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The most influential musicians of today are called Spotify, SoundCloud, Universal, Ableton, Apple and so on. Monopolising the digital tools for music making, distributing and consuming, these platforms uproot, circulate and categorise music to their benefit. SoundCloud holds the reputation of being a rather independent platform and one of the most important homes for subcultural genres. However, no streaming portal can serve as a neutral stage. My approach is to utilise SoundCloud’s characteristics as artistic elements – to subvert their original purpose, to dissect them, and to enable a perspective which makes the digital framework come alive. Music streaming platforms have drastically re-shaped our listening behaviour over the last 15 years. website-specific music presents three pieces specifically made for SoundCloud to explore how its functions subconsciously influence the way we experience music.

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