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| Crisis (The Worthless Album) | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Valentin Hansen | |
| Released | July 29, 2021 |
| Length | 14:30 |
| Label | Killing A Friend |
| Producer |
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Crisis (The Worthless Album) is the debut album by German singer-songwriter, music producer, and visual artist Valentin Hansen. It was released on July 29, 2021, through Killing A Friend.
Concept
[edit]The album is divided into 30 tracks,[1] each lasting exactly 29 seconds. This duration is deliberately chosen because most streaming services, such as Spotify and Apple Music, only count a stream as payable if it surpasses 30 seconds[2]. By creating tracks that fall just short of this threshold, Hansen ensures that his album generates no revenue, effectively rendering it financially "worthless."[3][4]
Release and promotion
[edit]
To promote the album, Hansen employed methods that mirrored the album's conceptual critique of the music industry:
Exhibition with a click farm: Hansen set up an exhibition[5] where multiple phones streamed the album continuously, day and night. Despite the constant streaming, the album's stream count remained at zero due to the 29-second track lengths.
"Worthless" vinyl records: Vinyl records of the album were sold in 14 cities worldwide,[6][7][8][9] with a retail price of ¤0.00, emphasizing on the album's financial worthlessness.
Critical reception
[edit]The release of Crisis (The Worthless Album) sparked discussions about the sustainability of current music distribution models.[10][11][12] The album serves as a commentary on the devaluation of music in the streaming era.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written and produced by Valentin Hansen, Florian Deitermann, Ben Esser, except "Survive" is co-written by Maria-Elena Kaser, and "Internet" is co-produced by Beau Diakowicz.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro 1" | 0:29 |
| 2. | "Intro 2" | 0:29 |
| 3. | "Intro 3 / Crisis 1" | 0:29 |
| 4. | "Crisis 2" | 0:29 |
| 5. | "Crisis 3" | 0:29 |
| 6. | "Crisis 4" | 0:29 |
| 7. | "Crisis 5" | 0:29 |
| 8. | "Crisis 6 / Survive 1 (feat. ksrmr)" | 0:29 |
| 9. | "Survive 2 (feat. ksrmr)" | 0:29 |
| 10. | "Survive 3 (feat. ksrmr)" | 0:29 |
| 11. | "Survive 4 (feat. ksrmr)" | 0:29 |
| 12. | "Survive 5 (feat. ksrmr) / Fast Cars 1" | 0:29 |
| 13. | "Fast Cars 2" | 0:29 |
| 14. | "Fast Cars 3 / Locked 1" | 0:29 |
| 15. | "Locked 2" | 0:29 |
| 16. | "Locked 3" | 0:29 |
| 17. | "Locked 4" | 0:29 |
| 18. | "Locked 5" | 0:29 |
| 19. | "Internet 1" | 0:29 |
| 20. | "Internet 2" | 0:29 |
| 21. | "Internet 3 / Never 1" | 0:29 |
| 22. | "Never 2" | 0:29 |
| 23. | "Never 3" | 0:29 |
| 24. | "Never 4" | 0:29 |
| 25. | "Never 5" | 0:29 |
| 26. | "Never 6 / Happyland 1" | 0:29 |
| 27. | "Happyland 2" | 0:29 |
| 28. | "Happyland 3" | 0:29 |
| 29. | "Happyland 4" | 0:29 |
| 30. | "Happyland 5" | 0:29 |
| Total length: | 14:30 | |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from Discogs.[13]
- Valentin Hansen – composer, guitar, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, vocals
- Florian Deitermann – composer, keyboards, piano, synthesizer
- Ben Esser – composer, keyboards, piano, synthesizer
- Maria-Elena Kaser – vocals
- Beau Diakowicz – guitar
- Noah Fürbringer – drums
- David Thornton – bass
- Robert Stephenson – engineering, mixing
- Chi-Thien Nguyen – engineering
- Andrei Eremin – mastering
References
[edit]- ^ Valentin Hansen (July 29, 2021). "Crisis (The Worthless Album)". Spotify.
- ^ Blake, Sam (July 19, 2024) "The debate over music royalties is stuck. Is it time to make the case for ‘completion’?"
- ^ Moenig, Melanie (December 4, 2021) "Stimmt es, dass ein Song auf Spotify erst nach 30 Sekunden Geld einspielt?". Stern.
- ^ Grimm, Imre (July 20, 2022) "Wie Spotify und Co. den Hip-Hop begünstigen". RND.
- ^ Hansen, Valentin (December 27, 2021). "dumb ass idea". Instagram.
- ^ Killing A Friend (November 17, 2021). "Crisis (The Worthless Album)".
- ^ Gimbab Records (November 17, 2021). "음악가 Valentin Hansen은 Crisis라는 신작을 발표했습니다". Instagram.
- ^ OOR Records (November 17, 2021). "Diese Platte ist wertlos!". Instagram.
- ^ DiG Records (November 17, 2021). "Valentin Hansen - Crisis (The Worthless Album) - пластинка которую вы можете купить за 0₽". Instagram.
- ^ Harrington, Brian (October 26, 2021). "The Album That's Worth Nothing".
- ^ Dean, Julian (Juli 29, 2021). "Valentin Hansen: Wie wertlos kann ein Album sein?". The Postie.
- ^ Eisenberger, Charlotte (September 22, 2021). "Im luftleeren Raum". Die Tageszeitung.
- ^ Discogs (November 17, 2021). "Valentin Hansen – Crisis (The Worthless Album)".