ThefuzzyFurryComradeKing Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in Protest, and Now Spotify Is Hosting AI Knockoffs of Their Songs
binarytobisThem pulling out of Spotify was the last push I needed to switch to Tidal. The only downside for me is there was a spotify exclusive cover of Daisy by Wet Leg that you can’t get anywhere else.
Giz has all of their stuff on bandcamp for pay what you can
Wet leg is in there too
Join mp3 gang and leave streaming behind
Qobuz allows you to stream but also to buy high quality albums which you can then download as well.
Of course choose the option you prefer as long as you support bands you listen to. I bought plenty of King Gizzard albums on Bandcamp too now. Other bands I buy vinyl from that sometimes also means I get codes for those albums on Bandcamp. And through Qobuz artists I listen to at least get higher reimbursement for those streams.
One complaint I have about Qobuz isn’t even Qobuz fault.
But often my purchased track are removed shortly after purchase.
The DMCA trolling is so bad that Qobuz has to prunt a warning that you download your tracks ASAP after purchase.
That said i can’t find better services than Qobuz and Bandcamp.
Wait is that why qobuz’s library is a bit lacking? Why do they have so many DMCA takedowns?
I presume it’s a similar licensing to tv shows. They get a conditional license for a short period of time and then it’s revoked and theyre forced to comply.
I totally understand taking down the store listing. But if I already bought the music, I expect to be able to download them again in perpetuity.
I wish more musicians could / would reject record labels and publish independently.