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

Suspicious. I might even know that band.

http://slovenly.bandcamp.com/album/the-psyched-self-titled-lp

"long player" is overstated, as it's like 9 tracks in 20 minutes

yes ned i think you might. so lets hope more people click on it.
i bought it!

*newsflash* bdeep bdeep!

NEW FROM STORMSPELL RECORDS (this came to Mr Veg's email inbox and it was too good not to share)

TAARGA

Authentic 80s Sunset Strip Hair metal. You get both volumes which basically contain all strudio recordings the band made between 1986-1989, plus tons of selected live cuts, some of which exclusive and never published previously:

CD1: Lost & Archives Vol.1 CD
CD2: Lost & Archives Vol.2 CD

Both CDs come fully packaged in jewel cases with 12-page booklets loaded with band story, liner notes, lyrics, archive photos, and tasty custom artwork by Yannick Bouchard.

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/10/75/1075820329-1.jpg

http://stormspell.bandcamp.com/album/lost-and-archives-2cd-set

STUTZ

Cult 80s melodic metal from Ohio. The band had cult following and was on verge of signing a major deal with Geffen records when grunge kiled the music...
This is a massive 3CD box set basically featuring close to everything the band has recorded during their existence (1981-1990):
CD1: Killer CD - contains their "Made in USA" LP 1983 album, originally self-released in miscroscopic quantites and impossible to find nowadays, plus 7" EP 1981, plus bonus tracks
CD2: Marching Into Hell CD - contains "Tearin' Up The Night" 1986 album (previously self-released on cassette tape only) + Bonus tracks.
CD3: Keep Runnin' CD - contains previously unreleased songs, recorded from 1988 to 1990.
All 3 CDs come fully packaged in jewel cases with 12-page booklets loaded with band story, lyrics, archive photos, and killer custom artwork by Yannick Bouchard.

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/15/57/1557918734-1.jpg

http://stormspell.bandcamp.com/album/blood-sweat-and-tears-3cd-box-set

The band had cult following and was on verge of signing a major deal with Geffen records when grunge kiled the music...

I know right? So classic.

those grunge jerks ruined EVERYTHING

I just heard a bunch old time jazz dudes sitting around grumbling about that very thing

Christ. 's albums are available on bandcamp for dirt cheap. The guy that's associated w/boards of canada. some good tracks in there

Link for the previous post: http://christmusic.bandcamp.com/

Mogwai-esque post-rock from Vietnam: http://timekeeper.bandcamp.com

LOVE this band. Live they're more violent than on the album, which I think is the way I like things, in general

http://bellows.bandcamp.com/album/as-if-to-say-i-hate-daylight

also every once in a while he puts up stuff to DL for $ because he is in college and poor.

http://humankindnessoverflowing.bandcamp.com/album/eskimeaux

Good friends wrapping up their first tour in DC as we speak;

A portion of proceeds go to charity...

"For the $5 dollars you will spend on this album $2.50 will provide 5 meals for those in need through Philabundance. $1.50 will go directly to the artist and the other $1.50 will go to future funding of charitable projects with HKO. Additional payment is sincerely appreciated and is distributed in the same ratio."

Talking last weekend to someone about DROKK, and on a similar Carpenter/etc tip he recommended Matthew Akers' The Elders Of New Detroit:

http://matthewakers.bandcamp.com/album/the-elders-of-new-detroit

that sounds cool. Thanks!

http://randomchild.bandcamp.com/album/trials

M0AR BRO-HYPE. Random Child's 3rd album. Metal ahead. 5 buxx0r

Because Shooting Guns' "Down and Out in Detroit" 7" has sold out they've made the track available as a name-your-price:

http://shootingguns.bandcamp.com/album/shooting-guns-cult-of-dom-keller-split-7

friends of mine + i helped out a little with the recording of this one. modest mouse/mountain goats influenced fun indy pop stuff. i really really love this record:

http://megagemdenver.bandcamp.com/album/colors-of-the-west

is anyone else doing the social media thing they have going?

sort of

passively, then?

