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Ghost Notes

12tone & Polyphonic

It"s a podcast about music? By the creators of 12tone and Polyphonic.

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01:10:30

The Death of Genre

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2024/08/15

Cory and Noah finally resolve their bitter dispute about the death of genre by diving deep into the question of what genres are actually for.

00:56:54

New Album Drops

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2024/07/15

Cory and Noah discuss the cultural phenomenon of new album drops, the excitement of collectively experiencing a new work of art, and also get sidetracked about the new Billie Eilish album a bunch.

01:12:46

Ghost Notes and Friends: Jessie Gender

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2024/07/01

Cory and Noah are joined by Jessie Gender to talk about the complex process of scoring a film, drawing from Jessie's recent experience making her own directorial debut!

01:10:23

Album Artwork

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2024/06/15

Cory and Noah talk about the effect album artwork has on the music it represents, as well as the role of packaging in the experience of art. Plus they list a bunch of cool album covers, so that's fun.

00:53:02

Listening Games

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2024/05/15

Cory and Noah talk about playing games with your listening habits, including Cory's recent experiment with only listening to third albums, and what you can gain from adding restrictions to your musical experiences.

00:50:01

Ghost Notes and Friends: Century of Song

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2024/05/01

Cory and Noah are joined by a mysterious author to announce a new and exciting book project about the history of American popular music.Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month

00:51:11

Do We Listen To Too Much Music?

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2024/04/15

Cory and Noah explore the impact of our unprecedented access to music through filesharing and streaming services, and as whether having so much music available all the time might actually be a bad thing?

00:51:07

Standards

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2024/03/15

Cory and Noah discuss the practice of musical standards, what makes a standard different from a cover, why we don't see many new standards anymore, and why we probably should.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula:

00:58:00

Ghost Notes and Friends: Step Back

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2024/03/01

Cory and Noah are joined by Tristan Johnson of Step Back to talk about the genre of Dungeon Synth, the value of microgenres, and the music's complicated origins.

00:53:57

Spotify Wrapped

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2024/02/15

Cory and Noah discuss Spotify Wrapped and the growing trend of datafication in music listening.

00:58:25

The Greatest Song Ever

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2024/01/15

Cory and Noah discuss the idea of the greatest song ever, and the cultural significance of even asking that question in the first place.

01:08:38

Ghost Notes and Friends: Mike Wuerth

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2024/01/01

Cory and Noah are joined by Mike Wuerth to discuss the cultures, stigmas, and opportunities surrounding modern recording technology.

00:58:18

Tuning

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2023/12/15

Cory and Noah discuss tuning theory, just intonation, equal temperament, and what exactly makes different notes sound good or bad to different listeners.

01:04:53

Music As A Sport

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2023/11/15

Cory and Noah explore the similarities and differences between music and sports, to see what that analogy can teach us about both topics.

01:08:52

Ghost Notes and Friends: Thomas Frank

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2023/11/01

Cory and Noah are joined by Thomas Frank to discuss the age-old question of how to take good ideas and turn them into good songs.

01:04:29

Music Videos

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2023/10/15

Cory and Noah discuss how the art form of music videos can be utilized to its fullest potential, and why it so often isn't.

01:43:03

50th Episode Special

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2023/09/15

Cory and Noah celebrate 50 episodes by looking back at the last three years of conversations and reflecting on how their perspectives have changed over time.

01:02:40

Ghost Notes and Friends: Maggie Mae Fish

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2023/09/01

Cory and Noah are joined by Maggie Mae Fish to discuss how artists grow and change as they move into their late careers, along with what a "late career" even means.

00:55:49

Music Copyright

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2023/08/15

Cory and Noah discuss music copyright, why it's bad, and whether some version of it might actually be good?

00:53:48

Music Criticism

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2023/07/15

Cory and Noah discuss the role of music criticism, explain why they're not huge fans of rating music, and explore what they look for instead when it comes to music journalism.

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