diff --git a/gateway/player.html b/gateway/player.html
index a92434f..1927765 100644
--- a/gateway/player.html
+++ b/gateway/player.html
@@ -299,7 +299,30 @@
     line-height: 1.4;
   }
   .status.generating { color: var(--accent); }
+  .status.ready-flash { color: #6bcf8e; font-weight: 600; }
   .status.error { color: #ff5c7a; }
+  .gen-ready-toast {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 1rem;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+    z-index: 9999;
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e3a2f, #2a4a3a);
+    border: 1px solid #6bcf8e;
+    color: #e8fff0;
+    padding: 0.85rem 1.25rem;
+    border-radius: 12px;
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
+    animation: toast-in 0.35s ease;
+    max-width: 90vw;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+  @keyframes toast-in {
+    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-12px); }
+    to { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); }
+  }
   .stack {
     font-size: 0.7rem;
     color: #555568;
@@ -626,6 +649,7 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class="status" id="status">Connecting…</div>
+  <div id="genReadyToast" class="gen-ready-toast" hidden></div>
 
   <button type="button" class="booth-toggle" id="boothToggle">🎙 Vocal booth — record your layer (Chrome)</button>
 
@@ -674,7 +698,10 @@
   const moodEl = document.getElementById('mood');
   const djEl = document.getElementById('dj');
   const statusEl = document.getElementById('status');
+  const genReadyToast = document.getElementById('genReadyToast');
   const genBtn = document.getElementById('genBtn');
+  let pollStartedAt = null;
+  let lastNotifiedCompletedAt = null;
   const skipBtn = document.getElementById('skipBtn');
   const refreshBtn = document.getElementById('refreshBtn');
   const chatLog = document.getElementById('chatLog');
@@ -978,8 +1005,11 @@
     const costs = stats.costs || {};
     statSpent.textContent = fmtUsd(today.estimated_usd);
     statPerTrack.textContent = `~${fmtUsd(costs.per_track_estimate_usd)} / track`;
-    statGenerated.textContent = `${today.generated || 0} / ${today.max_per_day || 10}`;
-    statRemaining.textContent = `${today.remaining ?? 0} remaining`;
+    const unlimited = today.unlimited || today.max_per_day === 0;
+    statGenerated.textContent = unlimited
+      ? `${today.generated || 0} (unlimited)`
+      : `${today.generated || 0} / ${today.max_per_day || 10}`;
+    statRemaining.textContent = unlimited ? '∞' : `${today.remaining ?? 0} remaining`;
     statMaxBudget.textContent = fmtUsd(stats.projected_daily_max_usd);
     if (stats.playback) {
       radioSettings.playback = stats.playback;
@@ -1161,22 +1191,63 @@
   }
 
   let pollTimer = null;
+  let toastTimer = null;
+
+  function showReadyToast(title) {
+    genReadyToast.textContent = `Ready · ${title}`;
+    genReadyToast.hidden = false;
+    clearTimeout(toastTimer);
+    toastTimer = setTimeout(() => { genReadyToast.hidden = true; }, 8000);
+  }
+
+  function notifyTrackReady(track, gen) {
+    const title = track?.title || gen?.last_completed_title || 'New track';
+    statusEl.textContent = `Ready · playing ${title}`;
+    statusEl.classList.remove('generating', 'error');
+    statusEl.classList.add('ready-flash');
+    setTimeout(() => statusEl.classList.remove('ready-flash'), 5000);
+    showReadyToast(title);
+    addBubble('dj', `Fresh cut ready: ${title} — on air now.`);
+    if (typeof Notification !== 'undefined' && Notification.permission === 'granted') {
+      new Notification('Live Ozan Radio', { body: `Ready: ${title}`, tag: 'track-ready' });
+    }
+    lastNotifiedCompletedAt = gen?.last_completed_at || null;
+  }
+
   function pollForNewTrack() {
     let n = 0;
+    pollStartedAt = Date.now();
     clearInterval(pollTimer);
     pollTimer = setInterval(async () => {
       n += 1;
       const stats = await loadStats(true);
-      if (stats?.generation?.busy) return;
-      if (stats?.generation?.error) {
+      const gen = stats?.generation;
+      if (gen?.busy) return;
+      if (gen?.error) {
+        clearInterval(pollTimer);
+        statusEl.textContent = gen.error;
+        statusEl.classList.add('error');
+        addBubble('dj', `Couldn't finish that track: ${gen.error}`);
+        return;
+      }
+      const completedAt = gen?.last_completed_at;
+      const isNewCompletion = completedAt
+        && completedAt !== lastNotifiedCompletedAt
+        && (!pollStartedAt || new Date(completedAt).getTime() >= pollStartedAt - 2000);
+      await refreshNow();
+      const now = await fetch(`${API}/api/now`).then(r => r.json()).catch(() => null);
+      if (isNewCompletion && now?.track) {
+        applyTrack(now.track, 'generated');
