Thread for awesome stuff on Bandcamp that costs money but is still awesome

All the prestige Bandcamp-era tapes are sold out!

no I returned mine this morning, it was just a 60 minute cassette of Casey Kasem cussing over a dead dog dedication, so you should see that one back in stock soon

This is in print

https://dilla.bandcamp.com/album/donuts

Haven't really weighed in on the Bandcamp/Epic thing yet because I'm trying not to be negative. I do wonder where it will put people like me who put stupid amounts of bedroom recordings on there for free without the option to pay. Seems like that's something that will not stick around.

RE: cassettes — Donuts is indeed a fine choice. This is a recent favorite.

The mighty Horse Lords have a cassette on there: https://horselords.bandcamp.com/album/horse-lords-expanded

The Bitchin Bajas Sun Ra tribute album on cassette is great: https://bitchinbajas.bandcamp.com/album/switched-on-ra

Also enjoy Dan Melchior's guitar instrumentals on cassette: https://cudighirecords.bandcamp.com/album/other-odes-and-further-excursions

love that Bitchin Bajas one

it's cool that it's not some super limited thing, yeah it's great

also Sonic Youth just reissued Sister on cassette

Anyone know of an app that can compare one's music library to Bandcamp and generate a list of matches? I've been trying to go through artist-by-artist and it's tedious...

Add to your #BandcampFriday shopping list with this handy tool - takes your mean green music machine 2021 wrapped playlist and finds the albums on @Bandcamp https://t.co/FVvOLECUOa

— john jervis (@wiaiwya) February 26, 2022

this looks at your spotify playlists and finds matching bandcamp entries

Ooh, I need to try this.

so, any lawyers want to unpack these new user terms for me? has anything actually changed?

I don't understand the covers thing. You don't have to get permission to cover a song as long as you pay royalties to the songwriter.

For more than a year I haven't been able to create an account in bandcamp because my email was linked to a defunct account that I couldn't access, so all my purchases were made as a guest and download only. I finally reached out to customer support, and they very helpfully unlinked my email from the old account. I set up a new account, and like magic, all my guest purchases got automatically linked to it, so I can now stream them whenever I want.

Is the covers thing retroactive? If you've previously uploaded a cover, do you now have to remove it unless you have the artist's permission?

Hmm, if you read the changelog at the end of the terms of use page, it seems nothing much has changed. The covers thing was already there.

I don't understand the covers thing. You don't have to get permission to cover a song as long as you pay royalties to the songwriter.

Things I bought this Bandcamp Friday:

Gideon "Mgibe" Nxumalo, Early-Mart (rare South African jazz reissue)
Torn, Exit (Russian drum 'n' bass)
Beastmaker, Left For Dead (one-man biker doom project from California)
Peter Brötzmann/Fred Van Hove/Han Bennink, Jazz in der Kammer 1974 (Euro free improv)
Alastor, Onwards and Downwards (psychedelic biker doom from Sweden)
Black Sky Giant, End of Days Pilgrimage (instrumental psych/stoner doom from Argentina)
Sirone, Artistry (reissue of an album by legendary free jazz bassist)

new Charalambides (single 36-minute track)
new albums by Legendary Pink Dots and Edward Ka-Spel
and this on the Optimo label: https://rudolfabramov.bandcamp.com/album/losing-perspective?from=fanpub_fb

Anyway we have Bandcamp Friday in two days and as I'm apparently now the king of Bandcamp I'm here to help.

https://48hills.org/2022/05/ned-raggett-the-king-of-bandcamp-shares-tips-on-discovering-new-music/

This may be inappropriate to ask, but do they give you credits of some kind or do you have to buy everything yourself?

There are people i follow who seem to purchase an astonishing amount, and it's not like they're trading in VG+ Steely Dan LPs for exchange

Yeah, the article def does not ask the burning question of how Raggett stays so caked up

https://miro.medium.com/max/720/1*ZvHgvo-YQLf6PLDwXcF9VQ.jpeg

This may be inappropriate to ask, but do they give you credits of some kind or do you have to buy everything yourself?