or thereabouts

http://bandcamp.com/electricsound

Multi-split single-ish EP thing from Small Wonder, Bellows n Eskimeaux

http://theepoch.bandcamp.com/album/walk-away-from-me

i don't think i've mentioned saadi. saadi.

http://saadinyc.bandcamp.com/

(dodecahedron from clotheslines was the first track that really grabbed me, if you want a place to start)

Hawkeyes! Canadian psychedelic doom that just pile riff upon riff upon riff until you get crushed.

http://hawkeyes.bandcamp.com/

Anyone else suddenly getting loads of emails from Bandcamp along the lines of "New album from Arovane"? Started getting them this week with no recollection of ever having signed up to or bought anything from the site.

Not that I can see; just the 2-3 new releases a week from R. Stevie Moore (SLOW DOWN DUDE JESUS)

My buddy Sam made this analog synth record that I think is lovely

http://vaald.bandcamp.com/album/terminals

Collaborative album btw Small Wonder and Sharpless:

http://theepoch.bandcamp.com/album/second-place

Sharpless: http://music.sharplessmusic.com
Small Wonder: http://smallwonder.bandcamp.com

http://sunstonerevolvers.bandcamp.com/

was going to post this on the psych/drone thread but suspected it would be ripped apart for it being too close to brmc, warlocks, dead meadows etc, albeit in a more ramshackle, self produced, jam band kinda groove.
but given this thread has been revived ..
i have listened to this album more this week than anything else, and enjoy it more with each spin.

oh, and i seriously love the artwork as well.

I'm into Night Burger right now

http://nightburger.bandcamp.com/album/burnin-fast

http://canary-records.bandcamp.com

smooth age, from that night burger comp, is very cool. i like the faraway tribal drums and overall menacing vibe. good recommendation.

this is a REALLY good ambient/noise album:
http://droneclone.bandcamp.com/album/droneclone

an old pal's album from a few years back is up on bandcamp now
winter-vacation.bandcamp.com/album/blue-coaching
he's great

http://winter-vacation.bandcamp.com/album/blue-coaching

okay, this is awesome and hilarious. childbirth's it's a girl.

this song from the childbirth album -- how do girls do it? -- has been on a continuous loop all day. this is a great little album.

http://bonzoterks.bandcamp.com/album/quartet

excellent jazz quartet whose debut album I've been loving for over a year now. A second album coming out soon, and I'm looking forward to it.

http://smallwonder.bandcamp.com/album/wendy-2

http://angelsdiehard.bandcamp.com/

sterling beat me to it:

http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a3556908290_10.jpg

http://smallwonder.bandcamp.com/album/wendy-2

http://hammersofmisfortune.bandcamp.com/

I hope this doesn't get dismissed as stupid without investigating: the soundtrack to Minecraft is actually one of the better ambient records I've heard recently, and has some flat-out stunning moments.

http://c418.bandcamp.com/album/minecraft-volume-alpha

ha, dlp, I've never played Minecraft, but I'm gonna check that out for sure.

genius minimal synth candy with a made up backstory that detracts not at all from the ace tunes

https://karennovotnyx.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-here-now-but-these-recordings-78-79

http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a2238347451_10.jpg

http://bellows.bandcamp.com/album/blue-breath

New Bellows album. Bedroom buzz-pop. Propulsive & person.

Batsignal to s.clover for cosign

http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a2026903251_10.jpg

http://music.sharplessmusic.com/album/the-one-i-wanted-to-be

Difficult second album from Sharpless. Major Batsignal to s.clover and M4ur4 on this one for writing them up in the Voice like 3 years ago

this album so good

very minor but nevertheless annoying Bandcamp design flaw: you bought the LP elsewhere (ie direct from a label or distro, discogs, real life) but wanna listen to the digital while you are doing something that requires you to be away from your turntable, and when you try playing the album on the site it keeps interrupting to tell you it's time to open your wallet. I keep wanting to reply with a photo of me holding the record, like "I have opened my wallet! There are other places to buy things other than Bandcamp!"

sounds like what you want is a kind of Ultraviolet scheme for music - https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/31/18204943/ultraviolet-locker-shutdown-date

This is why mp3s are your friend, but I hear you I've been in that situation when my files weren't handy

Not following why Bandcamp owes you that bandwidth for nothing. I have gotten Bandcamp download cards inside LPs (like bought at shops) and wonder how much small-time artists are paying Bandcamp for that arrangement.

xxxpost The way it works makes perfect sense, but I have always wished you could input some unique number on an album you bought elsewhere into Bandcamp and get streaming access there. That would be really nice. Not sure it makes sense on the Bandcamp side, though.

