thought this was a typo at first because there is someone named paul *roquet* who works on ambience and the cultural politics of ambience. his stuff is worth checking out. [http://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/Roquet_berkeley_0028E_12319.pdf](http://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/Roquet_berkeley_0028E_12319.pdf) (i've also written a bit on ambient media: [http://alecmapesfrances.com/Reading%20Machines.%20Ambient%20Writing%20and%20the%20Poetics%20of%20Atmospheric%20Media.pdf](http://alecmapesfrances.com/Reading%20Machines.%20Ambient%20Writing%20and%20the%20Poetics%20of%20Atmospheric%20Media.pdf) )

Pulled from the same CTM Fest 'Persistence' panel as [@mat](/user/profile/mat) 's excellent 'Protocols' talk, Paul Rekret's look at ambience, playlists and the current roll that 'chill' plays in streaming services is well worth a listen.