+        notifyTrackReady(now.track, gen);
         clearInterval(pollTimer);
         return;
       }
-      await refreshNow();
-      const now = await fetch(`${API}/api/now`).then(r => r.json()).catch(() => null);
       if (now?.track?.track_id !== currentTrackId) clearInterval(pollTimer);
-      if (n > 60) clearInterval(pollTimer);
-    }, 3000);
+      if (n > 90) {
+        clearInterval(pollTimer);
+        statusEl.textContent = 'Generation taking longer than usual — still polling…';
+      }
+    }, 2000);
   }
 
   async function refreshNow() {
@@ -1197,22 +1268,35 @@
   }
 
   async function generate() {
+    if (typeof Notification !== 'undefined' && Notification.permission === 'default') {
+      Notification.requestPermission();
+    }
     genBtn.disabled = true;
-    statusEl.textContent = 'DeepSeek is planning… Lyria is composing…';
+    statusEl.textContent = 'Starting… DeepSeek plans, then Lyria composes (~30–90s)';
+    statusEl.classList.add('generating');
     try {
       const res = await fetch(`${API}/api/generate`, { method: 'POST' });
       const data = await res.json();
       if (data.status === 'busy') {
         statusEl.textContent = data.message;
+        applyGenerationState(data.generation);
+        pollForNewTrack();
       } else if (data.status === 'limit') {
         statusEl.textContent = data.message || 'Daily limit reached';
+        statusEl.classList.remove('generating');
         updateDashboard({ today: data.budget, costs: radioSettings.costs });
       } else if (data.status === 'error') {
         statusEl.textContent = data.message || 'Generation failed';
         statusEl.classList.add('error');
         applyGenerationState(data.generation || { error: data.message });
+      } else if (data.status === 'accepted' || data.generating) {
+        applyGenerationState(data.generation || { busy: true, phase: 'planning' });
+        pollForNewTrack();
       } else if (data.status === 'ok') {
-        if (data.track) applyTrack(data.track, data.source || 'generated');
+        if (data.track) {
+          applyTrack(data.track, data.source || 'generated');
+          notifyTrackReady(data.track, data.generation);
+        }
         await loadStats();
       } else {
         statusEl.textContent = 'Generation failed — check server logs';
diff --git a/settings.json b/settings.json
index 542787e..39de4ef 100644
--- a/settings.json
+++ b/settings.json
@@ -1,71 +1,67 @@
 {
   "listener": "ozan",
-  "profile_note": "Modern electronica meets ethnic fusion — Jon Hopkins Singularity, Karsh Kale, Transglobal Underground. Not Turkish folk. Updated 2026-06-07.",
+  "profile_note": "Techno-ethnic station — Bonobo, Jon Hopkins, Jamaica dub, Sahel, Mongolia overtone vocals, Urdu colour. Beautiful cross-cultural blends. Not Turkish folk. Updated 2026-06-07.",
   "station": "Live Ozan Radio",
   "taste": {
-    "summary": "Modern electronica meets ethnic fusion — Jon Hopkins Singularity lush synth builds, Karsh Kale tabla breaks, Transglobal dervish-trance. Electronic production first, world percussion and organic colour woven in. Not Turkish folk.",
+    "summary": "Techno-ethnic — beautiful electronica meets world dub. Bonobo lush downtempo, Jon Hopkins Singularity builds, Jamaica spring-reverb dub, Sahara/Sahel warmth, Mongolian overtone throat textures, Urdu vocal colour, Karsh Kale tabla breaks. Many cultures woven into one gorgeous track — not one country alone.",
     "genres": [
+      "techno-ethnic",
+      "ethnic dub",
+      "bonobo-style downtempo electronica",
+      "jamaican dub and reggae-dub",
       "modern electronica",
-      "ambient techno meets world",
-      "ethnic fusion",
-      "dervish trance",
-      "tabla electronica",
-      "asian underground",
+      "sahel desert electronica",
+      "mongolian overtone electronica",
+      "urdu-world fusion",
       "global dub",
       "dubtronica",
-      "world electronica",
-      "cinematic electronic",
-      "trip-hop dub"
+      "trip-hop dub",
+      "tabla electronica",
+      "cinematic electronic"
     ],
     "mood": [
+      "beautiful",
       "hypnotic",
-      "trance-like pulse",
       "warm",
       "spacious",
       "late-night",
-      "cinematic gothic",
+      "lush and melodic",
       "meditative but danceable",
-      "euphoric electronic builds",
-      "immersive and cinematic",
-      "cross-cultural blend"
+      "euphoric builds",
+      "immersive",
+      "cross-cultural wonder"
     ],
     "instruments": [
-      "lush synth pads and arpeggiated electronica (Singularity-style)",
-      "tabla and Indian percussion driving the groove",
-      "sitar and synth leads blended",
-      "organic hand percussion meets digital pulse",