Anyone who expects any type of consistency for across-the-board listening solutions in the streaming age is fooling themselves

I have gotten Bandcamp download cards inside LPs (like bought at shops) and wonder how much small-time artists are paying Bandcamp for that arrangement.

― maf you one two (maffew12), Thursday, December 14, 2023 11:55 AM (twenty-five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Well if they're already paying bandcamp to host their digital downloads on the website, all they gotta do is print out the corresponding code link and put it inside the LPs regardless of where those LPs are sold

a nice thing about YouTube music is you can upload albums to listen to wherever you are , that are not on Youtube Spotify Tidal etc..

This is why I support artists but rely on soulseek for any corresponding digital download holes in my collection.

I still use streaming services to essentially play the albums I bought and lost, destroyed by accident, or can't currently dig up. I don't have a cd player except in my car, but I buy every album digitally, usually on Bandcamp. mostly because if I buy a physical product i'm just going to get glue and cheerios on it because I'm a slob and it will be unplayable in a month.

on the plus side, now that my turntable doesn't work, I have about 100 good condition vinyl I can use to make some money lol

you should clearly label your glue and milk containers, sounds like

Per Goldmine® Grading Guide:

Good (G),
Good Plus (G+)
or Very Good Minus (VG–)

These records consist of 10 to 15 percent glue and cheerios

labels are for posers

Bandcamp has announced that Bandcamp Fridays will resume in February 2024.

It's honestly perplexing how many free downloads Bandcamp gives you. Seems to be based somehow on sales, but I've only sold about $1,500 over three years, yet they've given me something like 2,000 potential free downloads to offer up. I' e printed them and included in CDs I've given people, and put maybe 50 up on social media.

very minor but nevertheless annoying Bandcamp design flaw: you bought the LP elsewhere (ie direct from a label or distro, discogs, real life) but wanna listen to the digital while you are doing something that requires you to be away from your turntable, and when you try playing the album on the site it keeps interrupting to tell you it's time to open your wallet. I keep wanting to reply with a photo of me holding the record, like "I have opened my wallet! There are other places to buy things other than Bandcamp!"

― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 14 December 2023 16:09 (one week ago) link

Tis is a constant issue with me, since I dont use streaming services... I try to send a photo of the vinyl and something stupid ( like me making a thumbs up sign in picture) to the record label asking for a download code.

Some do it.. others dont....

smaller labels are normally much cooler, Wax Trax sent me the Coil LSD code when the vinyl was delayed.

one label didnt have the DL rights but just sent me a googledrive link to the files.

right now as more major artists join bandcamp, its harder to find an email address let alone expect a response..

have accepted that I'm never going to get that Caroline Polachek album on my bandcamp library, without buying it again.

with smaller US labels, I have to balance paying for international shipping when buying through bandcamp or buying in the UK but not getting the title in my BC library which is basically my personal streaming service/library.

same issue when vinyl variants are sold out on bandcamp but available elsewhere, had that last week with the Green Lung album.

C'mon Bandcamp, don't give me a heart attack by going down while still reeling from the Pfork thing.

oh man

phew, looks like it is back now

Yeah, phew, maybe I'm just nervous after the change in ownership and couldn't imagine having another good thing on the internet go away, but seeing that 503 error come up and being reported in many places wasn't fun. Seems to be fine now.

