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@johnnotkathi 

Thanks for joining, and glad you're enjoying it!

The playlist is designed to include several tracks per artist so you get a real feel for each one, not just a single song. The idea is that if an artist clicks with you, you have enough material right there to decide if you want to explore them further.

That said, if you want more variety in artists, try moving the Adventure dial higher. At the default (Essential) setting, the playlist stays close to the seed and focuses on fewer, tightly related artists. As you push the dial toward Adventurous, it casts a wider net and pulls in more artists, which naturally gives you more variety across the playlist.

Great to hear Black Flag worked well. Try it with a few different seeds and adventure levels and you'll see how the results shift.

Alessandro

What if we find a band that isn't in there?  "Charlie" a band from the 70's & 80's isn't listed.  Do you add bands or does the system just look for them?  How is it updated?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_(band)

@mofimadness 

Good question. The database covers millions of artists and is continuously updated, so most bands are in there. The challenge with "Charlie" is that it's a very common name, so the search may be showing other artists named Charlie instead of the 70s/80s UK band.

Try typing "Charlie" in the search box and scrolling through the dropdown suggestions. You should see different entries with descriptions underneath to help identify the right one. Look for something like "Charlie" with a reference to Terry Thomas or the UK, or try "Charlie Band."

Also if the

If you still can't find them, let me know and I'll look into it on my end.

Alessandro

Nothing with "Charlie" works.  Using just "Charlie" it returns only "disco"/italo disco/electronic", nothing even close.  The pop down menu doesn't list just "Charlie".

Terry Thomas returns just "jazz" artists.

"Charlie UK" just spins.

It's not a big issue, I just wondered what we do when we encounter them.

Appreciate you trying different searches. Unfortunately, some lesser-known bands from that era aren't in the database yet. Charlie is one of those cases.

The database covers millions of artists but there are gaps, particularly with bands that had a smaller catalog or limited digital presence. It's something that improves over time as the system grows.