If I just look up “what genre is _____” it’ll be very broad like “edm” or “pop” but I’d like to know if this is house or techno or d&b etc so I can start narrowing down my tastes

thanks guys

edit: Rate Your Music seems to be what I was looking for

  • al4s@feddit.deEnglish
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    6 months ago

    If it’s a well-known artist, looking them up on Wikipedia is a good way to get an idea what genre they make. A website that does this for all songs individually would probably be AI-powered and wrong most of the time.

  • teawrecks@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I like everynoise for this.

    It’s got (essentially) every genre plotted, “in general down is more organic, up is more mechanical and electric; left is denser and more atmospheric, right is spikier and bouncier.” You can search for a specific artist and see what genres they fit, and how other artists compare. Really handy for finding new music.

    Edit: oof, it looks like the creator was laid off from Spotify, which is where they were getting their data to maintain it, so now it’s just a static snapshot :(

  • crimeschneck@feddit.nlEnglish
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    6 months ago
    1. Find out which release (album/EP/whatever) the song is originally from.
    2. Search for the release on RYM. The RYM page of the release includes the genres of the release (and often more information).