overproduction
/ˌəʊvəprəˈdʌkʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
1Production of more of a product, commodity, or substance than is wanted or needed: there was a crisis of overproduction in traditional manufacturing certain foods cause overproduction of bacteria in the stomach...
- Shortly, Brazil's economy collapsed due to an overproduction of coffee.
- Toward solving the problem of overproduction, Chase also recommended shorter working hours for all.
- These exports result in large part from U.S. government policies that encourage overproduction.
2The recording or arrangement of a song or piece of music in such an elaborate way that the spontaneity or artistry of the original material is lost: so many tracks suffer from overproduction...
- The album's best moments come in the form of opulent ballads that wallow in overproduction that actually works.
- Each album since their debut has succumbed to ever-increasing layers of gloss and painstaking overproduction.
- She's got a beautiful and powerful voice that isn't lost in overproduction but is still adult-contemporary and radio-friendly.