Broaden Your Taste in Music: Developing a Listening Habit That Lasts

[@Jesselaj]

Oh man, now I actually have to try to put some of this in practice, dammit! THANKS A LOT. Ahem, but seriously, awesome video. I saw the 12 minute length and didn't think it could be packed with so much actionable, meaningful advice on how to do something that feels so big and abstract and intimidating. I've NEVER known how to do this, so these are some really good ideas. Also, +177 points for pronouncing my name right. That usually means either you put the work in to find out how to pronounce it...or you're Canadian. French in school and all that.

[@CharcuterieSound]

Thanks, Jesse! That's a massive compliment. Let me know how you get on! Also, yup, Candian, who has lived in Quebec aha

[@u1pl]

Dude, I'm 39 and I love music. Every year I discover new sounds. This is an amazing journey.

[@JJPelszynski]

Awesome video man! Yep, sat am is my exploration time and genres range from classic country to deep house to sludge metal and beyond. It’s so rewarding finding new amazing artists like this.

[@CharcuterieSound]

Thanks! That's a pretty great variety of genres-love the idea of Sludge Metal Saturdays.

[@malaquiasalfaro81]

My musical journey went Rap Hip Hop -> Johnny Cash Country (Rhythmic with high lyrical value) -> Dark Country --> Folk Music --> Blues --> Garage Rock --> Psychedelic Rock And there is SOOOO much experimentation in Psych Rock that I’ve learned to listen to classical Indian music, Heavy Rock, Bubblegum Pop, Some House music. Really it’s just interesting to see the trippy Summer of Love grabbed by the horns and taken in any direction somebody wanted

[@CharcuterieSound]

I once took a university class on psychadelic rock-best class I've ever taken. If you like Indian music and psych rock, you should check out a band called Glass Beams, unless you've already gone down that rabbit hole!

[@twentiesgirl28]

I love finding new music :) It's been getting harder every year but once you start looking for something new it becomes a habit. I've also started looking at new music platforms to find those really small underground artists rather than the regular streaming platforms.

[@CharcuterieSound]

What platforms do you like?

[@twentiesgirl28]

@@CharcuterieSound So I like Myxt a lot. I use Sound Cloud too

[@CharcuterieSound]

I've never heard of Myxt! I'm gonna dig into that-thanks!

[@azarathe5901]

one thing that really helped me expand my music taste was to stop having playlists. or having really short ones, like ten to fifteen tracks. i mainly listen to albums or press play on certain artists. that way i got more intimate with artists, skip way less songs, and every time i press play i have to make a concious decision on what i want to listen. (altough this has made me awful on the aux)

[@CharcuterieSound]

That's a good strategy. Awful on the aux lol

[@TheBeatlesPkmnFan42]

One of my favorite ways to discover new music recently has been through playing rhythm games. I know a lot of people will just look through a game to find and play songs they already know, but I love scrolling through and either playing every song available in the game one by one, or scrolling and selecting a song to play at random (depending on the size of the song list in the game). I've found dozens of artists I've ended up enjoying because I found them through playing these games.

[@CharcuterieSound]

When I was a kid, I found so many great bands through games like guitar hero and rock band. I've gotta get back on that, I haven't played a music game in ages!

[@HyperS13]

@@TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 No this is a real effect I've experienced as well. The Guitar Hero series basically introduced me to music. I think it has something to do with being able to engage with music on another level. Like listening and dancing, sort of? I can't play a rhythm game if I don't enjoy the music at all, but if I like it enough, I will start to enjoy the full setlist as I play.

[@TheBeatlesPkmnFan42]

@CharcuterieSound It's so much fun! Rhythm games basically have their own music scene too, of artists who primarily make or are known mostly for making songs in rhythm games. Mostly of various electronic genres.

[@CharcuterieSound]

That's really neat- never considered that. I used to have a DDR pad, but that was a million years ago.

[@HyperS13]

As much as I love a small channel where I can almost guarantee my comment will be read, I hope this grows enough for you to have a sustainable career :)

[@CharcuterieSound]

Thanks, Hyper! Appreciate that!

[@DankTechnoJesus]

Any favorite ways to find new music or genres of music adjacent to ones you already like? From someone who is not incredibly well versed in the swaths of subgenres

[@CharcuterieSound]

Some great options(if you want to go back in time) are to listen to the artists who influenced the contemporary artist that you like. Takes a Google search, but it can also give you a new perspective of the genre you already love. Also, you can just ask me, my brain is currently storing a ridiculous map of sub-genres and styles of music. Thanks for the watch!

[@malaquiasalfaro81]

@@DankTechnoJesus I like to use the Wikipedia pages and see what the “Stylistic Origins” are of genres I already like