Man, lemme tell you about the other day. Heard Romain Virgo’s “Love Doctor Riddim” randomly while cooking – instant vibe, y’know? That bassline got stuck in my head for hours. So I figured, hell, gotta find more like this. Let me walk you through how I hunted ’em down, step by messy step.
Starting Simple (And Failing Mostly)
First thing first, I’m lazy. Went straight to that big streaming app I use daily. You know the one. Played “Love Doctor Riddim”, let the autoplay thing run after. Big mistake. Absolute waste of time. Next track was some hyper pop nonsense, then an ad jingle, followed by some dude yelling in autotune. Zero connection. Felt like it had no clue what I actually liked about the song. Just threw random “popular” stuff at me. Closed that tab real fast.
Diving Into the Weird Music Map Thing
Alright, needed another way. Remembered this website someone mentioned ages ago – it maps out songs like some crazy star chart. Loaded it up. Punched in “Romain Virgo Love Doctor Riddim”. Took a sec to think, then bam! Popped up on this glowing map surrounded by dots. Each dot was another song, closer dots meant more similar.
- Clicked dots near the center first: Got some other Romain Virgo tracks – obvious, but good start.
- Expanded the circle slowly: Names like Beres Hammond, Sanchez popped up. Older reggae cats, sweet.
- Saw stuff labeled “Rocksteady” and “Lovers Rock”: Okay, now we’re getting specific! Followed those paths deeper.
- Filtered out anything too slow or too electronic: Just wanted that chill, smooth reggae vibe with strong bass.
Spent way too long just clicking around that map. Found some deep cuts I’d totally forgotten about!
Double-Checking & Playlist Time
Couldn’t trust just one source, right? So I took the names I liked from the map – artists like John Holt, Gregory Isaacs, some newer guys Protoje vibes – and plugged ’em back into the streaming app manually. Made my own dang playlist this time. Started with “Love Doctor”, then added the new finds.
Hit shuffle and let it rip while doing dishes. Mood instantly matched. The tempos fit, the basslines were that nice deep groove, the vocals were smooth. Found 5 solid picks that fit right in:
- John Holt “Love is Tricky” – Classic feel, same smoothness.
- Sanchez “Cry For You” – Got that sweet Lovers Rock vibe nailed.
- Josey Wales “Love Doctor” – Title similarity hooked me, but the riddim was surprisingly close!
- Gregory Isaacs “Love Doctor” – Different feel, same smooth operator energy.
- Tarrus Riley “Love’s Contagious” – Modern take on that smooth reggae soul.
Listen, it ain’t perfect science. Took digging past the crappy algorithms. That map site was the real MVP for remembering how songs actually connect. Ended up revisiting some old favorites and finding a couple gems. Much better than whatever nonsense autoplay threw at me first. Vibe restored!
