MOOZAK

Generative noun to apply to all kinds of SCHIZOPHONIC musical drool in public places, often designed to serve as a background to profit. Not to be confused with the brand product Muzak.

See: ELECTROACOUSTIC, LO-FI, SACRED NOISE, SCHIZOPHONIA, SOUND POLLUTION, TEMPO.

Sound Example: Background music at Oakridge Shopping Mall, Vancouver, B.C.

Sound Example: Competing background music from shops along Carnaby Street, London.

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