[magnetowasright]

I don't use spotify (primarily buy CDs and use ipod classics, also records because I am a cliche) and this made me think of the articles about the guy who was one of the most listened artists on spotify (piano for study/concentration type stuff iirc?) and he got punished or something because he was publishing under several names? I couldn't quite find that or what actually happened, but I did stumble upon this Wikipedia page about controversy over fake artists on spotify[0] that suggests some of those are commissioned by spotify.

The only feature of spotify that I've ever been interested in was discovering new and new to me music. I'm not interested in AI slop though, and I can't imagine a lot of people would be (maybe the background noise use case don't mind so much which is fair, I suppose). Is this going to get to a tipping point with spotify for it to go under (or lose a LOAD of value), or is it going to be like 'smart' TVs where non-'smart' TVs essentially don't exist because almost all manufacturers have realised they can make more money from forcing ads and spyware? I see that it's been a problem for nigh on a decade according to that Wikipedia page but with the floodgates for AI feel a lot more open than they used to.

Kinda related, does anybody use soundcloud any more? Just interesting that it seemed hugely popular and was then derided (terms like 'soundcloud rapper') and I haven't heard about it in a while.

I suppose netflix still exists despite derision for their awful originals, killing the good originals, and having little content (especially internationally!).

Spotify will be fine, especially with how little they pay artists, but it's probably a shame for a lot of users.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversy_over_fake_artists_...

[r3trohack3r]

I built this to satisfy the new music itch: https://audile.blankenship.io/

Every time you load the page it recommends a random album from Deezer’s catalog. The algorithm is pretty silly: loop Math.random() * MAX_ID until you find an album id that actually exists and return it.

The goal was to recreate that feeling you’d get going down to someone’s basement and thumbing through an old record collection.

Also 1001 Albums to Listen To Before You Die is a pretty decent collection of canonical albums from the record industry that’ll keep you busy for quite a while.

[JansjoFromIkea]

Part of that feeling involves piecing together that person's tastes and whether you can be bothered digging deeper into their collection. A more accurate recreation of that feeling might be to pick a random user with a large collection (or maybe a couple of users that are mutual friends) and select from their owned albums? Discogs would potentially be a better fit but you'd be veering into serious collectors there rather than a random person's basement.

I think it's neat though, enjoyed refreshing and seeing loads of weird album art!

[pugets]

What I do is use RateYourMusic.com and find people who rate albums similar to the way I do. The site even lets you build music charts and filter albums by how highly they’re rated by the users you follow.

[magnetowasright]

I love discogs. Also hate it because I spend too much money there! Serious collectors and random basement are both vibes I need in my music discovery life!

[magnetowasright]

That's really cool! I love it. I feel like I'm going to get a use out of it.

Yeah, I'm all over the lists. So many are so narrow in scope, which can be frustrating.

[zamalek]

I use SoundCloud from time to time, my taste is really niche and it works great for that (but you need to find a relevant artist first).

I recently jumped off Qobuz exclusively because of their drunk recommendation algorithm, or lack thereof (it seems I'd often end up with whatever is on the front page). I wound up on Pandora: their whole value proposition was finding music you like, and music you might like. I haven't been on Spotify in a hot minute, so I can't make a comparison, but Pandora has been pretty good.

[ysavir]

I've been using Pandora for over a decade now. Always been happy with it and it's always served great as a discovery tool.

[fragmede]

I was looking for the Pandora mention. They're what's really wanted, Spotify isn't targeting the same thing.