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There are bands with songs over an hour long on Spotify. Distrokid (the most popular service for independent artists to get on Spotify et al) has no maximum len

There are bands with songs over an hour long on Spotify. Distrokid (the most popular service for independent artists to get on Spotify et al) has no maximum length for song uploads. I think the real reason is Spotify pays you per "song played" not per minute played. If I listen to Dopesmoker by Sleep, which is an hour long, then I listen to a 60 second white noise clip, both artists get paid an equal amount.

Loughla 3y ago
I don't use spotify but I wondered how a length limit would work for some esoteric bands. Shpongle is another one with extremely long songs that wouldn't work if they were chopped up.
- boredemployee 3y ago
  I never thought I'd read about Shpongle in HN.
  - Loughla 3y ago
    Hallucinogenics brought me to my current career. Synthesizing DMT got me my first full-time grant writing gig. I believe more hackers experiment with drugs than the nerd stereotype would lead you to believe. Also, the music they make is amazing. So it's always relevant to most music conversations. (Albinoblacksheep flashback is still my go to when I'm feeling nostalgic)
    - boredemployee 3y ago
      that's really cool! I was really addicted to Shpongle and 1200 Mics in the 2000s. btw, Shpongle's song that makes me trip while sober is "DMT" (Divine moments of truth), its fucking amazing (I don't do drugs, I'm really afraid of what can come up). I don't think I've heard them for at least 10 years, I'll put it on for listening! Edit: OMG I just remembered the existence of this masterpiece: Shpongle - Star Shpongled Banner !!!
  - bromuro 3y ago
    We are here :)
- exsf0859 3y ago
  Shpongle albums are split up into normal-sized tracks. Most CD players, media players, and streaming services support gapless playback of albums, at least for subscribers. When a Shpongle album is played with gapless playback enabled, it sounds like one long song. I don't have a Spotify link handy, but here's a YouTube Music example: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l_K6GgImOp-3JEdDpoIc4-NGMsIf10ZG0 https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l_K6GgImOp-3...

Loughla 3y ago

I don't use spotify but I wondered how a length limit would work for some esoteric bands. Shpongle is another one with extremely long songs that wouldn't work if they were chopped up.

boredemployee 3y ago
I never thought I'd read about Shpongle in HN.
- Loughla 3y ago
  Hallucinogenics brought me to my current career. Synthesizing DMT got me my first full-time grant writing gig. I believe more hackers experiment with drugs than the nerd stereotype would lead you to believe. Also, the music they make is amazing. So it's always relevant to most music conversations. (Albinoblacksheep flashback is still my go to when I'm feeling nostalgic)
  - boredemployee 3y ago
    that's really cool! I was really addicted to Shpongle and 1200 Mics in the 2000s. btw, Shpongle's song that makes me trip while sober is "DMT" (Divine moments of truth), its fucking amazing (I don't do drugs, I'm really afraid of what can come up). I don't think I've heard them for at least 10 years, I'll put it on for listening! Edit: OMG I just remembered the existence of this masterpiece: Shpongle - Star Shpongled Banner !!!
- bromuro 3y ago
  We are here :)
exsf0859 3y ago
Shpongle albums are split up into normal-sized tracks. Most CD players, media players, and streaming services support gapless playback of albums, at least for subscribers. When a Shpongle album is played with gapless playback enabled, it sounds like one long song. I don't have a Spotify link handy, but here's a YouTube Music example: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l_K6GgImOp-3JEdDpoIc4-NGMsIf10ZG0 https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l_K6GgImOp-3...