No real idea for this one, so I’ve set up a smart playlist that includes everything in my library with a bracket but excludes “live”, “remix”, “featuring” etc. The first track that has come up is 37 minutes long. I can’t say I’m not tempted.
wow yall do this way different than me apparenlty… I dont usually think about the next round until track submissions open, or maybe at the earliest the day before
i try to plan most rounds in advance so i can narrow things down by going “ok i’m struggling to decide between these two tracks for round 1, but the second artist has another track that fits round 4 so i can use them then instead” etc
I seem to do much better when I haven’t realised a round is coming up and have to make a choice quickly. The boring nerd in me regularly comes up with far too many choices and then I always end up wondering why I went with the track I did
For me the shortlist creation is the most fun part of the whole thing, I tend to create Spotify playlists for each round as soon as the themes are announced and add to them over time as I think of things or get time to dig through my other playlists or just start digging. I even have a folder of shortlists for themes that might come up in the future. Maybe I have a problem.