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Re: Every Noise at Once

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Post by at_a_remove »

ulrikrasmussen wrote: post #17
jvm_ wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

/r/listentothis is good for finding different genres, and usually a good song from that category as well.

And /r/ifyoulikeblank for querying the hivemind for suggestions for other stuff that you might like.

This has been a great site for exploring various microgenres.

I forget which service offers this -- is it Pandora? Sometimes I have some pretty hyper-specific requests that I have a hard time describing, and most of the "if you liked X you will probably like Y" are entirely too clunky for it.

Re: Every Noise at Once

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Post by unanswered »

Because I consider myself not to have enough time to truly explore music, I'm disappointed that Spotify (same data as this) does not make it easier to discover music that's similar to my music, but different. No matter how I use its "radio" feature it's very rare that I find a truly unique branch to explore that doesn't just lead back to the same artists, or at least to the same sub-genre.

Unfortunately I don't see the common theme in music I like represented in the two dimensions chosen for this representation, so it doesn't help terribly much. Given I like (per this data) "Celtic" and "neo-mellow", it turns out "japanese guitar" and "pop rock" aren't actually the correct next steps for me...

Re: Every Noise at Once

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Post by lifthrasiir »

teraflop wrote: post #22

This is awesome. I can't help but feel that "bemani" is badly misclassified compared to its immediate neighbors, though.

> I can't help but feel that "bemani" is badly misclassified compared to its immediate neighbors, though.

It is not even a genre [1]. How it ended up there is a mystery to me.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemani

Re: Every Noise at Once

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Post by JKCalhoun »

unanswered wrote: post #23

Because I consider myself not to have enough time to truly explore music, I'm disappointed that Spotify (same data as this) does not make it easier to discover music that's similar to my music, but different . No matter how I use its "radio" feature it's very rare that I find a truly unique branch to explore that doesn't just lead back to the same artists, or at least to the same sub-genre. Unfortunately I don't see…

Start with an obscure artist: various sites will then recommend "Radiohead". Yeah, I think I heard of them.

How about recommending other obscure stuff rather than funneling everything into mainstream?

I feel like they find other users that like the same artist, then look for other artists these users also like ... it ferrets out the lowest common denominator.

Re: Every Noise at Once

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Post by superjan »

This site and the spotify playlists that it makes, has rekindled my interest in music after being dormant for more than a decade. Never expected that computer generated playlists could be good. Highly recommended.

Re: Every Noise at Once

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Post by frabcus »

Is there anywhere with a writeup of how this works - how it was generated and the data feeding it was generated?

I've seen the description at the bottom of the page, but would like more detail!

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