Every music streaming service is in a race to the bottom and they will ALL get there eventually. The solution is to buy directly from musicians and curate your own collection that you own & play locally from devices you own. Simple as that.
Once again reminding folks that the ethical replacement to using Spotify isn’t another streaming platform; it’s buying music from artists when you’re in the financial position to do so and pirating them when you’re unable to do so. Or simply ask an artist for the files, like actually.
Is it running Tahoe? I've been getting a lot of emails from music vendors lately advising not to update yet.
10 games to get to know me:
Satisfactory
Factorio
Cities: Skylines
SimCity 2000
Kerbal Space Program
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Timberborn
Age of Empires II
Workers and Resources: Soviet Republic
EVE online (before it was FTP)
Honorable mentions:
Icarus
Stellaris
Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on.
Afturmath - Synthesis, Lasers, and Soundscapes has been released on media.ccc.de #why2025 #Entertainment #PartyStage #why2025eng media.ccc.de/v/why2025-297-afturmath-... https://program.why2025.org/why2025/talk/7W9GTM/
I recently released a 20th anniversary remaster of my first single "Night Ride". While dealing with chronic insomnia in 2003, I used to ride my bicycle in the quiet streets of Virginia Beach at 3-4AM, and this is what played in my head.
night-ride.afturmath.com
#musicsky #ambientmusic #newmusic
The new remastered version of my first single "Night Ride" from 2003 will be released on August 1. It is available for preorder on @ampwall.com and @bandcamp.com. Ampwall includes a bonus of the original song from 2003.
ampwall.com/a/afturmath/...
afturmath.bandcamp.com/track/night-...
#musicsky
Presenting the new ampwall.com homepage, an experimental art-and-music-focused look inspired by walls of record shops. Discover music and see our artists' Top 6 lists without leaving the page! We wanted something that would put our community work first and we're so happy with how it came out. Enjoy!
After I paid to have my first few songs mixed by someone else, it gave me so much insight into how professionals would mix my music and helped me improve my skills. It took another 10 years before I started releasing my music with my mixes, and another 5 for my own masters.
When I first started 20+ years ago, I tried doing it all myself. I learned that even though I came from a mixing background, mixing my own electronic music was way more challenging because it gave me too much mental room to think about "fixing" things instead of just focusing on the mix. (1/?)
Seriously. I'll ride high for DAYS off a nice fan review on Bandcamp or @ampwall.com
My music is now available on @ampwall.com, a platform which is more in line with my personal ethics. "Analog Assay" is already up, "Tunnel Fission" is coming this weekend, and "Night Ride" will be re-released on 1 August. More NEW music is coming soon™! #musicsky #newmusic #electronicmusic
The benefits in the spread of information still outweigh the detriments from the spread of disinformation/misinformation. For now. If the global modsphere can keep it that way...
As a nearly 40 year old millennial, I've thought a lot about this. Especially since I am a massive nerd and have been on the internet since 1994. My personal conclusion is that the platform is not to blame for the content.
I haven't been livestreaming lately because I'm preparing for 3 gigs in the next 4 weeks. Lasers tomorrow the 10th, live synths and lasers next Friday the 16th, then lasers again on the 31st. I'll be sharing more music this Summer!🎵🎵
Event flyer for Vactrol presents INIT, a live audiovisual experience. On 16-May, Vactrol will takeover Der Hintergarten for a night of experimental techno, electro, and breakbeat from Afturmath, Alberta Balsam, Jungle Of Wires, Kuryon (Matt Maxx & isel), and MyyQii. Visual artists include VJs Surface to Space and VJ Yantra along with laserists Dam Lasers and Lazarus Lightworks.
Vactrol is a new LIVE electronic music and audiovisual series in Amsterdam. On 16-5, I will be playing synths and lasers at Der Hintergarten alongside 5 other musicians along with VJs and another laserist. Join us for a night of sonic journeys and visual spectacle.
#synthsky #amsterdam #techno
Sometimes I forget to bring my phone out with me at night because I set it somewhere in the morning and forget it exists. But in my case, it's because engagement with creative activities (music/lasers/visuals) pretty much torches my desire for external contact anyway.
Introduce yourself with 4 records
What promo and advertising tools are working musicians using aside from Meta products? I would love to find another avenue, but it's currently my most successful mechanism to attract new listeners. #musicsky #musicians #musiciansky #music #musicmarketing #musicadvertising