-      "oud and kora as colour accents",
-      "sub bass and sidechain warmth",
-      "dub delay and spring reverb",
-      "wordless vocal textures",
-      "Gregorian-adjacent choral layers (Frostbite lane)",
-      "ceremonial ritual chants (Chac's Dub lane)",
-      "breakbeat or four-on-floor-lite hypnotic pulse",
-      "analog warmth and wide stereo immersion"
+      "lush Bonobo-style synths and melodic electronica",
+      "Jamaica dub — spring reverb, one-drop feel, sub bass culture",
+      "Sahel kora and desert percussion accents",
+      "Mongolian overtone throat singing as wordless texture layer",
+      "Urdu male vocal colour — poetic, not Bollywood pop",
+      "tabla and hand percussion meets digital pulse",
+      "dub delay and tape echo",
+      "Jon Hopkins arpeggiated builds",
+      "organic samples woven through electronic production"
     ],
-    "tempo_bpm": [90, 124],
-    "references": "Jon Hopkins Singularity — modern electronica with organic world percussion and euphoric synth builds; Karsh Kale Milan (tabla electronica); Transglobal Underground Dervish Trans; Thievery Corporation lounge; Shye Ben Tzur / Anoushka Shankar Indian fusion; Baaba Maal Sahel accent; Glass Beams psychedelic tint. Electronic production leads — world colour is woven in, not folk-first.",
+    "tempo_bpm": [88, 118],
+    "references": "Bonobo — lush melodic downtempo, beautiful ethnic electronica; Jon Hopkins Singularity; Jamaica dub (Kingston spring reverb, Mungo's Hi Fi); Baaba Maal / Sahara Sahel warmth; Karsh Kale Milan; Transglobal Dervish Trans; Thievery Corporation; Shye Ben Tzur Urdu-Indian fusion without pop. We are inventing techno-ethnic — electronic beauty first, world voices as colour.",
     "avoid": [
-      "Turkish-specific tracks — Ney Vakti, Anatolian night, Ottoman court, bağlama/saz as the identity",
-      "Turkish language lead vocals or Turkish folk melody as the hook",
-      "Anadolu psych or Altın Gün-style as the main flavour",
-      "Indian pop or Rajasthani folk dub — dholak, kartal, sarangi Bollywood-adjacent feel",
-      "Japanese enka shamisen slow-burn under 88 BPM — Kurai Yoru too slow",
-      "Armenian duduk hymn dub — slow mournful sacred chant, Duduk Zomari too slow",
-      "single-country homages of any nation",
-      "lead vocals locked to one national folk tradition",
-      "West African highlife and palm-wine guitar",
-      "slow ney-and-bağlama meditation",
+      "Turkish folk — Ney Vakti, Anatolian, Ottoman, bağlama/saz as identity",
+      "Indian pop / Rajasthani folk dub",
+      "Japanese enka shamisen slow-burn",
+      "Armenian duduk hymn slow sacred chant",
+      "single-country homages",
+      "slow sluggish tracks under 88 BPM",
+      "West African highlife palm-wine guitar",
       "big-room EDM drops",
       "four-on-the-floor house",
-      "fuzz electric guitar on griot or lead vocal tracks",
-      "sluggish tempo under 88 BPM"
+      "fuzz electric guitar on vocal tracks"
     ]
   },
   "dj": {
     "variety": true,
     "default_length": "1-2 minutes",
-    "prefer_fusion_over_locale": true
+    "prefer_fusion_over_locale": true,
+    "station_mission": "techno-ethnic — Bonobo-beautiful blends across Jamaica, Sahara, Mongolia, Urdu, and beyond"
   },
   "playback": {
     "shuffle": true,
diff --git a/songs/genres.json b/songs/genres.json
index 8065872..1fdc2c7 100644
--- a/songs/genres.json
+++ b/songs/genres.json
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
 {
   "updated": "2026-06-07",
-  "description": "Station genre taxonomy — tags on each track; categories are broader browse buckets.",
+  "description": "Techno-ethnic taxonomy — Bonobo-beautiful electronica meets world dub and cross-cultural vocals.",
+  "station_lane": "techno-ethnic",
   "categories": {
-    "fusion-electronic": "Jon Hopkins / Karsh Kale — modern electronica meets world percussion",
+    "techno-ethnic": "Bonobo / Hopkins — lush electronic beauty meets world colour",
+    "jamaica-dub": "Kingston spring reverb, reggae-dub bass culture",
+    "sahara-sahel": "Desert warmth, kora, Sahel pulse",
+    "mongolia-overtone": "Throat singing as wordless ethereal layer",
+    "urdu-fusion": "Urdu poetic vocal colour in electronica",
     "dub-space": "Dub delay, sub bass, spacious mixes",
-    "ceremonial-world": "Ritual chant, temple/ceremony energy — Chac's Dub lane",
-    "cinematic-gothic": "Cold ether, choral depth, Only Lovers Left Alive mood — Frostbite / Gregorian lane",
-    "desert-dub": "Sahel warmth, caravan pulse, desert blues texture",
-    "vocal-ethnic": "Wordless or blended ethnic vocals, not folk-pop"
+    "ceremonial-world": "Ritual chant energy — Chac's Dub",
+    "cinematic-gothic": "Gregorian ether — Frostbite Dub"
   },
