Probably just a sidenote and maybe not that relevant, but I think 80s Japan had the right idea of environmental music which was considered as a meaningful part

Probably just a sidenote and maybe not that relevant, but I think 80s Japan had the right idea of environmental music which was considered as a meaningful part of a location, building or space - regardless of if it served artistic purposes or corporate interests. The reason this comes to my mind is this [1] recently released, utterly fantastic compilation that focuses on this very topic: Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990 Roughly explained in this excerpt: > "Corporate big bucks and avant-garde music aren’t the most obvious bedfellows — but throw user experience into the mix, and you’ve got a viable cultural phenomenon: kankyō ongaku. In 1980s Japan, as the country continued to enjoy an unprecedented post-war boom, it became the world’s second-largest economy; companies like Sanyo and Muji pumped cash into the arts to enhance the experiences for its consumers." For anyone interested I highly recommend the physical editions of the release as they include twice as many tracks (digital rights for japanese music are very complicated), some of them very rare and released for the first time outside Japan. In addition they come with a hardcover book featuring extensive liner notes and an essay explaining the circumstances and setting. However there are digital versions with a limited track selection: [2][3] [1] https://lightintheattic.net/releases/4088-kankyo-ongaku-japanese-ambient-environmental-new-age-music-1980-1990 https://lightintheattic.net/releases/4088-kankyo-ongaku-japa... [2] https://daily.bandcamp.com/2019/02/15/kankyo-ongaku-japanese-ambient-environmental-new-age-music-1980-1990-review/ https://daily.bandcamp.com/2019/02/15/kankyo-ongaku-japanese... [3] https://open.spotify.com/album/0rrRvu7ObcLgxbuGGkx3Rn?si=V5Y6xKvRR66rFbovYml_jw https://open.spotify.com/album/0rrRvu7ObcLgxbuGGkx3Rn?si=V5Y...