Also, I think your writing scripts to automate the discovery process is rad. Could you go into relative detail on what scripts/programming language/sources you scrape from? Is what you used on Github?

Always awesome finding like-minded people! :) And high compatibility too! Nice! High-five, brother! 🙏

WHOA, rippolino, one of the big daddies of artist counts! What an honor, hello! Bandcamp seems like a gold mine for finding more of the little guys, and bulk queueing them into Spotify playlist would be awesome! I'll have to think about how... It might have to be my next amateur scripting project, hehe. Thanks a bunch for the suggestion, and the follow too! Much appreciated, cheers! :3

Hey hey, thank you for the comment and follow! Yours is impressive as well! :D I also saw you've been discovering a lot of new artists lately. Have you got any favorite sources/playlists for discovery you can share? If so, I welcome you to please do so! (actually, this goes for anyone reading this) I'm always looking to broaden and diversify more! Thanks again. :3

Thank you!! You also have commendable variety in artists! And if I'm not mistaken, you use a platform other than Spotify, in which case I'm especially curious! How do you go about discovering so many new artists? ... if you don't mind my asking, anyway! In any case, thanks for stopping by and for the follow too! :3

I do use Spotify as one of my main listening methods, but not for discovering! Mainly I go through people's libraries on here, or I search random words and listen to whatever comes up. Also going through the "similar artist" section of another artist can be pretty fun. I also use YouTube, SoundCloud & bandcamp and end up finding things that way

Hey, thanks! You too! :3

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Uaaa!!! That's so kind and clever of you to think of doing that! My milestone is now saved forever (or at least close to it)! That is awesome. I feel special now, haha. Thank you! And also, I had been a little sad about having to dig deeper into my shoutbox to see your José Carioca pic, so also bonus thank you for leaving a fresh comment, LOL! Hooray! :3

Yay!! Thank you, Amodas! :D Yep, I've been taking a little break and savoring the round numbers for a bit, hehe! ¶ Man, 100k/75k would've been cool, but yeah, I definitely need some leeway for repeat artists! I might try for 100k/70k or 100k/67777, and perhaps 88888/60k on the way there. :3 ¶ Super compatibility!!??HOW!? What shenanigans have you been up to??! Hahaha. I never thought I'd see that. Wow, that's amazing!!

I started with searching for a method to get just all file names from the music directory by the way. I guessed that's how you did it...

Hello! No worries, it's a very good question! One part of it is that I have sadly worn myself out on artists/genres before, so to keep my enjoyment of any current and future favorites strong, I purposely spend time away from them and listen to them only when I feel the need to. Another part of it is that broad artist exploration forces me to give an ear to more of the smaller artists, which feels like a small but nice thing to do too. And indeed, while I am listening to a lot of things I don't personally enjoy as much, I appreciate getting a feel for the other creative endeavors out there that I've been missing. And when I happen upon something I do like, it's like digging up a gem from the depths, and it feels quite special for me. And those, I come back to for another listen later as well to make sure they still have that same sparkle for me. Hope I answered well enough! Thanks for taking the time to ask such an interesting question and for the follow too! <3

lmao, I wish I knew how it worked! After you posted this, I listened to like 30 of your artists, but our compatibility still didn't budge one bit from 0%. Guess I'll have to try harder next time, lol

Hehe, why thank you! :3 And thanks for the follows too! Followed you back!

Dank je michaman! :D Ik mik op 75K scrobbles en 50K artiesten tegelijk!

Fantastic! I was looking through the hamburger menu (quite humorous too!) and saw that there are 11,321 tracks on there. That is MEGA. I'm already thinking of how I'm going to tackle them. :) I don't know how you found this, but it's great work and a great share! Thanks a bunch!!

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Yeah! High five, brother! 🙏 Your library and artist discovery are impressive! :D Thank you for the follow too!

Aw, thank you, hehe! It's rare for me to find anyone with above Low/Very Low compatibility these days, and I've come to embrace it. I love that there will always be this never-ending fountain of stuff to discover! :3 You have great variety in genres and artists as well! Thank you for the follow and shout, and a respectful follow back! :D

Hey!! Thanks for the comment and follow! I think your library is awesome as well! :D

Lol, thank you, murderbunny! I like all the variety in your library as well! :3

Hehe, thanks!! :3 DA_MICHA_MAN#GREAT

Numbers! SCROBBLES#68,686/ARTISTS#44,444 Yay!

Lol, thank you! Just working on catching up to yours, hehe! :D

"Roygbiv"... a rainbow song for a rainbow lizard, eh? :P Hehe. Ooh, those downtempo vibes feel really good. I didn't want it to end so soon. Guess I'll have to loop it a little. :) Thanks for the recommendation!

Hi again and thanks for the suggestion! I enjoyed the Library Voices vibes! 🎧 "Every Night" got deliciously noisy and gave me a sense of ascension or transition, a great and appropriate ending for an album (unfortunately also their latest, from way back in 2015). I also thought "Model City" was cute with the music box opening, and I really liked how they created this calm but unsettling feeling in the song. And the music video for "Drinking Games" was super creative and well done. Wow! But I was also sad to hear about all the tragic losses and injuries they suffered from getting robbed, flooded, and attacked at a pub. It seems the band members are mostly focusing on other things nowadays, but I wish Brennan and the others all the success, safety, and joy in whatever they are doing now. In any case, I think I'll be adding something of theirs to the collection too, hehe. :) Thank you again for sharing! 😊✌

Hello, and thank you for the comment and suggestion! I listened happily! :) "Instrumental in E Minor" scratched both my prog and acoustic itches at the same time, the steel guitar on "Home" was sublime like warm butter, and "Soup for My Soul" felt really cute—the "goodbyeee~eeee" melted me a widdle. 😌 Thank you for telling me about Holly! She's fantastic, and I hope she keeps doing and sharing what she loves. I hope more people can hear her too. I'll add something of hers into my collection of unique sounds as well. Thanks again, happy listening to you too, and best wishes to Holly Halldorson! :3

Lol, hooray!! Thanks for the follow too and thanks for the congrats! ＼（＾○＾）人（＾○＾）／ And likewise, congrats to you as well on 200k scrobbles and 10k artists!!! Such satisfying milestones! :3

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Hehehe, I always get a good chuckle from a little mischief! Thanks for dropping by. I now know someone else with a rapidly growing collection of artists! :3 Nice to meet you too, and good luck to you as well!

Thank you! I really liked how well you made the water and synths flow together on "Bond." Such a cool and refreshing sound! Keep living and breathing music! sending luv ⚡❤️‍🌊🎧

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Ha ha, thanks, brah. You as well! I like what the variety in your genres and how experimental rose to the top say about your openness. And also your hypnotic frog. :3

Merry Christmas!! 🎄🦌⛄

Thank you! 🤗 Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well!

Hey, thanks! Happy Labor Day weekend to you too! 🙂

So-very-true words! The gems out there that find new ways to make you smile are truly rewarding and eye-opening. May you discover many great masterpieces, and thank you so much for the follow too! :)

My eartongues do like licking everything they can get their earhands on, hehe! :P Thank you for the comment and follow, and followed back! :)

Thank you, good evening to you too! And good night, good morning, good day, and good afternoon as well depending on when you read this. :)

Aw, thank you for taking the time to leave such a nice message. It makes me so happy to hear that! Have fun wherever your musical journey takes you, and followed back! :)