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Some places such as Amazon and Bandcamp still allow downloading the music files. Is there a similarly lopsided revenue model in these cases, as there is for str

Some places such as Amazon and Bandcamp still allow downloading the music files. Is there a similarly lopsided revenue model in these cases, as there is for streaming? Anyway it seems that the industry is pleased with where it ended up, the link between then and now is a bit tenuous. However it's also on us that we willingly handed over control to streaming companies for the convenience. Think about the number of times we've justified something by it being the cost of a few coffees a month. TV, music, Adobe.

mrsilencedogood 2y ago
>Amazon Guarantee you these are lots of bootlegs and other-region copies behind resold. So probably Amazon is worst for the artists because even the labels are getting cheated there. >Bandcamp As I understand it, this is (was?) one of the few places an artist could still get a good deal. Bandcamp positions itself more as a marketplace and takes (iirc) 16ish percent. Let me check that against their website: "when a fan buys something on Bandcamp, an average of 82% of the money goes to you" (https://bandcamp.com/artists?from=footer https://bandcamp.com/artists?from=footer) So yeah, they get a lot of the niche weird music. I buy a lot of NWOTHM music off there for this reason.
- diggan 2y ago
  Also, Bandcamp has "Bandcamp Fridays" (or similar name), where for the entire day, 100% goes to the artists. I keep a list of music that I add to when I come across something I want to buy, then when the Bandcamp Friday comes around, buy everything on the list.
- burgrchf 2y ago
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- jay_kyburz 2y ago
  Hello fellow NWOTHM fan. (So much of it is so bad, but every now and then there is something awesome)
  - Semaphor 2y ago
    Not normally a big fan of the genre, but in case you missed it, there was the slightly proggy, slightly powery trad release last year that exploded in popularity (relative terms, 281 Bandcamp buys which is more than most of the music I buy :D) earlier this year: Mother's Guilty Pleasure Part One by Noor https://noorband.bandcamp.com/album/mothers-guilty-pleasure-part-one https://noorband.bandcamp.com/album/mothers-guilty-pleasure-...
hardwaresofton 2y ago
I follow 2 rules: 1. If an artist has a bandcamp, I buy. 2. there is no second rule
- freedomben 2y ago
  Indeed. I used to buy amazon mp3s, but they jacked around a couple of times to make it harder to download whole albums, at which point I stopped and won't buy on amazon anymore. I know currently it's pretty easy to download whole albums, but they torched my trust. On Bandcamp, I buy it. Not on Bandcamp, nope.
  - skydhash 2y ago
    Qobuz has a pretty chill process too. I don't actually trust their servers that much, (or anyone server) so I download albums as soon as I bought them. What I wish for when downloading digitally is getting the booklet (or liner notes) of the albums. It's nice knowing who was involved in the project and the thoughts/story of the artists.
- lancesells 2y ago
  0. If an artist sells direct I buy directly from their site.
  - comprev 2y ago
    Only if that artist can provide me with a voucher code to “purchase” the bandcamp music which allows me to stream/play offline in the app. Exception being vinyl-only releases by which usually a high quality WAV is provided to buyers. Many artists I follow are not on Spotify anyway.
- efilife 2y ago
  Once one of my favorite underground artists deleted his album that was available on soundcloud. I messaged the guy without expecting any response, imagine how shocked I was when the guy made the album public on bandcamp just for me so I could download it for free. No way, I had to buy it

mrsilencedogood 2y ago

>Amazon Guarantee you these are lots of bootlegs and other-region copies behind resold. So probably Amazon is worst for the artists because even the labels are getting cheated there. >Bandcamp As I understand it, this is (was?) one of the few places an artist could still get a good deal. Bandcamp positions itself more as a marketplace and takes (iirc) 16ish percent. Let me check that against their website: "when a fan buys something on Bandcamp, an average of 82% of the money goes to you" (https://bandcamp.com/artists?from=footer https://bandcamp.com/artists?from=footer) So yeah, they get a lot of the niche weird music. I buy a lot of NWOTHM music off there for this reason.

diggan 2y ago
Also, Bandcamp has "Bandcamp Fridays" (or similar name), where for the entire day, 100% goes to the artists. I keep a list of music that I add to when I come across something I want to buy, then when the Bandcamp Friday comes around, buy everything on the list.
burgrchf 2y ago
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jay_kyburz 2y ago
Hello fellow NWOTHM fan. (So much of it is so bad, but every now and then there is something awesome)
- Semaphor 2y ago
  Not normally a big fan of the genre, but in case you missed it, there was the slightly proggy, slightly powery trad release last year that exploded in popularity (relative terms, 281 Bandcamp buys which is more than most of the music I buy :D) earlier this year: Mother's Guilty Pleasure Part One by Noor https://noorband.bandcamp.com/album/mothers-guilty-pleasure-part-one https://noorband.bandcamp.com/album/mothers-guilty-pleasure-...

hardwaresofton 2y ago

I follow 2 rules: 1. If an artist has a bandcamp, I buy. 2. there is no second rule

freedomben 2y ago
Indeed. I used to buy amazon mp3s, but they jacked around a couple of times to make it harder to download whole albums, at which point I stopped and won't buy on amazon anymore. I know currently it's pretty easy to download whole albums, but they torched my trust. On Bandcamp, I buy it. Not on Bandcamp, nope.
- skydhash 2y ago
  Qobuz has a pretty chill process too. I don't actually trust their servers that much, (or anyone server) so I download albums as soon as I bought them. What I wish for when downloading digitally is getting the booklet (or liner notes) of the albums. It's nice knowing who was involved in the project and the thoughts/story of the artists.
lancesells 2y ago
0. If an artist sells direct I buy directly from their site.
- comprev 2y ago
  Only if that artist can provide me with a voucher code to “purchase” the bandcamp music which allows me to stream/play offline in the app. Exception being vinyl-only releases by which usually a high quality WAV is provided to buyers. Many artists I follow are not on Spotify anyway.
efilife 2y ago
Once one of my favorite underground artists deleted his album that was available on soundcloud. I messaged the guy without expecting any response, imagine how shocked I was when the guy made the album public on bandcamp just for me so I could download it for free. No way, I had to buy it