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

Great question! Right now Sonic Oracle works with artist-based searches, so searching a genre name directly won't return results. For Rock in Opposition, try using a specific RIO artist as your seed, like Henry Cow, Univers Zero, Art Zoyd, or Magma. The engine will find connections from there.

Genre-based discovery (where you can search by genre or movement directly) is something I'm currently building. Thanks for the suggestion, it helps me prioritize.

Alessandro

So again...

Once I register for a yearly subscription, am I able to 'upgrade' the 3 trial playlists I just created from 'Balanced' to 'Adventurous'???

Yes, after you upgrade to premium you can create as many playlists as you please in all three stages 

Alessandro

This works great and fills a void I always wanted.  I use tidal as it gives playlists of types but felt like it is more ai generated and less adventurous as many people don’t move past what’s popular.  I’m loving the playlists I’ve experienced with.  It had a few tries where it did not find an artist j see in tidal but  sry obscure so limitations are expected.  Thank you again.  Using AI as a tool these past few days has helped me use my equipment to its fullest and dial in my system to a level I did not know it was capable.