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I've been using spotify exclusively for a while but I realized at some point that though spotify had helped me discover a mountain of artists, it's really diffi
by twofornone 5y ago
I've been using spotify exclusively for a while but I realized at some point that though spotify had helped me discover a mountain of artists, it's really difficult for me to remember them, and especially difficult for me to find something to listen to, because unlike the old napster/morpheus/kazaa days, I can't organize my music into a nested structure by genre/subgenre/artist. And in fact if you're not listening to the default common genres that spotify provides, you can't realistically search by genre unless you personally make a playlist.
I get the feeling this is all about pushing content in your face, Spotify doesn't really care as much about allowing the user a convenient way to navigate personal favorites; I think they only recently even added an alphabetical sort for the library page...but when I'm idly trying to find something to listen to, having to scroll through all of my interests in one giant list is always a chore.
- soheilpro 5y agoShameless plug: You can use https://volt.fm https://volt.fm to search Spotify music by genre. Just use the search bar or browse artists/tracks/users to discover new genres.
- mb7733 5y agoI have this exact same issue with Spotify. It's to the point where I'm going to cancel it. You can't even organize your library aka "liked songs" by artist any more. Instead they introduced a separate (initially empty) Artists section, which isn't synchronized with your library of liked songs, or the albums page. It's insane. I miss the UX of Napster/iTunes/winamp/rythmbox etc so much.
- dzhiurgis 5y ago> I miss the UX of Napster Soulseek is alive and kicking