Issue #29 of zweikommasieben hovers in a state of in-between. It presents itself as a printed magazine, focused on the documentation of contemporary music and sounds. As always, it features far-reaching interviews with artists and essays by writers that we hold dear, from DeForrest Brown Jr. on Lonnie Holley, to 37 rapid-fire questions posed to Golin by Jazmina Figueroa, or an essay on longing and nostalgia by Biz Sherbert.

At the same time, the magazine, which was designed by Laurenz Brunner and Dominik Bissem, applies formal strategies that so clearly stem from the digital. Leaning into some of its most recognizable signifiers, like simultaneity, multi-tabbing, or hyperlinking, zweikommasieben #29 aspires to be something that it’s not. How does one turn over a screen and scroll on printed matter, and what might get lost in the transfer? Our desire (a term that’s reoccurring in this very issue, applied with a myriad of meanings) to capture the present moment in music and culture is continuously challenged by a fear of missing out.

Differently put: zweikommasieben #29 suggests it might start becoming something else. We want to reflect on our current condition of producing culture: not quite analog, not fully in the digital sphere. While print captures the present with a delay, the digital might publish too soon. Moving forward, zweikommasieben wishes to further investigate the multiple ways we can publish and present, and remain flexible and intentional throughout.