A Music Playlist to Get to Know Us Better

In July 2023, on the AJF (the French-speaking Discord JetPunk server), inspired by a similar concept tried out on a private RedLightning's server, BolyaiAnna informally suggested that anyone who wanted to could create a playlist of 25 tracks representing their musical tastes as a fun way to get to know each other better.

This message led to the creation of 12 playlists and a pleasant moment of sharing and exchange, allowing these few members of the same community to reveal themselves a bit and discover each other through music.

Today, I propose to implement this idea again, but on a much larger scale. The idea is that as many active members of our community as possible should be informed about this project and participate if they wish.

In order to give the opportunity to be informed about this to as many users as possible and allow everyone time to create a playlist that truly represents them, I will accept playlist submissions until March 1st. After that date, I will publish a second blog post summarising the (lack of) popularity of the initiative and, of course, presenting the various playlists submitted so that we can collectively get to know each other better through music.

In order to ensure the success of the initiative, it is crucial that EVERYONE involved carefully reads the rules and criteria below and takes care to follow them.

- Each playlist must contain exactly 25 tracks. This may seem like a lot to listen to but after consultation, this number seems to be the most appropriate to give everyone the opportunity to showcase the complexity of their tastes.

- The length of the playlist should remain reasonable. There is no clear limit: I appeal to everyone's common sense. Some genres are inherently represented by longer tracks than others. That's completely fine. The main point is not to troll by proposing an absurdly long playlist.

- The same artist should not appear more than twice in the same playlist. Of course, this point is not set in stone: if you only listen to Rick Astley songs, it would be stupid to force you to add tracks you don't listen to to your selection. But the aim of the project is also to highlight everyone's musical tastes in all their diversity.

- Submit your playlist in a format that can be read by everyone. Ideally, all playlists should be created on Spotify. However, I cannot impose its use and therefore remain open to YouTube Music, Deezer or Apple Music. For any other platform, please contact me before submitting your entry.

- To facilitate the processing of playlists, please title your playlist "[JetPunk username]'s JetPunk Playlist 2026". The order of the tracks in the playlist and an eventual description are not important.

- Try to avoid modifying your playlist after submission, both in the short term (only submit when you are sure) and in the long term (the idea is that this playlist should reflect your musical tastes as of February 2026, not evolve with them).

- Be intelligent and respectful in your choices. Songs with vulgar lyrics are of course tolerated but a track that clearly targets certain individuals in a malicious way will result in the rejection of the concerned playlist.

You can send me your playlist via this form once you have finished it.

Other than that, you are free to do as you wish! Do you only listen to instrumental music? Create a selection that reflects it! Are you a fan of Franz Liszt and heavy metal? No overall consistency is expected: highlight your listening habits in all their diversity!

In order to give this project a wider audience, I will soon propose a French version of this blog. Feel free to translate it into any language you speak and find relevant. The more the merrier!

I hope you find the idea appealing and that many of you will participate. It's of cours difficult to change the rules once the project has been launched but I am open to any comments or suggestions you may have.

Thank you in advance for your playlists, which I am really looking forward to discovering, and see you in a month for the results!