Pandora (Music)
Tuesday, August 30, 2005 13:09
Yet another exciting way to discover new music online. To quote the mefi description, it is "a music discovery web application that recommends music based not on popularity, usage habits of other users, or genres/categories but on the deconstructed elements of how the music itself sounds. Fruit of the Music Genome Project, music analysts have for more than five years spent 20 minutes analyzing each song in its ever-growing database for nearly 400 distinct attributes, so when you ask it, 'Why is this song playing?' It answers, 'Based on what you've told us so far, we're playing this track because it features electronica influences, mild rhythmic syncopation, surreal lyrics, use of call-and-response vocals, and string section beds.'" [Note: uses flash.]
I also invite readers to check out the station I've created called Planet Hell Radio. Sweet stuff, and it keeps getting better and better with each passing song.