I searched to see if this forum already had a Spotify thread and it looks like every couple of years there's a thread where people share playlists which splutters out after 20 posts, so let's have another one of those.
Do you use Spotify as a social network? Do you "follow" people there? I've been using it for years but kept myself to myself, and now I'm wondering what following actually does. Should I follow you? Is that something?
I think this is a link to my profile, but who knows really. I called myself "Ooooh" when I joined, after 'Something Kinda Ooooh' by Girls Aloud obviously. Might change it, might not, it's up to me. Maybe link to your profiles, if that's a thing you want to do?
It's 2019 and I've just started making playlists, for the benefit of my 0 followers. Proper whittled-down sequenced playlists, like with the tracks in a good order and everything, as if I'd be a good judge of that. Who even for? Here are some I've made so far.
Under 10,000 plays. Motley mix of songs I like that have been played fewer than 10,000 times by everyone ever to have used Spotify. For perspective, "Do You Want to Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" by Gary Glitter has 1,041,264 plays.
Deep pop cuts. Songs you might not know by artists you probably do. Pretty much turned out as "Popjustice faves 2005-2011". That's okay.
And two separate horror playlists (because I struggled to narrow the scary songs I like into my arbitrary self-imposed limit of 32 songs, and because Pet Shop Boys and Anaal Nathrakh weren't really a comfortable fit on the same playlist):
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Mild horror. Lightly spooky songs for the slightly faint of heart. Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Massive Attack, and lots of pop acts having relatively dark moments. There's a Sugababe in there somewhere.
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Moderate horror. A bit more abrasive and haunting than its companion playlist. Akira Yamaoka, Haus Arafna, Gazelle Twin, Franz Schubert, 'Spank My Booty' by Lords of Acid etc. At least one song was in Jam so look out for that Jam fans.
Okay what about you.
