Abstract:A preference for old vintage music equipment is widespread in electronic dance music. My point of departure for a discussion of this phenomenon is an interview from Keyboard magazine in which the members of the production duo the Chemical Brothers proclaim their fascination with an old analogue synthesizer. Two rather diverse theoretical approaches will inform and nuance my narrative here. Wiebe E. Bijker's sociotechnical approach to the development of technology will highlight stages and processes in the tran… Show more
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