May 14, 2007
Listen to music by mood, with Moody
Posted May. 14, ’07, 4:13 PM PT by Thomas Gagnon-van Leeuwen
Category | iTunes
iTunes’ shuffle feature. Is it intelligent? Is it psychic? Is it evil? Whatever kind of supernatural experiences you might’ve experienced with iTunes, Moody will make you listen to the stuff you want to — or at least, it’ll try.
This lightweight application surfaced yesterday, and I’ve been very impressed by its concept. The user basically tags songs by color, each color representing a mood and intensity level: sad to happy, calm to intense (see image). It’s a quick way to categorize songs, especially if you enable the “QuickTag” feature by clicking on the gear icon. The tagging process itself is interesting, as it leads to a reflection on the songs that are being tagged — for example, within an artist’s catalog, you really notice a trend in some of the albums.
The fun part, though, is listening. Based on the moods you feel like hearing, Moody will populate its own playlist in iTunes. If you must know, right now, I’m listening to happy songs that are not too intense or too calm. You can watch a screencast of the app and download it for free from the website, though a $9 donation is recommended if you like what you hear.
[Hat tip: Andrew, via Twitter]
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Well, great. Now my computer won't play anything but early Depeche Mode. Next it'll start cutting itself just to feel something.