Dating for people who dig through crates

Your Discogs collection, your grail records, and that original pressing you found in a charity shop for £2 are not just possessions - they are identity. The algorithm reads your shelf.

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How it works for vinyl collectors

Connect via Discogs. We pull your collection, wantlist, genre distribution, and pressing preferences. Nothing is shared raw - only derived signals. All opt-in, all revocable.

A record has a genre, an artist, a pressing (original, reissue, coloured), and a condition grade
Matching happens at every level - shared records, shared genres, shared collecting philosophy
Collection size and acquisition rate provide engagement data
Wantlist overlap is a forward-looking compatibility signal

Niche overlap > mainstream overlap

Both owning Rumours by Fleetwood Mac? That is in every collection. Both owning a first pressing of Marquee Moon? That is taste.

Mainstream

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Ownership 88% → NicheWeight 0.12

Niche

Television - Marquee Moon (1st press)

Ownership 4% → NicheWeight 0.96

What gets scored

Shared records weighted by Discogs ownership rarity across all users

Genre distribution overlap - jazz, post-punk, electronic, hip-hop, ambient. Genre profile reveals taste identity

Wantlist overlap - shared records you both want is a forward-looking compatibility signal

Collection depth - size, acquisition rate, and condition standards as engagement signals

Collecting philosophy - original pressings vs reissues, sealed vs played, display vs rotation

Crate-digging habits - record shops, fairs, online marketplaces, charity shops. Shared hunting grounds

Example match

"You share 28 records on Discogs avg NicheWeight 0.74. Genre overlap: post-punk (34%), krautrock (18%), ambient (22%). Wantlist overlap: 5 records including a Cluster first pressing. Both prioritise original pressings over reissues. Collection growth rate: both acquiring 3-5 records per month."

Not "you both collect vinyl." The actual records. The actual genres. The actual philosophy.

Integrations

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Discogs

Collection, wantlist, genres, pressings, ratings

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Interest Q&A

Setup, listening habits, collecting goals, crate-digging style

All opt-in. All revocable. We show signals, never raw data.

Affinity Atlas is in development

No real matching is live yet. If you want to find someone who will spend a Saturday flipping through crates without complaint - get in touch.

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