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Spotify to raise prices in September (lemmy.relayeasy.com)
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I have got to admit I canned Spotify subs years ago - but how are they managing to grow their subscriber base whn it is now going to be £11.99 in the UK? That is way, way too high for what it offers...

https://www.gbnews.com/tech/spotify-price-rise

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[–] 39 points 1 year ago (15 children)

I guess some people are, as long as it’s a good balance of convenience and price. Ages ago, Napster, Kazaa and DC++ were considered more convenient than buying music. I guess torrents are used for that these days.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)

    There's a P2P app from the same era as KaZaA, originally released the same year (2001), that's still in active use today: Soulseek. It's a great way to find obscure music, some of which isn't on streaming services and is extremely difficult to obtain otherwise.

    Usenet is good for less popular stuff too. Torrents die once the last seed is gone, but some Usenet providers have over 10 years retention, and you always get full speeds over an encrypted connection with no uploading required.

    Edit: Support artists where possible, but sometimes there's music that's impossible to find, and that's when these services come in handy.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    Do I need an invite for usenet?

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    now I don't want to be that person but I'd like to give artists some money somehow. Like I dislike AI as it rips people off - there is a (difficult) middle line to tread

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    The problem is there's some 90s albums I can't find anywhere - not on Discogs, not on eBay, not on Marketplace. The record labels are usually long gone. But they're on Soulseek. I'm not sure what else to do to get them.

    There's also things like DJ sets/mixes that were never sold, only ever distributed online for free.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    And that Judas priest CD in the cellar somewhere, sometimes you have paid the artist already so soulseek comes in handy.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Of course... I mean you don't want them coming around your place to see you do you (Judas Priest that is)

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    I work a desk job. I cant put pirated music on my work computer or ill get fired. Only real option is a pay service.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I don’t like to bring my personal stuff on my work computer, but I can use my phone for all that stuff instead. You could use a BT speaker to blast pirate metal in the office.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I thought about using my phone but I dont have unlimited data on my phone. I also dont have unlimited data at home so id run my phone and internet down faster. Phone is the real issue as its not much cell data at all per month.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    An offline solution exists too, but then you would need to sync a few gigabytes of mp3 files on your phone. Not quite as convenient, but at least it wouldn’t use any mobile data. Actually, it’s still a whole lot nicer than dragging a CD player and a few discs with you. If you’re into retro, you totally can get CDs too…

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