My music collection is 99% CDs and BandCamp downloads and 1% random ass unaffiliated tracks I've found from the depths of the Internet. I've probably paid for 85% or more of it. All percentages estimations of course.
Speaking to the purpose of platform and curation, that's why I love BandCamp. You find music there, it doesn't get pushed on you. You can listen for free and choose to pay. Little microcommunities pop up and you can end up going down rabbit holes. I now know more about Fargo-based noise collectives than a person who has never been to North Dakota really should.
I don't think I ever paid BandCamp enought attention, but I'll try combing it for genres I like. Probably a good thing about it is you get to support bands that are alive now (whereas many of the bands I have vinyl records of have already disbanded).
Appreciating the nostalgic energy as if a whole lot of time has passed, which I guess it has on networks.
I get you what you mean, when even "owning" the experience has been taken away courtesy of algos, it's all served up with our involvement, leaving many who know how it used to be asking where's the love, where's the discovery and random magic of finding something for the first time like a forgotten cache of coins from so long ago.
My music collection is 99% CDs and BandCamp downloads and 1% random ass unaffiliated tracks I've found from the depths of the Internet. I've probably paid for 85% or more of it. All percentages estimations of course.
Speaking to the purpose of platform and curation, that's why I love BandCamp. You find music there, it doesn't get pushed on you. You can listen for free and choose to pay. Little microcommunities pop up and you can end up going down rabbit holes. I now know more about Fargo-based noise collectives than a person who has never been to North Dakota really should.
I don't think I ever paid BandCamp enought attention, but I'll try combing it for genres I like. Probably a good thing about it is you get to support bands that are alive now (whereas many of the bands I have vinyl records of have already disbanded).
Appreciating the nostalgic energy as if a whole lot of time has passed, which I guess it has on networks.
I get you what you mean, when even "owning" the experience has been taken away courtesy of algos, it's all served up with our involvement, leaving many who know how it used to be asking where's the love, where's the discovery and random magic of finding something for the first time like a forgotten cache of coins from so long ago.
I buy audio cds of albums that I think are perfect. I support the artist that way and I get the feeling of owning the music.