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New Genres & Database Issues

fu-dog	Date: March 16, 2005 @ 5:04 PM We have added a couple new genres. Over two hundred, actually, and the majority of them are sub-genres. That's right - we've finally got sub-genres! Also, there is now a link in the file manager to change the genre on any given track. Unfortunately, during this overhaul, part of the database was hosed and all new song entries since mid-December were pushed into the Other genre. The fix for this was to redirect all songs affected into the category under which each artists' account was first created. This obviously is not ideal, but was the best quick solution at hand. Apologies to the artists affected by this hassle. If anyone comes across bugs relating to the new genres and sub-genres, please mention them here, and drop a note to myself or one of the admins.
victorsskull	Date: March 16, 2005 @ 8:47 PM the only bug I see is that there are no charts for the new genes
Cryxan	Date: March 17, 2005 @ 4:59 AM Impressive list.
BlackMage	Date: March 17, 2005 @ 8:55 AM Well I typed a song comment. It was only
BlackMage	Date: March 17, 2005 @ 8:56 AM Fuck it... Damn enter. I typed a comment which was about 20 rows long and took me about half an hour to finish and now it's fuggin' gone. I made it yesterday and the system crashed about 5 minutes after it... is it completely lost?
JeffTweedy	Date: March 17, 2005 @ 11:10 AM thank you
simulacrat	Date: March 17, 2005 @ 1:07 PM sub genres are the wave of the future, very nice work! i do have a criticism and i am even very apprehensive to mention it but here it is. you have 5 different styles of 'trance' listed and then you have something called 'brain dance'. as i was mystified as to what 'brain dance' was i looked it up... all i found was a trance dude called brain dance and some intellectual games for children. i suggest that you get rid of brain dance and put in IDM. do a comparative search, it's actually pretty big and it isn't either 'minimalist', 'downbeat' or 'experimental'. i know that there will be a million people who don't feel their genre is represented, but i think i make a good case.
pog	Date: March 17, 2005 @ 3:44 PM I once saw a genre list on a cd database, and they had Primus registered as it's own genre .... I think the list owns, and maybe some of us would like to dance on peoples brains.... lets not get too pedantic, huh ?
Dexter	Date: March 17, 2005 @ 3:51 PM ... Silly question time Where's the list?
Dexter	Date: March 17, 2005 @ 4:07 PM Found it! "With a little from my friends..." and ... What was the drummer's name again?
pog	Date: March 17, 2005 @ 4:51 PM you mean the narrator from thomas the tank engine....
GreatGooglyM...	Date: March 18, 2005 @ 2:53 PM Good thing! I'd like to see charts for new genres though.
kyodylee	Date: March 18, 2005 @ 11:09 PM rh ... not a silly question ... cause I can't find them either! ... care to share?
PaulMcClelland	Date: March 19, 2005 @ 10:07 AM I placed a song in the 'rock and roll' sub-genre of the Rock catagory, and it didn't show up anywhere on 'recent uploads'...In fact, I've noticed that the 'today's top 20 listens' for every catagory has been frozen in place for several days....anybody else notice this? PMcC
Cryxan	Date: March 19, 2005 @ 7:35 PM here." id="129075">Paul, the track you're referring to is indeed in the Recent Uploads. I'm looking at it right now and see it listed at http://music.dmusic.com/recent/100 . Depending on when you see this post, you might have to click through the next few pages of the recent uploads to see it. It moves pretty fast. As for the Top 20, check out what poggy wrote you here.
Cryxan	Date: March 19, 2005 @ 7:36 PM Oh and kyody, you can only see the list if you have an artist account. When you're in the File Manager and go to the Add Music page, they are listed in the uploads fields.
Apertome	Date: March 19, 2005 @ 8:44 PM Re: the top 20, I'm on it.
Apertome	Date: March 19, 2005 @ 9:14 PM I think the Top 20 is fixed now.
Apertome	Date: March 19, 2005 @ 10:28 PM And an IDM subgenre has been added.
kingo	Date: March 19, 2005 @ 11:10 PM Hey, quick work.
simulacrat	Date: March 20, 2005 @ 12:38 PM thanks for adding the IDM. changing song sub-genres is easy enough, is there a way of changing artist sub-genre, or does this require dmusic administrator intervention?
