{"id":10173,"date":"2026-11-07T16:28:54","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T16:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=10173"},"modified":"2026-11-07T16:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T16:28:54","slug":"discogs-kevin-lewandowski-aeropress-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=10173","title":{"rendered":"Discogs\u2019 Kevin Lewandowski can\u2019t live without his AeroPress"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Twenty-five years ago, Kevin Lewandowski founded Discogs<\/a>, arguably the<\/em> destination online for obsessive vinyl collectors and music nerds of all stripes. It is a marketplace for buying and selling records, obviously, but it\u2019s also become so much more. It\u2019s a shockingly comprehensive database that covers not just albums and singles, but all the various versions and pressings. It\u2019s a really fun rabbit hole to disappear down when you\u2019re trying to figure out what obscure pressing of Ministry\u2019s The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste<\/em> or Psalm 69<\/em> you had in high school, because you definitely blasted the cover of \u201cLay Lady Lay\u201d all the time and 100 percent never owned Filth Pig<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the years since it debuted, Discogs has grown to be much more than just a site where audiophiles go to trade rare first pressings of Beach Boys records. There are forums, groups, user-created lists, and more. It\u2019s part eBay, part Reddit, and IMDB \u2014 just specifically for music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With more and more people turning their back on the algorithm and rediscovering physical media<\/a>, now seemed like a perfect time to check in with Lewandowski.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What is your most indispensable tool?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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My AeroPress. I use it multiple times a day. In fact, I just made a coffee with it [sips coffee].<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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How many tabs do you have open right now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Probably around 30 on my work computer. My personal computer is worse \u2014 probably 40 or 50.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Which social media platform do you use the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I look at X and Instagram occasionally, but I don\u2019t really post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What is your favorite gadget you\u2019ve ever owned?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s not really a gadget, but I like to tinker. Lately I\u2019ve been playing around with Home Assistant software and built my own setup to control things like the garage door and outdoor lights. So I guess my favorite gadget is one I made myself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What is one thing you wish you had created?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Probably a game like Rez<\/em>, which came out around 2000. It\u2019s a rhythm game where you\u2019re almost controlling the music as you play, about as close to DJing as a video game can get. I\u2019ve actually had an idea for my own version with a similar concept. It\u2019s still just an idea, though.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What do you do when you need to focus?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I\u2019ll either clear everything off my desk or change locations completely. Go to a coffee shop or sit outside. Sometimes I just need a different environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What\u2019s the last piece of physical media you bought?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Records. I was at Mint Gallery in Portland last week and picked up four. I still really like going into a record store and finding something to bring home. And I also recently picked up three reissues from the Moodsville \/ Acoustic Sounds series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What would the tagline for your biopic be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What\u2019s the last GIF or meme you used?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I don\u2019t use memes very often, but one I was kind of proud of was putting a Discogs screen into a North Korean war room photo. I was advised that maybe it wasn\u2019t one for the company chat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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