You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot.
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@cort Thanks, looks promising!
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@bitboxer I didn't know it had been gutted. What did they do? If there's reason to avoid it I'd like to know. I went to Bandcamp recently because an artist I follow was there, and it was a way to support them.
Thanks in advance for sharing the details of what changed and how it impacts artists there.
@bitboxer I like Subvert's antislop policy:
https://www.subvert.fm/pages/ai-policy
Bandcamp is similar, out of fairness:
https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/
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@bitboxer I didn't know it had been gutted. What did they do? If there's reason to avoid it I'd like to know. I went to Bandcamp recently because an artist I follow was there, and it was a way to support them.
Thanks in advance for sharing the details of what changed and how it impacts artists there.
@mason When they bought Bandcamp, they removed half the staff. And the journalistic part is completely gone.
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You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. But don't fret, we have a new and better alternative now. It launched yesterday:
It is a #CoOp, so it is not in the hands of big money but in the hands of us, the consumers and creators.
️One problem is, also with Mirlo… most non-musician people I know don't even know Bandcamp. I am serious.
So putting my music on a bunch of even lesser-known platforms in the end will result in exactly… nothing. Except for me having more work. I made below 5€ so far this year from Bandcamp.
I'm not trying to say that I don't like the idea of a co-op alternative to Bandcamp. But it doesn't make things easier in everyday life.
Also, Bandcamp and all its larger alternatives are US-based and rely on US-based payment providers. Which might turn out as a problem for the rest of the world.
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One problem is, also with Mirlo… most non-musician people I know don't even know Bandcamp. I am serious.
So putting my music on a bunch of even lesser-known platforms in the end will result in exactly… nothing. Except for me having more work. I made below 5€ so far this year from Bandcamp.
I'm not trying to say that I don't like the idea of a co-op alternative to Bandcamp. But it doesn't make things easier in everyday life.
Also, Bandcamp and all its larger alternatives are US-based and rely on US-based payment providers. Which might turn out as a problem for the rest of the world.
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You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. But don't fret, we have a new and better alternative now. It launched yesterday:
It is a #CoOp, so it is not in the hands of big money but in the hands of us, the consumers and creators.
️@bitboxer So far so good. Is the official account still active? https://mastodon.social/@subvertworld
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One problem is, also with Mirlo… most non-musician people I know don't even know Bandcamp. I am serious.
So putting my music on a bunch of even lesser-known platforms in the end will result in exactly… nothing. Except for me having more work. I made below 5€ so far this year from Bandcamp.
I'm not trying to say that I don't like the idea of a co-op alternative to Bandcamp. But it doesn't make things easier in everyday life.
Also, Bandcamp and all its larger alternatives are US-based and rely on US-based payment providers. Which might turn out as a problem for the rest of the world.
Curious to know your thoughts on bandwagon. I've been using niche sites like this to find new artists to avoid AI slop
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You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. But don't fret, we have a new and better alternative now. It launched yesterday:
It is a #CoOp, so it is not in the hands of big money but in the hands of us, the consumers and creators.
️Since this goes viral:
Trans rights are human rights.
No human is illegal.
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One problem is, also with Mirlo… most non-musician people I know don't even know Bandcamp. I am serious.
So putting my music on a bunch of even lesser-known platforms in the end will result in exactly… nothing. Except for me having more work. I made below 5€ so far this year from Bandcamp.
I'm not trying to say that I don't like the idea of a co-op alternative to Bandcamp. But it doesn't make things easier in everyday life.
Also, Bandcamp and all its larger alternatives are US-based and rely on US-based payment providers. Which might turn out as a problem for the rest of the world.
@nielso yes, it is always hard to know where to spent your limited time/energy. I personally would say it all differs depending on your use case.
I would post my music at the bigger platforms AND on my private site/Instagram linktree I would have this as no 1 spot with a "buy my music, fairly paid, no money to big corps" message. But I can totally understand why you would choose a different path.
At the end it's a hen-and-egg situation. There is no change without us all advertising for it.
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You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. But don't fret, we have a new and better alternative now. It launched yesterday:
It is a #CoOp, so it is not in the hands of big money but in the hands of us, the consumers and creators.
️@bitboxer Great stuff! I was looking at this and joining. We have not yet incorporated our label though, will have to make it an official business first.
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Since this goes viral:
Trans rights are human rights.
No human is illegal.
@bitboxer Now that you've become a famous influencer i beg you not to forget your followers from your beginnings.
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You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. But don't fret, we have a new and better alternative now. It launched yesterday:
It is a #CoOp, so it is not in the hands of big money but in the hands of us, the consumers and creators.
️@bitboxer The server is getting hammered, getting errors on new sign up. This is a good thing!
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Curious to know your thoughts on bandwagon. I've been using niche sites like this to find new artists to avoid AI slop
I have one album out there on Bandwagon, and I can't sense any effect. Which doesn't mean there is none.
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You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. But don't fret, we have a new and better alternative now. It launched yesterday:
It is a #CoOp, so it is not in the hands of big money but in the hands of us, the consumers and creators.
️@bitboxer there's also the excellent bandwagon.fm - which is part of the #fediverse FWIW
Exciting to see new options for independent musicians!
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