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		montag on June 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spotify: Droppin' Some Fake Beats Curtis Roads, in the latest edition of Computer Music Tutorial: > A new industry has emerged around AI services for creating generic popular music [...] This is the latest incarnation of a trend that started in the 1920s called Muzak, to provide licensed background music in elevators, business and dental offices, hotels, shopping malls, supermarkets, and restaurants.

blowski on June 11, 2024 [–]

Muzak aimed to be more than just background noise - it supposedly improved worker productivity, and manipulated your mood.

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