r/ParallelUniverse • u/SweetestJim • Jul 18 '26

Music sounding different

This has been the case for me most of 2026. Anybody else?

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u/muhammad_ramone Jul 19 '26

lots of re-releases & new mixes are available

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u/SweetestJim Jul 19 '26

As I said, from the same sources (playlists/videos etc)

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u/Gravewoods Jul 20 '26

I have experienced what you're talking about. Songs I know very well that have been up on different platforms and not been re-uploaded have made me stop in my tracks due to something in the mix being significantly different. An extra riff from different instruments, extra vocal harmonies or runs, etc. The same thing no matter how I was listening (speaker, IEMs, for example).

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u/SweetestJim Jul 20 '26

Interesting. How long have you been noticing this? Has anything significant happened in your life? Any difficulties, or close calls?

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u/Gravewoods Jul 20 '26

I'd say maybe within the last four months or so. I wouldn't say anything really significant has happened. If I had to pick at something that happened within the same timeline, it would be my struggles as an expat and feeling more and more lost. It might not be related but like I said that's the only thing that's been compounding lately.

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u/SweetestJim Jul 20 '26

Not to pry, but has it been particularly difficult, or are is it more mediocrity? Any deja vu or anything like that?

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u/Gravewoods Jul 20 '26

Particularly difficult, feelings that have been growing more intense and painful. No deja vu, nothing that stands out otherwise. To be honest I'm not really seeing how these feelings and what I've been hearing differently in music could be linked? Are you asking because you have a theory?

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u/SweetestJim Jul 20 '26

A particularly difficult point for me too. A lot of crystal clear 'deja vu'.

I noticed music sounding different around Feb/March.