aivi

@aivi

piano & day dreams

they/them
aiviwave.bandcamp.com/

music composer 🎹🌊

half of the band @aivisura

founder of @infloresce

vietnamese, non-binary, mom 💙

aivi @aivi12/1/2022, 6:41 PM

🎧💀

I’ve been boycotting Spotify as a listener for awhile now. I wish I could say I don’t miss it, but it’s extremely inconvenient!

I felt really sad a few days ago, deeply sad, tears of frustration sad. The way I developed my personal taste was by cherry picking MP3s, carefully curating playlists, and burning CDs. These days, I…? What do I even do? I don’t have time to curate my listening experiences and no algorithm has ever pinned me down. I listen to whatever I can, however I can. I don’t have much of a system. I didn’t even use Spotify regularly or exclusively when I had it, but it was an extra source when needed.

I felt really silly for crying. But when I told my partner, “I’m sad because I don’t have a way to listen to music that works for me,” he kindly replied, “That is really sad though.”

A few days ago, I treated myself to a nice pair of wireless earbuds. Let’s see if I can get something going. 💙

#journal

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TV-MA @TV-MA12/1/2022, 11:01 PM

I actually feel this a lot. I don't use Spotify (i use youtube music because I have red) but even if I did, iunno what would even be on my wrapped? I hate the way these streaming services have their apps. None of my music even feels like mine even when I buy it and upload it into my library. I feel like I don't even have time to listen to music or what kinda of listener I am anymore. I really miss burning CDs and having my own files of everything. Gonna look into this and try to use last.fm in the new year. I want my music listening identity back

aivi @aivi12/4/2022, 5:39 AM

“I want my music listening identity back”—yes! exactly! you put that into words so well 😭

TV-MA @TV-MA12/4/2022, 8:12 AM

Someone below mentioned pandora and i tried it thinking it would be more like it was in 2010, but it just reminded me of the same corporate playlists u get with Spotify :/ I really think having a server and using last.fm is probably the way I'm gonna go

Wizard Nikko @someponyelse12/2/2022, 4:50 AM

I feel you. I kinda got slightly addicted to it, being able to pick my own song. But Pandora has been an okay inbetween. I can't pick the song I want to listen to, but I can pick the artist, and they make a playlist around that song, and it's random but, enough? I don't know. Maybe I'm rambling lol.

aivi @aivi12/4/2022, 5:40 AM

how do you like pandora? do you feel that it works well for you and your tastes?

Beem @cdbeem12/2/2022, 11:07 AM

I've still managed to never get a spotify account, at first out of laziness and now just straight up stubbornness. But that means missing out on a lot of ways other people around me share music and playlists and sometimes just never getting to hear some things. Youtube is pretty much all I use (not even red) and I'm usually scrolling through my own history or searching for songs directly. I get my mp3s through khinsider or bandcamp, or amazon when they're actually available, and I rip what I can't buy directly :\

aivi @aivi12/4/2022, 5:50 AM

yes, khinsider! 🙌🏻

i feel you on missing out… weaning off of spotify made me realize how culturally dominant it is. it’s actually a bit isolating to not be a spotify user anymore!