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Re:"About half of Bandcamp was laid off today" by mattkevan on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @08:28AM (#37913920)
As a listener, Bandcamp is my favourite place for discovery bar none. Find a genre or label and start exploring the catalogue. Find other users with similar tastes and explore their lists. Follow artists, labels and users to see their activity stream.

It's not as passive as just hitting play on a playlist, but I've discovered so many incredible artists and labels this way. I'd be genuinely devastated if Bandcamp goes away.

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Re:"About half of Bandcamp was laid off today" by nomel on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @10:05PM (#37924081)
This is, effectively, what the recommendation systems do. They suggest songs/artists that users with similar tastes liked, and songs with similar styles (there's deep analysis/categorization of the sound of the song).

I prefer an automated process, rather than clicking about, navigating lists. It's ok that this is my preference.

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