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

The physical format prices for this one are wiiild. Granted, they link to their direct shop, which has normal prices, but I'm not sure what the point of these Bandcamp prices might be? Just hoping someone really, really likes them?

https://knollgrind.bandcamp.com/album/as-spoken

this is a fairly standard redirection of funds tactic for metal bands at least. Knoll addresses this in the second post here: https://knollgrind.bandcamp.com/community. They get a better cut through their other site so price that way to discourage bandcamp physical purchases and perhaps they hope to catch a clueless whale or two in the process.

Another example: Sanguisugabogg's first ep is now $1,000 for digital here on their maggot stomp bandcamp (it used to be much cheaper hence all the listed purchasers): https://sanguisugabogg-maggotstomp.bandcamp.com/album/pornographic-seizures but it can now be purchased for $7 from their non-label affiliated bandcamp here: https://sanguisugabogg.bandcamp.com/album/pornographic-seizures

I can't remember what label it is now, but there's also some metal label on bandcamp that lists all their digital purchases at $666, but has physical copies with digital included priced normally, too.

Ah, thanks, I wasn't following Knoll on my work computer so I couldn't see those community posts. That makes sense.

Though there are a few cases where the alternative is deleted or unfindable, so you're stuck choosing between paying $666 or not buying it at all, which is less optimal.

I didn't know Stevie well but I knew her in passing. Here's a Bandcamp refleciton on her work.

https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/stevie-pohlman-mope-grooves-album-guide

oh dang, mope grooves was great. i had not heard about her passing. rip.

so bigcartel seems to be offered more and more as a way to buy physical media of BC downloads, any thoughts?

Here's a new one that kind of annoys me, not going to direct link because I genuinely like the artist and don't want to shame them for trying to make a buck, but...

So said artist has a new album coming out, but there is no digital version available at all. Even ordering through Bandcamp it says that you won't get one despite Bandcamp's standard language that you will. The only way to get it is to pay $20 for the vinyl, but even in order to have the opportunity to do THAT you already have had to pay for a $60 annual subscription. Obviously you get other stuff too with that option, and I'm not discounting that, but I just can't see the benefit of hyping a new album that is locked behind so many gates.

I know it's hard out there, but this is annoying and kind of puts me off the artist.

Like I've supported this artist in the past by buying lots of digital and vinyl stuff in the past and was ready to do so again, but then I ran into this. I like this artist, but they have a wider range of stuff that I'm not as interested in. But I guess it's either all in on everything or you can't get anything at all. Which seems... not ideal to gain new fans?

I have def been seeing the subscription thing more often, I am also unsure what the idea is there

my latest bizarre glitch was buying a gift for a friend but using an old dead email. When I tried emailing her directly it bounced immediately, but before that Bandcamp happily took my money and did not inform me the email was undeliverable, lol

I don't think a subscription model is necessarily a bad idea and I've seen some done well, but I can't imagine it's best in the long run if that's your only option.

The subscription model is just basically the Patreon business model, no?:
If 1000 people like what you do enough to pay you $100 a year, you can make a living doing it.

I dropped it because it was becoming irregular but you know I’m the guy just sending vladislav delay some set amount per month because why not

(there were a bunch of random projects, live sets, whatever and I regret nothing)

Yeah sex is great but have you ever gone through your Bandcamp collection and downloaded all the preorders you forgot about

Haha, I'm the opposite, waiting impatiently for the label to flip the switch on release day. And no, this doesn't always happen according to schedule

I keep my preorder zip files in a separate folder for this specific reason!

Stuff I bought this Bandcamp Friday:

Herbie Tsoaeli, African Time (South African jazz)
Joe Henderson, The Complete An Evening With Joe Henderson (live date with Charlie Haden & Al Foster)
Jerome Deupree/Matthew Shipp/Joe Morris, Travelogue
Construct Of Lethe, Corpsegod, The Grand Machination, Exiler and A Kindness Dealt In Venom (death metal; the last album is a pre-order coming out in June)
Temulent, Progressive Illness Vols. 1 & 2 (drum 'n' bass)
Attic, The Invocation, Sanctimonious and Return of the Witchfinder (very King Diamond-esque metal)