diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/tempo/repository/SongRepository.java b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/tempo/repository/SongRepository.java
index a40b3c97..4457d37b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/tempo/repository/SongRepository.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/tempo/repository/SongRepository.java
@@ -6,17 +6,22 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 import com.cappielloantonio.tempo.App;
 import com.cappielloantonio.tempo.subsonic.base.ApiResponse;
 import com.cappielloantonio.tempo.subsonic.models.Child;
+import com.cappielloantonio.tempo.subsonic.models.SubsonicResponse;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 import retrofit2.Call;
 import retrofit2.Callback;
 import retrofit2.Response;
 
 public class SongRepository {
-    private static final String TAG = "SongRepository";
+
+    public interface MediaCallbackInternal {
+        void onSongsAvailable(List<Child> songs);
+    }
 
     public MutableLiveData<List<Child>> getStarredSongs(boolean random, int size) {
         MutableLiveData<List<Child>> starredSongs = new MutableLiveData<>(Collections.emptyList());
@@ -42,219 +47,228 @@ public class SongRepository {
                     }
 
                     @Override
-                    public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
-
-                    }
+                    public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {}
                 });
 
         return starredSongs;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Used by ViewModels. Updates the LiveData list incrementally as songs are found.
+     */
     public MutableLiveData<List<Child>> getInstantMix(String id, int count) {
-        MutableLiveData<List<Child>> instantMix = new MutableLiveData<>();
+        MutableLiveData<List<Child>> instantMix = new MutableLiveData<>(new ArrayList<>());
 
-        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false)
-                .getBrowsingClient()
-                .getSimilarSongs2(id, count)
-                .enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
-                    @Override
-                    public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
-                        if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getSimilarSongs2() != null) {
-                            instantMix.setValue(response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getSimilarSongs2().getSongs());
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    @Override
-                    public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
-                        instantMix.setValue(null);
-                    }
-                });
+        performSmartMix(id, count, songs -> {
+            List<Child> current = instantMix.getValue();
+            if (current != null) {
+                for (Child s : songs) {
+                    if (!current.contains(s)) current.add(s);
+                }
+                instantMix.postValue(current);
+            }
+        });
 
         return instantMix;
     }
 
-    public MutableLiveData<List<Child>> getRandomSample(int number, Integer fromYear, Integer toYear) {
-        MutableLiveData<List<Child>> randomSongsSample = new MutableLiveData<>();
+    /**
+     * Overloaded method used by other Repositories
+     */
+    public void getInstantMix(String id, int count, MediaCallbackInternal callback) {
+        performSmartMix(id, count, callback);
+    }
 
+    private void performSmartMix(final String id, final int count, final MediaCallbackInternal callback) {
         App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false)
-                .getAlbumSongListClient()
-                .getRandomSongs(number, fromYear, toYear)
+                .getBrowsingClient()
+                .getSimilarSongs(id, count)
                 .enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
                     @Override
                     public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
-                        List<Child> songs = new ArrayList<>();
-
-                        if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getRandomSongs() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getRandomSongs().getSongs() != null) {
-                            songs.addAll(response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getRandomSongs().getSongs());
+                        List<Child> songs = extractSongs(response, "similarSongs");
+                        if (!songs.isEmpty()) {
+                            callback.onSongsAvailable(songs);
+                        }
+                        if (songs.size() < count / 2) {
+                            fetchContextAndSeed(id, count, callback);
                         }
-
-                        randomSongsSample.setValue(songs);
                     }
 
                     @Override
                     public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
-
+                        fetchContextAndSeed(id, count, callback);
                     }
                 });
+    }
 
