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Re: Ask HN: How do you discover music?

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Post by mcrwfrd »

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…

Another vote for bandcamp. Definitely higher effort, but also higher reward in my opinion. One of my favourite things to do is sit on the sofa with my headphones on and actively listen to a few new bandcamp discoveries. It's really fun finding a new musician deep down a rabbit hole and having to try to decide for myself whether this is good music that I want to listen to again. Sometimes it's not, and that makes this method more time consuming, but I've also found most of my favourite musicians using this method.

Another great source is the Bandcamp Weekly with Andrew Jervis. If you're looking for something curated that is a little less effort, this is a great option.

Re: Ask HN: How do you discover music?

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Post by Larrikin »

technonerd wrote: post #101
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 never really liked exploring music on Spotify the back catalog was non existent for DJs putting out amazing stuff in the 90s and 00s. You get like 2010 all the way to current year. Worthless.

Do you need algorithmically curated music if you're only interested in music that is decades old, especially DJ remixes? Looking through historic DJ set list or even just listening to new sets from old DJs seems like it would be much faster.

Spotify is great for recommendations of licensed content that is new. I rarely feel there is some small or big hit I'm missing in the genres I like, but it is heavily supplanted with the use of SoundCloud for sets and music that will never legally be licensed and on the platform.

Re: Ask HN: How do you discover music?

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Post by wheelinsupial »

technonerd wrote: post #89

I frantically smash the Shazam button over and over again while I loop a certain part in a live DJ set on SoundCloud. When the DJ is overlaying 2 tracks at a faster bpm, adding their own basslines and AFX, Shazam rarely works. But when it does it's like finding a diamond in the rough. Then I listen to the EP it's on A and B sides, listen to other EPs from the DJ and listen to other releases on that label. Combination…

I’ve had a little bit of success using 1001tracklists.com to identify songs from a live set.

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Post by marpstar »

skibz wrote: post #2

I used to use last.fm quite a bit. I haven't checked in a long time, but there was a great "similar artists" section on each artist page. It made finding new tunes really easy. Other than that, I try to keep up with what my friends are listening to.

I'm really bummed that the streaming services never integrated with Last.FM. I have years of scrobbling on my account from ~2006 thru 2013 and the recommendations were always amazing.

Re: Ask HN: How do you discover music?

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Post by srfwx »

marpstar wrote: post #115
skibz wrote: post #2

I used to use last.fm quite a bit. I haven't checked in a long time, but there was a great "similar artists" section on each artist page. It made finding new tunes really easy. Other than that, I try to keep up with what my friends are listening to.

I'm really bummed that the streaming services never integrated with Last.FM. I have years of scrobbling on my account from ~2006 thru 2013 and the recommendations were always amazing.

It works perfectly for me with Spotify. You can connect your account from there: https://www.last.fm/about/trackmymusic

Re: Ask HN: How do you discover music?

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Post by l72 »

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…

Another vote for bandcamp. If you are into more indie bands, try to find their label on bandcamp and subscribe to it. Many of these indie labels specialize in a very specific genre of music, and you'll often find great stuff from your favorite band's label mates.

Re: Ask HN: How do you discover music?

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Post by 10729287 »

acomjean wrote: post #104
10729287 wrote: post #20

I've been involved in punk/hardcore community for decades now and I've got my sources : friends, blogs, forums, last fm follows... For anything else I listen to the radio, especially fip.fr who expose me to Music I wouldn't think I could love. Also, i mainly listen to albums, never playlists, automated or curated ones. I don't believe in recommendation algos and don't feel the need to get into that way of discovering…

"Late Risers Club" on WMBR (MIT radio) is pretty good. They're daily 10-12 EST, but archive the shows for 2 weeks. Its less pure "punk" than it was but (Some DJs have more rock like tendencies...), but its still great. https://wmbr.org/cgi-bin/show?id=6785 they post there set lists to "Track-blaster". They have a "listen" button if its within the 2 week archive period. here is last mondays show: https://track-blaster…

Thank you ! Looks great ! Will listen to last show tonite.

Re: Ask HN: How do you discover music?

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Post by ellrob88 »

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

Are you familiar with Metalstorm? Pretty fantastic site for all things metal music related. The 'New Releases' and 'Upcoming Releases' section under 'News and Events' at the top would provide something similar to your Wikipedia page.

https://metalstorm.net/home/

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