Looking for a unique way to discover new music? I stumbled upon Musicovery.com and was immediately swept in by its innovative and effective design.
Musicovery is a music bank, organized in a way that you might not have seen before. Are you familiar with political compasses? They tell you just how far left or right you fall on the economic scale, but also whether you tend to fall on the libertarian side or the authoritarian side. What’s this got to do with music? On Musicovery, you “pick” your music by moving the cursor on two distinctive “musical” compasses. On the y-scale on one is tempo (how fast or slow the beat of the song is), while on its respective x-scale is the “danceability” of the song. The other compass is based on mood. Place your cursor either on the dark or positive side (on the horizontal axis) and either the energetic or calm side (on the vertical axis). Seems cool, right? But that’s not all.
You can also select from which decade(s) and genres you would like to hear. Sick of the 90s music? Choose the 60s. Musicovery has music from twenty different genres, from jazz to latino to pop to folk music. If there’s a certain type you don’t like, you can quickly uncheck its box. Conversely, if you specifically like only one genre, you can choose to uncheck all genres with a single click, then select your favorite genre with another click.
When you first pick a song, or rather, define a type of song to which you might want to listen, a network of other songs you might like appears on the screen. Unfortunately, the ability to select these other songs and play them directly is restricted to premium account members. Premium account members also get to experience the Web site without ads and in Hi-Fi quality. What’s the charge? Premium account members pay $4 per month, not bad for what Musicovery has to offer.
Even if you don’t want to pay for premium, Musicovery.com is worth a visit. You’ll enjoy the unique style of its presentation of music.
