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I am not judging btw (unlike your parent) just pointing out the differences. My primary (and now only) use case of Bandcamp is as a marketplace between me and the artist/label. I use it as a super convenient record store. And like a good record store, bandcamp also has the equivalent of music magazine which you", "context": "", "use_case": "buying and previewing music", "switched_from": "", "story": "The lost joy of music piracy"}, {"id": 743618130, "item_id": 46476133, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46476133", "by": "ravachol", "date": "2026-01-03", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "The two best places to buy music in my opinion are qobuz and bandcamp.", "excerpt": "Hi, I'm the developer of kew which works for linux, macOS, Android and FreeBSD. The two best places to buy music in my opinion are qobuz and bandcamp. https://github.com/ravachol/kew I encourage you to go check out my app.", "context": "", "use_case": "buying music", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: How to go back to listening to MP3s?"}, {"id": 758883649, "item_id": 47430228, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430228", "by": "embedding-shape", "date": "2026-03-18", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Tend to use Bandcamp mostly, they also waive their fee on purchases every first Friday of the month", "excerpt": "I tried YouTube for music a year ago or so, as it was included when I tried out a paid YouTube plan to remove the ads. Apparently (at least at that point) not all videos are available in \"YouTube Music\", so you can't just play back any of the videos from YouTube while using YouTube Music via Carplay, instead you need to then use YouTube itself, which of course you can't use via Carplay. After being disappointed again", "context": "", "use_case": "buying music", "switched_from": "YouTube Music", "story": "Spotify playing ads for paid subscribers"}, {"id": 782918195, "item_id": 48932387, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48932387", "by": "jrowen", "date": "2026-07-16", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I browse and purchase music on sites like bandcamp or beatport", "excerpt": "I used ourTunes in the dorms, people just sharing their entire iTunes with the network. I've always been more of a solo digger, but I never liked Spotify. I have specific dance/electronic tastes so I browse and purchase music on sites like bandcamp or beatport, though actually these days it's strictly junodownload. I do wonder though how much of what you describe, or some form of it, is still happening in dorm rooms.", "context": "", "use_case": "buying music", "switched_from": "", "story": "The lost joy of music piracy"}]}, {"text": ", seen as more artist-friendly than streaming services", "cites": [{"id": 782894931, "item_id": 48930933, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48930933", "by": "BLKNSLVR", "date": "2026-07-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I also buy the really good shit from Bandcamp, since most streaming services are pretty scummy with their royalties", "excerpt": "Edited to add first: nice article covering an important couple of critical pieces of the Internet's history. Concerning the \"Joy\" element: Someone at my workplace started a Music League, with a select few music aficionados and hangers on joining, and it has been _the best_ team bonding exercise I've ever been involved with. 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Even better than the bandcamp model", "context": "musician", "use_case": "selling music", "switched_from": "", "story": "Using Generative AI in Content Production"}, {"id": 745734928, "item_id": 46608433, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608433", "by": "justarandomname", "date": "2026-01-13", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love this and bandcamp so much more for this stance!", "excerpt": "Hell yes, I love this and bandcamp so much more for this stance! So many creator platforms are becoming slop factories.", "context": "", "use_case": "music platform", "switched_from": "", "story": "AI Generated Music Barred from Bandcamp"}]}, {"text": ", and useful for discovering new releases through labels and DJ shows.", "cites": [{"id": 784099632, "item_id": 49006227, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49006227", "by": "mingus88", "date": "2026-07-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Check out bandcamp. It\u2019s artist focused and they have shows with DJs that focus on highlighting new releases.", "excerpt": "Check out bandcamp. It\u2019s artist focused and they have shows with DJs that focus on highlighting new releases. I even subscribe to one for Metal for $10/months they\u2019ll give you a new album every month like one of those old CD clubs. Interviews and listening parties too. If you are looking for a sense of community like radio used to have, it\u2019s a lot closer than podcasts IMO. 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Then also follow smaller music labels on Bandcamp (that some of my favorite artists are signed with sometimes too), as they tend to specialize in some niches, and basically does the discovering for you.", "context": "producer/DJ", "use_case": "discovering new music", "switched_from": "", "story": "Teenage Engineering: Introducing APC-2"}, {"id": 783193536, "item_id": 48949596, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48949596", "by": "runarberg", "date": "2026-07-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "My primary (and now only) use case of Bandcamp is as a marketplace between me and the artist/label.", "excerpt": "I think me and you use Bandcamp in totally different ways, and this is why you see a problem where I don\u2018t. I am not judging btw (unlike your parent) just pointing out the differences. My primary (and now only) use case of Bandcamp is as a marketplace between me and the artist/label. I use it as a super convenient record store. And like a good record store, bandcamp also has the equivalent of music magazine which you", "context": "", "use_case": "buying and previewing music", "switched_from": "", "story": "The lost joy of music piracy"}]}, {"text": " The one caveat raised is an upload file-size limit that makes very long tracks hard to publish.", "cites": [{"id": 789010962, "item_id": 