What is this?
A map of the electronic music world and its nearest offshoots built from real artist-relatedness data: 5,322 artists positioned and colored based on audience listenership. This is a tool for fans to explore how artists and scenes relate and to discover new music.
Why isn't an artist I know on the map?
Two different reasons, and the second is the more common one. First, discovery reaches exactly one hop from the seed pool, so an artist with no affinity link to it at all genuinely isn't in the underlying data yet. But most of the time the artist IS linked: the map only draws artists with a couple of real citations, to stay legible, and roughly half of the 11,066 artists actually in the graph currently fall under that display floor. Linked-but-thin is a display choice, not a data gap; it moves as the map grows.
What does the small gold “core” tag mean, vs. the big name?
The big serif name is the best-known member: the most Spotify monthly listeners among members who are themselves genuinely, well connected within that specific region or scene, not a bare fame ranking (a globally huge star with only a stray tie in doesn't win just for being famous elsewhere). The small gold “core” tag is the magnet, the member most affinity-central to that region or scene. They're usually different people; both are shown because the famous name orients you, and the magnet is the more structurally accurate center.
Does this work on my phone?
Yes: tap a dot to spotlight it, pinch to zoom, and the scene index becomes a bottom drawer you can pull up over the map.
Can I use this with a screen reader or keyboard only?
Not yet. The map's canvas currently has no keyboard operation and no text alternative. This is a known, open gap, not a design choice. It's tracked, not hidden.
Is this made or endorsed by Spotify?
No. It's an independent project built from artist-relatedness data, in the spirit of Spotify's own “Fans Also Like” framing, but not produced or reviewed by Spotify.
How current is the data?
This snapshot is from 2026-08-13. The map is refreshed monthly.
I found a mistake, what do I do?
Use the corrections form on the
Feedback page and describe what looks wrong (wrong scene, wrong region, wrong naming, or a missing artist).
Who makes this?
Made by Max Beck.