   "genres": {
-    "modern-electronica": { "category": "fusion-electronic", "label": "Modern electronica meets world" },
-    "tabla-electronica": { "category": "fusion-electronic", "label": "Karsh Kale / Milan-style" },
-    "dervish-trance": { "category": "fusion-electronic", "label": "Transglobal hypnotic breaks" },
-    "ceremonial-dub": { "category": "ceremonial-world", "label": "Ceremonial chant + dub space" },
-    "mesoamerican-electronica": { "category": "ceremonial-world", "label": "Clay flute, ritual pulse" },
-    "gregorian-ether": { "category": "cinematic-gothic", "label": "Gregorian-adjacent choral depth" },
-    "nordic-dub": { "category": "cinematic-gothic", "label": "Icelandic ether + sub bass" },
-    "cinematic-gothic": { "category": "cinematic-gothic", "label": "Cold cinematic gothic dub" },
-    "desert-dub": { "category": "desert-dub", "label": "Desert dubtronica" },
-    "sahel-blues": { "category": "desert-dub", "label": "Sahel griot warmth" },
-    "gnawa-dub": { "category": "dub-space", "label": "Gnawa meets dubtronica" },
+    "techno-ethnic": { "category": "techno-ethnic", "label": "Core station lane — beautiful blended electronica" },
+    "bonobo-downtempo": { "category": "techno-ethnic", "label": "Lush melodic Bonobo-style electronica" },
+    "modern-electronica": { "category": "techno-ethnic", "label": "Jon Hopkins Singularity builds" },
+    "jamaican-dub": { "category": "jamaica-dub", "label": "Jamaica dub and reggae-dub space" },
+    "sahel-electronica": { "category": "sahara-sahel", "label": "Sahara / Sahel desert electronica" },
+    "mongolian-overtone": { "category": "mongolia-overtone", "label": "Overtone throat textures in mix" },
+    "urdu-electronica": { "category": "urdu-fusion", "label": "Urdu vocal colour, not Bollywood" },
+    "tabla-electronica": { "category": "techno-ethnic", "label": "Karsh Kale / Milan-style" },
+    "ceremonial-dub": { "category": "ceremonial-world", "label": "Ceremonial chant + dub" },
+    "gregorian-ether": { "category": "cinematic-gothic", "label": "Gregorian-adjacent choral dub" },
+    "desert-dub": { "category": "sahara-sahel", "label": "Desert dubtronica" },
     "world-dub": { "category": "dub-space", "label": "Pan-ethnic dub lounge" }
   }
 }
diff --git a/songs/library_index.json b/songs/library_index.json
index 8ce6700..0557a76 100644
--- a/songs/library_index.json
+++ b/songs/library_index.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "updated": "2026-06-07",
   "listener": "ozan",
-  "summary": "Batch purge 2026-06-07 — kept original 5 + Chac's Dub + Frostbite Dub only. Lane: Hopkins/Karsh Kale fusion, not slow country-specific gens.",
+  "summary": "Techno-ethnic station — Bonobo, Jamaica dub, Sahara, Mongolia overtone, Urdu, Hopkins. Seven keepers. Beautiful cross-cultural blends, not single-nation folk.",
   "genre_taxonomy": "songs/genres.json",
   "global_avoid": [
     "fuzz electric guitar on griot/vocal tracks",
@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@
     "Armenian duduk hymn dub — slow sacred chant, listener hated Duduk Zomari (same problems)"
   ],
   "global_love": [
-    "Jon Hopkins Singularity — modern electronica meets organic world percussion",
-    "ceremonial dub — Chac's Dub temple-step energy",
-    "Gregorian-adjacent choral ether — Frostbite Dub (listener used to love Gregorian)",
-    "lush arpeggiated synths and euphoric cinematic builds",
-    "Karsh Kale / Milan-style tabla electronica",
-    "Transglobal Underground dervish-trance pulse",
-    "sub bass pulse and warm analog dub space",
-    "wordless vocal textures"
+    "Bonobo — lush beautiful melodic downtempo ethnic electronica",
+    "techno-ethnic blends — Jamaica dub + Sahara + Mongolia + Urdu in one track",
+    "Jamaica spring-reverb dub and reggae-dub bass culture",
+    "Sahara / Sahel desert warmth as electronic colour",
+    "Mongolian overtone throat singing as wordless ethereal layer",
+    "Urdu poetic male vocal colour — fusion not Bollywood pop",
+    "Jon Hopkins Singularity builds",
+    "ceremonial dub — Chac's Dub",
+    "Gregorian ether — Frostbite Dub",
+    "sub bass and warm dub space"
   ],
   "gold_standard_id": "1c1d7b8a",
   "tracks": [
diff --git a/songs/manifest.json b/songs/manifest.json
index e0a96d4..8ade0db 100644
--- a/songs/manifest.json
+++ b/songs/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "index": 6,
+  "index": 0,
   "count": 7,
   "tracks": [
     {
diff --git a/src/ozan_radio/batch_prompts.py b/src/ozan_radio/batch_prompts.py
index cd676f0..04f884b 100644
--- a/src/ozan_radio/batch_prompts.py
+++ b/src/ozan_radio/batch_prompts.py
@@ -1,94 +1,84 @@
-"""Curated batch directions — Jon Hopkins Singularity meets ethnic fusion, not Turkish folk."""
