Personally I've given up genres and settled with that I like what I like.
In my teens I was heavily into trance especially goa while these days it's mostly psychedelic/stoner rock, but I'll still enjoy a wide variety of artists and groups across genres.
I never dismiss an artist or group based on a genre label. Of course there are genres where I tend not to find new stuff I like, like rap/R&B or jazz. But I'll have a listen, after all won't know if I like 'em till I hear 'em.
I am a fan of stoner/doom, partially for the sense of humor they seem to have about it. Blood Ceremony has this bit: "They say these rites are dangerous, they say we are insane / I'm only here to help you fraternize with Caine." And of course there's a flute in the mix for that proggy feel.
Psychedelic but still quite complex, well, I give away copies of The Evening Descends by Evangelicals because it has so much going on.
Exploration is tough. So many of The Algorithms seem to have settled on "Well, people who played that also played ..." and just don't seem to try very hard. Exploration of the now-mostly-over doomjazz microgenre has been a challenge.
Indeed. I use "curators" like KEXP[1], regularly check out what my local venues are playing, and just randomly click on stuff people have bought on Bandcamp in the purchases feed.
That said, I've discovered a lot of stuff I like using Spotify which I use when driving. Yeah it follows my initial genere choice a bit much, but could be a lot worse.
In my teens I was heavily into trance especially goa while these days it's mostly psychedelic/stoner rock, but I'll still enjoy a wide variety of artists and groups across genres.
I never dismiss an artist or group based on a genre label. Of course there are genres where I tend not to find new stuff I like, like rap/R&B or jazz. But I'll have a listen, after all won't know if I like 'em till I hear 'em.