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spitballing here but a YouTube playlist of video content you are into would be a nice perk? Also putting in another chip for an Apple Music version of that endless paywalled playlist. Note: I will subscribe, regardless - thank you for the great writing

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Love the idea of YouTube - especially as there's so much on YouTube I love that isn't on streaming. I'll kick the tires on that and figure out the best way to make it happen. Thanks for that.

And as I said to Frank above, do you know if there's a way to keep a playlist that's made on Spotify synced in real time (or easily sync-able) on Apple music? If so, would add these. If not, I could probably update once a month or so by hand, it just wouldn't be as immediate as the changes on Spotify.

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I think https://soundiiz.com would do it? I believe you’d have to sign up for a paid tier but it’s not too bad ($3/month). They also can have something called “smartlinks” where you post a single link and it autocreates playlists in Spotify, AM, Tidal, etc. Have used the service once for transferring off of Spotify and it was reliable!

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Awesome thank you - looking into this tomorrow and will report back.

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Nice blog! I just came across it.

Good pick with Wata. Although you couldn't find it, he is pretty damn consistent as a producer and DJ. I found out about him through his first EP as a techno artist. I've got it squirelled away somewhere. Did you know he used to play in a jazz band? My friend has that CD somewhere.

Hardwax is a must.

One of my fave DJs Finn Johannsen works there, sometimes. He's criminally underated imho. He's also a prolific writer. Please check him out if you're not familiar

http://finn-johannsen.de/

Also, love Salamanda!

I came across them in the most casual of ways. When I lived in Seoul, I used to frequent a record store called Clique. It's still going and still great. It doubles as a nightclub at night - they put boards over the records, turn a discoball on and a DJ staets playing. Anyhow, Yetsuby's partner in crime Uman Therma occasionally works there and is super friendly and helpful. She casually told me she was releasing music as Salamanda. Great to see them gain traction over the last few years.

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Amazing way to discover music! Yeah I saw they just announced a record on Wisdom Tooth and I am excited to hear it. Yetsuby has another record that came out this year that I need to check out, too.

Will dig into Wata's jazz past and check out Finn Johansen's writing. Such killer recommendations - thank you so much!

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Thanks for the music recommendations aka playlists and personal writing. Will the subscriber only playlists also available as Apple Music playlists?

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Right now, no. But I would love to be able to figure out how. I use Spotify as my primary streaming service and they change so much that it doesn't seem feasible to update in real time on another streaming service. Do you or does anyone know a way to sync playlists across services?

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Congrats on the career shift! I think different types of articles on here (interviews, excerpts from your upcoming book, guest posts, whatever’s on your mind) would convince people to subscribe. Sorry to recommend “do more work” though. Excited about this playlist!

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