The geography of scenius is nurtured by several factors:
• Mutual appreciation – Risky moves are applauded by the group, subtlety is appreciated, and friendly competition goads the shy. Scenius can be thought of as the best of peer pressure.
• Rapid exchange of tools and techniques – As soon as something is invented, it is flaunted and then shared. Ideas flow quickly because they are flowing inside a common language and sensibility.
• Network effects of success – When a record is broken, a hit happens, or breakthrough erupts, the success is claimed by the entire scene. This empowers the scene to further success.
• Local tolerance for the novelties – The local “outside” does not push back too hard against the transgressions of the scene. The renegades and mavericks are protected by this buffer zone.
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All Bad Music Will Eventually Disappear
All Bad Music Will Eventually Disappear
Or how I learned to stop worrying about those godawful playlists
Scenius December 24 Mix
December sonic storytelling concludes a year of action, joy and pain.
Music to keep us united.
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Colin Stetson on Adult Swim Festival
Colin Stetson makes you forget everything you knew about the saxophone.
Taken from Adult Swim’s 2020 online festival.
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Born with a rare genetic disorder, the multi-instrumentalist felt like a permanent outsider as a child. He now wields those lessons as one of music’s most coveted collaborators.
Brian Eno on the “SCENIUS” concept
SCENIUS AND HARD ART
As individuals our powers are limited.
In groups we become stronger.
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Art Yard On The Wire / Cashmere Radio Berlin
Mr Art Yard Records himself on the Cashmere Radio Berlin Airwaves sharing his spiritual vibrations
A Gateway to Jazz Kissa
The roots of Jazz Kissa culture, unique to Japan, can be traced back about 90 years
Scenius February Mix at Stegi radio
February’s Scenius mix is a journey connecting genres, aesthetics. Some storytelling between past, present and future.