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   Nelson (skyfaller@jawns.club)'s status on Saturday, 07-Dec-2024 01:24:53 JST Nelson

   Today is Bandcamp Friday, where Bandcamp doesn't take a cut of sales.

   If you want Bandcamp shopping recommendations, I'll mention my list of Philly music, although it could use expanding and updating: https://www.buymusic.club/list/skyfaller-philly-music

   And you could browse my profile for more ideas: https://bandcamp.com/skyfaller

   As you can tell, I've sunk a lot of money into Bandcamp over the years, but I've developed mixed feelings about it.

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     Nelson (skyfaller@jawns.club)'s status on Saturday, 07-Dec-2024 01:24:51 JST Nelson

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     On the one hand, Bandcamp is one of the best ways to pay artists and preserve music through downloads and physical media. Streaming services like Spotify are a bad deal for musicians, and songs can disappear at any time.

     On the other hand, Bandcamp laid off their union's entire bargaining unit in the middle of contract negotiations, and never experienced consequences.

     https://jacobin.com/2023/12/bandcamp-music-streaming-sale-tech-workers-union-layoffs-organizing

     https://union.place/@bandcampunited/111620834229102898

     https://orbital.horse/@emma/112673413137379538

     We need music options that don't screw over labor.

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     Nelson (skyfaller@jawns.club)'s status on Sunday, 08-Dec-2024 04:12:11 JST Nelson

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     • Ben Pate 🤘🏻
     • Simon Repp
     • mirlo.space

     Some options I'm aware of:

     - FairCamp, by @freebliss - A static site generator to self-host your music and help people pay you for it: https://simonrepp.com/faircamp/
     - Bandwagon, by @benpate - A work-in-progress federated music network, with music sales as a planned feature: https://github.com/EmissarySocial/bandwagon
     - @mirlo which is a worker co-op

     None directly replace Bandcamp, which depended partly on the size of its community and labor from e.g. music writers. But they could be parts of a better music world.