> find new music these days like Nirvana, GNR, Metallica, or Kula Shaker?
> new music like Nirvana, GNR, Metallica, or Kula Shaker
> Nirvana, GNR, Metallica, Kula Shaker
Yikes.
Ask HN: How do you discover new music?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you discover new music?
#42https://www.jqbx.fm/ Is a good site to listen to and share music with others if you have Spotify. An alternative if you don’t have Spotify is https://turntable.fm/
I came to this thread to see if Spotify was mentioned above the fold. Surprise, it is. I can shoot myself now
Sure Spotify is mentioned alot but the two sites in this comment are entirely different recommendation sites that just use Spotify as a music source
Re: Ask HN: How do you discover new music?
#43Believe it or not, Wikipedia. Lately I did a burst of discovery around Japanese electronic music of the 1970s and 1980s such as Yellow Magic Orchestra, Isao Tomita and that in turn turned me on to the composer Claude Debussy.
This is all big name and massively influential stuff though. I think op is asking how to find stuff before it is a household name.
Re: Ask HN: How do you discover new music?
#44Bandcamp. The "x items in common" subheading on other profiles has been a very strong indicator of other people with music taste I may also vibe with. As a plus, they seem to be one of the more fair companies with artist distribution payments and their "Bandcamp Fridays", so buying music has a bit more of a feel good factor.
Re: Ask HN: How do you discover new music?
#45When I was a kid, it was the AM radio. Then FM became popular.
Napster is how I really started to discover new content, and started buying CDs at a prodigious rate... then the record companies started suing customers, and I stopped buying CDs.
When disk space became cheap, I ripped all my CDs to MP3. I've been using those forever.
Since then, sometimes I'll hear something on the radio, but lately it's just YouTube play lists that people share.
Re: Ask HN: How do you discover new music?
#46Usually it's one of these:
- Spotify's "Discover Weekly" playlist.
- Spotify's "Enhance Playlist" feature applied to my playlists (including the "Liked Songs" playlist).
- Friends (lots of them love music, some of them are musicians).
- Live DJ Sets on YT.
- Music compilation videos on YT.
- Artists I follow on Instagram. Some make music in niche genres and started their movements, which onboard new interesting artists from time to time. I found several cool emerging artists this way, to answer your question.
Re: Ask HN: How do you discover new music?
#47Some methods I use: - Spotify's "Discover Weekly" playlist - it's hit or miss and it gives me a lot of stuff I know about (and have listened to on their platform!). But, they also send me some cool stuff I haven't heard about. - Genre specific subreddits - broad ones like /r/music aren't great, but more niche subs have a lot of good recommendations. - Friends that also love music and know what I'm into - this one has…
You might be interested in a project I shared here on HN recently to create weekly spotify playlists automatically for each of about ~100 music subreddits, using the most popular submissions in the last week.
The main project page with a link to all the playlists is here: https://jameslawlor.github.io/reddit-playlists/
Code on Github: https://github.com/jameslawlor/reddit-playlists
Re: Ask HN: How do you discover new music?
#48I stopped using streaming services as I tend not to listen to music in the way they want. I always listen to full albums in order and tend to listen to albums on repeat. I tend to focus on my music, and want zero interruptions, so an offline, dedicated music player works best for me. I can't stand my music randomly disappearing, so I purchase it all. That means I am reliant on finding new recommendations based on som…
> I also follow a few subreddits that just post new music for very niche genres to help find some things I might have missed. I also pull these in via RSS.
You might be interested in a project I shared here on HN recently to create weekly spotify playlists automatically for each of about ~100 music subreddits, using the most popular submissions in the last week.
The main project page with a link to all the playlists is here: https://jameslawlor.github.io/reddit-playlists/
Code on Github: https://github.com/jameslawlor/reddit-playlists
Re: Ask HN: How do you discover new music?
#49You could do it they way we did it when the bands you listed were big:
- go to the record store
- talk to friends and family (and strangers) about your shared musical interests
- track down the artists and albums that influenced contemporary artists you like
Re: Ask HN: How do you discover new music?
#50My weird way is by looking at what my Tinder matches listen to. My Tinder matches have something in common with me and I notice that through their music. Thinking about it, I've learned quite a few things thanks to chats on Tinder. I jokingly call it "Tinder University"
I guess I just see lessons and stuff to learn wherever I am.