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[โ€“] unsettlinglymoist@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I really wanted to like Qobuz but the recommendations are terrible. Like I'd be listening to deep house and it would suggest Johnny Cash.

[โ€“] UndergroundGoblin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

True. I think Qobuz is only good for people who already know what they want to listen to or are willing to wade through public playlists. Don't expect to to get recommendations like Spotify or Tidal does...

[โ€“] khabba@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago

I don't completely agree. Qobuz has curated album pics picked by their critics. I have discovered some pretty good artists that way and it brings me out of my music bubble to try new things. The latest album of Etienne de crecy or the one from Gabi Hartmann were both recommended and they are amazing.

[โ€“] Nighed@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

I mean Spotifies recommendations haven't worked out the concept of an instrumental playlist yet....

[โ€“] tobifant@friendica.tf-translate.net 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

@UndergroundGoblin @unsettlinglymoist Isn't it one of the reasons for switching away from US BigTech to escape from AI generated influence?

[โ€“] UndergroundGoblin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Im fine with AI/Algorithm generated recommendations. What I dont want are AI generated tracks.

AI is auch a buzzword that became meaningless. Before it was just called algorithm

[โ€“] koehntopp@infosec.exchange 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

@unsettlinglymoist @Sunshine
"Stop listening to that crap, here's some real music!" ๐Ÿคฃ

Then again, I'm old, and I don't understand why you'd want a computer program to tell you what music you might like ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was never a fan of a computer telling me what i might like. But i'm listening to music for 6 to 10 hours every single day for decades now. I can't contain my music knowledge anymore, and to not get bored i need some: if youblike this you might like that. But also they are very wrong 99% of the time. But i still crave that 1% that is a banger and might have never found.

[โ€“] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

Discovering a new artist or album is great.
Tidals personalised daily discovery and weekly new releases are fantastic for this, much better than anything I can remember on spotify. Their "mixes for you" are also decent.
I haven't tried qobuz yet

Haha yeah, maybe Qobuz was hinting that my taste in music is trash! I do appreciate the occasional Johnny Cash though, just not mixed in with my deep house!

As for the recommendations algorithms... You no longer have to read artist bios/interviews or suffer through radio programs, instead you effortlessly get a list of recommended tracks based on whatever song or playlist you specify. It works so well that I don't really follow any artists these days and currently all my top 30 tracks are by artists I didn't know existed two months ago. It also allows you to deep dive into new and obscure subgenres with basically no effort.