Where Do you get your Music?

[The Outsider]

Music is dead !!! I remember when I was going into shop and was listening to vinyls for an afternoon... this time as gone... We are all infected by music buisness, this is actual music

[PaPi]

Originally Posted by The Outsider

Music is dead !!! I remember when I was going into shop and was listening to vinyls for an afternoon... this time as gone... We are all infected by music buisness, this is actual music

Naaah, there are still people making good music. Of course you'd have to look outside of the usual commercial outlets...

[Juho L]

Originally Posted by henryadam

definitely from internet , i get all my music from internet and i am doing this from almost three or four years .

Do you mean like downloading from iTunes or from *ahem* "less costly" sites?

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by Juho L

Do you mean like downloading from iTunes or from *ahem* "less costly" sites?

I for one refuse to pay the Apple Tax on music, and I do buy my music from legal but dirt-cheap overseas shops.

If it is legal and ethical for a USA company to manufacture their product overseas at lower labor costs, then nobody can tell me I don't have a right to legally purchase music from a foreign website at prices that reflect the cost of music in that country.

[Juho L]

Originally Posted by MBTC

I for one refuse to pay the Apple Tax on music, and I do buy my music from legal but dirt-cheap overseas shops.

If it is legal and ethical for a USA company to manufacture their product overseas at lower labor costs, then nobody can tell me I don't have a right to legally purchase music from a foreign website at prices that reflect the cost of music in that country.

I was referring with to PirateBay and other p2p sites. Hoho.

Since Spotify came along I've focused my music purchases there. When I find music I really like, I buy it as a download even I don't have any concrete reason to since I have Spotify with me where ever I go. I just make sure the artists I like get bigger share from the music because even I have premium subscription the royalties from Spotify plays are lousy. Too much "freeloaders" I guess. All Twisted Records related purchases I buy from their own webshop.

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by Juho L

I was referring with to PirateBay and other p2p sites. Hoho.

Since Spotify came along I've focused my music purchases there. When I find music I really like, I buy it as a download even I don't have any concrete reason to since I have Spotify with me where ever I go. I just make sure the artists I like get bigger share from the music because even I have premium subscription the royalties from Spotify plays are lousy. Too much "freeloaders" I guess. All Twisted Records related purchases I buy from their own webshop.

I need to try Spotify one of these days. Right now my music collection of past stuff is pretty extensive. To hear new stuff (emerging electronic music) sometimes I will just download an entire compilation set (the ones that have like 50 tracks on them that would cost $35US if bought onshore), then listen to it at the gym on the treadmill with the ipod nano. Oddly enough its during these runs / music listening sessions that I think musical ideas/inspiration hit me the hardest (maybe endorphins and what not?). I think to run Spotify at the gym I'd have to use my phone and that would be klunkier than the tiny nano (not to mention I would sweat all over it and probably break it).

[Juho L]

Originally Posted by MBTC

I need to try Spotify one of these days. Right now my music collection of past stuff is pretty extensive. To hear new stuff (emerging electronic music) sometimes I will just download an entire compilation set (the ones that have like 50 tracks on them that would cost $35US if bought onshore), then listen to it at the gym on the treadmill with the ipod nano. Oddly enough its during these runs / music listening sessions that I think musical ideas/inspiration hit me the hardest (maybe endorphins and what not?). I think to run Spotify at the gym I'd have to use my phone and that would be klunkier than the tiny nano (not to mention I would sweat all over it and probably break it).

Spotify is the greatest comercial music distribution innovation, hands down. I can't even count the new bands and artists that I have found via Spotify. The "Related Artists" feature is awesome. Just pick one of your favourite artists and then check the "Related Artists" list and give alisten to ones you don't know yet. One other awesome thing in Spotify is that it contains even the most obscure records. I've dug up loads of old italian progressive rock and all kinds of traditional folk music from there that can't even be found from YouTube. If you have a chance to give it a shot, do not hesitate!

I wish I could pay more for that service. Now it costs 9.90€ per month for the most expensive Premium subscription but I'd gladly pay twice as much just to keep this service alive. Spotify is apparently struggling to keep going due to low financial income since most of the users are on the Spotify free that has ads like comercial radio. The ads don't apparently generate very much income and the whole business relies more-or-less on the subscribers. It would be huge loss if Spotify would go bankrupt.