. Follow @electronicbeats on Instagram and TikTok for more news updates, interviews and background stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 22 hours 49 minutes
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episode 26: Bandcamp United, Beatles Now and Then, Sad Girl Music
After Songtradr bought Bandcamp, more than half of the staff has been booted out the door. In this episode Otto Kent talks to Ed Blair, one of the union's bargaining committee members. Plus: Listening to your favourite music actually acts as a painkiller, The Beatles released their final ever song with help from AI, and subcultures like “sad girl music” might replace genres afterall.
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episode 27: Genre vs. Identity, Controversial streaming royalties, Missy Eliot
Music taste and fandom have always been tied to our identities, but today it can seem like musical genres themselves are being replaced by identity-driven scenes. At least, according to music researcher Kriss Thakrar, who recently wrote a piece for the music industry blog Midia Research. OttO Kent invites Christa Belle to the studio to discuss this potential ‘tug-of-war’ between genre and identity...
episode 28: AI Pins, family values in music industry, the Warehouse returning
Will “AI Pins” replace smartphones? That's not the only question about new generations that we ask ourselves in this episode. OttO also talks to Anetha about intergenerational understanding and exchange in dance music. Plus: the Warehouse is returning as a touring party brand, Cassie sues Diddy for sexual assault and André 3000 releases his debut solo album.
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episode 29: fka.m4a about divas in house music, African languages in AI, Nina protocol
With their soulful vocals and melodies divas bring themes of love, acceptance and power to the dancefloor. Kikelomo talks to someone who brings the same energy to their sets: fka.m4a. Plus: A campaign in the UK to stop the use of rap lyrics and videos as evidence in criminal trials, an AI model that can understand and identify South African languages, and streaming platform Nina Protocol launches an editorial arm.
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episode 30: Harry Nuriev in Conversation: transformism, comfort in design, MTV Cribs
Harry Nuriev is an architect, a furniture designer, and an artist. He describes his approach as "transformism": creating new and exciting designs with what we already have, in contrast to producing something entirely new...
episode 30: Does music make you sick?, NY nightlife major, streaming regulations
Why is there such a strong correlation between music and mental health? Our guest this week, Dr. George Musgrave, studies the psychological and working conditions of creative careers. The results turn out better for audiences than for artists. Plus: Retired detective becomes new nightlife mayor in New York and EU Parliament calls for new rules to regulate streaming.
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episode 31: Goodbye 2023! Hello 2024!
It’s that time of the year again! OttO Kent invites two familiar faces to the studio to look back on everything 2023: Juba and Christa Belle. They talk about what to take into 2024 and what to leave behind: Bandcamp, BeReal, Dubstep, Fred again.., filming random people on the street? And of course they each crown their own personal record(s) of the year.
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