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I love that Bandcamp provides FLAC downloads. I have racks of CDs and I'm not keen on buying more physical items which I just rip and listen to digitally. A FLA

I love that Bandcamp provides FLAC downloads. I have racks of CDs and I'm not keen on buying more physical items which I just rip and listen to digitally. A FLAC download completely replaces a CD for me. And for my convenience they also provide Ogg Vorbis downloads which I prefer for putting on mobile devices due to reduced storage requirements. With most any other site you can only get MP3s. When I first discovered Bandcamp ~5 years ago it was pretty hard to find (metal) bands of interest. By now the site has really caught on and tons of established bands that I have been listening to for years are releasing their music there. It's still also really good for obscure stuff too. There was a band from my city (in the USA) whose album could only be bought in Germany. Only after they made a Bandcamp release was I finally able to obtain it!

sk0g 6y ago
I've been waiting Caladan Brood to put their music on streaming services for ages, but they've been on BandCamp forever! You're not from Salt Lake City, are you?!
- herewulf 6y ago
  I am, in fact! Good guess! I was actually referring to the related project Gallowbraid. Caladan Brood is great too. Ironically, I heard about both of these bands from a friend in Germany. https://gallowbraid-northernsilence.bandcamp.com https://gallowbraid-northernsilence.bandcamp.com
  - chupasaurus 6y ago
    Waited for your confirmation, although there aren't many bands from US on Northern Silence IIRC. Brood's album was on Spotify for a brief time until it was retracted (by label or guys no one knows). Since there was some movement on GB's site there might be some hope, as that request is literally under each video with songs from either project. Cheers from Urals!
f1refly 6y ago
You could also just reencode the flac files to opus/ogg yourself, it's not like that takes any resources to speak of
- herewulf 6y ago
  You're right and it may be something I do in the future. I have a process that's working out quite nicely right now.
  - f1refly 6y ago
    Sure, I didn't want to sound like I was commanding you or anything. Wording was a bit harsh in restrospective.

sk0g 6y ago

I've been waiting Caladan Brood to put their music on streaming services for ages, but they've been on BandCamp forever! You're not from Salt Lake City, are you?!

herewulf 6y ago
I am, in fact! Good guess! I was actually referring to the related project Gallowbraid. Caladan Brood is great too. Ironically, I heard about both of these bands from a friend in Germany. https://gallowbraid-northernsilence.bandcamp.com https://gallowbraid-northernsilence.bandcamp.com
- chupasaurus 6y ago
  Waited for your confirmation, although there aren't many bands from US on Northern Silence IIRC. Brood's album was on Spotify for a brief time until it was retracted (by label or guys no one knows). Since there was some movement on GB's site there might be some hope, as that request is literally under each video with songs from either project. Cheers from Urals!

f1refly 6y ago

You could also just reencode the flac files to opus/ogg yourself, it's not like that takes any resources to speak of

herewulf 6y ago
You're right and it may be something I do in the future. I have a process that's working out quite nicely right now.
- f1refly 6y ago
  Sure, I didn't want to sound like I was commanding you or anything. Wording was a bit harsh in restrospective.