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Re: How to Find New Music

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Post by Angostura »

gfxgirl wrote: post #198
aloukissas wrote: post #147

By far, the best way I've discovered new music is through radio. Find a station with producers that you jive with and this will be a treasure chest. I was lucky enough to grow up in Athens (GR), where radio is really, really good. A big disappointment happened when I moved to SF (which, aside of KCSM - a great jazz radio - is a music radio disappointment). I was lucky to come across KCRW from LA, perhaps the best rad…

No radio stations have ever played the music I'm looking for so no, this doesn't work for me at all. The majority of stations play top 40, or top R&B/Urban (no idea what the PC description is), top country, class rock. Maybe if you live in LA or NYC there are some other stations with more eclectic selections like say KCRW in LA but I have no interest in what they play.

If you are in the UK, try BBC Radio 6 Music. Or if you have a VPN (I assume its not available from outside the the UK) https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music

Re: How to Find New Music

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Post by bump64 »

kamilszybalski wrote: post #68

I don't think this is a fair assessment of Spotify. I discover new music all the time through Spotify, here's what I do. Choose a song, artist or playlist that you really enjoy, right click and select "Go to _______ radio". Spotify will instantly generate a whole new playlist for you based on the selected song/artist/playlist. I've spent hours discovering new music this way, good luck.

Sadly it always includes songs that I have already liked in every radio that I make and it forces me to listen the same song over and over again until I hate it. I would like radio to suggest music that I haven't liked already...

Re: How to Find New Music

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Post by wreath »

aloukissas wrote: post #147

By far, the best way I've discovered new music is through radio. Find a station with producers that you jive with and this will be a treasure chest. I was lucky enough to grow up in Athens (GR), where radio is really, really good. A big disappointment happened when I moved to SF (which, aside of KCSM - a great jazz radio - is a music radio disappointment). I was lucky to come across KCRW from LA, perhaps the best rad…

This has been exactly my experience. The best music i discovered was by friend’s recommendation. Coincidentally enough, a particual individual called Eleni showed me a lot of interesting prog rock bands over the years. She is also from Greece haha!

Re: How to Find New Music

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Post by ggregoire »

gfxgirl wrote: post #198
aloukissas wrote: post #147

By far, the best way I've discovered new music is through radio. Find a station with producers that you jive with and this will be a treasure chest. I was lucky enough to grow up in Athens (GR), where radio is really, really good. A big disappointment happened when I moved to SF (which, aside of KCSM - a great jazz radio - is a music radio disappointment). I was lucky to come across KCRW from LA, perhaps the best rad…

No radio stations have ever played the music I'm looking for so no, this doesn't work for me at all. The majority of stations play top 40, or top R&B/Urban (no idea what the PC description is), top country, class rock. Maybe if you live in LA or NYC there are some other stations with more eclectic selections like say KCRW in LA but I have no interest in what they play.

Web radios have been a thing for like, what, 30 years? I can't believe there is not a single web radio playing the music you like.

Re: How to Find New Music

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Post by ajscanlan »

gfxgirl wrote: post #198
aloukissas wrote: post #147

By far, the best way I've discovered new music is through radio. Find a station with producers that you jive with and this will be a treasure chest. I was lucky enough to grow up in Athens (GR), where radio is really, really good. A big disappointment happened when I moved to SF (which, aside of KCSM - a great jazz radio - is a music radio disappointment). I was lucky to come across KCRW from LA, perhaps the best rad…

No radio stations have ever played the music I'm looking for so no, this doesn't work for me at all. The majority of stations play top 40, or top R&B/Urban (no idea what the PC description is), top country, class rock. Maybe if you live in LA or NYC there are some other stations with more eclectic selections like say KCRW in LA but I have no interest in what they play.

What kind of music are you looking for?

Re: How to Find New Music

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Post by plop_ »

gfxgirl wrote: post #198
aloukissas wrote: post #147

By far, the best way I've discovered new music is through radio. Find a station with producers that you jive with and this will be a treasure chest. I was lucky enough to grow up in Athens (GR), where radio is really, really good. A big disappointment happened when I moved to SF (which, aside of KCSM - a great jazz radio - is a music radio disappointment). I was lucky to come across KCRW from LA, perhaps the best rad…

No radio stations have ever played the music I'm looking for so no, this doesn't work for me at all. The majority of stations play top 40, or top R&B/Urban (no idea what the PC description is), top country, class rock. Maybe if you live in LA or NYC there are some other stations with more eclectic selections like say KCRW in LA but I have no interest in what they play.

I find FIP to have a pretty decent selection of music (clearly not top 40 only). https://www.fip.fr/

Re: How to Find New Music

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Post by chrisseaton »

gfxgirl wrote: post #198
aloukissas wrote: post #147

By far, the best way I've discovered new music is through radio. Find a station with producers that you jive with and this will be a treasure chest. I was lucky enough to grow up in Athens (GR), where radio is really, really good. A big disappointment happened when I moved to SF (which, aside of KCSM - a great jazz radio - is a music radio disappointment). I was lucky to come across KCRW from LA, perhaps the best rad…

No radio stations have ever played the music I'm looking for so no, this doesn't work for me at all. The majority of stations play top 40, or top R&B/Urban (no idea what the PC description is), top country, class rock. Maybe if you live in LA or NYC there are some other stations with more eclectic selections like say KCRW in LA but I have no interest in what they play.

> Maybe if you live in LA or NYC there are some other stations with more eclectic selections

Do you know that you can get radio stations over the Internet? It doesn’t matter where you physically live.

Re: How to Find New Music

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Post by silicon_wally »

Angostura wrote: post #211
gfxgirl wrote: post #198

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No radio stations have ever played the music I'm looking for so no, this doesn't work for me at all. The majority of stations play top 40, or top R&B/Urban (no idea what the PC description is), top country, class rock. Maybe if you live in LA or NYC there are some other stations with more eclectic selections like say KCRW in LA but I have no interest in what they play.

If you are in the UK, try BBC Radio 6 Music. Or if you have a VPN (I assume its not available from outside the the UK) https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music

it is available from outside the UK on the BBC website. alternatively, most (all?) of the BBC radio stream URLs can be found here [1], and consumed with e.g VLC

[1] https://gist.github.com/stengland/8705765

Re: How to Find New Music

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Post by hootbootscoot »

Well, at the risk of being downvoted and losing points in heaven: (i'm sure SOMEONE will be disturbed that I actually suggest new music in lieu of merely pontificating upon the subject of how to find new music)

I highly recommend http://ocelotmusic.com

https://ocelot.bandcamp.com

It's kind of a mix of instrumental music...

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