rateyourmusic.com is an alternative to allmusic.com while chosic.com focuses on finding music.
The later has generated more similar music for me so far. But I welcome every additional project improving the search for music which has been so neglected by most services.
I've been a paying subscriber to rateyourmusic for years because one extra feature you get is per-track ratings. Extremely useful if you're in discovery mode.
The later has generated more similar music for me so far. But I welcome every additional project improving the search for music which has been so neglected by most services.