Playlist for Prefab Houses: YouTube and the Revitalization of Japanese Ambient Music
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“Thank science for algorithms because they brought me here, to my destiny.” – YouTube user “Becky” on Hiroshi Yoshimura's Soundscape 1 surround (1986). Liz Pelly's recent article for The Baffler, “The Problem with Muzak,” bemoans music journalism's embrace of Spotify. Algorithmically fueled …