+"""Techno-ethnic batch — Bonobo-beautiful blends: Jamaica, Sahara, Mongolia, Urdu, and more."""
 
 VOCAL_BATCH: list[str] = [
     (
-        "Jon Hopkins Singularity-style — lush arpeggiated synths, organic tabla and "
-        "hand percussion, euphoric build, sub bass pulse, wordless vocal textures, 118 BPM. "
-        "Modern electronica meets world colour."
+        "Bonobo-style techno-ethnic — lush melodic synths, soft breakbeat, "
+        "Jamaica dub spring reverb on percussion, 96 BPM. Beautiful and spacious."
     ),
     (
-        "Karsh Kale-style tabla electronica — driving tabla breakbeat, sitar riff "
-        "with synth pad, sub bass, wordless male vocal textures, 100 BPM. Indian-world fusion."
+        "Jamaica meets Sahara dub — Kingston one-drop sub bass, kora accents, "
+        "wordless Sahel male chant, tape delay, Mungo's Hi Fi warmth, 92 BPM."
     ),
     (
-        "Transglobal Underground dervish-trance — hypnotic ethnic breakbeat, oud and "
-        "synth swirl, wordless call-and-response vocals, dub delay, 96 BPM pulse."
+        "Mongolia overtone electronica — wordless throat-singing texture layer "
+        "over Bonobo lush synth pad, tabla pulse, sub bass, 94 BPM ethereal blend."
     ),
     (
-        "Milan-style fusion dub — tabla and sitar over downtempo break, male wordless "
-        "vocal hums, bass pulse, spring reverb, Thievery Corporation lounge energy."
+        "Urdu-world Bonobo dub — male poetic Urdu vocal colour over downtempo "
+        "electronica, tabla, dub delay, NOT Bollywood pop, 90 BPM beautiful."
     ),
     (
-        "Sahel meets Asian underground — kora and tabla together, deep sub bass, "
-        "wordless griot-style chants, hand percussion, 94 BPM. No Turkish instruments lead."
+        "Jon Hopkins meets Jamaica — arpeggiated synth build, reggae-dub bass, "
+        "spring reverb, hand percussion, euphoric forward pulse 110 BPM."
     ),
     (
-        "Ethiopian-jazz world breaks — krar, breathy wordless vocals, piano, synth pad, "
-        "tabla accents, sub bass, 90 BPM. Pan-ethnic not national."
+        "Sahara Sahel techno-ethnic — desert kora and talking drum with electronic "
+        "kick, wordless griot chant, Bonobo melodic warmth, 95 BPM."
     ),
     (
-        "Persian-Sahel lounge fusion — oud and tar with sitar colour, baritone wordless "
-        "vocal, tabla groove, hand drums, cinematic ether 92 BPM."
+        "Karsh Kale Milan energy — tabla breakbeat, sitar-synth hook, sub bass, "
+        "Urdu wordless alaap texture blended in, 100 BPM."
     ),
     (
-        "Balkan-brass world breaks — female vocalise, muted trumpet, tabla and darbuka "
-        "blend, sub bass, 98 BPM dark danceable mix."
-    ),
-    (
-        "Atlantic-Desert electronica — soft wordless vocals, fingerpicked warmth, "
-        "tabla pulse, oceanic reverb, sub bass fusion lounge 88 BPM."
-    ),
-    (
-        "Sahel-Asian underground fusion — kora and tabla with synth arpeggio, "
-        "wordless male chants, sub bass 93 BPM. No Rajasthani folk or sarangi pop."
-    ),
-    (
-        "Desert caravan dub — Bambara wordless chants, kora and oud, tabla breakbeat "
-        "from bar one, sub bass, NO bağlama or ney as lead, 95 BPM."
-    ),
-    (
-        "Mediterranean dubtronica mix — bouzouki colour as accent only, tabla groove, "
-        "wordless vocals, sub bass, 92 BPM. Not country-specific."
-    ),
-    (
-        "Kurdish-Sahel storytelling dub — tanbur drone as texture, tabla pulse, "
-        "wordless narrative vocal, synth pad, 91 BPM cross-cultural."
-    ),
-    (
-        "Nordic-desert ether fusion — breathy female wordless vocals, piano, synth, "
-        "tabla accents, sub bass, cold cinematic dub 90 BPM."
-    ),
-    (
-        "East-West break fusion — sitar hook with tabla breakbeat at 96 BPM, "
-        "synth arpeggio, wordless vocal hum. No shamisen or enka slow-burn."
