The best part about that, is it is able to describe to you the exact, specific features of the music you like based on a list of over 400 distinct musical attributes. So in Pandora, you can click on a song it suggests but had never heard before and learn exactly why it was chosen for you. It really is a marvel of technology and musical appreciation, and I even once wrote congress to protect Pandora's existence from predatory copyright royalties that were aimed at eliminating internet radio. (The bill was soundly defeated, which encouraged -- however briefly -- my confidence in our representative political system.)
So, I figured I'd share with your many of the attributes upon which the Music Genome Project says my tastes in dance music are based. I can't disagree with any of them!
- a breathy female vocal
- a dry recording sound
- a female vocal
- a highly synthetic sonority
- a laid back female vocal
- a rhythmic intro
- a slow moving bass line
- a tight kick sound
- a variety of synth sounds
- beats made for dancing
- buildup/breakdown
- busy beats
- danceable beats
- disco influences
- effected synths
- emphasis on instrumental performance
- extensive studio production
- four-on-the-floor beats
- heavily effected synths
- house roots
- inventive synth arrangements
- light synth fx
- prevalent use of groove
- rock influences
- romantic lyrics
- smooth synth textures
- straight drum beats
- subtle buildup/breakdown
- subtle use of arpeggiated synths
- subtle use of staccato synths
- synth heavy arrangements
- synth riffs
- synth swoops
- the use of chordal patterning
- trance roots
- trippy soundscapes
- unsyncopated ensemble rhythms
- use of modal harmonies
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