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The ‘sort’ feature added to Spotify playlists is antithetical to the entire concept of a playlist, which, like the mixtape, is supposed to be a well curated collection of songs delivered in order to tell a certain emotional message. Rearranging the songs into an order as banal as title or artist entirely rewrites the story I spent hours, days, months adding to and adjusting accordingly. Spotify’s so far up the binary ass of the computer overlord they’ve forgotten what human intuition looks like, forgotten the importance of irrationality in how we order ourselves and our lives. Music is an oft-used medium of the mystics, and it‘s the ineffable, un-categorizable confluence of sounds and feelings that influence god-like visions and euphoric sensations enabling a spiritual and sometimes physical transcendence beyond these mortal binds. The sort option is disrespectfully counterintuitive to the role music has always played in elevating our spiritual consciousness, and denigrates the very artists we depend on for this deliverance by reducing these feelings to a name or title and not some cosmic order we encountered as listeners in pursuit of Feeling Better.
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I use a webtool (Sort Your Music Playlist Machinery) to sort my Spotify playlists by a variety of metadata values eg danceability, valence, etc. The one I’ve found to be most enjoyable is BPM, in a larger playlist (500 or so songs) it makes sure that almost every track has a really nice no-crossfade transition to the next one, with the consistent tempo allowing a strong vibe to develop akin to a good DJ set
Dec 17, 2024
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I curate the vibes from beginning to end. I am told that is a weird request to make of people when I make them a playlist. I think I am just taking someone on a journey- plus transitioning from one song to another flawlessly always itches my brain in a satisfying way.
Apr 16, 2024
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When I make a playlist, the two things I like to think about are cohesiveness (do these songs sound good together, is there a jarring transition between tracks, do they communicate complimentary things (that can be sound, tone, genre, even a sort of consistent instrumental motif)), and texture (is this interesting, is it samey, or too easy listening)
When I think about Spotify’s daylist, it can sometimes be samey— they pick songs I like, but one after another they blend into coffeehouse music. What you have, that the algorithm will never have, is taste and an ear for the narrative of a playlist. I tend to make 8 tracks, because that’s what fit on my CDs; try starting with a track number.
Aug 29, 2024
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When I get off an 8 hour shift after waking up at 4:30 and start rethinking everything I said and feeling like everyone hates me I remember I literally don’t know what I’m talking about and am in no condition to weigh in on such things
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For a moment in time you are doing the exact same thing in the exact same place as someone else and are inarguably Not Alone, and waving acknowledges this shared bond tied only by your shared existence. Waving recognizes each other’s presence and affirms that you are both Real, that you see them as they see you, that you’re a perceptible being, and you each have a witness confirming you were there then. Also it’s friendly.
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