• henchman2019@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    29 days ago

    I quaff the grape’s nectar and doth play diverse melodies from Spotify until I chance upon a tune that pleases me.

  • TheBananaKing@lemmy.world
    6·
    29 days ago

    I spent about 20 years getting stuck in the past while the culture got away from me; I just hadn’t got into any bands since the early 2000s, and it was getting pretty sad.

    I also have pretty bad ADHD - music fucks up my ability to concentrate on language-based tasks, so I can’t just play stuff in the background while I do something else - and sitting there staring through multiple songs in a row just isn’t going to happen.

    So I had a great idea: turn it into a game.

    I nuked my youtube data completely, started again from scratch, and set out, not so much to discover new music, but to train the algorithm to fetch me cool stuff. How well can I nudge the thing into a model of stuff I tend to like?

    • Open the home feed, and start going through it
    • Reaction videos, influencers, other garbage, hit don’t recommend channel.
    • Any music videos, open in new tab
    • Rinse and repeat until I have a ridiculous number of tabs open
    • Go through each tab:
    • Skip through representative chunks of song, get at least 20 seconds of music in before making a decision
    • If you just don’t like it, close the tab and move on.
    • If you do like it:
    • If it’s not posted by the original artist account, go find the original instead if possible.
    • Hit like
    • Save to playlists for whatever genres it seems to fit, plus a catch-all list (set public, for reasons I’ll explain)
    • Open a few new tabs off the sidebar
    • If you find three solid bangers from one artist, subscribe.
    • When you run out of tabs, refresh the home feed.

    It’s adjustable to suit my attention span at the time - if I need the dopamine I just skim more, if I want to chill I let it play longer.

    It fits into spare minutes of downtime at work etc.

    I have discovered SO MUCH amazing new music, and my tastes have expanded in all kinds of directions. I’ve started not only recognizing but actually having opinions on bands I see on posters as I walk down the street, which is just plain ridiculous for me.

    I have gone down some weird and amazing rabbit holes, from Armenian music to Femtanyl.

    Probably the best thing I’ve ever done, srsly.

    Sometimes the algorithm can get stale, and you end up with a streak of bland, safe stuff that all seems the same.

    When this happens, find one of the many third-party playlist-shuffle sites (because the built-in shuffle is still horribly broken), and feed it either your main playlist or some of the genre-specific ones you feel aren’t getting enough love, and listen through a bunch of songs there to dredge up the silt. (you may need to open them in separate tabs; the embed doesn’t always update your watch history properly). And this is why the lists need to be public, so third-party sites can browse your playlists.

        • GrammarPolice@lemmy.world
          1·
          29 days ago

          Oh we’re talking about an artist?

          In all seriousness though, that is literally the most accurate description I’ve ever heard lmao. It’s crazy how popular she’s gotten considering how new she is to the orbcore/digital hardcore scene.

    • PrimeMinisterKeyes@lemmy.world
      1·
      29 days ago

      Yeah, I’ve had a realization a few days ago when I checked out about a dozen songs that had north of 10 million views on YT, but I’ve never heard of them, at all, or of the artists behind them. And all of those were from some 10 years ago. So I guess my taste in music is kind of frozen in time and I’ve been trying for a while to complete collections of “old” artists rather than getting to know new ones.
      I do get occasional inspiration from the folks at I Love Music, though.

  • pr06lefs@lemmy.ml
    5·
    29 days ago

    I’m mainly interested in old time fiddle tunes. I get them from youtube recommends sometimes, or from going to jams and hearing a cool tune, or someone I play with wants to learn a tune. I often post tunes I like on my old-time music lemmy community.

  • Dessalines@lemmy.ml
    4·
    28 days ago

    Year-end best of lists. Allmusic, pitchfork, and whatever other sites come out with best of year rankings.

  • LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world
    4·
    29 days ago

    Find a stoner buddy whose autistic special interest is music and music history. You’ll have endless recommendations for cool shit.

    Source: One of my best mates’ autistic special interest is music and music history.

    As for me personally, I like looking up music and genres specific to local areas, particularly those from other cultures. Afrobeat’s been big on my mind ever since I discovered it, and I’ve been having good luck searching through old Zamrock albums.

  • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4·
    29 days ago

    Stream online from various college music stations. Some even have themed shows so you can tune in for stuff that’s your style.

    Also, consider making a thread here about the genre you are looking for. I’ve participated in a couple here I think.

    Edit: I went through my comment history so you don’t have to go through that awful garbage to find what you’re looking for.

    Dreamy song request thread

    Last song you replayed thread

    Don’t be afraid to make your own. Peace.

  • Machinist@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    29 days ago

    I’ve been paying for a Pandora subscription for about a decade. Worth it. (Piracy is a service problem.)

    Their recommendations for similar bands, auto play, and making stations from a band or song has let me discover so much music over the years.

      • Machinist@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        29 days ago

        I mean, I have a home server setup with 32 terabytes of NAS in a RAID 5 running the *Arrs and Jellyfin pulling from Usenet. Also running Calibre and paying for Anna’s.

        Like I told a friend that got huffy with me over how I do my sailing, “I been pirating since you had babyteeth.”

        You can be prickly if you want, but increased piracy is a symptom of a service problem. If Netflix hadn’t gone to shit, I’d still be using it. I’m considering paying for Samsung’s art subscription for my TV.

        I will pay a reasonable price for convenient media. Make it difficult or expensive enough, and I’ll sail the high seas. Time is money.

  • macabrett[they/them]@lemmy.ml
    3·
    28 days ago

    I buy music on bandcamp. I check out other suggested artists from the music I’ve bought on bandcamp. I check out bandcamp dailys. I read a couple of music blogs. I look into artists who are touring with artists I already like. I look into the record labels of artists I like. That sort of stuff.