Jina and Mike explore different ways of listening. They discuss the things non-musicians don't hear, whether drugs can help us listen more consciously & how modern covers butcher old hit songs...

Listen to the songs mentioned in the episode: Spotify Playlist / Youtube Playlist (Songs stealing/sampling from James Brown; Modern covers stripping everything down & more...)

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Mad Makings of Music is a podcast production by Jina Rose and Mike Doctor. Official website: ⁠⁠roseanddoctor.com/podcast⁠

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:50 Omnipresence of Music

05:42 The adventure of discovering new/old music

08:25 Consumption overload & appreciation

09:32 Evolution of listening devices and sound quality, from vinyl to CD to streaming

14:50 The question of volume and bass

20:17 Enhancing consciousness with substances

22:32 Factors influencing our perception & the importance of the show or how Miles Davis made it

31:17 Listening consciously & communicating

36:33 Lonely perspectives & when it gets personal

39:58 The things non-musicians don't hear & the problem with mainstream

42:32 All covers considered: modern covers butchering iconic songs

47:58 Social media changes how music is made & diminishing attention spans

51:13 The power of silence

53:40 Conclusion

55:10 Outro song