Comment on Why I Ditched Spotify, and How I Set Up My Own Music Stack | LeshiCodes

• Creat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It’s the opposite for me. I don’t want to read about music. I just want to listen to music that I don’t know yet but an likely to like. I don’t want too dig around. The algorithms you dislike do something that no article or podcast can: give me personally tailored recommendations.

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  • mrdown@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    An algorithm has zero concept of artistic quality . I also want to always extends my taste and not the opposite

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    • Creat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’m aware it has no concept of artistic quality. But I also don’t care about the quality of music, especially if perceived by some journalist. I only care if I like music. Some of it is intricately composed, masterfully performed. Some is pop, or generic/simple house.

      I have discovered entire genres with the algorithms you seem to think only give narrowing recommendations. Some people probably listened to those and something I liked.

      Let me repeat again: I have discovered many, many artists for me that I literally would have no realistic chance of every hearing about in any other way. Ever!

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      • mrdown@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I’m aware it has no concept of artistic quality. But I also don’t care about the quality of music, especially if perceived by some journalist. I only care if I like music. Some of it is intricately composed, masterfully performed. Some is pop, or generic/simple house.

        The concept of artistic quality is simply subjective. I don’t think intricately composed music or complex music make a song artistically better. To me a quality song artistically song is simply and enjoyable and impactful song. My definition of impactful is wide too it make me a song with really serious subject matter or simply a funny simple song that could me feel better mentally .

        While i enjoy an journalist talking about a song and album it doesn’t mean i will trust his opinion but i prefer that than an non human telling me what it think is music i would enjoy. Someone may talk negatively about a music and explain why he hate it and i may find the think he hated is what will make me enjoy the song he dislike

        I have discovered entire genres with the algorithms you seem to think only give narrowing recommendations. Some people probably listened to those and something I liked.

        I read Bandcamp daily to know about some obscure genre . It is again just my preference, i will always prefer human recommendation

        Let me repeat again: I have discovered many, many artists for me that I literally would have no realistic chance of every hearing about in any other way. Ever!

        Same but without relying on an algorithm

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