The Genre Browser is a web app that allows the user to explore through the many hundreds of Echo Nest genres. Specifically the user can see:
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a brief description of the genre
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a list of similar genres
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the set of top artists for that genre (which are linked to the echotron)
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A set of playlists:
- intro - canonical songs meant to introduce the genre
- current - most popular being played today
- emerging - unfamiliar to most listeners
The user can listen to playlists via Spotify
The app is hosted at The Genre Browser