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[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 68 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That is exactly what they are going to do. Mark my words: bandcamp will be a subscription service soon, and likely will be a revenue generating click-through to Spotify or itunes or similar.

The big labels can't STAND that we can get good music, but/own it outright, listen to it at our leisure without commercials, and share it with friend.

I encourage everyone to checkout Funkwhale. Specifically the instance I use, because I want access to your music lol.

Funk.gravitywell.xyz (for info, sign up)

Or

https://funk.gravitywell.xyz/library (listen to others' public libraries)

There's also an android app, albeit a little buggy.

Here's my library - https://funk.gravitywell.xyz/federation/music/libraries/9788b698-e8f1-44ac-b2d3-30501fa4ccfe

[–] RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sigh. I guess it's time to go download FLAC copies of everything I have on Bandcamp.

Goddamnit, Internet. Get your shit together.

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ownership is being dissolved completely. The only ownership left will soon be those who own us.

[–] elscallr@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or the ownership you defend. You won't like how you'll have to defend it, though.

It won't be the pen.

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What are you even saying right now? You gun fanatics trip me up

[–] core@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Beyond just music, bandcamp is a great site to buy and sell (as a musician or indie label) physical merchandise.

Independent musicians and labels rely on bandcamp. Most alternatives are cost prohibitive to "small" bands.

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A bunch of the small metal bands I support are only on bandcamp. Literally can not get thier music or merchandise anywhere else.

[–] core@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Any you could share a link to? I'm always on the hunt for new music and I love metal.

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Check out the line up of bands under the Pelagic Records label. I keep finding gems there. I never heard The Ocean Collective before recently, I'm absolutely loving their old stuff. New stuff is good too, but its a bit James Maynard/perfect circle kind of preachy.

They aren't really a small label

https://pelagic-records.com/artists/

ninja edit:

Ill leave this here, from my collection, also, please everyone join this funkwhale instance so i can get your music too lmao

https://funk.gravitywell.xyz/library/artists/1289

or my library:

https://funk.gravitywell.xyz/federation/music/libraries/9788b698-e8f1-44ac-b2d3-30501fa4ccfe

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ive updated my comment, and idk how to "notify" you properly here, so.. im leaving a new comment. to uh. .check out my other comment. yeah.