-    ),
-    (
-        "Indo-dub lounge — female wordless alaap, tabla and sitar, synth bass, "
-        "Karsh Kale energy, 97 BPM. Fusion not Bollywood-only."
-    ),
-    (
-        "Synth-pad world breaks — tabla groove, wordless male chant, sub bass, "
-        "96 BPM forward pulse. No duduk hymn or slow sacred woodwind lead."
+        "Transglobal dervish-trance — hypnotic ethnic breakbeat, oud swirl, "
+        "wordless vocals, dub space, 98 BPM danceable."
     ),
     (
         "Chac's Dub successor — ceremonial world dub, clay flute ritual chants, "
-        "baritone chest voice, darbuka, sub bass, temple-step energy 85 BPM."
+        "baritone chest voice, darbuka, sub bass, Bonobo spacious mix 85 BPM."
     ),
     (
-        "Frostbite / Gregorian-ether dub — choral wordless female vocals, piano, "
-        "sub bass, cinematic gothic cold warmth, sacred choral through dub filter 90 BPM."
+        "Frostbite Gregorian-ether — choral wordless vocals, piano, sub bass, "
+        "cinematic gothic through Bonobo-style electronic warmth 90 BPM."
     ),
     (
-        "Emerald Rush energy — driving Jon Hopkins electronica, pulsing synth arpeggio, "
-        "organic percussion layer, immersive forward momentum, sub bass, 120 BPM. "
-        "Electronic-first with subtle world accents."
+        "Jamaica-Mongolia fusion — dub bass and spring reverb, overtone throat "
+        "texture as ethereal pad, organic hand drums, lush synth, 93 BPM."
     ),
     (
-        "Atlas-Indian dub — oud and sitar blended, tabla driving, wordless chant, "
-        "darbuka accents, sub bass 96 BPM. Multi-region not Turkish."
+        "Urdu-Sahel Bonobo lounge — poetic male Urdu hum, kora sparkle, "
+        "downtempo electronica, dub echo, beautiful late-night 88 BPM."
     ),
     (
-        "Afro-Asian highlife-dub fusion — wordless call-and-response vocals, clean "
-        "plucked strings, talking drum with tabla, ney as light accent only, 94 BPM."
+        "Ethiopian-jazz techno-ethnic — krar, breathy vocals, piano, Bonobo synth "
+        "pad, forward pulse 91 BPM."
+    ),
+    (
+        "Persian-Sahel Bonobo blend — oud and tar with lush electronica, wordless "
+        "baritone, tabla groove, 94 BPM."
+    ),
+    (
+        "Balkan-brass world breaks — female vocalise, muted trumpet, tabla, "
+        "sub bass, 98 BPM dark beautiful mix."
+    ),
+    (
+        "Indo-dub Bonobo — female wordless alaap, tabla, sitar colour, "
+        "lush melodic synth, 97 BPM not pop."
+    ),
+    (
+        "Ceremonial techno-ethnic — ritual wordless chants, clay flute, "
+        "Bonobo downtempo pulse, deep sub, 92 BPM."
+    ),
+    (
+        "Emerald Rush energy — driving Hopkins electronica, Jamaica dub bass, "
+        "Sahel percussion layer, 118 BPM immersive."
+    ),
+    (
+        "Atlas-Indian dub banger — oud and sitar with tabla, wordless chant, "
+        "Bonobo beauty, punchy sub 96 BPM."
+    ),
+    (
+        "Pan-world Bonobo finale — Jamaica dub + Sahara kora + Mongolia overtone "
+        "texture + Urdu vocal colour + lush synths, 95 BPM gorgeous blend."
     ),
 ]
diff --git a/src/ozan_radio/dj.py b/src/ozan_radio/dj.py
index 59eaf00..f0b4575 100644
--- a/src/ozan_radio/dj.py
+++ b/src/ozan_radio/dj.py
@@ -45,14 +45,13 @@ Your job:
    "melodic call-and-response". Avoid "vocal sample" / "griot sample" phrasing.
 9. Read listener curation metadata — clone what they loved, hard-avoid what they disliked
    (e.g. fuzz electric guitar on vocal tracks, long guitar-only intros before saz).
-10. Positive references: Jon Hopkins Singularity (modern electronica meets organic
-    world — lush synth arpeggios, euphoric builds, immersive pulse); Karsh Kale (Milan);
-    Transglobal Underground (Dervish Trans).     Electronic production leads, ethnic colour woven in. Also clone keepers by genre:
-    ceremonial-dub (Chac's Dub), gregorian-ether / cinematic-gothic (Frostbite Dub).
-11. Listener likes ETHNIC FUSION MIXES but NOT TURKISH — no Ney Vakti, no Anatolian
-    folk, no Ottoman court, no bağlama/saz as the lead identity, no Turkish vocals.
-    Blend Sahel, Indian fusion, Middle Eastern accents, and dub. Vocals: wordless
-    textures only, not national folk traditions.
