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Before the rise of streaming, music was shared and enjoyed through analog formats: vinyl records became widespread in the 1960s, followed by cassette tapes and CDs in the 1970s and 1980s. In the late 1990s, MP3s and the internet began changing how people listened to music, and by the late 2000s, platforms like Spotify ushered in the streaming era. In just six or seven decades, the shift from vinyl to streaming has reshaped the entire industry. Yet physical formats haven%u2019t vanished; they%u2019ve taken on new meaning and continue to play a role in today%u2019s musical landscape. What kind of future awaits music in physical form? Tsan-Pin Yu, founder of Kind of Blue Records, and Jim Chang, founder of Datao Vinyl, share their thoughts on the enduring power and potential of music in physical form.Not Just Retro:The Revival of Physical Music - From Analog Formats to ListeTsan-Pin YuJim ChangFounder of Kind of Blue Records, a shop dedicated to cassette tapes. In 2024, he opened KISSA by KOB, a coffee shop themed around Taiwanese-style music aesthetics, expanding the everyday imagination of analog music.Founder of DaTao Vinyl ZhongLi Store and DaTao Vinyl Taipei Music Center Store, who opened his first physical store in Zhongli, Taoyuan in 2009. In 2022, he brought his shop to TMC, continuing his mission to promote physical music.028029Melodies Made Tangible