Ex Astris Scientia — alright NOW download all your music in the highest...

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
ralfmaximus
toskarin

BREAKING: Epic Games lays off roughly 50% of Bandcamp amidst its sale to Songtradr.  The Fortnite maker purchased the music platform just last year but is now spinning it off amid massive cost cutting. https://t.co/FNXe2TXh1d pic.twitter.com/Yg1B748QOk  — AmericanTruckSongs9 (@ethangach) October 16, 2023ALT

alright NOW download all your music in the highest quality you can store

toskarin

“There’s no way Bandcamp will continue as Songtradr has promised,” one former employee told Kotaku earlier this month. “It’s just completely fucked up.”  The chaotic transfer of ownership and the confusion among staff was due in large part to the nature of the deal between Epic and Songtradr. The two companies agreed to an “asset sale” of Bandcamp rather than a “stock sale.” This meant that Songtradr was only acquiring the technology and platform, rather than the company as a whole, including its staff. As employees waited for the deal to close, many were left in the dark about what was going on and who would ultimately still have a job when the dust eventually settled. According to two former employees, neither Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, nor anyone else on Epic’s senior leadership team, ever held an all-hands meeting with Bandcamp staff where they could ask questions.ALT
toskarin

hearing rumours that songtradr is making some people sign up (with a fee) to get paid from bandcamp now. just so it's clear, I'm moving my music off the site as soon as that happens and I imagine most others will be, too, so I'm watching for alternatives

ralfmaximus

It's early to tell, but funkwhale might be a decent alternative.

It's free, decentralized, volunteer operated, based on fediverse technology (think Mastodon) and seems pretty solid.

[hands u a werthers] y’all remember limewire? grooveshark?