What is real
The codebase has radio queue, search, submit, vote, and sync API routes plus a mobile player interface prototype.
// Prototype
DRK Radio
DRK Radio is the lab soundtrack experiment: a ranked shared playlist, voting loop, and mobile player concept. It is useful, but it is not mature enough to sit on the public homepage yet.
Prototype boundary
- Spotify-backed playlist concept
- Song submissions
- Voting queue
- No homepage placement until reliable
Who it helps
The lab culture layer: a lightweight way for people to add songs, vote, and shape a shared build soundtrack.
What was built
Spotify playlist hooks, queue/vote APIs, mobile music-player UI prototype, command-deck counters.
Live / demoable
Prototype only; removed from homepage until the playlist/voting loop is reliable.
What is not ready
The end-to-end music experience is not dependable enough to present as a primary DRKNYT product surface.
Next pass
Decide whether this stays as a LabPass culture experiment, becomes a real playlist utility, or gets archived until the product need is clearer.