Diaries of Distortion
An insider's perspective on the hidden politics of underground techno, revealing personal stories, industry secrets, raw lessons, and the realities of navigating the club scene. https://diariesofdistortion.art
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Suno bought the gig calendar. The same one small promoters rely on.
Quick at what’s inside today:
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The company that makes AI music just bought the calendar where real artists book real shows.
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44% of uploads are now AI-generated—and the algorithm is learning to prefer them.
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They’re not just...
The 39-Cent Royalty Is Dead. AI Slop Killed It
Here’s a number Spotify doesn’t want you to think about too hard: 44% of everything uploaded to Deezer every single day is now AI-generated.
Not AI-assisted. Not “co-created with machine learning.” Fully synthetic content — pumped out at i...
The Native Instruments Pivot: Restructuring vs. Redundancy
Following the news of Native Instruments entering preliminary insolvency, while here is the ultimate solution for server anxiety. While the industry navigates debt ratios and court-appointed administrators, we’ve opted for a “tactile refres...
Bandcamp’s AI Ban Changes Nothing
A Shiny Gesture, Not a Victory
I’ve seen this before, haven’t we all? The underground breathes a collective sigh of relief, a triumphant fist pump across dimly lit studios and sticky dancefloors, because a corporate behemoth – now masqu...
Ambient Music Blockchain & The Modular Money Pit
We just scraped the feeds to figure out what’s really moving in the electronic music world. Beyond the endless algorithm slop, three main currents are dominating the chatter, the drops, and the gear lust.
the search for mindful escape in d...
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