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The DispatchVol. 04 · 2026

Stories from the front of the floor.

Festival guides, solo-rave field notes, and the music criticism we wish we'd read before our first set.

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Music & Culture
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How FestivalMates Matches Ravers by Music Taste

A deep dive into how FestivalMates uses your Spotify data to calculate music compatibility. Learn about the 60/30/10 scoring algorithm, five match tiers, and why shared artists matter more than shared genres.

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