How do you discover new music?
I'll start us off:
I used to be pretty active on /r/RepublicOfMusic but I haven't had a reddit account in years.
Now I mostly discover new #music from my recommendations on SoundCloud.
- I have a few playlists that SoundCloud auto generates
- Daily Drops - #newmusic based on my listening history
- SoundCloud Weekly - weekly playlist based on my listening history
- Mixed for Me - Based on something I liked or listen to recently
- Feed - a list of new tracks or reposts from accounts I follow
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My YouTube Subscriptions
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Shazam - Shazaming whatever stream or video I'm watching for the background music. Also have the app on my phone for whatever cafe or restaurant is playing music IRL.
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Balamii - 24/7 Internet Radio - A London based music platform championing emerging & established artists from across the underground music community through radio, video and event production.
Where do you find your new music? Do you have a favorite blog or website you go to?
I have a mix of a blog that I occasionally check in with. A few youtube channels that are always talking about new stuff, and mostly just from email from labels and bands themselves when new stuff comes out.
Really, I have to make an effort to go looking. But I have curated a big enough roster of stuff that falls into my lap if I bother to open emails and have a listen as I've bought so much vinyl and through bandcamp that I have to ignore much of it to keep my wallet safe and sanity in check.
When I'm not listening to metal or jazz specifically, I often spin many types of electronic stuff. And I tag tracks I like either on spotify, or hear in a mix on mixcloud. mixcloud is an amazing site if you're into dance/electronic or any type of extended mixes...