I am just a human with an opinion. However I also host a music radio show. I know if a song is good or not, independent of which genre it is.
Of course, I also have my own taste. I.e. I'm not interested in anything trying to cling on mainstream, anything where polish ("production quality") is higher than substance (to be honest, production quality is the last thing that matters to me).
So this is a list which meets this criteria. A lot of good tracks are already left out, because others I did find even better. Maybe, if I would have time to listen again in a reversed order, I may have favored another track then and when.
I'm sorry if you feel you should be included here. You probably are, and I'm to blame. I mean it!
Anyway – this list really deals with a lot of different Genres and is meant as a help for anyone who doesn't have time to listen to all tracks, to anyone who knows how unfair that is (because lots of artists are left out) and to anyone having an "off mainstream" taste.
[RUGG] Grandios Roy Orbison country including a real banjo, if my ears don't deceive me. Rich composition, lots of structure (much more than just an ABAB scheme), text mentions "die nmi!" - my real musician handle (right? RIGHT?) - how couldn't I just love it (!!) ?
• Track link: https://fedivision.party/#RUGG
• Artist: @sknob
[UDIL] High production standards (multiband compression to the max, arrrrgh) which makes me skeptical (also Euro Dance style. Really? In 2024?) But damn, there is substance and boy, it grooves. Pretty sure the female singer is a sample, as it always repeats. I was once criticized for using such a sample instead of something original back in the 90s in a competition and that's why I wont complain here. I just... mention this :)
• Track link: https://fedivision.party/#UDIL
• Artist link(s): @yours_truly
[MOUL] YEAHhhhh!! Dirty electric Cyber tech(no) with a french vibe. Totally a candidate for my Radio Irrtum! Show! A candidate I said. Nothing is decided yet, but I don't claim this without reason. Moule by the way did also a fantastic review session of a lot of tracks very early on at his fediverse account! Thank you, Moule, you crazy horse (or whatever that animal is)!
• Track link: https://fedivision.party/#MOUL
• Artist link(s): @MOULE
[Side note:]
When I am looking forward to find out who the female singer of a track is, and then find out it's just an #AI. Then nope. Totally nope. Especially when you are a male musician: Don't abuse my remaining male hormones like this! I hear a beautiful woman, I expect a beautiful woman, not a filthy male with his AI. Screw all this!
The Associated Press just served me an ad for fake anti-virus. The entire page was taken over, and forwarded to the malicious site, within seconds of opening the news article, every time.
An ad blocker isn't just something to hide some annoying eyesores, it's a vital layer of security.
If you have friends or family who might fall for fake AV or "windows technical the department" scams, they need an ad blocker. No site they visit can be considered "safe" unless it simply doesn't have ads.
God friends please this is something urgent please don't let me die💔
Yesterday I couldn't raise the money for my treatment and everything has started to get worse. I pray that you can help me because without my treatments I can die, there is a lot of abdominal pain and blood clots🩸💉
This is what happens when you stop taking my treatment I am very scared😭
This is terrifying, my family I have not found the resources and my treatment has run out, please friends, this is urgent I need to comply with my treatment daily, otherwise my life could be in danger, diabetes and gastroparesis are very complicated diseases, please help me get I need the funds for my treatment now.
I do dip in and listen here and there, everything I have heard so far has been great and I am well proud to be coming along for the ride with you guys!
I've just uploaded the last 5 of my tracks' cover artworks which didn't have #merch to #RedBubble, now every single #MOULE track's cover #art has its own merch line! :MOULE_Ha:
@mastodonmigration@MOULE It is not an instance as far as I know, I know they belong to the coop.social instance but I believe the market place is separate @coopartisans please chime in
So it seems very cool, but think what the poster is talking about is some kind of fediverse instance that would provide those kinds of capabilities. The advantage would be that you could conceivably follow individual creators and presumably buy their creations from within your Fedi account. Or maybe pop out to a payment processing service, but you get the idea.
@mastodonmigration@MOULE@coopartisans I understand but I did not see any specifications by the poster. Also, to my knowledge nothing like that exists. Artisans is a part of the Fediverse so it made sense to support them & It was the closest answer.