Over the past year, I’ve gotten really into collecting physical media, from books to movies to TV. It’s a very unique and tangible way to experience the works of art that you enjoy, especially since now everything is all streamed and digital.
With this, I’ve been collecting music physically. In the past year alone I’ve picked up over 30 compact discs and I’ve started a vinyl record collection, now having 5 vinyl records. With this shift to physical media, I’ve also been trying to sever my over reliance on music streaming as a concept, which has resulted in me also forming my own digital library that syncs between my devices.
Forming your own digital music library isn’t difficult. Most of the process of forming (and upkeeping) a digital music library is just like a real physical library: you have to maintain, add, and remove items over time in order to keep it fresh. In the end, however, it is a fun and rewarding process that results in ownership over your music listening.