Selections
Ratings
Genres
Moods
Some info...
Why so many playlists? Well, I sort my music in several ways: subgenre, mood and intensity. Each track I like goes into one subgenre, zero or more moods and one intensity. I find having playlists per intensity helps to create a more coherent and stable listening experience. Especially important when several people are listening at once, like when you're having a party or there is music on in the background. There is some overlap in the genre lists, since these are all combinations of various subgenres. Each has its own moment I guess. Same with the moods. There is a lot of overlap between Knuffel, Soft, Breakfast and Warm, but each has its own limitations. Knuffel has more sad songs (but Huilen is way sadder and darker), Soft more easy listening, Breakfast more background-y, Warm... is warmer! Zwembad, Knuffelparty and Lekkergoings have a similar overlap, for example. Try them out and see if you can feel what I mean!
What's the best way to keep up with updates? I have a "bitface curates - new tracks" playlist (under "Selections") that only has tracks added since the last update. This and the 3-Star+ list contains everything that gets added to any of these playlists. But that's quite a lot, so I'd sooner recommend picking certain genres that you like OR staying up to date with the 4-Star+ list. All playlists are sorted new to old, based on the date I added them to iTunes.
Oh, and everything is always a work in progress... Not a single list is perfect. Some of the intensity ratings are A.I. predicted (that was a fun experiment), some of the genres are based on old configurations. I started this iTunes library in 2007, and each revision of the sorting system was never a full revision ;).
If you find a mistake (or just want to get in touch), please e-mail me at bitface@bitfacemusic.com.
