i'm not saying they don't, i just remember back in my heyday (message boards, myspace, soulseek, irc) my indie music passion was stoked so hard, steeped in all sorts of deep discussions and camaraderie

i never gave up that passion for music, i'm always checking out new bands and going to a lot of shows. i used to meet so many fellow fanatics and talk and get to know people at shows, now everyone scrambles for the exit before the encore is over. i find new bands with sizable followings, but there's NOWHERE to discuss the music. you have to go to super niche subreddits and hope there's enough genre crossover to hint at a discussion. no one buys albums anymore, it's all singles and streaming

are we just atomized and consumed by the spur of the moment, or am i just suffering from a case of the olds?

edit: btw i'm down for more recommendations, i listen to a little bit of everything

  • Perplexiglass [they/them]
    2·
    4 years ago

    if you need any more discussion than the comments on a youtube or soundcloud page I dunno what to tell you, or what you’re even going to talk about other than like… music theory maybe? lol

    usually just sharing band recs, favorite songs, interpretation of lyrics. also it sometimes lead to fucking

    zoomers are straight up making more music than any generation before has

    in spades, it's just challenging to browse through convoluted and immense sites like soundcloud

    also the signal to noise ratio is really really really low (if you're brave enough to be a tastemaker)

    • Esoteir [he/him]
      1·
      4 years ago

      band recs are now done by AI much better than an internet rando can, you can talk about your favorite song on the comments of its youtube/soundcloud/bandcamp page, interpretation of lyrics are crowd sourced at sites like genius lyrics and talked about on YT/SC/BC comments, and most created content being meh is a very weak argument to use when it applies to literally everything at all stages of history

      • Perplexiglass [they/them]
        1·
        4 years ago

        most created content being meh is a very weak argument to use when it applies to literally everything at all stages of history

        i have no musical talent but even i've contributed to the dump and dropped a couple singles, technology wouldn't have given me that option generations ago, and no one would have granted you studio access if it was gonna be a waste of time

        • Esoteir [he/him]
          1·
          4 years ago

          yes, that's literally a good thing

          "music was better when it was easier to sort through fewer albums curated by corporations and profit" is a fucking terrible take, and music recommendation AI is 1000% better than some boomer in a suit deciding what music you listen to instead

          • Perplexiglass [they/them]
            ·
            4 years ago

            honestly yeah, i'd rather go to a used bookstore than pore over the internet archive's collection of slash fiction and blog posts, but totally right about AI, basically rendered the personal recommendation irrelevant

            • glk [none/use name]
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              4 years ago

              But AI is the aggregated personal recommendation's of many unknown persons?

          • Mardoniush [she/her]
            ·
            4 years ago

            One of my favourite pieces is Mozart mocking the sort of mediocre music made by bad country composers.

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFPoRmsiFzc