Comment on Bandcamp bans purely AI-generated music from its platform

SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• mr_noxx@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Totally agree. I just wish I had more money to spend with Bandcamp. :D

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  • exu@feditown.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What’s a good way to discover artists on Bandcamp? Most artists I listen to at the moment are with the usual big labels and don’t sell on Bandcamp.

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    • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      • read Bandcamp’s writeups. Sometimes they do a deep dive into a genre, city, or band. daily.bandcamp.com
      • if you find something you like, scroll down and there’s other users who bought it. Peek into their collections
      • if you scroll down further on an album, there will be more recommendations
      • you can search by genre or tag, too

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      • Nils@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        This is the best answer! Thank you for sharing your methods. I was going to reply about the daily editorial, but yours is more complete.

        I would also like to add that I type the name of things I like and often find them on bandcamp. Including big artists.

        Peter Gabriel, Evanescence, Run the Jewels, Flight of Conchords, Ghost…

        What I don’t find there, I get from a thrift store (easy to find famous artists there) or quobuz.

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    • Poop@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ll often find something interesting and look through the collections of other people who also have the album. Another way is to just start in the genre sections and browse.

      Here are a few varied suggestions, no specific genre since I don’t know your tastes:

      boyharsher.bandcamp.com/album/country-girl-uncut idlesband.bandcamp.com/album/tangk williethrasher.bandcamp.com/album/spirit-child

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    • mr_noxx@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There are a couple of methods that I use to discover new artists on Bandcamp. First, you can search by genre on the site itself, which will give you a listing of artists in that genre. Grab a glass of your preferred beverage and spend some time checking them out - each artist’s page has samples of their music that you can stream for free (most have entire albums that can be streamed). I have found tons of artists that I love just by doing this very thing.

      The second method I use is Music Map which lets you put in your favorite artists and then shows you other artists with a similar sound (which you can then look up on Bandcamp). It can be really hit or miss, but I’ve found a few artists I like this way.

      Hope that helps - have fun listening to new tunes! :)

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      • exu@feditown.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Thanks, I didn’t know about music map. I have used Everynoise, which is similar, but doesn’t get updates anymore since Spotify closed that particular API access.

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    • TheLowestStone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Try searching by tags within genres that you like.

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      • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That doesn’t really work in my experience because artists seem to be incapable of tagging their work correctly.

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    • moonshadow@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      N-th the suggestion to creep on people who buy the same stuff as you. There’s a lil grid of their pfps, I click on a cool one and check out the stuff they listen to that I haven’t

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      • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        This, I think, is the best way. You start to recognise people that are buying all the same stuff you like so follow them and periodically have a look at what they are buying.

        All other avenues on bandcamp are a bit shit IMO. Tags are dog shit because artists never tag their work correctly and my feed will constantly be old shit I listened to a long time ago. You can’t even rely on it to let you know when artists you follow release new work.

        I love bandcamp but I also fucking hate bandcamp xD

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    • phant@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not answering your question exactly, but finding community (non-commercial) radio shows in your local area that you like is a good way to find new music. Find a few shows/presenters that play music/genres you like and they should play local artists that you might not have heard. They’ll also mention upcoming gigs etc.

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      • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        c. Find a few shows/presenters that play music/genres you like and they should play local artists that you might not have heard.

        I love option c.

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    • dondelelcaro@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m a fan of the new and notable feed on the main page myself. KEXP is also a great source of new acts which are typically not on major labels.

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      maybe someone [who is not me because i am done being a mod] could make a “hey i found this neat song/album/artist/genre/existence on bandcamp” community because i would for sure sign up and comment and share songs

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