01 Lotus M4a: ((install))

When Apple launched the iTunes Store, they pushed the .m4a (and .m4p for protected files) format into the mainstream. Suddenly, the MP3 had a rival. While MP3 was the chaotic, open standard of the internet, .m4a was the polished, proprietary standard of the corporate giant.

Because the file was an (a format often overlooked by hardcore MP3 pirates), many speculated it was a direct export from a forgotten session by a significant ambient artist—possibly an early demo from Boards of Canada , a rejected track for the Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack, or a lost collaboration between Autechre and Hiroshi Yoshimura . 01 Lotus m4a