Travel in time! A python command line application that allows time travel with your favourite artist.
- Firstly, we query the MusicBrainz database for the artist.
- Then we check for available MP3 previews of songs in 7Digital.
- After that we cap the number of tracks per year to N number of tracks.
- The previews are downloaded.
- The text to speech DJ starts to introduce the artist playlist with a variety of phrases that are randomly generated.
- Each of the previews are played one after the other with supporting transition effects.
- For each song the DJ mentions the Year of the release and the name of the song.
python fftm.py "Bob Marley"
We use MusicBrainz API to access data from the artist (like the years being active), and the 7Digital API to download the preview tracks that you hear in your journey, also matching each the years passed.
Say OSX API is also used in the text to speech generation for the DJ.
Some sounds from Freesound are also used to smooth out the leaps in time.
We also added the Back to the Future soundtrack, because... you know... it's still quite cool!
We love Python and PyCharm... so, that was it.