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

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@mooncrikit 

sorry about that. The "Connection Lost" popup usually means your streaming platform connection token expired mid-session. Adventurous playlists take a bit longer to generate, which makes this more likely to happen.

The fix is quick: reconnect your streaming platform (the same way you connected the first time) to refresh the token, then try again.

If it keeps happening, let me know and I'll look into it further.

Alessandro

Sorry, I do not recall how I "connected my streaming platform" the first time...Kindly explain in detail how to do it...Thanx Alessandro!

@grunge1000 

 Unfortunately Amazon Music doesn't offer an open API for third-party playlist creation, so there's no way to build the integration right now. Same situation with Spotify and Apple Music. Tidal and Qobuz are the only platforms giving developers the access needed to create playlists directly in your library.
If Amazon ever opens that up, it'll be on my list.
Alessandro