Start somewhere good.
The music archive has nearly three thousand albums in it. That is, admittedly, a lot to ask of someone who isn't me. Here are a few ways in.
What is all this?
A listening diary organized like a messy filing cabinet with some charts. Everything here comes from records I've actually rated; the recommendations below are drawn from that same collection.
All the album ratings
Search artists and albums, sort by score, or dive into individual genre tags. Not every record was a winner.
Browse the archive 02 / The evidenceTaste by the numbers
My genre preferences. That's about it.
Explore the genre chart 03 / The detourHelp me out here
Explore a genre or leave the whole thing to chance. Slightly more productive than aimless browsing.
Draw a random albumThe Xander starter kit.
My favorite albums from my favorite genres.
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The top genres update with the archive. Tied ratings favor albums where the genre is a more prominent tag; duplicate albums are skipped. How the genre weights work.
Five albums for you.
Tell me what you like. I'll look for well-rated records in my collection that share your genres or the genre tags of artists you name. No algorithms! I don't know the contents of your soul.
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This is a genre-and-ratings matchmaker, not an AI review of how two bands sound. Only albums in my rated collection can appear, and the tool never changes the archive.