+    private void fetchContextAndSeed(final String id, final int count, final MediaCallbackInternal callback) {
+        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false)
+                .getBrowsingClient()
+                .getAlbum(id)
+                .enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
+                        if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getAlbum() != null) {
+                            List<Child> albumSongs = response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getAlbum().getSongs();
+                            if (albumSongs != null && !albumSongs.isEmpty()) {
+                                callback.onSongsAvailable(new ArrayList<>(albumSongs));
+                                String seedArtistId = albumSongs.get(0).getArtistId();
+                                fetchSimilarByArtist(seedArtistId, count, callback);
+                                return;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        fillWithRandom(count, callback);
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
+                        fillWithRandom(count, callback);
+                    }
+                });
+    }
+
+    private void fetchSimilarByArtist(String artistId, final int count, final MediaCallbackInternal callback) {
+        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false)
+                .getBrowsingClient()
+                .getSimilarSongs2(artistId, count)
+                .enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
+                        List<Child> similar = extractSongs(response, "similarSongs2");
+                        if (!similar.isEmpty()) {
+                            callback.onSongsAvailable(similar);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    @Override public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {}
+                });
+    }
+
+    private void fillWithRandom(int target, final MediaCallbackInternal callback) {
+        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false)
+                .getAlbumSongListClient()
+                .getRandomSongs(target, null, null)
+                .enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
+                        callback.onSongsAvailable(extractSongs(response, "randomSongs"));
+                    }
+                    @Override public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {}
+                });
+    }
+
+    private List<Child> extractSongs(Response<ApiResponse> response, String type) {
+        if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null) {
+            SubsonicResponse res = response.body().getSubsonicResponse();
+            List<Child> list = null;
+            if (type.equals("similarSongs") && res.getSimilarSongs() != null) {
+                list = res.getSimilarSongs().getSongs();
+            } else if (type.equals("similarSongs2") && res.getSimilarSongs2() != null) {
+                list = res.getSimilarSongs2().getSongs();
+            } else if (type.equals("randomSongs") && res.getRandomSongs() != null) {
+                list = res.getRandomSongs().getSongs();
+            }
+            return (list != null) ? list : new ArrayList<>();
+        }
+        return new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+    public MutableLiveData<List<Child>> getRandomSample(int number, Integer fromYear, Integer toYear) {
+        MutableLiveData<List<Child>> randomSongsSample = new MutableLiveData<>();
+        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false).getAlbumSongListClient().getRandomSongs(number, fromYear, toYear).enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
+            @Override public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
+                List<Child> songs = new ArrayList<>();
+                if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getRandomSongs() != null) {
+                    songs.addAll(Objects.requireNonNull(response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getRandomSongs().getSongs()));
+                }
+                randomSongsSample.setValue(songs);
+            }
+            @Override public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {}
+        });
         return randomSongsSample;
     }
 
     public MutableLiveData<List<Child>> getRandomSampleWithGenre(int number, Integer fromYear, Integer toYear, String genre) {
         MutableLiveData<List<Child>> randomSongsSample = new MutableLiveData<>();
-
-        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false)
-                .getAlbumSongListClient()
-                .getRandomSongs(number, fromYear, toYear, genre)
-                .enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
-                    @Override
-                    public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
-                        List<Child> songs = new ArrayList<>();
-
-                        if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getRandomSongs() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getRandomSongs().getSongs() != null) {
-                            songs.addAll(response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getRandomSongs().getSongs());
-                        }
-
-                        randomSongsSample.setValue(songs);
-                    }
-
-                    @Override
-                    public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
-
-                    }
-                });
-
+        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false).getAlbumSongListClient().getRandomSongs(number, fromYear, toYear, genre).enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
+            @Override public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
+                List<Child> songs = new ArrayList<>();
+                if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getRandomSongs() != null) {
+                    songs.addAll(Objects.requireNonNull(response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getRandomSongs().getSongs()));
+                }
+                randomSongsSample.setValue(songs);
+            }
+            @Override public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {}
+        });
         return randomSongsSample;
     }
 
     public void scrobble(String id, boolean submission) {
-        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false)
-                .getMediaAnnotationClient()
-                .scrobble(id, submission)
-                .enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
-                    @Override
-                    public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
-
-                    }
-
-                    @Override
-                    public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
-
-                    }
-                });
+        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false).getMediaAnnotationClient().scrobble(id, submission).enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
+            @Override public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {}
+            @Override public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {}
+        });
     }
 
