If you’re fortunate enough to live near a well-funded library, you can peruse their new arrivals section for CDs. That’s how I discover new artists
Comment on Why I Ditched Spotify, and How I Set Up My Own Music Stack
superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
My issue is discovery. I’ll take a look at what they’ve done here, but ive never been able to implement a reliable discovery process into my workflow. I still use local music, but my wife is not going to switch until I get at least some reliable and effective discovery built.
vhstape@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
Doorknob@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Communities, friends, family and media are your discovery algorithm! Get involved in things. It makes your music acquisitions meaningful and makes the experience of discovering and listening to music so much better.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I discover new music through Discord groups, YouTube, and Internet radio.
SpatchyIsOnline@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I scrobble all my navidrome activity to listenbrainz, which gives a weeks playlist of recommendations. You might have to wait a few weeks before it can establish your tastes depending on how much music you play.
superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
But I need to get those recommendations to automatically populate into playlist in my music app so its all in one place. Thats the challenge. Providing a close to as good service as Spotify.
Darohan@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
This post from the self-hosted community is probably what you’re looking for, then
Dry_Monk@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The thing that flipped it for me was realizing the Spotify algorithm isn’t actually about discovering new music, it’s about driving profit. Idealism aside, what that tactically means for music discovery is the recommendations are based primarily around what they want to play, and then secondarily around what you might like.
It means that you’re only discovering a subset of music you might like that is profitable to Spotify and their big record label partners.
After realizing that, the Spotify algorithm lost a lot of interest for me. Now I use SomaFM to discover new music. They do curated music channels in a bunch of different genres, and I find that the DJs have a similar taste to mine, so I hear a good amount of new music I’m into.
axx@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
This is spot on (pun intended).
axx@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
No, you don’t need that. You want it because it’s convenient and we live in a consumerist society where everything “needs” to be “frictionless”. Intentionally clicking on an artist’s bandcamp page to listen to a recommendation is fine. It’s a lot easier than mail order or taking the bus to the record store to buy a copy.
I get what you’re saying, but we need to question the parameters of the challenges more often.
superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I didn’t say i needed it personally, I need it if I’m going to get my family members to drop Spotify for my service.
BlushedPotatoPlayers@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
You don’t need those either. You can learn to play an instrument, enjoy music on the Sunday mass, or wait until the local troubadour visits your place.
It’s just easier with the record store.
5too@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Just went through this with both kids… The word “need” always implies a goal. “I need x (to do y)”. Without context, the goal is generally either survival, or more often, comfort: “I need a drink.” “I need a break.”
When you’re speaking in the context of doing something, as superglue was, that becomes the implied goal. “I need those recommendations to automatically populate (in order for my wife to be comfortable using this)”.
null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 2 weeks ago
This is the way