Cryxan	Date: March 20, 2005 @ 4:37 PM Admins can't change the artist subgenre, either, only genres. I'm not sure when or if it will become an available feature.
simulacrat	Date: March 21, 2005 @ 1:10 AM thank you
Veracohr	Date: March 22, 2005 @ 8:54 PM I've got a couple criticisms of the sub-genres of electronic used. First, a big one that isn't there is Acid Techno. Perhaps that's what "Acid Trance" is supposed be or include, but I really think Acid Techno should be a choosable sub-genre. And my second suggestion isn't that important, but I think 'Gabba' should be changed to 'Gabber'. I think I recall seeing the word 'Gabba' before, but it's usually spelled 'Gabber'.
PaulMcClelland	Date: March 23, 2005 @ 8:19 PM ...so far, I am not enjoying the whole idea of 'sub-genres', for the simple fact that it is leading to little or no movement on the charts that offer these additional choices. For some reason, the 'rock' catagory is 'frozen in time' with no movement at all in the 'top 20 listens'...A person who submits his or her work to any sub-genre may not even see it listed in recent downloads...It is as confusing for the listener as it is for the artist submitting the work. Although the idea is well-intentioned, it falls short of delivering the most recent work to the desired audience.....PMcC
PaulMcClelland	Date: March 23, 2005 @ 8:24 PM ...wooo...that last post read a little harsh...I think dmusic is da greatest. Please refer to above post...PMcC
imemine	Date: March 23, 2005 @ 8:45 PM Ok, where is the "SPANK" metal genre? …..and for that matter, the wussy R&R genre that is where most of my stuff belongs?..and how ‘bout the talent less waste of time annoying noise genre where the rest of my stuff goes?
leplume	Date: March 23, 2005 @ 10:31 PM as if, imemine!
Veracohr	Date: March 24, 2005 @ 2:04 AM PaulMcClelland: I noticed that while an artist can now classify their songs in sub-genres, the charts don't seem to recognize sub-genres. So if your songs aren't moving on the charts, I wouldn't blame it on the new sub-genres. They seem to just a way for listeners to identify what they want to listen to.
PaulMcClelland	Date: March 24, 2005 @ 4:00 AM NO, no...not my songs....Everybody's songs are frozen, in the same place, with no new adds in the 'rock' catagory....Am I the only one noticing this?......PMcC
Cryxan	Date: March 24, 2005 @ 4:26 AM Alright, those of you who just love to complain. This sub-genre thingy is brand new. Like, less than a couple weeks old. More will be added as time goes on, and the system will be tweaked. Not to mention that what you'se seeing isn't everything. The appearance of the subgenres in the File Manager is the beginning. One of the main objectives of this exercise is to make music easier to find. Browsing abilities and charts will come, but it all takes time. If the addition of the subgenres messed up the existing charts, which wouldn't be surprising, it is undoubtedly a known issue. Now, if you feel that you have discovered a legitimate bug, then by all means, please speak up and provide helpful details. If not, then sit back, watch, and good things will happen.
ebarbarella	Date: March 25, 2005 @ 4:23 PM for the Pop genre and sub-genres Thanks Fu-Dog dmusic rocks
simulacrat	Date: March 25, 2005 @ 10:50 PM DAMN!!! sub genres for life. keep up the good work! the changes that i have been seeing in dmusic have been positive so far.
koiulpoi	Date: May 4, 2005 @ 6:48 AM I know nothing about generes, though. I mean, at all. I've even been told my music deserves a genere of it's own. What do I do? It was easy back when I just clicked "Electronic" - now it takes an extra 5 seconds of thinking to click "trace" or "acid"!
iOrbit	Date: May 5, 2005 @ 11:45 AM "now it takes an extra 5 seconds of thinking to click "trace" or "acid"!" Must be horrible
jordanthegreat	Date: May 5, 2005 @ 12:47 PM i always go into a trance after clickin on the acid

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