Bobku Public Music Catalog Dataset

The Bobku public music catalog dataset is intentionally published as a transparency artifact and pseudo-API. It documents the structured catalog data used to maintain Bobku song pages, album pages, track dedications, narrative context, release metadata, platform links, and other website-generation fields across bobku.net.

This is not an accidental database exposure. These files are public read-only exports for people, crawlers, researchers, writers, and machines that want to understand the Bobku catalog as structured data.

Important scope note: The main JSON and CSV exports do not include full lyric text. Lyrics remain available on individual song pages, and lyric usage is governed by the lyrics section of the license policy. The SQLite database export may include lyric records for power-user inspection.
Dataset
Bobku Music Catalog
Formats
JSON, CSV, SQLite
Primary use
Catalog metadata and pseudo-API access
Lyrics in main JSON?
No full lyric dump
SQLite export
Power-user database copy
Policy
License & Reuse Policy

What This Dataset Contains

The dataset is built around the Bobku music catalog: songs, albums, release identifiers, genres, platform links, narrative placement inside the Feltware Festival world, real-world dedications, and fictional producer notes.

What this dataset does not contain

Download Formats

The denormalized JSON export is the recommended format for AI ingestion, catalog analysis, and pseudo-API use. The CSV files are intended for spreadsheets and simple inspection. The SQLite database is provided for power users who want the relational source structure.

File Format Best For Full Lyrics? Policy
bobku-catalog.json JSON AI ingestion, pseudo-API use, catalog analysis, joined song/album metadata No License policy
catalog-schema.json JSON Field documentation, export schema, machine-readable reference No License policy
songs.csv CSV Spreadsheet review of song metadata and identifiers No License policy
albums.csv CSV Spreadsheet review of album metadata, release dates, UPCs, and cover URLs No License policy
song-narratives.csv CSV Festival cue-ins, locations, narrative notes, and fictional producer notes No License policy
song-dedications.csv CSV Real-world track dedications and role-based honors No License policy
song-links.csv CSV Canonical URLs and external platform links No License policy
song-genres.csv CSV Ordered song-to-genre relationships No License policy
genres.csv CSV Normalized genre list No License policy
bobku-music-catalog.sqlite SQLite Power-user relational database inspection May include lyric records License policy

File names and availability may change as the export process is refined. If a download is missing, check back after the next catalog export.

Schema / Field Guide

The public exports use clearer field names than the internal database wherever possible. For example, bmiWorkNumber means the BMI work registration number, and mlcSongCode means the MLC song code.

Field / Group Description Example Use
urlSlug URL-safe slug for the individual song page. Building canonical song URLs.
title / subtitle Song title and optional subtitle. Display names, search indexing, JSON-LD MusicRecording names.
album Album title, URL, UPC, cover, and release relationship. Grouping songs into releases.
identifiers Public registration and catalog identifiers such as ISRC, ISWC, UPC, BMI Work Number, MLC Song Code, and MusicBrainz URLs. Disambiguating recordings and works across external systems.
releaseDate Release date in ISO format where available. Sorting, release timelines, structured metadata.
durationSeconds Song duration in seconds. Generating ISO 8601 durations or display lengths.
bpm Human-facing BPM value, including dual-tempo notation where relevant. Music metadata and DJ/reference use.
camelotKey Camelot key or harmonic-mixing key value. DJ/reference use and song metadata.
genres Ordered genre list for the song. Display tags, search, AI clustering, and genre analysis.
festival Feltware Festival cue-in, location/area details, narrative text, and producer note. Worldbuilding, song placement, and AI/lore context.
dedication Real-world dedication text for the track. Understanding who or what a song honors.
links Canonical page URL and external listening/reference links. Connecting Bobku pages to streaming platforms and authority sources.
lyrics Availability and policy reference in JSON/CSV exports; full lyric text may exist only in the SQLite database and individual song pages. Pointing users to song pages without publishing a bulk lyric dump.

Internal table sources

The SQLite export is based on relational tables including songs, albums, genres, song_genres, song_narratives, song_dedications, song_links, and song_lyrics. The main JSON export joins those tables into song-centered records for easier use.

License & Reuse

Dataset metadata, catalog descriptions, narrative context, producer notes, dedications, and other original editorial text are governed by the Bobku License & Reuse Policy.

Lyrics, audio recordings, visual assets, logos, album covers, and promotional images have separate permissions and restrictions described on the license page. The presence of catalog metadata or a database row does not grant permission to reuse the underlying sound recording, cover art, logo, or full lyric text beyond the permissions stated in the policy.

Attribution suggestion: “Bobku Public Music Catalog Dataset, via bobku.net, accessed from https://bobku.net/edm-artist/data.html.”

Version & Updates

This dataset may be updated as new songs, albums, release identifiers, links, dedications, and narrative notes are added to the Bobku catalog. The version listed in the JSON-LD and export files should be treated as the export version, not necessarily the final creative state of the project.

For the most human-readable version of the catalog, use the Songs & Lyrics index and the Albums page.