Global Music Vault
Microsoft Developed Glass for Norway’s “Doomsday Vault” Capable of Storing Music for Thousands of Years
Your favorite songs may well live on for thousands of years to come, thanks to a new innovation in the world of musical storage. First there was the CD. Then the MP3. Now the silica glass capsule, courtesy of Microsoft. In case it seems curious that the next evolution in music storage is transitioning from a digital format back to analog, that’s because these particular songs need to withstand whatever forces known and unknown the universe has at its disposal. Last year, Elire Management Group announced the development of a Global Music Vault, also known as the “doomsday vault” due to its ability to withstand ice and snow at a depth of 1,000 feet. The vault is being developed on the Svalbard archipelago north of Norway and will safeguard timeless works from the Beat...
A Company Is Developing a Musical “Doomsday Vault” on an Island Near the North Pole
Okay, 2020 was bad. But was it “doomsday” bad? Elire Management Group sure thinks so. According to Billboard, the Oslo-based company is developing “a doomsday vault” on an arctic island between the North Pole and Norway. Dubbed the Global Music Vault, the repository is said to be able to withstand ice and snow at a depth of 1,000 feet underneath the frigid Svalbard archipelago. The vault is meant to safeguard what Elire deems to be the world’s most important musical works, such as historic Australian Indigenous music and legendary tracks by the Beatles. They’ve partnered with the Paris-based International Music Council to figure out the “most precious and loved” music to preserve, but an Elire exec indicated that...
