SoundCloud and Spotify recommendations – a “you loop”?

Here is the Spotify playlist which has been connected to my lifestream…

EDC Spotify playlist
EDC Spotify playlist

…and today’s recommended songs…

Spotify recommended songs
Spotify recommended songs

…which, with a few exceptions, are largely very “similar” or songs from the same albums.

My SoundCloud recommendations appear to be partly influenced by listening to a podcast from Meet The Education Researcher

SoundCloud 'Artists You Should Know'
SoundCloud ‘Artists You Should Know’
SoundCloud 'Artists You Should Know'
SoundCloud ‘Artists You Should Know’

 

Are these examples of the algorithm pushing “similar” content and perhaps also changing my perception of what I should listen to? Have I been in a “you loop“? Have my recommendations been influenced by others listening to them?