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5 votes
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What has your experience been like buying digital music?
I've been wanting to buy some music recently from some artists that are only available through places like Amazon, iTunes, Google Play... However, I have specifically stayed away from most of...
I've been wanting to buy some music recently from some artists that are only available through places like Amazon, iTunes, Google Play... However, I have specifically stayed away from most of these platforms for various reasons, the primary one being that I prefer Bandcamp over all of them (and up to now I never had the need to go anywhere else anyway).
So my question is, have you bought any music from these types of platforms online and what was the experience like?
Some specifics for what I'm personally looking to get out of this topic (you don't have to answer these if you don't want to, general experiences are fine too):
- Can I buy music through my browser alone? This one's primarily aimed at iTunes, because when I go to Apple Music and click on the "Also available in the iTunes Store" button for a particular song or album, nothing happens. So I'm assuming it's trying to launch iTunes which I don't have installed.
- Is the music available in multiple audio formats and can I pick whichever one I want after purchase? This is what I like a lot about Bandcamp, you buy the music once and it gives you a bunch of different audio formats to choose from.
- Did the audio files come with metadata and cover art attached (and were they accurate)? This one's not a big deal overall since stuff like Picard exists, but it's just a nice thing to not need to worry about.
12 votes -
What have you been listening to this week?
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as...
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)
Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.
You can make a chart if you use last.fm:
http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
7 votes -
Ekkah - Figure It Out (Night Edit) (2016)
3 votes -
Dornik - Do You Wanna? (feat. Gavin Turek) (2020)
4 votes -
Black Dresses - Creep U (2020)
5 votes -
Descend - Blood Moon (2020)
5 votes -
Elder - Omens (2020)
6 votes -
Universal's audible watermark
16 votes -
Trivium - The Defiant (2020)
5 votes -
Five Elise – Take Five and Fur Elise mashup (2020)
10 votes -
Let's talk equipment
What equipment is everyone listening to music with? What streaming services are you using?
16 votes -
Sir Curse - Graphite (2020)
3 votes -
Yorushika - Ghost In A Flower (2020)
3 votes -
The Peter Malick Group featuring Norah Jones - New York City
4 votes -
Jazz Liberatorz - Speak The Language (Instrumental)
3 votes -
Racionais MCs - Diário de um Detento (Instrumental) (1997)
4 votes -
Iggy Pop (featuring Bootsy Collins) - Family Affair (1985)
5 votes -
Sonic Fruits w/ Footshooter & Anja Ngozi - April 2020
3 votes -
Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters (2020)
11 votes -
Hailu Mergia - Yefikir Engurguro (2018)
4 votes -
DOOM Eternal’s officially released soundtrack is a poorly mixed mess that composer Mick Gordon barely had a hand in
9 votes -
Ken's 9.5 foot tall, 1,400 pound (each) speakers and ultimate turntable take DIY to the extreme
8 votes -
Ishiban - Collisions (2020)
4 votes -
Let's talk music to sleep to
I listen to music throughout each day but one of the most challenging things for me is finding good music to unwind and fall asleep to. What do you listen to before bed or while trying to fall...
I listen to music throughout each day but one of the most challenging things for me is finding good music to unwind and fall asleep to. What do you listen to before bed or while trying to fall asleep?
These are currently on my sleep rotation:
Sigur Ros - ( )
Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place
River Boat Sleep - Guided MeditationI've tried listening to a lot of piano and classical but I get so invested in what they are playing that I can't fall asleep.
13 votes -
Xuefei Yang plays "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in her backyard (2020)
7 votes -
IKE: Positive Tekno Ruffin'
5 votes -
What have you been listening to this week?
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as...
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)
Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.
You can make a chart if you use last.fm:
http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
3 votes -
The Marías - Ruthless (2018)
4 votes -
Haken - Prosthetic (2020)
4 votes -
Does anyone know much about Barbara Stant?
Just discovered Barbara Stant on a Spotify playlist but can't find much information about her. There is only one album on there and Discogs is only showing some features. Google is coming up with...
Just discovered Barbara Stant on a Spotify playlist but can't find much information about her. There is only one album on there and Discogs is only showing some features. Google is coming up with a big goose egg as well.
Just curious as to whether anyone has any info about her history.
6 votes -
Machine Gun Kelly - In These Walls (2020)
4 votes -
What have you been listening to this week?
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as...
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)
Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.
You can make a chart if you use last.fm:
http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
7 votes -
The Big Dig jazz show episode 9 - "newish" jazz
5 votes -
This mile-long wooden xylophone plays Bach's Cantata 147 when you roll a ball down it
8 votes -
My existential crisis playlist
So, tonight as I was putting my young kid to bed, they listed every one of the places that they desperately want to go to, but can't. It broke me. This playlist is very much still a work in...
So, tonight as I was putting my young kid to bed, they listed every one of the places that they desperately want to go to, but can't. It broke me. This playlist is very much still a work in progress, but if you've been curious how things sound in my head when I'm working through some shit, it's a lot like this.
Videos were selected when possible, and I'm going to warn you: There's a ton of depressing shit in these videos. If you can't handle real videos of violence right now, I'd suggest moving on.
This playlist is best paired with a strong drink, deep feelings of sadness and anger, and a dash of mental instability.
6 votes -
Rameses B - Forever (ft. Zoë Moon) (2020)
3 votes -
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Foil (2014)
7 votes -
The Lumineers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (2020)
4 votes -
Stars of the Lid - Don't Bother They're Here (2007)
5 votes -
Howard Jones makes the sheet music for his older albums free on his website
9 votes -
ssshhhiiittt! - Танцы (2019)
4 votes -
Twitch put together its Stream Aid (concert etc.) in 5 days. Here's how it came together
6 votes -
Sting, Jimmy Fallon, and the Roots perform 'Don't Stand So Close to Me' remotely, using a creative mix of household tools and real instruments
5 votes -
The Growlers - Social Man (2019)
3 votes -
twenty one pilots - Level of Concern (2020)
7 votes -
Black Thought of The Roots: NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert (2020)
7 votes -
The weirdly enduring appeal of Weird Al Yankovic
7 votes -
What are some earworms whose catchiness hasn't worn off for you over time?
A lot of catchy music is instantly magnetic but then tends to lose its appeal over time and repeated listens. I'm curious to find out what are some catchy songs that haven't gone through this...
A lot of catchy music is instantly magnetic but then tends to lose its appeal over time and repeated listens. I'm curious to find out what are some catchy songs that haven't gone through this decay for you, especially over the course of years.
What are some earworms with staying power? What are those songs for you that are still hopelessly, irresistibly catchy, even after you've heard them countless times already?
To be clear, this is purely individual, so I'm not looking for a list of like, "the best pop songs of all time". I mostly just want to know your experiences and choices for songs that you seemingly can't ever get out of your head.
15 votes -
Daniel Schmidt and the Berkeley Gamelan - And the Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn
3 votes