Ireland has started the world's first permanent basic income scheme for artists, including musicians. Accepted artists receive a guaranteed payment of €325 per week. Ireland sees how the arts helps community well-being, the economy, and cultural identity. www.irishcentral.com/culture/irel...

Basic Income for the Arts Pilot Scheme: Your questions answered

The Basic Income for the Arts pilot is for practicing artists and arts workers whose work is intrinsically creative

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To get a sense of how poorly Spotify's music recommendation algorithm can identify songs similar to those you like, give this a try. Chosic is a site that uses Spotify's API to identify similar songs. Try the linked example, below. What's your take? www.chosic.com/similar-song...

Similar Songs Archive - Chosic

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30 years ago, I co-released Violet Arcana’s "In the Scene of the Mind." I’m stunned to find the fans never left. The global support for the remaster I just released is deeply validating. It's also incredibly motivating for my new Novit Terminus music project. www.idieyoudie.com/2026/01/29/w...

We Have A Technical 594: You're The Expert | I Die: You Die

Records by Violet Arcana and Fostercare are up for discussion on an oddly trance-adjacent episode of We Have A Technical.

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Anyone else less than thrilled about all these "AI" add-ons that Apple is shoving into Logic Pro? (Screenshot of new features in v 12.) Who's welcoming these features?

Stop scrolling for a sound that’s both ancient & futuristic. 🏛️🔊 Gitano de Palo perfectly blends raw European traditions with a driving electronic pulse. His track "Este sin vivir conmigo" is a must-listen. Hear it on my Electro-Euroatavism playlist. open.spotify.com/playlist/44N...

Electro-Euroatavism | Deep, driving, electronic sounds & ancient, European traditions

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In the early '90s, I created the techno music project, 68000 (released on Silent Records/Pulse Soniq). BC there are still 68k fans out there today, I've now made my "Technocolor" album (from 1992) available on all the major streaming svcs, including Spotify. open.spotify.com/album/4jxqdz...

Technocolor (Remastered)

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Just as I was about to write off RouteNote, I ended up getting one of my recent tracks from my "Colors" EP placed on the "TPA x Routenote: Hype" list for a week. I've been added to small playlists before, but this is 1st time I've been added to a list with 43k saves (w/o asking). Random but great.

Spotify’s recommendation algorithm fails niche artists because of its grossly inaccurate genres. For example, folk artist O Gajo is mislabeled as "Portuguese rock," making them invisible to folk fans. This discovery gap hurts independent artists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKah...

O GAJO - "Mar de gente" - Videoclipe Oficial (2025)

YouTube video by O GAJO

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Quiz of the day: What stock Logic Pro effects are being used in the intro to this track that rely on phase cancellation? (Hint: The stock "Phaser" effect isn't one of them. And they both tend to be underrated/undervalued.) open.spotify.com/track/5ybDVU...

Valent Colors

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As a musical artist, it's always interesting looking at my year-end Spotify stats: 6.5k streams 2.7k listeners 87 countries 201 playlists 74 shares Nothing to write home about, but I have a lot of appreciation for the people who bothered to go out of their way to listen to my music. Thank you!

If you're in the DMV, I have an interview on WOWD (94.3) on 14 Dec, 11am EST: "Don't miss a powerful conversation with local artist Novit Terminus on WOWD radio’s Forbidden Alliance. Hear how this Takoma Park resident's electro-Euroatavism project serves as a means to process personal trauma." 👇

What do you get when you combine ancient European musical traditions with a driving, dark, electronic sound? You get "Laurinda" by Karetus, Vitorino & Iolanda -- an amazing take on Portuguese folk. Listen to this song and more on my Electro-Euroatavism playlist. novit-terminus.com/genre

The Electro-Euroatavism genre & playlist (go-genre)

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Novit Terminus, "Valent Colors" from the "Colors" EP, released November 15, 2025. Find your community. #newmusic #synthwave #experimentalmusic #synthpop #electronicmusic #communitysupport

Novit Terminus, "Valent Colors" from the "Colors" EP, released November 15, 2025. #newmusic #synthwave #experimentalmusic #synthpop #electronicmusic

Novit Terminus, "Valent Colors" from the "Colors" EP, released November 15, 2025. #experimentalelectronic #newmusic #synthwave

Novit Terminus, "Valent Colors" from the "Colors" EP, released November 15, 2025.