49313185, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49313185", "by": "earworms", "date": "2026-08-15", "stance": "warn", "quote": "Bandcamp has a limit on the size of files you upload; which make it even more difficult", "excerpt": "Yes. Soundcloud has a 3 hour limit; meaning with my 200 hours of music, i would require a lot of accounts, and i have a song that is 3 hours and 5 minutes long. And i have songs that are as short as 4 seconds long. Bandcamp has a limit on the size of files you upload; which make it even more difficult as a lot of my songs are longer than 25 minutes. (which is precisely the amount their limit is.) Then if you sell som", "context": "", "use_case": "hosting music", "switched_from": "", "story": "Alternative to Internet Archive"}]}], "praise": [{"label": "Buying music", "summary": "Commenters use it as a convenient record store for buying music directly from artists and labels.", "quotes": [{"id": 783193536, "item_id": 48949596, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48949596", "by": "runarberg", "date": "2026-07-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "My primary (and now only) use case of Bandcamp is as a marketplace between me and the artist/label.", "excerpt": "I think me and you use Bandcamp in totally different ways, and this is why you see a problem where I don\u2018t. I am not judging btw (unlike your parent) just pointing out the differences. My primary (and now only) use case of Bandcamp is as a marketplace between me and the artist/label. I use it as a super convenient record store. And like a good record store, bandcamp also has the equivalent of music magazine which you", "context": "", "use_case": "buying and previewing music", "switched_from": "", "story": "The lost joy of music piracy"}, {"id": 743618130, "item_id": 46476133, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46476133", "by": "ravachol", "date": "2026-01-03", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "The two best places to buy music in my opinion are qobuz and bandcamp.", "excerpt": "Hi, I'm the developer of kew which works for linux, macOS, Android and FreeBSD. The two best places to buy music in my opinion are qobuz and bandcamp. https://github.com/ravachol/kew I encourage you to go check out my app.", "context": "", "use_case": "buying music", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: How to go back to listening to MP3s?"}, {"id": 758883649, "item_id": 47430228, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430228", "by": "embedding-shape", "date": "2026-03-18", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Tend to use Bandcamp mostly, they also waive their fee on purchases every first Friday of the month", "excerpt": "I tried YouTube for music a year ago or so, as it was included when I tried out a paid YouTube plan to remove the ads. Apparently (at least at that point) not all videos are available in \"YouTube Music\", so you can't just play back any of the videos from YouTube while using YouTube Music via Carplay, instead you need to then use YouTube itself, which of course you can't use via Carplay. After being disappointed again", "context": "", "use_case": "buying music", "switched_from": "YouTube Music", "story": "Spotify playing ads for paid subscribers"}]}, {"label": "Artist-friendly", "summary": "Seen as artist-focused and a fairer alternative to streaming services' royalties.", "quotes": [{"id": 784099632, "item_id": 49006227, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49006227", "by": "mingus88", "date": "2026-07-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Check out bandcamp. It\u2019s artist focused and they have shows with DJs that focus on highlighting new releases.", "excerpt": "Check out bandcamp. It\u2019s artist focused and they have shows with DJs that focus on highlighting new releases. I even subscribe to one for Metal for $10/months they\u2019ll give you a new album every month like one of those old CD clubs. Interviews and listening parties too. If you are looking for a sense of community like radio used to have, it\u2019s a lot closer than podcasts IMO. 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So many creator platforms are becoming slop factories.", "context": "", "use_case": "music platform", "switched_from": "", "story": "AI Generated Music Barred from Bandcamp"}]}, {"label": "Music discovery", "summary": "Following niche labels, DJ shows and editorial picks help surface new releases.", "quotes": [{"id": 775161217, "item_id": 48447576, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48447576", "by": "embedding-shape", "date": "2026-06-08", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "follow smaller music labels on Bandcamp", "excerpt": "Maybe a more producer/DJ-focused way of finding new music, I use the \"Most Recent\" view for my favorite genres on Beatport, literally listen through / skim all of it, particularly for the more niche genres. 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Apparently (at least at that point) not all videos are available in \"YouTube Music\", so you can't just play back any of the videos from YouTube while using YouTube Music via Carplay, instead you need to then use YouTube itself, which of course you can't use via Carplay. After being disappointed again", "context": "", "use_case": "buying music", "switched_from": "YouTube Music", "story": "Spotify playing ads for paid subscribers"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "Upload size limit", "summary": "A file-size cap on uploads makes it hard to publish very long tracks.", "quotes": [{"id": 789010962, "item_id": 49313185, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49313185", "by": "earworms", "date": "2026-08-15", "stance": "warn", "quote": "Bandcamp has a limit on the size of files you upload; which make it even more difficult", "excerpt": "Yes. 