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Re:Foobar2000 by sidpatil on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:14AM (#30072673)
what.cd was one of the greatest resources available on the Internet, in my opinion. Still sad it's gone. :-(
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Re:Foobar2000 by lghh on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:45PM (#30076092)
I mean this without hyperbole. Loseing what.cd was one of the saddest moments of my life. Losing it was on a tier below the burning of the library of alexandria, but only a single tier.
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Re:Foobar2000 by unixhero on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:12PM (#30075535)
What.cd was a massive loss for the entire internet.

Some of What's Vanity house stars are now real stars with tours around the world, like "The Flashbulb"

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Re:Foobar2000 by hadem on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @02:14PM (#30076553)
You too found The Flashbulb via what.cd? Soundtrack to a Vacant Life is an incredible album.
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Re:Foobar2000 by unixhero on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @03:09PM (#30077353)
Yes I sure did. That album may have been a vanity house "staff pick" too, I don't recall. Pink and What felt like magical places... Terra Firma, what a massive tune. https://youtu.be/HwbVnFR-XP4
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Re:Foobar2000 by LazyMans on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @06:01PM (#30079354)
I also found Flashbulb via what.cd vanity. Good stuff
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Re:Foobar2000 by egeozcan on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:29AM (#30072858)
Yet another rewrite project that went nowhere, if I remember correctly. Or was that waffles.fm? I'm probably confusing the two.

edit: ok I did confuse them, see reply

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Re:Foobar2000 by marpstar on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:33AM (#30072905)
You're thinking waffles.fm -- what.cd was seized by authorities. waffles didn't even come close to the glory of what.cd
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Re:Foobar2000 by yawgmoth on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @11:03AM (#30073354)
Would you happen to know if the story is written out anywhere?
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Re:Foobar2000 by arpa on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @11:35AM (#30073887)
41m € of alleged losses. And for that want, the library of Alexandria was burned down.
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Re:Foobar2000 by somewohere on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @11:19AM (#30073625)
I haven't used it myself, but I've heard REDACTED comes close to what.cd , you might have to interview again though.
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Re:Foobar2000 by inasmuch on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @06:00PM (#30079346)
Redacted hasn't quite rebuilt What.CD's full library, but it's getting remarkably close. Streaming services have taken some of the vigor out of the torrent scene, but I think it's safe to say What's all-music-archive dream is alive.

It might be a little late now, but in the early days, they seemed more than happy to have former What.CD users (provided they were in good standing) on board. There was an interview, but it wasn't a big deal.

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Re:Foobar2000 by robtherobber on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @02:34PM (#30076834)
This article came out soon after it was gone: https://qz.com/840661/what-cd-is-gone-a-eulogy-for-the-great...

It put things into perspective for many.

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Re:Foobar2000 by MarcelOlsz on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @11:36AM (#30073893)
Met a lot of my best friends through there. Still hurts is gone.
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