Machines & Masterpieces

Episode 6: Stoyan Sgourev on the Use of Color by "Black Metal" Bands


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In Episode 6, I talk to Stoyan Sgourev (ESSEC) about his recent research. Stoyan argues that musicians, just like many other individuals and organizations, use color as a "positioning device"—to build an identity. He tests his hypothesis by measuring time trends in the colorfulness and contrast of the images on Norwegian black metal bands' album covers.
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Machines & MasterpiecesBy Christophe Spaenjers