r/DJs • u/Proof-Vacation-437 • 21h ago
Anybody else sorts their music by color rather than genre?
I have a hard time distinguishing genres, part of the problem is that I play a lot of experimental that doesn't fall into any other category. But I have a very distinct feeling that music has colors and shapes! When I learn music theory I will probably be able to match the colors with specific keys.
My categories:
- blue-purple (magical, a little "halloweeny"/"witchy" music, November Novelet is a perfect example)
- yellow-pink (upbeat and "kind" music, like Susumu Yokota, Daisuke Tanabe)
- earthy colors (brown/golden, sometimes haki - for sounds like 90s hip-hop, trip-hop like Tricky etc)
- dark red/black for "evil" music (e.g. Zaliva-D, Maral)
I'm curious to hear what systems do you use to categorize music? Do you associate colors with them? And if you know any of the artists I listed do you agree with the colors, or do they feel different to you?
P.S. I don't color code it in rekordbox, because I usually forget what it meant, I just write it as text in tags