Record labels were right to worry. Apple’s decision to set songs free did contribute to the death of the album. That, in turn, opened the gates to sludge—where playlists completely untethered tracks from albums and even artists. My biggest problem with algorithmically-driven playlist culture is how the format—never-ending streams of disparate track...
entrepreneur Oleg Stavitsky, who points out that “functional” sounds—designed for focus or sleeping—always feature among streaming platforms’ most popular playlists. He’s one of six cofounders of Endel, a slick Berlin-based app that uses AI to generate one endless piece of music that adapts to your surroundings. When I use it to soundtrack my daily...
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