I'd say it's because Spotify and others don't have an incentive to let users dig that deep. They want to keep things simple, whereas sites like Discogs and Rateyourmusic are designed to let you go deep into the details.
Streaming networks need users to be able to see something they can hit Play on, not have the user click on a producer's name and see no information and no tracks.
Re:How to Find New Music
by chiefalchemist on Friday January 31, 2020 @03:30PM
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It's a graph database. Nothing esoteric by any means. I shouldn't have to know Jagger & Richards are The Glimmer Twins, or Richard D. James is the Aphex Twin.
If Streaming Service X's value add is beige recommendations - and the music industry is content with such "product placement", then they both deserve to suffer. If only that pain was 10% of my boredom.
I used to be quite happy with Spotify suggestions, but these have become much worse lately. Mostly remixes of what I already listened to. And the new app ux feels more unintuitive, adds friction (way more clicks). I am at the point where I start looking for alternative music players.
I find Spotify's suggestions closer to "Here's things we're confident you won't hate." Which makes sense if "engagement" is their measurement. But by my measurement, it's yawn-city. Beige.
My best source used to be BBC Radio Music 6. But about a year ago they shuffled their DJs, as well as the programming. Still better than Spotify, but it's rare I'm wow'ed. Previous to the change it was weekly.
p.s. I work from home. Traditonal radio often feels like a convenient proxy for human contact. Just me?