• theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      5·
      2 months ago

      I browse and occasionally contribute as you know but I really think the community would benefit from some organisation in the form of post title rules over there.

      Having a standardised “artist - track title” format or even “artist - track title (genre)” seen as it is such a varied selection over there would really make the browsing experience a lot better than a massive list of just song names in my opinion.

      I was going to make a post on the community about this but seen as I see you here I thought I’d just make the suggestion directly to you. I think it would be a positive thing for the community going forward :)

      • FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyzEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        There’s definitely merit in what you’re saying but I’m also fine with it staying how it is.

        The idea is that it should be easy to share what you have on, but we’re all using different services. IMO the easiest thing is using Lemmy’s title filling feature which is the song name by default with Spotify links. I believe the other services like YouTube and tidal work similarly.

        Many of the posts in that community are made by members while they are working, which also makes me hesitant to enforce title rules on them. Quick and easy posts are easy to blast out when all you have is a second or two. Maybe in time as it becomes more than just a handful of people posting it should be revisited.

        FWIW I’m ok with the communities I create never becoming popular on Lemmy. Most are created for a small group of friends to mess around on where other services don’t fit the bill. I’d much rather have fun posting when the mood strikes than worry about fitting a particular posting guideline. If like-minded people happen to join in, awesome. If not, we were having fun before and we’ll continue to have fun without them!

        • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          3·
          2 months ago

          Yeh fair enough, just thought I’d give some feedback from my perspective, I appreciate not everyone uses it in the same way.

          Either way I’ll carry on posting occasionally :D

          • FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyzEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            Constructive criticism or meaningful suggestions should be welcomed imo, and when opinions differ reactions like yours are some of the best. I appreciate that you aren’t hellbent on everyone fitting in the same box! Seriously, thank you for the civil interactions!

            Footnote- I typed out a long-winded post about fediverse philosophy and decided this isn’t the place for it. Maybe in another thread.

  • henchman2019@lemmy.worldEnglish
    152·
    2 months ago

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

    • tetris11@lemmy.ml
      5·
      2 months ago

      It chases you down a dark alleyway and has its way with you? That’s dark, man.

      • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
        3·
        2 months ago

        Its just you hear it on the radio or when your at someplace or whatnot. happenstance. My condo had painters and I asked a guy what song he was playing when I walked by.

    • Tiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      2·
      2 months ago

      That’s really it. I don’t really seek out new music, as much as I happen to stumble upon it. My music library is intense and what I listen to changes frequently.

  • TheBananaKing@lemmy.world
    8·
    2 months 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.

    • PrimeMinisterKeyes@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months 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.

  • macabrett[they/them]@lemmy.ml
    5·
    2 months 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.

    • doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml
      2·
      2 months ago

      Different pronunciation. Kanye’s ye is “yay” while the plural second person pronoun “ye” is pronounce like “Yee”

      • doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml
        1·
        2 months ago

        Are you Irish? Those are the only people I’ve heard use “ye” for the plural “you”. Which is a shame, because it has a nice ring to it. Ye and Y’all are like yin and yang

  • LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 months 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.

  • Dessalines@lemmy.ml
    5·
    2 months ago

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

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
    5·
    2 months ago

    Bandcamp mostly. They do writeups sometimes like “the best metal from Colorado” or “a deep dive into acid jazz”. They seem to be human written too and not ai slop, at least in the past.

    Also seeing who’s playing with who. If I like band A, and band B is opening for them, well I’ll check out band B. I saw “Year of the Cobra” play with “The Well” and it was a good show, and I bought their album.

    • jan75@lemmy.ml
      1·
      2 months ago

      Yup, Bandcamp. You can also click on “Genres”, then clicking on any genre will propose further subgenres. So currently i’m in a atmospheric black metal phase. Going to “metal”, “black Metal”, then “atmospheric black metal” shows me bands i might like.

      Obviously genres are very fluid and sometimes subjective, but as a general tool to find music they work for me.

  • pr06lefs@lemmy.ml
    4·
    2 months 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.