+10. Station mission: TECHNO-ETHNIC — beautiful electronica meets world dub. Big
+    inspirations: Bonobo (lush melodic downtempo), Jon Hopkins Singularity, Jamaica
+    dub (spring reverb, bass culture), Sahara/Sahel warmth, Mongolian overtone throat
+    textures (wordless ethereal layer), Urdu poetic vocal colour. Blend many cultures
+    in one gorgeous track — Jamaica + Sahara + Mongolia + Urdu + synth beauty.
+11. NOT Turkish folk, NOT slow country homages, NOT Indian pop. Clone keepers:
+    ceremonial-dub (Chac's Dub), gregorian-ether (Frostbite Dub). Forward tempo 88+ BPM.
 
 Respond with JSON only:
 {
diff --git a/src/ozan_radio/server.py b/src/ozan_radio/server.py
index 3697b3b..70dcc5b 100644
--- a/src/ozan_radio/server.py
+++ b/src/ozan_radio/server.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import asyncio
 import json
 import random
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from fastapi import BackgroundTasks, FastAPI, HTTPException
@@ -35,7 +36,15 @@ app.add_middleware(
 _config: Config | None = None
 _queue: RadioQueue | None = None
 _generating = False
-_generation_state: dict = {"busy": False, "phase": None, "error": None, "track_title": None}
+_generation_state: dict = {
+    "busy": False,
+    "phase": None,
+    "error": None,
+    "track_title": None,
+    "last_completed_at": None,
+    "last_completed_title": None,
+    "last_completed_id": None,
+}
 _chat = ChatStore()
 
 
@@ -101,14 +110,29 @@ def _play_library_entry(q: RadioQueue, cfg: Config, entry: dict) -> dict:
     return {"status": "ok", "source": "library", "track": np.__dict__ if np else None}
 
 
-def _set_generation(*, busy: bool, phase: str | None = None, error: str | None = None, title: str | None = None) -> None:
+def _set_generation(
+    *,
+    busy: bool,
+    phase: str | None = None,
+    error: str | None = None,
+    title: str | None = None,
+    completed_id: str | None = None,
+) -> None:
     global _generation_state
-    _generation_state = {
+    state = {
         "busy": busy,
         "phase": phase,
         "error": error,
         "track_title": title,
+        "last_completed_at": _generation_state.get("last_completed_at"),
+        "last_completed_title": _generation_state.get("last_completed_title"),
+        "last_completed_id": _generation_state.get("last_completed_id"),
     }
+    if completed_id and title:
+        state["last_completed_at"] = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+        state["last_completed_title"] = title
+        state["last_completed_id"] = completed_id
+    _generation_state = state
 
 
 async def _compose_track(request: str | None = None, *, check_limit: bool = True) -> dict:
@@ -138,12 +162,17 @@ async def _compose_track(request: str | None = None, *, check_limit: bool = True
         _set_generation(busy=True, phase="composing", title=plan.title)
         track = LyriaEngine(cfg).generate(plan)
         q.add(track)
+        q.play_id(track.plan.id)
         rs = load_radio_settings(lyria_model=cfg.lyria_model)
         cost = cost_per_track(cfg.lyria_model, rs.costs.__dict__)
         record_generation(cfg.output_dir, cost, track.plan.id, track.plan.title)
         np = q.now_playing()
         _, budget = _can_generate_today(cfg)
-        _set_generation(busy=False)
+        _set_generation(
+            busy=False,
+            title=track.plan.title,
+            completed_id=track.plan.id,
+        )
         return {
             "status": "ok",
             "source": "generated",
@@ -262,8 +291,30 @@ async def patch_settings(body: SettingsPatch) -> dict:
 
 
 @app.post("/api/generate")
-async def generate_track() -> dict:
-    return await _compose_track()
+async def generate_track(background: BackgroundTasks) -> dict:
+    """Start generation in background — poll /api/stats for progress and ready state."""
