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   DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 05:02:14 JST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

   So, as I alluded to yesterday, I've been chatting with folks about the current state of affairs regarding Bandcamp's acquisition and, most recently, massive layoffs. While it's been a good platform for a lot of independent musicians for a number of years, I don't trust the motivations of the new ownership to continue to operate the platform in a way that benefits those same independent musicians, and I don't believe going to yet another corporate-owned-and-operated silo is in anyone's best interests.

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     DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 05:02:10 JST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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     • Andrew (Television Executive)

     If you're interested in helping, great! We are definitely looking for collaborators to work with us, and are currently holding discussions about the project in one of our matrix channels - reach out to @ajroach42 via DM if you'd like to get access.

     If you'd like to support us, also great! We'll be setting up an OpenCollective project shortly to ensure transparency and provide a way for us to pay contributors along the way.

     Prior to that, feel free to back @ajroach42 's Patreon if you're insistent in getting financial support sent our way.

     We know there are a number of other projects underway to provide similar functionality, and we welcome the confluence of ideas in this space. We look forward to seeing what the future of music distribution might look like and hope to be working with y'all on it together in the very near future.

     I'm sure Andrew will have more to say about the project and the vision later today, but I'm happy to handle and/or fumble any questions anyone may have.

     Thanks for reading!

     :blobpats:

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     DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 05:02:12 JST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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     We have set up the barest of code repositories to hold this project here:

     https://code.communitymedia.network/sundog/aural_isle

     As you will see, it is simply a README and a LICENSE at this stage. Actual coding begins later today as I scaffold out the basic structure of the repo and project.

     We expect to have something in folks' hands that's useful and usable within the next month. Obviously our longer term goals will go beyond that timeframe, but we're eager to get this out into the world and get people jamming with us on where it could go.

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     DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 05:02:13 JST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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     In order to provide an alternative that respects musicians, reviewers, and fans alike, MountainTown Technology is undertaking the creation of Aural Isle, a server platform that will provide a self-hostable Bandcamp-like interface for artists, labels, curators, and fans.

     Our initial goal is a barest minimum implementation of the functionality needed to get things off the ground, but we have a much longer vision of how a distributed, federated network of Aural Isle servers could work to develop the network effects that are an important part of making sure art finds its way to its audience.

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     simon (simon@social.coop)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 05:41:01 JST simon

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     • Andrew (Television Executive)

     @djsundog @ajroach42

     For what it's worth, a couple of folks who have been involved in prior attempts at similar things (Ampled & Resonate) have been working on this for a couple of months

     https://mirlo.space/

     We'd love help and insights, and are also 100% doing this with federation and decentralization in mind ( a world where many worlds are possible!).

     Would love to chat :)