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Re:If SoundCloud Disappears, What Happens to Its Music Culture? by khedoros1 on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @07:33PM (#14906499)
> What's a paid service that facilitates access to unknown artists?

Other people have been mentioning Bandcamp. Seems like signing up as an artist is free, and they market themselves as a way to discover and support new music. Am I missing something, or isn't that the kind of service you're talking about?

Re:If SoundCloud Disappears, What Happens to Its Music Culture? by joe_the_user on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @10:32PM (#14907469)
Not the denigrate Bandcamp but I think the thing Soundcloud has that a Bandcamp-like-system doesn't have is the ability to create a "music scene" - sure, Bandcamp is helpful for artists, allowing them to sell stuff to people who are already familiar with them. The key of soundcloud afaik is being able to share a simple link to anything you've done.