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How Algorithms and “Sameness Fatigue” Are Hollowing Out Electronic Music

While the electronic music industry boasts record revenues in 2025, a crisis of "sameness fatigue" driven by algorithmic curation and risk-averse booking is hollowing out the culture's…
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Underworld performs live at Boiler Room, with one member holding a microphone aloft amidst a cheering crowd and smoky atmosphere, while the other DJ mixes at a console. - midnightrebels.com Underworld performs live at Boiler Room, with one member holding a microphone aloft amidst a cheering crowd and smoky atmosphere, while the other DJ mixes at a console. - midnightrebels.com

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