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Sweet Nothing — Musical Logics of Intensity

April 16, 2013 · by Robin James · in calvin harris, diplo, music, neoliberalism, noise, sweet nothing

The Diplo remix of Calvin Harris’s “Sweet Nothing” exemplifies a musical logic of intensity by which noise–or, “nothing”–is used to intensify/amplify/augment signal into something even more powerful than its original form or articulation. “Nothing” sweetens listeners’ musical and affective pleasure….

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