Increasingly, this seems to reflect the way I listen to music nowadays. I'm not sure whether it's because my musical library is vastly bigger and I listen to a much wider spectrum of artists and styles than I used to thanks to mp3 and the internet, or if it's because melody is less important today than it was 20 years ago. It's probably a combination of the two factors.

I remember an interview I read about a decade ago with Bugge Wesseltoft, a Norwegian jazz musician. He claimed that melody was dead – all possible combinations had been exhausted – and that today's music should focus on rhythm and style rather than exploring melody further.

Increasingly, this seems to reflect the way I listen to music nowadays. I'm not sure whether it's because my musical library is vastly bigger and I listen to a much wider spectrum of artists and styles than I used to thanks to mp3 and the internet, or if it's because melody is less important today than it was 20 years ago. It's probably a combination of the two factors.

I remember an interview I read about a decade ago with Bugge Wesseltoft, a Norwegian jazz musician. He claimed that melody was dead – all possible combinations had been exhausted – and that today's music should focus on rhythm and style rather than exploring melody further.

Increasingly, this seems to reflect the way I listen to music nowadays. I'm not sure whether it's because my musical library is vastly bigger and I listen to a much wider spectrum of artists and styles than I used to thanks to mp3 and the internet, or if it's because melody is less important today than it was 20 years ago. It's probably a combination of the two factors.

I remember an interview I read about a decade ago with Bugge Wesseltoft, a Norwegian jazz musician. He claimed that melody was dead – all possible combinations had been exhausted – and that today's music should focus on rhythm and style rather than exploring melody further.