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Soundcloud has a 3 hour limit; meaning with my 200 hours of music, i would require a lot of accounts, and i have a song that is 3 hours and 5 minutes long. And i have songs that are as short as 4 seconds long. Bandcamp has a limit on the size of files you upload; which make it even more difficult as a lot of my songs are longer than 25 minutes. (which is precisely the amount their limit is.) Then if you sell som", "context": "", "use_case": "hosting music", "switched_from": "", "story": "Alternative to Internet Archive"}, {"id": 784099632, "item_id": 49006227, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49006227", "by": "mingus88", "date": "2026-07-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Check out bandcamp. It\u2019s artist focused and they have shows with DJs that focus on highlighting new releases.", "excerpt": "Check out bandcamp. It\u2019s artist focused and they have shows with DJs that focus on highlighting new releases. I even subscribe to one for Metal for $10/months they\u2019ll give you a new album every month like one of those old CD clubs. Interviews and listening parties too. If you are looking for a sense of community like radio used to have, it\u2019s a lot closer than podcasts IMO. Everyone has a podcast but this is something", "context": "", "use_case": "music discovery and community", "switched_from": "", "story": "It's a shame what's happened to radio"}, {"id": 783193536, "item_id": 48949596, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48949596", "by": "runarberg", "date": "2026-07-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "My primary (and now only) use case of Bandcamp is as a marketplace between me and the artist/label.", "excerpt": "I think me and you use Bandcamp in totally different ways, and this is why you see a problem where I don\u2018t. I am not judging btw (unlike your parent) just pointing out the differences. My primary (and now only) use case of Bandcamp is as a marketplace between me and the artist/label. I use it as a super convenient record store. And like a good record store, bandcamp also has the equivalent of music magazine which you", "context": "", "use_case": "buying and previewing music", "switched_from": "", "story": "The lost joy of music piracy"}, {"id": 782918195, "item_id": 48932387, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48932387", "by": "jrowen", "date": "2026-07-16", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I browse and purchase music on sites like bandcamp or beatport", "excerpt": "I used ourTunes in the dorms, people just sharing their entire iTunes with the network. I've always been more of a solo digger, but I never liked Spotify. I have specific dance/electronic tastes so I browse and purchase music on sites like bandcamp or beatport, though actually these days it's strictly junodownload. I do wonder though how much of what you describe, or some form of it, is still happening in dorm rooms.", "context": "", "use_case": "buying music", "switched_from": "", "story": "The lost joy of music piracy"}, {"id": 782894931, "item_id": 48930933, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48930933", "by": "BLKNSLVR", "date": "2026-07-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I also buy the really good shit from Bandcamp, since most streaming services are pretty scummy with their royalties", "excerpt": "Edited to add first: nice article covering an important couple of critical pieces of the Internet's history. Concerning the \"Joy\" element: Someone at my workplace started a Music League, with a select few music aficionados and hangers on joining, and it has been _the best_ team bonding exercise I've ever been involved with. 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Then also follow smaller music labels on Bandcamp (that some of my favorite artists are signed with sometimes too), as they tend to specialize in some niches, and basically does the discovering for you.", "context": "producer/DJ", "use_case": "discovering new music", "switched_from": "", "story": "Teenage Engineering: Introducing APC-2"}, {"id": 758883649, "item_id": 47430228, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430228", "by": "embedding-shape", "date": "2026-03-18", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Tend to use Bandcamp mostly, they also waive their fee on purchases every first Friday of the month", "excerpt": "I tried YouTube for music a year ago or so, as it was included when I tried out a paid YouTube plan to remove the ads. Apparently (at least at that point) not all videos are available in \"YouTube Music\", so you can't just play back any of the videos from YouTube while using YouTube Music via Carplay, instead you need to then use YouTube itself, which of course you can't use via Carplay. After being disappointed again", "context": "", "use_case": "buying music", "switched_from": "YouTube Music", "story": "Spotify playing ads for paid subscribers"}, {"id": 745734928, "item_id": 46608433, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608433", "by": "justarandomname", "date": "2026-01-13", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love this and bandcamp so much more for this stance!", "excerpt": "Hell yes, I love this and bandcamp so much more for this stance! So many creator platforms are becoming slop factories.", "context": "", "use_case": "music platform", "switched_from": "", "story": "AI Generated Music Barred from Bandcamp"}, {"id": 743618130, "item_id": 46476133, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46476133", "by": "ravachol", "date": "2026-01-03", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "The two best places to buy music in my opinion are qobuz and bandcamp.", "excerpt": "Hi, I'm the developer of kew which works for linux, macOS, Android and FreeBSD. The two best places to buy music in my opinion are qobuz and bandcamp. https://github.com/ravachol/kew I encourage you to go check out my app.", "context": "", "use_case": "buying music", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: How to go back to listening to MP3s?"}, {"id": 734718112, "item_id": 45919882, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45919882", "by": "jMyles", "date": "2025-11-13", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Yeah, awesome!  I love bandcamp.", "excerpt": "Yeah, awesome! I love bandcamp. You can buy our stuff on bandcamp if you want: https://justinholmes.bandcamp.com/ In my mental model, participating in bandcamp (and getting your supporter badge) is a sort of \"merch\". You aren't really buying the music - the music is something you hear as the result of a FLAC file being decoded, and that FLAC file can be endlessly and freely copied. Even better than the bandcamp model", "context": "musician", "use_case": "selling music", "switched_from": "", "story": "Using Generative AI in Content Production"}]}