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Spotify's catalog is so spotty that it is borderline useless for me. Most small indie labels still do not publish to Spotify If you are the kind of person that
by tomc1985 9y ago
Spotify's catalog is so spotty that it is borderline useless for me. Most small indie labels still do not publish to Spotify
If you are the kind of person that will sometimes strongly desire to listen to only one song/style/artist, and that desire is so strong that nothing else satisfies it, then Spotify not having your track can be a big deal.
If I can't build a decent playlist because Spotify's lack of coverage, that's going to be a big deal to me.
The mainstream is not sensitive to nor do they care about the logistics of music distribution. I wish there was a way for Spotify to ignore these bullshit distribution deals because the only people who care about them are megalabels and their A&R reps. I don't know of a single artist making bank off streaming...
- toomanybeersies 9y agoSpotify is mass market music platform, it's not meant to be an indie publishing platform, and it doesn't even make economic sense for indie artists to publish on Spotify. It's like complaining about the lack of techno (especially remixes) on Spotify, that's what Beatport is for.
- umanwizard 9y agoWhat does Spotify not fitting your niche case have to do with its mass-market appeal?
- rorykoehler 9y agoI don't know what music you listen to but i have a pretty broad and eclectic taste and still find Spotify to be amazing for discovery.
- tomc1985 9y agoI have never been happy with Spotify/Pandora as discovery system. Nothing beats an hourlong mp3+tracklist with real DJs pushing real buttons :/