+    cfg = _get_config()
+    if _generating:
+        return {
+            "status": "busy",
+            "message": "Already generating a track",
+            "generation": _generation_state,
+        }
+    ok, budget = _can_generate_today(cfg)
+    if not ok:
+        return {
+            "status": "limit",
+            "message": f"Daily limit reached ({budget['max_per_day']} new songs)",
+            "budget": budget,
+        }
+    background.add_task(_background_compose, None)
+    return {
+        "status": "accepted",
+        "generating": True,
+        "message": "Generating — planning then Lyria compose (~30–90s)",
+        "budget": budget,
+        "generation": _generation_state,
+    }
 
 
 @app.post("/api/shuffle/next")
diff --git a/taste_seeds.json b/taste_seeds.json
index d4d1bc5..7bdb95d 100644
--- a/taste_seeds.json
+++ b/taste_seeds.json
@@ -9,64 +9,61 @@
     "Your Top Songs 2025"
   ],
   "artists": [
+    "Bonobo",
+    "Jon Hopkins",
     "Karsh Kale",
     "Transglobal Underground",
     "Baaba Maal",
     "Thievery Corporation",
+    "Mungo's Hi Fi",
     "islandman",
     "Kaya Project",
-    "Blanco White",
     "Shye Ben Tzur",
     "Anoushka Shankar",
-    "Jon Hopkins",
     "Glass Beams",
     "Francis Bebey",
-    "Mungo's Hi Fi",
     "Matthew Halsall"
   ],
   "albums": [
-    { "title": "Garip", "artist": "Altın Gün", "vibe": "Anadolu psych-folk, bağlama, fuzzy warmth" },
+    { "title": "Migration", "artist": "Bonobo", "vibe": "lush melodic downtempo, beautiful ethnic electronica, organic samples" },
+    { "title": "Singularity", "artist": "Jon Hopkins", "vibe": "modern electronica meets organic world, euphoric builds" },
     { "title": "Estuaire", "artist": "Ablaye Cissoko", "vibe": "kora, West African elegance, spacious" },
     { "title": "Mirage", "artist": "Glass Beams", "vibe": "psychedelic instrumental, Middle Eastern tint" },
-    { "title": "African Electronic Music 1975-1982", "artist": "Francis Bebey", "vibe": "early African electronic, playful hypnotic" },
-    { "title": "Singularity", "artist": "Jon Hopkins", "vibe": "modern electronica meets organic world — lush synth builds, immersive pulse, euphoric cinematic" }
+    { "title": "African Electronic Music 1975-1982", "artist": "Francis Bebey", "vibe": "early African electronic, playful hypnotic" }
   ],
-  "preference": "Modern electronica meets ethnic fusion — Jon Hopkins Singularity, Karsh Kale, Dervish Trans. Turkish folk no.",
+  "preference": "Techno-ethnic — Bonobo-beautiful electronica meets Jamaica dub, Sahara, Mongolia overtone vocals, Urdu colour. Cross-cultural blends, not single-nation folk.",
   "reference_tracks": [
-    { "title": "Singularity", "artist": "Jon Hopkins", "vibe": "lush arpeggiated synths, organic percussion, euphoric builds, modern electronic meets world" },
-    { "title": "Emerald Rush", "artist": "Jon Hopkins", "vibe": "driving hypnotic electronica, pulsing bass, immersive forward momentum" },
+    { "title": "Kerala", "artist": "Bonobo", "vibe": "lush downtempo, beautiful world electronica" },
+    { "title": "Singularity", "artist": "Jon Hopkins", "vibe": "lush synths, organic percussion, euphoric electronic meets world" },
+    { "title": "Milan", "artist": "Karsh Kale", "vibe": "tabla electronica, sitar-synth fusion" },
     { "title": "Dervish Trans", "artist": "Transglobal Underground", "vibe": "dervish trance breaks, hypnotic ethnic pulse" },
-    { "title": "Milan", "artist": "Karsh Kale", "vibe": "tabla electronica, sitar-synth fusion, driving world breakbeat" }
+    { "title": "Boboyillo", "artist": "Baaba Maal", "vibe": "Sahara Sahel warmth, rolling desert pulse" }
+  ],
+  "cultural_palette": [
+    "Jamaica — dub spring reverb, reggae-dub bass culture",
+    "Sahara / Sahel — desert warmth, kora, griot colour",
+    "Mongolia — overtone throat singing as ethereal wordless layer",
+    "Urdu — poetic male vocal colour in fusion (not Bollywood pop)",
+    "and more — always blended, always beautiful"
   ],
   "genres": [
+    "techno-ethnic",
+    "bonobo-style downtempo",
+    "ethnic dub",
+    "jamaican dub",
+    "sahel electronica",
     "modern electronica",
-    "ambient techno meets world",
-    "ethnic fusion",
-    "ethnic chill",
     "dubtronica",
     "world dub",
     "trip-hop",
-    "global fusion jazz",
-    "afro-dub",
-    "cinematic electronic",
-    "psychedelic world"
+    "global fusion"
   ],
   "tracks": [
     {
       "title": "Boboyillo",
       "artists": ["Baaba Maal", "Rougi"],
       "album": "Being",
-      "vibe": "Sahel warmth, rolling desert pulse, call-and-response, spiritual but danceable"
-    },
-    {
-      "title": "Olalla",
-      "artists": ["Blanco White"],
-      "vibe": "melancholic indie folk, Spanish ether, intimate late-night"
-    },
-    {
-      "title": "Daily Mix 01",
-      "artists": ["BALTHVS", "Pentagram", "Cem Karaca"],
-      "vibe": "Turkish rock and psych crossover"
+      "vibe": "Sahara Sahel warmth, rolling desert pulse, spiritual but danceable"
     },
     {
       "title": "Daily Mix 03",
@@ -76,7 +73,7 @@
     {
       "title": "Daily Mix 04",
       "artists": ["Shye Ben Tzur", "Anoushka Shankar"],
-      "vibe": "Indian classical fusion, devotional texture, world spiritual"
+      "vibe": "Urdu-Indian fusion, devotional texture, world spiritual — not pop"
     }
   ]
 }