Broadcast — essays, dispatches and industry notes.

Slow journalism about the craft of listening, recording and releasing music in contemporary Europe. Written by our editors and guest contributors.

Vinyl's Modern Renaissance

Why Austrian pressing plants in Feldkirch and Vienna are operating at full capacity, and what a €38 record buys you in 2026.

A field report from the basements of the 15th district and the sonic identity that separates Vienna from Berlin.

From Dolby Atmos to ambisonic captures at the Musikverein — the formats, the budgets, the diminishing returns.

How generative tooling is pressuring sample-pack economics, and why Austrian libraries are reshaping their licensing terms.

The Graz-based vocalist on solitary writing residencies, extended technique and refusing major-label advances.

Working with AKM and regional museums to digitise at-risk magnetic tapes before the oxide fails permanently.

Why the first fifteen seconds of an Austrian recording tell you more about the engineer than the performer.

A look at the per-stream Euro economics and how a minimum €0.005 floor would reshape independent release strategy.