For those who pirate songs, how do you discover new music?

I know the question is rather awkward at first and I am possibly overlooking something, but I would like to know something I really don’t understand.

In the past I have used modified versions of Spotify and they are fine but obviously no modified version allows you to download songs because it is a premium function at server level and honestly I would like to have my songs on my device, so if I don’t have internet I can still listen to them.

After those modified versions of Spotify, I have used apps like ViMusic, Spotube and SimpMusic which are basically Youtube Music apps but without ads and with more features, including downloading music, the problem is that they do that at the level of the app itself, not in a separate file. And I love these apps and I can not recommend them enough but my phone is a little old and I see 0 need to change it since I use it for basics usage and although this can sound dumb the interface of these apps are full of blur and unnecessary effects that make my device slow, including Spotify, and I don’t like Spotify Lite because I feel it is a very trimmed version of Spotify.

So this is where my question comes in, for those who exclusively download music, how do you discover new songs? Spotify’s recommendation system is great and Youtube’s radio mode is very good but obviously I need to use Spotify or Youtube Music to use it and I prefer to use light apps for local playback because of what I already mentioned.

Edit: Thanks for all the recommendations! I never thought this post would get so many answers and there are too many comments to answer one by one, but I admit that the old-school method of reading blogs or magazines works well, and I also like the idea of sites like Last.fm or discogs.

alphacyberranger,
@alphacyberranger@lemmy.world avatar

Check out new songs from youtube, spotify, music sites and later download them and store them locally as 256 or 320 kbps mp3 files. I used to be a fan of billboard Top 100, but nowadays it’s just crap. Occasionally I do purchase from the artist’s site if available just to support them.

Rai,

Spider chart at the bottom of Orpheus’ web site!

It’s not as good as WCD’s was, but it’s getting there.

KillSlaveOwners,

Charts as well as collages on Orpheus! Basically user made Playlist but for whole albums.

Teon,
@Teon@kbin.social avatar

I use Discogs to find music I've never heard of, and artists/bands that I have forgotten about. I choose an artist I love, and then just click on the genre link in their profile to see others in that same genre. You can also click on the links of other bands they were in. There is also a Recommendations carousel that appears at the bottom of the page.

pineapplelover,

I don’t think I’m pirating since I’m not reuploading, but I’m downloading Spotify playlists using Spotdl. So, I find music using Spotify.

CloverSi,

Personal recommendations, NPR Tiny Desk, movie and show soundtracks, Bandcamp, record stores, Library of Congress Homegrown Concerts on YouTube, looking into any bands you like and seeing what else the members have been in.

Metafalls_,

RYM

vicfic,
@vicfic@iusearchlinux.fyi avatar

You can like scrape the data from Spotify Playlists and yt music and like a regularly updated local copy of that…

sodalite,

YouTube shuffle, Bandcamp feed, internet radio stations

Psythik,

“YouTube shuffle”? Last time I heard that term, it was from ChatGPT when I complained to it that I was tired of the algorithm showing me the same videos over and over again. But I can’t find a “shuffle” button anywhere on YouTube, nor do I get any relevant results after googling it. So I told GPT it was full of shit and it agreed with me.

Please tell me how to use this “YouTube Shuffle” feature.

sodalite,
Psythik,

All that button does is shuffle the current playlist you’re viewing. Doesn’t give you random videos.

sodalite,

YouTube adds related videos to the playlist. Have you really never used this site before?

But let’s be real, YouTube is not the source you wanna depend on given its owned by Google. The more you listen on there the more data you give them. It just has everything you need to rip from.

sodalite,

On that note, here’s some other sites I’ve used to find new stuff:

dom,
@dom@hexbear.net avatar
cricbuzz,

plus melon usually has pretty good political takes, so seconding www.youtube.com/

mindbleach,

… the guy who promoted Sargon Of Akkad and Sam Hyde?

asbestos, (edited )
@asbestos@lemmy.world avatar

Follow all of your favorite artists via an app named “MusicHarbor” or “Music Butler” (web app, so you can track new releases on any device). It literally changed my life and every Friday is like a holiday since most artists release their tracks then.

akilou,

Doesn’t this just tell you about bands you already know? How do you find new bands?

asbestos,
@asbestos@lemmy.world avatar

It tells you about their releases. I follow over 200 producers, it would be almost impossible for me to track all of the new things they’re putting out. As for discovery, features and collaborations mainly.

small44,

I don’t like using recommendation algorithms, I always discover music by human recommendations from blogs like bandcamp daily, warez websites and featuring artists

retiolus,
@retiolus@lemmy.cat avatar

I don’t pirate songs, but I guess I would use a scrobbler and then ListenBrainz suggestions

tux0r,
@tux0r@feddit.de avatar

I read a lot of music-related blogs, review sites and a few selected magazines. No online “recommendation system” needed.

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