Show HN: Anthrology – Time-Traveling Radio(anthrology.site)
anthrology.site
Show HN: Anthrology – Time-Traveling Radio
https://anthrology.site/
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I absolutely love it! Tell us more about what's underneath?
Glad you like it! I've been listening to it nonstop.
The core is database of >9k songs tagged by mood (and a fun fact!). Coming up with the right 2 axes for the mood (solitary <-> social, chill <-> intense) took a few iterations. I think I need to get the number of songs to about 20–30k soon, to add more variety.
Then there's an algorithm to determine which song to sample given the mood/year combo and song attributes, which forms a radio schedule. You can see some of those song attributes by visiting a song's detailed page (click on the "now playing" marque text or visit /stats and search).
I've added keyboard shortcuts and the rest is just polish!
The core is database of >9k songs tagged by mood (and a fun fact!). Coming up with the right 2 axes for the mood (solitary <-> social, chill <-> intense) took a few iterations. I think I need to get the number of songs to about 20–30k soon, to add more variety.
Then there's an algorithm to determine which song to sample given the mood/year combo and song attributes, which forms a radio schedule. You can see some of those song attributes by visiting a song's detailed page (click on the "now playing" marque text or visit /stats and search).
I've added keyboard shortcuts and the rest is just polish!
Looks pretty interesting. I am going to try it now.
But not every moment is the same, and humans turn to music for various purposes. Genres feel arbitrary and limiting, so I thought it would make more sense to create stations based on a specific vibe. Are you looking for something chill or intense? Alone or with friends? Is this a dinner party, a dance floor, or winding down afterhours?
So I built Anthrology as a way to navigate across time and vibes. I've been listening to it pretty much nonstop for a couple of days, and I hope you'll enjoy it too.
Songs are already playing by the time you tune to a year and vibe. You can tune to some other moment and come back, and the track will still be playing—but you'll have missed a little bit of the song, just like the radio!
And the radio is (more or less) deterministic, so we all hear the same tracks.
Tune in and enjoy!