I built a music discovery app for Tidal and Qobuz users. A lot has changed since launch.


Some of you might remember my first post about Sonic Oracle. I built it because I personally needed it and nothing like it existed. I wanted to type in an artist I love and get back a playlist of artists I’ve never heard of who share something with them. Not algorithmic "people also listened to" suggestions. Deeper connections based on sound, style, and taste.
Since launch, the app has grown significantly.
Genre coverage expanded to 44+ sub-genres across 10 genre families. K-pop, city pop, gypsy jazz, acid jazz, darkwave, krautrock, fado, klezmer, djent, sludge metal, flamenco, cumbia... if your taste runs deep, Sonic Oracle goes there now.
Niche and cross-genre artists work much better. Obscure composers, experimental artists, soundtrack creators. Seeds like these used to return thin results. Not anymore.
The newest feature is click-to-discover. When your playlist comes back, click any artist in the results to start a new search from them. Chain one discovery into the next without going back to the search bar.
Three discovery depths: Essential (closest matches), Balanced (a mix), Adventurous (deep cuts you won’t find elsewhere). Adventurous is where it gets interesting.
Playlists land directly in your Tidal or Qobuz library. Roon, Audirvana, Bluesound, WiiM, and every other app or streamer picks them up instantly.
Still a solo developer. Still improving it every week.
Free to try at sonicoracle.music

Three playlists, no credit card needed
Alessandro

panyc77

Haha

I'll add "saves time on music hunting, loses time on chores" to the feature list. Appreciate the kind words.

Alessandro

A year ago I was at a friend’s house where he had one great song after another playing such that I was constantly whipping out Shazam to catch as many as I could.  I asked what playlist he was using and he said it was just a Spotify-generated playlist based on a song he played, and I so wished Qobuz had something remotely as cool as that and this sounds like it might be exactly what I’ve been waiting for so will definitely give it a try.  Thanks for creating this and sharing!

I know the feeling. Spotify's discovery tools are good, but they create stations based on what Spotify wants you to hear, and they disappear when you're done listening. Nothing stays in your library.

Sonic Oracle works differently. It builds permanent playlists based on what listeners with similar taste enjoy, not what an algorithm is pushing. And if you turn the depth to Adventurous, it pulls up artists Spotify would never surface. Those playlists stay in your Qobuz library forever.

Let me know how it goes.

Alessandro