BandCamp a music industry revolution.

k posted:

Dave***t posted:

As someone who has music available via Bandcamp, I have to point this out: not everything on Bandcamp is as independent and artist-friendly as it seems, or as it's made out to be.

Yes, it is a great platform that in some cases allows artists to get paid directly for making their music available for download.

But none of the music I've been part of that is now available via Bandcamp was put there by me or us.  It's put there and operated by record labels, and works no differently than other label sales (i.e. it depends entirely on the terms of your contract, which historically have sometimes been less generous for downloaded music than physical sales).

I'm not knocking Bandcamp.  I use it to buy music myself.  But there's an impulse to think that Bandcamp is all just artists 'selling direct'.  Some of the time it is, and that's great.  But frequently it's not, and the misunderstanding should be corrected.

But I guess that if it is the artist who has put up the music, the money goes straight to the artist?

And if it is a label it is a different story then it goes 1st. to the label and then to the artist.

Yes, that's how it works.  Though in the latter case it's a small percentage of the money which reaches the artist, rather than the same money just passing via a third party.  

I was simply responding to the sentiment which I perceived in the thread (given its title and the quote in the OP), and which I've come across numerous times elsewhere, that Bandcamp is a universal boon for musicians because it's a platform for direct interface between buyers and artists.

French Rooster posted:

A little coin:  the format is not clearly apparent.  Some recordings are marked 24 bit, other not, but finally, after the download, they appear to be high rez.

Yes that would be an improvement to know this as somebody you have to decide buying through Bandcamp or the regular channels.

Bert Schurink posted:

French Rooster posted:

A little coin:  the format is not clearly apparent.  Some recordings are marked 24 bit, other not, but finally, after the download, they appear to be high rez.

Yes that would be an improvement to know this as somebody you have to decide buying through Bandcamp or the regular channels.

I doesn’t stop me buying on bandcamp.  I will continue without hesitation !

Here's two wonderful albums, with contrasting styles...

The Necks - Body [ https://thenecksau.bandcamp.com/album/body ]

Claire M Singer - Solas [ https://clairemsinger.bandcamp.com/album/solas-3 ]

French Rooster posted:

Bert Schurink posted:

French Rooster posted:

A little coin:  the format is not clearly apparent.  Some recordings are marked 24 bit, other not, but finally, after the download, they appear to be high rez.

Yes that would be an improvement to know this as somebody you have to decide buying through Bandcamp or the regular channels.

I doesn’t stop me buying on bandcamp.  I will continue without hesitation !

+1

It seems to be the most direct way to support musicians.

I don’t know if all the money goes to the musicians,  or which part....But it’s hopefully a support for them.

Band Camp; "Pricing Artist accounts are free. We make money through our revenue share on sales, which is 15% for digital, 10% for merch.''

That's a WHOLE lot more than Tidal and Sportify with 0.006 % per stream

DenisA posted:

Here's two wonderful albums, with contrasting styles...

The Necks - Body [ https://thenecksau.bandcamp.com/album/body ]

Claire M Singer - Solas [ https://clairemsinger.bandcamp.com/album/solas-3 ]

Listening to "Solas" now.  Very exciting and different music, a bit challenging but well worth the trouble.  Thanks for posting.

Just purchased the Vinyl version of the new DXD recording from Sound Liaison, Tettero plays Eddie Harris & Les McCann, via

Tettero's BandCamp site: https://tettero.bandcamp.com/a...ie-harris-les-mccann

180 gram vinyl.

The flac download from the https://www.soundliaison.com/  site sounds fantastic. I shall report back on the quality of the vinyl once it arrives.

flac  vinyl

Peet posted:

Just purchased the Vinyl version of the new DXD recording from Sound Liaison, Tettero plays Eddie Harris & Les McCann, via

Tettero's BandCamp site: https://tettero.bandcamp.com/a...ie-harris-les-mccann

180 gram vinyl.

The flac download from the https://www.soundliaison.com/  site sounds fantastic. I shall report back on the quality of the vinyl once it arrives.

flac  vinyl

Audiophile funk! I really like this download I can imagine that it would fit the music to be heard in analogue. Keep us informed.

 Rip Roy Hargrove, here he is helping out a major talent.

Peet posted:

Just purchased the Vinyl version of the new DXD recording from Sound Liaison, Tettero plays Eddie Harris & Les McCann, via

Tettero's BandCamp site: https://tettero.bandcamp.com/a...ie-harris-les-mccann

180 gram vinyl.

The flac download from the https://www.soundliaison.com/  site sounds fantastic. I shall report back on the quality of the vinyl once it arrives.

flac  vinyl

So I received the Vinyl  and can report that it is an excellent pressing, very quiet, high quality vinyl. Sound is different from the flac download, you hear it is the same recording but a different mastering. Both sounds very good.