At first, Analog Life was a concept in my mind dedicated just to the recording of music, and how I feel that digital is a poor substitute for analog recording. But I've started to think more about the "Life" in the phrase, and I think Analog Life is a way of living where you're in touch with the things you're living for; where you're operating on the level that each of us a human being who came through childhood and will surely die, and as such we all have the most important things in life in common; where rock stars don't exist and where carrying your own amp is a political act.

Below is a random collection of links, most of them relating to analog recording or vinyl records. I want to expand it to include more things that reflect more of this nebulous Analog Life philosophy. Let me know of anything you'd think could be included here.
to be continued...

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"...has the new technology rendered all modern rock fraudulent?" An editorial from the LA Weekly.

The Joy Of Splicing Tape and Irony with Alex Newport

An interview with engineer/producer Alex Newport from the great Tape Op recording magazine. "It pains me to see and hear things done sloppily for the sake of convenience."

The Future of the Future

This is an excerpt from a fascinating Rolling Stone article, featuring an interview with Douglas Rushkoff. Rushkoff is considered one of the premier "cyberculture" writers, and calls himself a "media theorist".

Analog Tape Recording vs. Digital Tape Recording

"Fifteen years ago we suffered the release of the digital compact disc."

The Virtues of Vinyl

"There is an overall sense of "less" rendered by the CD when compared to that of good analog playback, and it is painfully obvious."

Vinyl Fetish

Pure sentimentality. I love it.

LP vs. CD

This is a collection of posts to audio discussion groups about CD and vinyl. It's extremely long, but quite interesting, if you ignore all the flaming and occasional sexism.