Re:A few things I’ve come to believe in my years in music tech
by prawn on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @01:59AM
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It might be that discovery via Spotify is polarising based on genre? Some people seem to hate it but like you, I find it very useful and constantly come across new tracks/artists I really like. Never had anywhere near that much success in the past sourcing new music, and certainly nowhere near as easily. Sometimes with a custom Discover Weekly playlist, I will favourite 80% of songs it pitches to me.
And I also agree on the efficiency. My first music purchase was a record, then tapes, then CDs and so on. Getting recommendations right where I listen to the music makes it trivial to add to my list - usually via the desktop app while working or via CarPlay while driving.
Release Radar was my most listened personalized playlist and it constantly introduced me to new artists in and around the genres of music I was listening to. I listen to a pretty diverse range of genres (everything from death metal, edm, hip-hop and country).
Perhaps I never grew up having to dig through piles of records, I was a child of the era of 100+ page books of CDs and the introduction of Napster but I still very much find discovery through these services to be hands down more efficient and cost effective for me. I could not afford to listen to the amount of music I consumed last year if I were purchasing records/CDs/tapes.