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Adam Douglas

“Why do we have such a need to finish songs? In a word: capitalism”: Is it OK to never actually complete your tracks?

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The internet is awash with advice on how to finish songs. Successfully converting an eight-bar loop into a viable song is a task fraught with pitfalls, from proper arrangement to elegant mix down. Finishing a song is, after all, the goal of all musicians, right?

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