As record stores close and streaming algorithms dominate, the identities that music fandom supplies are in flux….

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His mixing consoles and preamplifiers shaped the sound of recorded music in the 20th century and beyond…

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The streaming platform is interested in extracting data points like emotional state, gender, age, and accent to hone its recommendations…

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Excavated Shellac rejects the western canon of pop, rock, jazz, classical and more to champion 78rpm gems from overlooked corners of the world – ‘an alternate universe’, according to the man behind it…

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Background music to work, study, chill, and relax to….

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Create your own opera inspired song with Blob Opera – no music skills required ! A machine learning experiment by David Li in collaboration with Google Art……

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Exploring the comment-section emotion of music as served by a mysterious algorithm….

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'Sound beaming' 3-D technology from Noveto Systems tracks ear and sends it audio using ultrasonic waves, creating personal listening pockets…

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Spanish DJ and producer, who became famous with the Café del Mar bar and compilation series, dies from colon cancer…

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