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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That is a very good question.

  • What would it cost if I was to acquire the music in my library?
  • What if I wanted to sail the seven seas instead? Where would I get the music from?

As for the algorithm, a lot of the suggestions for new music is probably also available to non-premium users (e.g. "Discover Weekly") and could be scraped/downloaded from the API.

I believe there could be a rise in demand for a solution to migrate away from these audio walled gardens, especially with the upcoming price hike.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Soulseek is the best place to go to get your music from a ship.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No worries but if you end up using it please share :D

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm in the music scene for my region, and I pay my share to the artists I enjoy, listen to, go and see live.

But as far as general listening, yea I need a better - more free - way of consuming music. I just don't know if there exists a service that lets you listen on demand, recommends similar music, and lets you build playlists/queues on demand.

I guess that's what I'm looking for before cancelling my sub

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I don't mind paying for the music. What I do mind, however, is the kind-of hostage situation that I am in with Spotify. I understand that they have costs that need to be covered. (Though, podcasts - especially exclusive ones - are NOT what I ordered.) I want to be in control of my data, and be able to easily transition to competitors and/or self-hosted solutions.

I guess one of the more difficult things to have "free" is the music that could be of interest to you, but you do not already own it.

I was contemplating to go back to reading album reviews and music news myself, but that seems like a larger time invest.