# 18 - Special New Years Episode

#21 - Clumsy Revival

Mathias and Steven are back and in bad shape. But nice to talk again! We're not mentioning the C-word!

#20 - Insomnia, the Theremin and the Big Picture

SHOWNOTES: * Studies shows: musicians don't sleep well * David Garrett wins the Frankfurt Music Prize * Mathias' technology of the week: the Theremin * Steven's quandary: the correlation between human self-perception and the function of music * Mathias recommendation of the week: the Theremin, performed by Theremin >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5qf9O6c20o

#19 - Steven Alone on News and MP3s

Steven is alone this time around, talking about the opening of the Elbphilharmonie and Pierre Boulez Hall. And trying to explain the MP3 technology.

# 18 - Special New Years Episode

SHOWNOTES: * Steven's technology of the year: the blockchain * Mathias big quandary of the year: how do others from the outside see classical music? * Steven's deep quandary of the year: how can (classical) music be political * Mathias' new years person: André Rieu * Steven's question of the year: what important truth do very few people agree with you on? * Mathias' recommendation of the year: US Army Band Holiday Clip >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2BS6F_I8PQ&feature=youtu.be

#17 - BDSM, the Self-Playing Piano and the Future of Labels

* The British Music Inspiration Award * Music and BDSM (Georg Friedrich Haas) * Mathias explains the self-playing piano * Steven's quandary: the label of the future? * Mathias' recommendation of the week: https://youtu.be/DkF-mlju8Qc * Steven's recommendation of the week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TTFNZdqwvM