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It looks like the API is overloaded. With regards to taste, you usually need to find a suitable gateway into an unpopular genre to begin appreciating it. I alw
by guidovranken 6y ago
It looks like the API is overloaded.
With regards to taste, you usually need to find a suitable gateway into an unpopular genre to begin appreciating it. I always hated jazz until I turned 30, when I heard the melodic jazz of Avishai Cohen [1] and Phronesis [2], which led me to Eric Dolphy [3] and ultimately to free jazz outfits like Alexander von Schlippenbach and Peter Brotzmann. Having grown bored of everything else also helps.
I recently cancelled my paid subscription to Spotify after 10 years and I use Youtube a lot now. The Spotify web app is not great and Youtube recommendations are a lot better in my opinion.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6KYbpDditU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6KYbpDditU
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEw0swsmqYk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEw0swsmqYk
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln8naZpOJ0o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln8naZpOJ0o
- runarberg 6y agoI’ve never had a spotify account and whenever I want to listen to a specific song I go to youtube, even if I had already bought the song on bandcamp. It is amazing, sometimes I discover for the first time that the song has an amazing music video, or—better yet—a fan made music video (see e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOeL6PYrU8M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOeL6PYrU8M). I can’t speak much for the recommendations, as I am fine with getting my recommendations from the radio and I prefer listening to whole CDs over playlists.
- mariusor 6y agoGreat suggestions. You might know them but I want to add Nik Bärtsch's Ronin[1], The Bad Plus[2], Nils Petter Molvær[3] and maybe some Ibrahim Maalouf[4]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8eL95fIQbk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8eL95fIQbk [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNI-2i6t7Zs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNI-2i6t7Zs [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edT6QGBmkrc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edT6QGBmkrc [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpg8jBFaj3c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpg8jBFaj3c
- simplify 6y agoThe Bad Plus (version 1) is such an unreasonable concentration of extraordinary talent, I haven't yet found anything else that comes close.
- awild 6y agoEssbjörn Svenson Trio, all of their records are great, however Leucocyte is on a whole different plane; it has been my favourite record for the last 15 years. It's however quite moody, Tuesday Wonderland is far more accessible while also being extremely good. Haven't listened to them in a while, but I also enjoyed listening to Tingvall Trio, though I remember them as being more atmospheric. There's also Vijay Iyer Trio, I specifically remember Accelerando well, but that's a long time ago.
- conformist 6y agoI had a similar Jazz experience. Thanks to Spotify, I ended up going to Bad Plus, Brad Mehldau, Avishai Cohen and similar concerts and started to appreciate free Jazz and the local scene more, too. I found this incredibly enriching, and it has made me try to play the piano again.
- nefitty 6y agoI study the Spotify web app a lot. What is it about the app that you don’t like?