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Re: Ask HN: How do you discover music?

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Post by _spduchamp »

capableweb wrote: post #49

Since it's not mentioned by any other comment: Bandcamp - https://bandcamp.com/ I follow a bunch of artists and labels there, and get notifications when new stuff get published by them. If I find a new artist, I usually look them up on Bandcamp, and follow the label too, looking through whatever other stuff they published. If I find a really small artist on Bandcamp, I usually look through which Bandcamp users have s…

Love bandcamp! To find new stuff I use the bandcamp search tags. Filtering by city and some niche genres (electroacoustic, drone) has found me some real treasures. Pop them in the wishlist, and then purchase the ones I can't live without. Directly communicating with the artists about their work is also pretty great.

The thing missing for me from bandcamp is the "I just want some music I like" button. It is much more of a curated album listing experience. I would love to be able to make/share some long playlists on Bandcamp.

Re: Ask HN: How do you discover music?

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Post by r721 »

dotancohen wrote: post #46
throwaway576652 wrote: post #40

I use Wikipedia to check out all albums that are being released. I listen to metal, so I'm frequently visiting this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_in_heavy_metal_music

If you've got any recommendations for someone who has been listening to Rust in Peace for decades and can't find any good albums after Trendkill, I'd love a suggestion. Thanks.

Try Vektor – Black Future (2009)

Re: Ask HN: How do you discover music?

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Post by sshine »

wdutch wrote: post #58
sshine wrote: post #19

I discover music through Spotify. You could say "Spotify's algorithm", but you need to help it. It is more their links between artists that I use, and the general availability of a lot of artists. (Not as many as on YouTube.) If I have found a lot of great, new music this week, next week's "Discover Weekly" and the albums recommended in "Home" are better. Most of the music I find is by looking at the tracks I'm alrea…

I make extensive use of the Spotify algorithm to discover the music I want to listen to based on my own idea of what it should sound like. For example if I want some music with a house beat but folky feel to it, then I'll create a playlist and 'seed' it with some house music and some folk music; about 10 tracks total. Then I'll scroll to the very bottom of the playlist and go through the Recommended Songs. Spotify is…

I also make use of “song radio”, i.e. auto-generate a playlist based on a single song.

I might call your method “playlist radio”, and I don’t use it as often.

However, judging by how many songs on these recommender radios that I’ve already liked, I think that recommendations are somehow always based on a vector.

Re: Ask HN: How do you discover music?

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Post by skiddo »

https://rateyourmusic.com/ - The most user-driven and comprehensive music database I've come across (except maybe discogs). The site is great for choosing what material to start with if you are exploring a new artist. It is also a treasure trove of charts and all-around music data to explore.

https://www.last.fm/ - Yes, this site still exists and still has somewhat of a community. It is my secondary driver for finding new music these days. I look at what the folks I follow are listening to and use tags to find new artists with commonalities. Been scrobbling on and off for about 15 years. Would have never found a proper Soul Coughing analog if not for this service (MC 900 Ft. Jesus).

While it’s probably taboo to recommend a 4chan board - /mu/ can have excellent content if you look hard enough for it (last.fm , /prod/, /chart/ threads).

Here is a dump of blogs I've checked out for inspiration: http://1000flights.blogspot.com/ | https://nostalgie-de-la-boue.blogspot.com | https://monrakplengthai.blogspot.com/ | https://phyuniwarpyarmusic.blogspot.com | https://neosamzpoke.blogspot.com/ | https://bodegapop.blogspot.com/ | https://foundtapes.blogspot.com/ | https://disorderareyouexperienced.blogspot.com/ | https://norecordshopsleft.blogspot.com/ | http://tapeattack.blogspot.com/ |https://dieordiy2.blogspot.com/ | https://oriental-traditional-music.blogspot.com/ | http://soi48.blogspot.com/ | http://madrotter-treasure-hunt.blogspot.com/ | http://public-embarrassment-blues.blogspot.com/ | https://moroccantapestash.blogspot.com | https://oriental-traditional-music.blogspot.com/

Re: Ask HN: How do you discover music?

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Post by elefantastisch »

Nic0 wrote: post #44

I listening only classical music here is some search I do. - Filter with compositor, rachmaninoff, mozart... - I filter with record label in spotify, with very specific and quality like "hamonia mundi", "erato" and others. - Select orchestra (London Symphony Orchestra, Choir of King's College) - Select musician (Baremboim, Argerich...)

Idagio is really good for classical. Much nicer browsing than Spotify.

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical also has good weekly recommendations.

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