Support Artists During Covid-19 Pandemic on Bandcamp

good move on bandcamp's part. too bad it was only one day

https://bandcamp.com/SolomanTump

Everything from Bruno Muerte onwards is new for me in the past week.

Randomly picked up that Beth Orton album because I realised it was produced alongside Andrew Hung from Fuck Buttons (and I love Beth Orton anyway)

My purchases:

https://thedarkoutside.bandcamp.com/album/incidental-music-from-the-dark-outside

https://theheartwoodinstituteandpanamintmanse.bandcamp.com/album/parapsychedelia

https://aumegaproject.bandcamp.com/album/leftover-acid

https://pyecorneraudio.bandcamp.com/album/five-years-in-the-dark

https://occultresearch.bandcamp.com/album/ur-ver-andi-skuld

https://spunoutofcontrol.bandcamp.com/album/sisters-of-the-bare-goddess

https://hiqc.bandcamp.com/album/make-plans-ep

  On 3/23/2020 at 4:28 PM, Rubin Farr said:

Since the weekend is over, what did you all but from bc either on Friday or throughout the weekend?

i made a mix of all the stuff i bought on Friday in case anyone wants a sampler

I am now officially hot property since I got played on one of the autechre mixlr streams

Consider giving some of your dosh to an actually poor artist

https://salaamhelicoid.bandcamp.com/

  On 3/23/2020 at 7:37 PM, hello spiral said:

I am now officially hot property since I got played on one of the autechre mixlr streams

Consider giving some of your dosh to an actually poor artist

https://salaamhelicoid.bandcamp.com/

Love the droney tracks

  On 3/23/2020 at 5:51 PM, very honest said:

good move on bandcamp's part. too bad it was only one day

$4.3 million in music and merch 

https://newsdio.com/musicians-raised-4-3-million-after-bandcamp-gave-up-shared-earnings-for-24-hours-newsdio/76190/

  On 4/21/2020 at 12:31 AM, Nebraska said:

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Excellent! I missed out last time due to other activities getting in the way. I've still make a couple of purchases since, but maybe I'll hold off till May 1st for my next order.

If anyone needs suggestions for the upcoming BC campaign : https://buymusic.club/list/nil-hartman-computer-club-music

  On 4/21/2020 at 12:31 AM, Nebraska said:

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This is highly recommended:  https://lomondcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/lost-bleeps-from-a-lone-highland-beacon

Touch has a subscription available for a series of 20+ exclusive ambient tracks for 20GBP/year called Touch: Isolation.

Currently the series has tracks from Eleh, farmersmanual, fennesz+sakamoto, Mark Van Hoen, etc.

https://touchisolation.bandcamp.com/

would highly recommend awesome tapes from africa

here's an incredible album i cannot stop listening to:

  On 4/22/2020 at 6:29 PM, Nebraska said:

would highly recommend awesome tapes from africa

here's an incredible album i cannot stop listening to:

 

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Yeah, great label!

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May 1, June 5, and July 3 (the first Friday of each month), we’re waiving our revenue share for all sales on Bandcamp, from midnight to midnight PDT on each day.

https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser

The one day a month thing is weird.  They're teasing us!  (I just posted about it in the SFWP... especially stupid FWP because it isn't technically a problem... except in my brain.)

Haha... trying to figure out why this bugs me so much.  My conclusion is that it seems like a feeble attempt to appear generous in a time of crisis, but it's really not that generous at all.  Just a PR stint to make themselves look good.  The irony is I'd probably respect them more if they simply did nothing.

  On 4/28/2020 at 8:20 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

Haha... trying to figure out why this bugs me so much.  My conclusion is that it seems like a feeble attempt to appear generous in a time of crisis, but it's really not that generous at all.  Just a PR stint to make themselves look good.  The irony is I'd probably respect them more if they simply did nothing.

it seems reasonable to me. once people find out about it then most will wait for the the 'good day' to buy releases. bandcamp is pretty good.. really much better than any other online shop. certainly better than every music streaming service. they pay 85%. that's way way better than anyone else. 

it's certainly way better than spotify who made 'tip jars' available so people can drop a few coins in the tin cup that goes 'directly to artists' which is really a joke. and as this article calls it "a slap in the face"

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/23/spotify-tip-jar-musicians-pay-fans-donate-artists

You're not wrong!  They are better than the rest.  They're certainly less greedy than the competition.  But I mean, they don't have to try very hard for that.

  On 4/28/2020 at 8:27 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

You're not wrong!  They are better than the rest.  They're certainly less greedy than the competition.  But I mean, they don't have to try very hard for that.

85% - 15% split is reasonable.. more than that i think. they pay quickly. no quarterly payments or must meet a threshold payments etc..  and any time i've emailed them to ask for something i get an actual person who emails me back who actually cares about my problem. have had several very good experiences w/their customer service over the years.  they're very much 'artists first' kind of company. zero complaints. 

I want Steve Albini to weigh in on this.

I think it’s a really generous move by bandcamp.  I’m buying stuff I probably wouldn’t buy otherwise (don’t usually do downloads) just because they’re doing this deal.

  On 4/28/2020 at 9:18 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

I want Steve Albini to weigh in on this.

i'm sure he'd have many thoughts. 

Still waiting on my COVID check, so probly only one purchase for May Day, these are at the top o my wish list:

https://capsulenetwork.bandcamp.com/album/colundi-interception-2

https://spunoutofcontrol.bandcamp.com/album/nights-prelude

https://everydaydust.bandcamp.com/album/dustness-in-excelsis