DATA SAPIENS

I reviewed the blog DATA SAPIENS (http://www.datasapiens.net) , a danish music blog (don't worry, it can be translated into your language of preference if it isn't danish) that focuses on electronic music which is defined on the website as "independent media without relationships with record companies, shops, etc". This blog not only features well known artists around the globe, but welcomes artists and labels who want to get their music out on the scene to send in their tracks, photos, background information, etc by inviting them to send their music and information to their website email.

This blog is very pleasing to the eyes. It is colorful, bright and every post has a picture of the featured topic the post is about. The articles are well written, informative and interesting. I found it refreshing how there are no negative articles or posts, such as giving an artist or a song a bad review. I liked how postings are not only archived chronologically, but they are also put into different categories, such as remix, artist, five for Thursday (postings that feature 5 tracks). With the flashy look of this blog though, comes complications. I also liked how at end of a posting, there would be a list of "similar postings" that feature similar content or music of the posting you are currently reading. Even though the concept of having different categories for the postings is a good idea to better find a specific posting, I found it difficult to find where on the site the category list was. I find sometimes it is better for a blog to be simple and clean where it is easier to find what your looking for, versus spending extra time searching for a specific posting and just getting lost on the site. Overall, I enjoyed this site. The music, style, and postings are original, and even if you are not a fan of electronic music, it is a good eye opener to international music scene, and also provides links to various other music biologists (see blog roll on website for more music blogs).