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...So I Finally Quit Spotify (oliviarafferty.substack.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I quit Spotify too though still in Apple Music. Hopefully later I'm able to buy non-DRM music (from something in Bandcamp to CD or even Vinyls). Actually I went to Vinyl store yesterday, it was such a refreshing experience.

Honestly I got sick of subscription. I know I'm not alone with that. I want to actually own my own music. I don't want to pirate either 'cause I still genuinely support those artists.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Try qobuz. They're a streaming service and an online music store. Obviously bandcamp>qobuz when it comes to supporting the artists, but anything you can stream, you can buy and download in flac, mp3, etc. They also have a fair amount of high-res stuff too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Qobuz was such a great discovery for me a couple of years ago. I've bought so much more music lately because of it.

Combined with my Plex server and plexamp on my phone, I have all the streaming benefit from Spotify, with my own music collection that I've built up for more than 20 years at this point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just a heads up, Bandcamp has gotten a little shady in the past year or so. I honestly forgot what happened, but I think they got bought out by some shitty label that's known for treating artists like shit.

But tbh I don't remember correctly

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I know what happened--they got bought by Epic (yes, Fortnite's Epic), then I think sold just last year, and now their situation is I think in limbo, not sure