Re:Show HN: Spotify for Independent Music
by whiddershins on Friday August 30, 2013 @12:52PM
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>> No one I know wants to browse "independent music" as an amorphous blob of everything lumped together
I do agree, can you help me understand what distinguishes independent music from regular music? It isn't hard to be added to Spotify, so why would you have any music Spotify doesn't? Or is it simply that the compensation model is different.
Re:Show HN: Spotify for Independent Music
by sharkweek on Friday August 30, 2013 @01:24PM
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I think one thing that's nice about this is a much smaller inventory to sort through that gives some front page exposure specifically to indie artists.
I played around with this for a bit and found 3-4 aritsts I liked just by hitting play on a dozen or so songs, and then exploring further.
Big fan of this.
Wow, thanks :)
Independent music isn't on a major label (or often a label at all). That's it.
Thanks for your feedback. Hot songs is nothing but a bunch of songs other users have favorited and played the most in the last 3 days. So what you are getting is indeed a curated collection, not necessarily from a genre but across alternative, electronica etc. If you are interested in a particular genre you can use the radio or explore section. You can also signup and follow people to see what they've favorited, commented on etc. I hope this helps.
Thanks again for trying out.
1. No one I know wants to browse "independent music" as an amorphous blob of everything lumped together. On the initial "Hot Songs" page, I had absolutely no idea what I was going to get by clicking on the Play button for each song. I went from a weird electronica song to an "alternative" song to an acoustic guitar song.
2. Also, there seems to be quite a lot of stuff on there. As a new user, I don't want to listen to lots of rubbish to find good songs. Give me a clue about what other people have listened to a lot, favourited, and so on. If I find some things I like I'll probably explore the site a bit further. If I don't find anything within the first few plays, I'll leave and I won't come back. (The data could be fake - just things you like - but regardless, give me some sort of opinion to work from.)