Totally fair question. I've never received anything like that from Bandcamp itself, just the payments for my freelance writing and I of course do whatever with that. There's a small clutch of promo releases I've received download codes over time that are part of the collection but we are talking, say, a couple of hundred releases at most. Otherwise the rest of it, I'm just purchasing away.

Very nice interview Ned.

Thanks!

honestly stoked that Ned has answered a question i have long wondered about! good on ya for supporting artists, etc.

i see Ned in Bandcamp more than i see my own family.

This is a vision.

that is a nice article featuring you Ned, and it's a great picture! and through you I've discovered 48 hills

Glad to know!

always nice to see Neds bandcamp icon on a release page & know I'm on the right track

remembered to buy things from bandcamp on a bandcamp friday before teh americans wake up...

https://homenormal.bandcamp.com/album/places-for-peace

Home Normal guy(s?) back from japan. have a couple of their earlier releases, mainly for the Isan tracks, but i like their aesthetic and this is for charity

might buy the aforementioned hydroplane compilation later

KING! OF! BANDCAMP!
I'm so glad you exist, Ned, so that there's at least one person who buys (much) more than I do.

From a running list, Bandcamp Friday buys this afternoon: The Aluminum Group - new s/t, Sigur Ros' first Liminal sleep release, Caroline Loveglow - Strawberry, some back catalog Film School, Lucid Express, Flyying Colours, The Bathers' new non-album comp, Pjusk, and probably something spur of the moment.

lol I considered starting a "bump this thread when you see Ned's face on a bandcamp page" thread a while ago and it hadn't even occurred to me this would be a universal BC experience. Shufl looks pretty great, already overwhelmed by the African stringed instrument guide

This hasn't left my headphones since buying last week:
https://paltoflats.bandcamp.com/album/kiren

xpost -- Glad you like Shfl! It's been a really great experience all around, for reasons exactly like that.

xp yeah that one's good

shameless plug for my opus https://wiaiwya.bandcamp.com/album/getting-stranger-by-the-month-ep

EAST's discography is on sale for €17.66, which is 85% off. As far as I can tell, this is Seraphim Rytm under different guises. A bunch of E.P. and small compilations.

I also noticed Delerium released remasters of their old work, and bundled it, for $70. Though I am only really familiar with the Spheres albums and Syrophenikan, just skipping around it sounds like there are some more gems.

Speaking of spotting Ned, I have a copy of this I bought a bit impulsively at CommendNYC's recent popup. It's like twee-pop ambient with great sound design, but the kiddie vocals are a bit too cloying for my tastes, wondering what others think. I'll probably let go of my copy (the LTD version) at some point. TBH it really is lovely stuff overall; I am giving it a chance to sink in more.

https://isikkural.bandcamp.com/album/in-february

March: Epic buys Bandcamp, fears of change minimised by reassurances and thinkpieces
May: "yeah we're not doing Bandcamp Fridays any more lol"

yeah that didn't take long.

Well they'd been going back and forth on that for a while, honestly. The whole idea was to try and bridge things over until shows were back to 'normal' but then again who knows when that'll be!

What'll be obnoxious is if they ditch the Juneteenth fundraiser. (Which, I should note, I have not heard they're going to do.)

a fair insight, ned. thank you for the reminder.

would also be bummed to see other normal/semi-normal "fundraisers" become less normal/not there. that's like, the reason to mess with bandcamp tbw.

I wouldn't be surprised if they extended them for awhile, but yeah, it's been clear for awhile that they don't want to make Bandcamp Fridays permanent.

True, but in this case it's clear they don't care about the optics either.

did they say that's the last one? i haven't seen them say that.

they announced Feb, March, April and May, and that's the last word i've seen on it. and that's in line with what they've been doing for 18 months ... basically announcing a handful as they go.