On this Sunday night, I would like to once again thanks the wonder of Bandcamp for allowing me to legally download all the music I just purchased, give most of the sale to the artists, and allow me to add tips for the hard working human artists.
Give your money to artists, not platforms.
And frak all the tech stealing from them.
@Em0nM4stodon I have admittedly not looked to closely at it yet but I would keep en eye on https://subvert.fm/
It's a artist owned co-op bandcamp alternative.
@Em0nM4stodon Being able to do that is fantastic, yet I still worry how long it'll stay that way https://www.gearnews.com/bandcamp-sold-to-songtradr-what-does-it-mean-for-musicians/
(though in fairness it's managed to stay out of the news since 2023, so fingers crossed?)
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Also love Bandcamp but it’s worth checking that the artist link to bandcamp on their social media (linktree etc).
Twice I’ve bought from Bandcamp only to have their customer support admit that the album was uploaded illegally.
Bandcamp refunded & removed the account but because they aren’t verifying account ownership, instead of more money going to artists, no money goes to them & 100% goes to fraudsters.
I used to like Bandcamp. Then it got sold to Songtradr, and they fired half the staff.
https://jacobin.com/2023/12/bandcamp-music-streaming-sale-tech-workers-union-layoffs-organizing
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