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Interesting reading this as this has been exactly me over the last year. I don't exactly know why, but I'm not able go use Spotify in a way I enjoy, I end up l
by benrutter 3y ago
Interesting reading this as this has been exactly me over the last year.
I don't exactly know why, but I'm not able go use Spotify in a way I enjoy, I end up looping over the same tracks, or discovering things in a very shallow, single focused way.
For the last year, I've been finding music on mostly bandcamp, and streaming my collection with astiga (which is an awesome tool I can't recommend enough). I've found it gives me a much better relationship with the music I listen to- I actually discover albums, and enjoy knowing the stories behind them.
The interesting thing is, there's no reason I couldn't discover and then listen to albums on Spotify in the same way, but I don't seem to actually be able to do this in practice. I guess it shows the power of UIs.
- magicalhippo 3y agoI find new music mostly through Bandcamp weekly or just browsing, KEXP on YouTube and by checking out concerts in my area. Though Spotify has randomly played some artists that I hadn't heard of and I ended up really enjoying. But I agree it's somehow not as great to just sit down and discover something new. I use Spotify in my car because it's convenient. I buy albums on Bandcamp and listen to those at home or at work. I take a lot of chances on concerts, my best concert experiences have been the ones with $20-30 tickets so I can afford some misses.