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thegreatself OP t1_j2njs2r wrote

Reply to comment by Malice_n_Flames in The auto-mod and (lack of) general moderation on this sub is an absolute joke. by thegreatself

This is okay to a point - past it you benefit from some manual input.

It can be kind of mindless to just let a machine pick things for you based on your previous habits because it can feed this ouroboros-like cycle of endless similarity.

I've had to 'Ignore' multiple songs I genuinely liked because the algorithm just kept feeding them to me over and over - and over - and then one more time because obviously I liked it so much.

So yeah, Spotify has been on-point with a lot of recommendations but it can be more engaging and rewarding to do a little legwork yourself, so to speak - or at least feel like you've done some.

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Poignee t1_j2nn98n wrote

I'm at this point too now with Spotify. I hate making playlists and am always looking for something new, but lately most radios just have the same songs as the previous ones and I listen to that until a new ear worm slips in and I go to that song's radio.

I didn't know about Every Noise At Once until your post, but I'm going to explore it to find new songs from my country and province that I have been less exposed to.

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thegreatself OP t1_j2npndm wrote

Enjoy! Whenever I get in one of those slumps I try to pick something for myself, outside of Spotify's influence. I also found Sputnikmusic and Rateyourmusic extremely useful - you can find the most obscure stuff catalogued and reviewed on both.

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Malice_n_Flames t1_j2ns08g wrote

The vast majority of the artists Apple recommends to me I have never heard of. So I listen to the first 20 seconds of the track. Then jump forward a bit. If I like it I add to my library then explore the artists albums. If I don’t like the track I’ll skip to the next one. It’s a great way to discover new stuff. For example folk music. I know Bob Dylan and maybe one other artist. The auto play introduced me to all kinds of folk music by artists that were never big. I do the same thing with hip hop/rock/techno/tyc

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