u/RustyTheBoyRobot

this man is a fucking treasure.

https://thesadies.bandcamp.com/album/were-the-watchtowers

Ethical dilemma:

Is it right to remove one of the only mummies in mtl for understanble but rather vague reasons to do with cultural sensitivities that these objects might offend?

The mummies at Redpath museum are to be relocated to a mysterious “place of rest” -their original location?- where no one can see or learn from them.

I note that these are not objects of worship like many stolen indigenous artifacts. Nor are they being claimed by their original owners- e.g. The infamous Benin Bronzes.

I’ve been building this object for myself over the past few months.

I own a lot of records, but I found myself spending more time browsing Spotify than actually listening to music. I also missed having album artwork visible in the room instead of being shown on a small phone screen.

The idea is simple: place a record on the stand and the album starts playing on Spotify. Remove it and playback stops. (It’s basically NFC tags, WiFi and Spotify. Each record sleeve contains a tag linked to an album. The stand reads the tag and tells Spotify what to play.)

I realize this may be mildly offensive to vinyl enthusiasts. The whole project started as an attempt to reduce technology until it almost disappears. No screens, no menus, no apps once it’s set up. Just a physical object and a record.

Part of the appeal is practical. Anyone in the family can start or stop the music without touching my stereo, finding the right input, or setting the correct streaming device in Spotify.

Still prototyping different designs, but curious what the vinyl crowd thinks: completely missing the point, or does the physical interaction make some sense?