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ashling

(25,771 posts) Thu Dec 31, 2015, 10:13 AM Dec 2015

An Interactive Map Of Every Music Genre Ever

Warning: Do not click if you have any plans for the next 24 - 48 hours.

http://everynoise.com/engenremap.html

According to creator Glen McDonald: "This is an ongoing attempt at an algorithmically-generated, readability-adjusted scatter-plot of the musical genre-space, based on data tracked and analyzed for 1387 genres by The Echo Nest."

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An Interactive Map Of Every Music Genre Ever (Original Post) ashling Dec 2015 OP

And believe it or not, it's incomplete MrScorpio Dec 2015 #1

To paraphrase Roy Benson, ashling Dec 2015 #2

That's not music, it's two kinds of NOISE! RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #4

I feel the same way about the majority of links ashling Dec 2015 #9

Wow! lovemydog Dec 2015 #3

Amazing! femmocrat Dec 2015 #5

Hey, ashling...thanks for the time loss warning.... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #6

Thank you; I'm addicted instantly. Glorfindel Dec 2015 #7

Saving this link. Thank you mia Dec 2015 #8

thanks for the NY Eve treat! NJCher Dec 2015 #10

Make sure you go to the bottom ashling Dec 2015 #11

Going through that's a bit daunting. kentauros Dec 2015 #12

Thank you for posting sarge43 Dec 2015 #13

Bookmarked--thanks. panader0 Jan 2016 #14

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)

1. And believe it or not, it's incomplete

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 10:47 AM

Dec 2015

A lot of stuff is missing there.

I am impressed how far he's come so far. Obviously, this is still a work in progress

Thanks!

ashling

(25,771 posts)

2. To paraphrase Roy Benson,

Reply to MrScorpio (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 12:25 PM

Dec 2015

I like both kinds of music:

Country AND Western

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)

4. That's not music, it's two kinds of NOISE!

Reply to ashling (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 04:59 PM

Dec 2015

Just kidding!

ashling

(25,771 posts)

9. I feel the same way about the majority of links

Reply to RoccoR5955 (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 08:41 PM

Dec 2015

at this genre map

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

3. Wow!

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 12:36 PM

Dec 2015

I clicked around it and heard a lot of stuff I haven't heard before, and a lot of familiar artists too. Amazing. Bookmarked. Thanks. Happy new year!

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

5. Amazing!

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 06:19 PM

Dec 2015

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

6. Hey, ashling...thanks for the time loss warning....

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 06:59 PM

Dec 2015

Here I goooooooooo........

Glorfindel

(9,729 posts)

7. Thank you; I'm addicted instantly.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 07:01 PM

Dec 2015

"Epicore"
"Twee Pop"
"Deep Ambient"
"Chill Out Trance"

mia

(8,361 posts)

8. Saving this link. Thank you

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 08:20 PM

Dec 2015

Happy New Year!

NJCher

(35,675 posts)

10. thanks for the NY Eve treat!

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 08:43 PM

Dec 2015

That is an amazing project, and something that I've never seen before.

Cher

ashling

(25,771 posts)

11. Make sure you go to the bottom

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 10:23 PM

Dec 2015

for other links on genres, city of origin, et al.

Also, you have probably already found that many of these have sub genres by clicking on the arrowhead

enjoy

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

12. Going through that's a bit daunting.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 10:31 PM

Dec 2015

I find this one far easier to navigate, and much more fun, even if it's only for one major genre (electronic) and all its sub-genres. Plus, Ishkur's wit and criticisms are worth the read

Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

13. Thank you for posting

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 11:25 PM

Dec 2015

It'll take more than a couple of days to explore all of that.

panader0

(25,816 posts)

14. Bookmarked--thanks.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Fri Jan 1, 2016, 12:58 PM

Jan 2016

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