Novit Terminus, "Valent Colors" from the "Colors" EP, released November 15, 2025.

My "Colors" EP is out. Reviewers call the EP a well-produced collection of tracks featuring original, experimental sound design and rhythm, with clear mixes, soaring vocals, and compelling basslines. They praised the "genuine" songwriting and "confident" artistic direction. youtu.be/Hf2JhRu4O1A

Novit Terminus — "Valent Colors"

YouTube video by Novit Terminus

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Didon's, @carmenrizzo.bsky.social's, and Meriem Ben Amor's excellent release, "Ezzina", is exactly what I'm looking for in my Electro-Euroatavism playlist: dark, driving, electronics combined with ancient musical traditions. You can hear it on my playlist now. novit-terminus.com/genre

The Electro-Euroatavism genre & playlist (go-genre)

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The world is getting less weird. We need to make a space for weirdness. www.inc.com/jessica-stil...

A Ton of Data Suggests People Are Getting Less Weird. Should We Worry?

A psychologist says our culture is growing more risk averse and less weird. Can entrepreneurs help us escape the blandness?

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When I’m not making electro-Euroatavistic music, I’m a heterodox, people- and human-centered historic preservationist. This is my alter ego. They feed off from each other, and, at their core is “magic.” youtu.be/cZ8tWCTUk3E

Historic preservation's desperate need for magic

YouTube video by Magic of Old Places

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Humanity is defined by its incredible, diverse hues, and that's what inspired my new "Colors" EP. The "Colors" EP will hit all of the streaming services on November 15, but it's live now on Soundcloud and Bandcamp: novit-terminus.bandcamp.com/album/colors soundcloud.com/novit-termin...

Colors, by Novit Terminus

4 track album

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The Irish government just aproved a basic income of €325/week for 2,200 people in the creative arts (including musicians). pt.ra.co/news/83745

Ireland to roll out basic income scheme for artists in 2026 · Notícias ⟋ RA

The government-funded plan aims to support up to 2,200 artists, creative workers and musicians over the next year.

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Why are musical tuning systems similar across cultures and why are they different? This video is one of the best explanations I’ve come across that explains tuning systems across cultures. youtu.be/tCsl6ZcY9ag?...

The Physics Of Dissonance

YouTube video by minutephysics

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An AI-generated song from a long-dead artist suddenly appears on Spotify, published without seeking permission from rights holders? No, it can’t be true, um, right? www.404media.co/spotify-publ...

Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission

"They could fix this problem. One of their talented software engineers could stop this fraudulent practice in its tracks, if they had the will to do so."

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So you’re OK with 100% generative AI music masquerading as the real thing, right? youtu.be/eKxNGFjyRv0?...

I'm Sorry...This New Artist Completely Sucks

YouTube video by Rick Beato

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Zoom out from your life, not on the scale of your lifetime, but on the scale of millennia. Time and lifetimes, agency and the meaning of victories. Incl. traditional Iberian instruments, like the adufe. Are you interested in cultural heritage and electronics? Reach out. youtu.be/yWrSXhqe6L0

Novit Terminus — "Rosto do Tempo"

YouTube video by Novit Terminus

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O meu mais recente lançamento, "Rosto do Tempo", estará disponível a 25 Jun 2025 e combina uma profunda influência da música tradicional de Espanha e Portugal com um som eletrónico sombrio e pulsante. Electro-Euroatavism

My newest release, "Rosto do Tempo," will be out 25 June 2025 and combines a deep influence of the traditional music of Spain and Portugal combined with a dark, driving, electronic sound. Electro-Euroatavism

What Kraftwerk would have sounded like if they were French? Position Parallèle is a project by Geoffroy Delacroix (a.k.a. Dernière Volonté) that brings a retro electronic sound into the future. "Toiles", in particular, is a banger of a track. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh0_...

POSITION PARALLÈLE - Toiles (official)

YouTube video by Silences et Grésillements

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