The mighty Horse Lords have a cassette on there: https://horselords.bandcamp.com/album/horse-lords-expanded
― Position Position, Friday, 4 March 2022 20:33 (two years ago) link
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
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Friday, 4 March 2022 20:40 (two years ago) link
love that Bitchin Bajas one
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Friday, 4 March 2022 20:42 (two years ago) link
it's cool that it's not some super limited thing, yeah it's great
― thinkmanship (sleeve), Friday, 4 March 2022 20:46 (two years ago) link
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...
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 20 March 2022 20:29 (two years ago) link
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
― koogs, Sunday, 20 March 2022 22:29 (two years ago) link
Ooh, I need to try this.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Sunday, 20 March 2022 22:45 (two years ago) link
so, any lawyers want to unpack these new user terms for me? has anything actually changed?
― thinkmanship (sleeve), Thursday, 24 March 2022 00:42 (two years ago) link
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.
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Thursday, 24 March 2022 02:04 (two years ago) link
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.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Thursday, 24 March 2022 04:04 (two years ago) link
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?
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Thursday, 24 March 2022 08:14 (two years ago) link
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.
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Thursday, 24 March 2022 08:21 (two years ago) link
― raven, Thursday, 24 March 2022 09:20 (two years ago) link
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)
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 1 April 2022 22:16 (two years ago) link
new Charalambides (single 36-minute track)new albums by Legendary Pink Dots and Edward Ka-Speland this on the Optimo label: https://rudolfabramov.bandcamp.com/album/losing-perspective?from=fanpub_fb
― thinkmanship (sleeve), Friday, 1 April 2022 22:27 (two years ago) link
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/
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 21:49 (one year ago) link
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
― .xlsm (P. Flick), Wednesday, 4 May 2022 21:55 (one year ago) link
Yeah, the article def does not ask the burning question of how Raggett stays so caked up
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 21:57 (one year ago) link
https://miro.medium.com/max/720/1*ZvHgvo-YQLf6PLDwXcF9VQ.jpeg
― tylerw, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 21:59 (one year ago) link
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.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 22:03 (one year ago) link
Very nice interview Ned.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 22:14 (one year ago) link
Thanks!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 22:18 (one year ago) link
honestly stoked that Ned has answered a question i have long wondered about! good on ya for supporting artists, etc.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 22:25 (one year ago) link
i see Ned in Bandcamp more than i see my own family.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 22:26 (one year ago) link
This is a vision.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 22:27 (one year ago) link
that is a nice article featuring you Ned, and it's a great picture! and through you I've discovered 48 hills
― Dan S, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 22:45 (one year ago) link
Glad to know!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 23:26 (one year ago) link
always nice to see Neds bandcamp icon on a release page & know I'm on the right track
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Thursday, 5 May 2022 11:46 (one year ago) link
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
― koogs, Friday, 6 May 2022 08:37 (one year ago) link
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.
― raven, Friday, 6 May 2022 12:41 (one year ago) link
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.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Friday, 6 May 2022 12:43 (one year ago) link
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
― rob, Friday, 6 May 2022 12:50 (one year ago) link
This hasn't left my headphones since buying last week:https://paltoflats.bandcamp.com/album/kiren
― + +, Friday, 6 May 2022 14:31 (one year ago) link
xpost -- Glad you like Shfl! It's been a really great experience all around, for reasons exactly like that.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 6 May 2022 14:36 (one year ago) link
xp yeah that one's good
― thinkmanship (sleeve), Friday, 6 May 2022 14:37 (one year ago) link
shameless plug for my opus https://wiaiwya.bandcamp.com/album/getting-stranger-by-the-month-ep
― PaulTMA, Friday, 6 May 2022 15:51 (one year ago) link
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.
― beard papa, Friday, 6 May 2022 16:57 (one year ago) link
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
― Evan, Friday, 6 May 2022 17:04 (one year ago) link
March: Epic buys Bandcamp, fears of change minimised by reassurances and thinkpiecesMay: "yeah we're not doing Bandcamp Fridays any more lol"
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 11 May 2022 01:48 (one year ago) link
yeah that didn't take long.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Wednesday, 11 May 2022 01:52 (one year ago) link
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.)
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 02:31 (one year ago) link
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.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Wednesday, 11 May 2022 03:23 (one year ago) link
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.
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 11 May 2022 03:35 (one year ago) link
True, but in this case it's clear they don't care about the optics either.
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 11 May 2022 03:41 (one year ago) link
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.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 07:07 (one year ago) link
i can see BCF distorting things the way RSD does
― koogs, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 08:10 (one year ago) link
― koogs, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 8:10 AM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Any number of thinkpieces recently have covered how its bad to have a single day all your promo and releases are based around, so its good for both artists and bandcamp that this is going away.
If you dont want Epic to mess with something it's bought, keep it as profitable as possible, and a single day which gets all the sales but make the platform no money is not sustainable.
dont get me wrong, Seeing the titles fly across the screen on the first Bandcamp friday as people were going crazy, was a joyous experience in the early months of covid.
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Wednesday, 11 May 2022 12:21 (one year ago) link
Preorder for the new Ghostkeeper just dropped. This is my Album of the Year so far, just a delight. Indigenous indie rock with influences from Otis Redding to Can to Pavement. Much hookier than their previous albums. https://ghostkeeper.bandcamp.com
― war mice (hardcore dilettante), Thursday, 12 May 2022 16:24 (one year ago) link
so the mails now say "Receipt for you payment to Bandcamp, an Epic Company" ? Didn't notice that before
― StanM, Wednesday, 25 May 2022 16:45 (one year ago) link