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Jungle George 🌴@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Rockstar, Necrosoft and other game devs slam Epic and Songtradr for "trashing" Bandcamp as layoffs announced

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Rockstar, Necrosoft and other game devs slam Epic and Songtradr for "trashing" Bandcamp as layoffs announced

Jungle George 🌴@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rockstar-necrosoft-and-other-game-devs-slam-epic-and-songtradr-for-trashing-bandcamp-as-layoffs-announced

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    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

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

      Goddamnit, Internet. Get your shit together.

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

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

          It won’t be the pen.

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

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      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.

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

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

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            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

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            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.

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