Too much choice on streaming felt like no choice — so I made VOODPLAY
Hi
I'm Francesco. I've worked in music/web for years. With streaming I assumed discovery would be easy — instead I'd scroll for ages, finally pick something, get bored ten minutes in, and repeat. Sound familiar to anyone else with ADHD (or just plain burnout): too many options often means you don't choose anything at all.
So I built VOODPLAY for myself — and I'm sharing it in case it helps someone else too. It's not only for ADHD folks; I just know that was my main friction.
What it is (important):
VOODPLAY is not Bandcamp and there's no official affiliation. Bandcamp is a trademark of its owners. I use Bandcamp because I believe in independent music: if something clicks, you open it on Bandcamp and you can support the artist directly. I don't earn anything from that.
How it works:
- Pick a genre (and optional subgenre) and a release period (e.g. this week, last month).
- VOODPLAY loads one random album or track from Bandcamp's discover flow and plays it in the built-in player — the idea is stop browsing, start listening.
- Hit Next Random for another pick in the same genre/period. You get a limited number per day (more if you create a free account). When you run out, you can still change genre or period to keep exploring without burning through skips.
- Optional: sign in to save favorites, listening history, and custom lists (public or private). You can share a track or a list with a short link; if you're logged in, the first time someone opens your share link you get +1 extra Next Random that day.
There's also a search page if you already know what you're looking for (paste a Bandcamp URL into a list works too).
Honest caveats: it's beta, free for now, and I can't promise perfect uptime or that your data will live here forever — things will change as I work on it. Music and metadata come from artists and third-party sources; availability isn't guaranteed.
I'd genuinely love feedback from people who actually use Bandcamp — especially if the "one thing at a time" flow helps you listen, or if it doesn't and why.
Thanks for reading.