In addition these services are smart enough to understand that vibe and mix new music in that fits that vibe which I therefore might also enjoy. Sometimes I just want a specific musical vibe without having to design a playlist or choose a specific singular artist. They provide a middle ground between just random music selection and entirely intentional selection. It is that they remove the need to do the work in both music selection and discovery. So much more exciting and engaging than fucking Spotify radio.īut what you describe takes work and Spotify radio and similar features from their competitors don't.Īs someone who also built up a big library during the golden ages of music piracy, the primary benefit of the Spotify-like services is not their libraries. >Foobar2000 was such a golden age of music discovery.
