As abstract technology, and its physical presence in machines and devices, becomes increasingly more complex and sophisticated, it becomes progressively more incomprehensible to us. Technology is what we use to touch the world and move in it – what we use to see, hear, and feel. However, the more accessible and influential technology becomes, the more hidden from our eyes its operating principles become. In the past we were able to understand the operating principles of machines and devices, but if we were to open up a contemporary technological device and examine its innards, it is reasonable to assume that we would not be able to identify the parts or know their function.
Vancouver-based Peppermill Records is not your typical record label. First off, they’re a net-label…