Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl...
by seanp2k2 on Thursday August 10, 2017 @11:52AM
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Not totally similar but I also think that BeatPort is pretty great, especially if you're a DJ.
Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl...
by pc86 on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @12:12PM
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> In the past
LPs and CDs still exist.
Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl...
by AndrewUnmuted on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @12:36PM
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Forgive my bluntness, but this is a disingenuous comment. LPs and CDs may still exist, but they are obviously not a supported distribution format by the music industry anymore - with the country of Japan being the only glaring exception.
In the past, technically savvy music nerds like me had options. LPs and CDs as a distribution format offered true permanence. Vinyl when cared for properly usually outlives the owner. CDs can be ripped and archived with perfect 1:1 accuracy.
These formats don't disappear from my record shelves at the whim of an executive or a change to a silly end user license agreement. They're mine forever, for me to cherish and learn from for as long as I want.
Until the music industry offers this type of solution for the digital music ecosystem, they will not be adequately serving music's most dedicated and passionate patrons.
Bandcamp is the only service that comes close to delivering the proper solution. But they are so uncompromising in their ideals that the 'industry' will not work with them. It's too bad, because they and DistroKid are the only two online music industry services I have ever seen that are genuinely interested in furthering the lives of their users.