I'm talking new age, celtic, flutes, bagpipes or anything chill, or really anything. Show me what you got lemmings!

https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=f6EhHhVaYWM

playlist link:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6F3sCPmocAQDMNRNg7TZZb

In March, Jesse Coren and Andrew Spelman, co-founders of the digital music-promotion agency Chaotic Good Projects, gave a live interview to a Billboard reporter at South by Southwest in which they breezily described using sock-puppet accounts to manufacture enthusiasm for artists at every level of the music industry, from major-label pop stars to niche indie acts. Spelman called the practice “trend simulation.” His motto: “Everything on the internet is fake.”

Chaotic Good’s interview went viral the old-fashioned way: by making lots of real people mad. Some were appalled by the cynicism of the company’s pitch, others by its client list, which included indie artists whose popularity fans preferred to imagine had spread organically. Most of the outrage focused on the Brooklyn band Geese and its frontman Cameron Winter, whose strangled, water-buffalo caterwaulings became inescapable in 2025. To skeptics, Chaotic Good seemed to provide the missing explanation for the group’s unexpected ubiquity. Wired called Geese’s success “a psyop,” which triggered Paste to defend the band in a piece headlined, “Congratulations, You Discovered Digital Marketing.” ...

But the fight over Geese missed the larger point. The issue wasn’t really whether one rock band had been fraudulently foisted on unsuspecting listeners. It was that the same techniques that Coren and Spelman bragged about onstage are now being used to fool people on every app they go to in order to find out what other people think, not just in music but across entertainment, politics, consumer products, and celebrity gossip. Shady marketing and propaganda aren’t new, of course, but what is new is that the entire infrastructure of public conversation has been quietly captured by both.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260515113210/https://www.vulture.com/article/social-media-feeds-chaotic-good-projects-clipping.html

Y2K https://youtu.be/9YpzjRRuVtk

playlist link:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6F3sCPmocAQDMNRNg7TZZb

In Sonora, no login is required. You can filter AI music results from YouTube and search and listen (without interruptions) by artist (YouTube Music), mood, or genre. The platform makes an auto mix. It is mainly focused on desktop use via web app, Chrome extension, or Firefox add-on. You can also use it as a PWA app on Android if you use Chrome. It works as a search platform and also as a chatbot where you can request more information about an artist or check similar artists. I use it every day and I don’t miss Spotify.

I think it’s cool if you’re looking for a free alternative with no login required and anonymous browsing, and you can find everything because it uses YouTube Music’s catalog for artists.

https://sonora.chat/

It is also a non-profit project for promoting indie artists. We are musicians and we know it is really difficult to get heard on the main streaming platforms, so the idea is to select new artists and promote them above the results of mainstream artists and genres. We also give them a PWA app for their music. The idea is to change the artists’ model, which we think is not fair. Sonora is in beta version (although it already has global recurring users every day) and we will add more features in the future. All feedback is welcome.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260518230931/https://allhiphop.com/news/drake-fans-and-bts-army-clash-after-spotify-botches-streaming-record/

Maybe related, "Spotify Failed to Act on Bot-Farmed Drake Streams, Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges" (arc)

playlist link:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6F3sCPmocAQDMNRNg7TZZb

Mirar - Gradus ad Parnassum

https://youtu.be/atSq-m4GC4M

Alternative Links https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=n8Q53wU-k98

https://yt.chocolatemoo53.com/watch?v=n8Q53wU-k98

Composer: Michael TorkeMusicians: Michael Torke OrchestraMusic Director: Michael TorkeRecording Location: The Bunk...

I believe I have commented about this album in the past, but I have such an earworm for this right now. I stumbled on the music on classical radio and was stunned by how vibrant it was.

Researching to make sure I wasn't about to recommend the music of a human monster, I found that Torke experiences synesthesia and the pieces he has named after colors reflect that. The only criticism I saw was reflected in a LLM summary that suggested that he polarizes listeners by being too progressive. Also, he seems to have taken some flack for attempting to emulate Mozart and Beethoven.

playlist link:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6F3sCPmocAQDMNRNg7TZZb