Cities as Musical Whirlpools

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A post over at City of Sound explores why music scenes are a phenomenon unique to cities. In a digital age where one can do anything almost anywhere, one might expect a massive decentralised scene to emerge. While this does happen in a small way, cities still form musical eddies.

Really, it all comes down to the fact that humans are, by and large, very social creatures. The immediacy of feedback and rapport in a city simply can’t hope to be matched in a small town.