     public void setRating(String id, int rating) {
-        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false)
-                .getMediaAnnotationClient()
-                .setRating(id, rating)
-                .enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
-                    @Override
-                    public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
-
-                    }
-
-                    @Override
-                    public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
-
-                    }
-                });
+        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false).getMediaAnnotationClient().setRating(id, rating).enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
+            @Override public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {}
+            @Override public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {}
+        });
     }
 
     public MutableLiveData<List<Child>> getSongsByGenre(String id, int page) {
         MutableLiveData<List<Child>> songsByGenre = new MutableLiveData<>();
-
-        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false)
-                .getAlbumSongListClient()
-                .getSongsByGenre(id, 100, 100 * page)
-                .enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
-                    @Override
-                    public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
-                        if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getSongsByGenre() != null) {
-                            songsByGenre.setValue(response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getSongsByGenre().getSongs());
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    @Override
-                    public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
-
-                    }
-                });
-
+        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false).getAlbumSongListClient().getSongsByGenre(id, 100, 100 * page).enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
+            @Override public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
+                if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getSongsByGenre() != null) {
+                    songsByGenre.setValue(response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getSongsByGenre().getSongs());
+                }
+            }
+            @Override public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {}
+        });
         return songsByGenre;
     }
 
     public MutableLiveData<List<Child>> getSongsByGenres(ArrayList<String> genresId) {
         MutableLiveData<List<Child>> songsByGenre = new MutableLiveData<>();
-
-        for (String id : genresId)
-            App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false)
-                    .getAlbumSongListClient()
-                    .getSongsByGenre(id, 500, 0)
-                    .enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
-                        @Override
-                        public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
-                            List<Child> songs = new ArrayList<>();
-
-                            if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getSongsByGenre() != null) {
-                                songs.addAll(response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getSongsByGenre().getSongs());
-                            }
-
-                            songsByGenre.setValue(songs);
-                        }
-
-                        @Override
-                        public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
-
-                        }
-                    });
-
+        for (String id : genresId) {
+            App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false).getAlbumSongListClient().getSongsByGenre(id, 500, 0).enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
+                @Override public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
+                    List<Child> songs = new ArrayList<>();
+                    if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getSongsByGenre() != null) {
+                        songs.addAll(Objects.requireNonNull(response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getSongsByGenre().getSongs()));
+                    }
+                    songsByGenre.setValue(songs);
+                }
+                @Override public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {}
+            });
+        }
         return songsByGenre;
     }
 
     public MutableLiveData<Child> getSong(String id) {
         MutableLiveData<Child> song = new MutableLiveData<>();
-
-        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false)
-                .getBrowsingClient()
-                .getSong(id)
-                .enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
-                    @Override
-                    public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
-                        if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null) {
-                            song.setValue(response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getSong());
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    @Override
-                    public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
-
-                    }
-                });
-
+        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false).getBrowsingClient().getSong(id).enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
+            @Override public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
+                if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null) {
+                    song.setValue(response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getSong());
+                }
+            }
+            @Override public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {}
+        });
         return song;
     }
 
     public MutableLiveData<String> getSongLyrics(Child song) {
         MutableLiveData<String> lyrics = new MutableLiveData<>(null);
-
-        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false)
-                .getMediaRetrievalClient()
-                .getLyrics(song.getArtist(), song.getTitle())
-                .enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
-                    @Override
-                    public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
-                        if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getLyrics() != null) {
-                            lyrics.setValue(response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getLyrics().getValue());
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    @Override
-                    public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
-
-                    }
-                });
-
+        App.getSubsonicClientInstance(false).getMediaRetrievalClient().getLyrics(song.getArtist(), song.getTitle()).enqueue(new Callback<ApiResponse>() {
+            @Override public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Response<ApiResponse> response) {
+                if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null && response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getLyrics() != null) {
+                    lyrics.setValue(response.body().getSubsonicResponse().getLyrics().getValue());
+                }
+            }
+            @Override public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ApiResponse> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {}
+        });
         return lyrics;
     }
-}
+}
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