I think about switching from Spotify for a longer time now, but with the recent ICE ads I want to be in solidarity with the people in the US and kick Spotify out.

Now I checked the Quboz app and I am in a test month with Tidal right now - so far Tidal is great on my mobile. However I also need a client for Linux!

I am using spotify-client on Linux Mint and works flawlessly. I know its development is not the main goal of Spotify engineers, but it just works.

Now for Tidal and Quboz it seems to be problematic - only Electron apps without HiFi sound because the chromium engine throttles the quality. How am I supposed to switch from Spotify if I can’t use the alternative on Linux? Any advices/experiences?

  • eatCasserole@lemmy.world
    1·
    20 hours ago

    Bandcamp has a whole editorial section, lots of stuff to discover there. The only reason I spend more time on Spotify is the limited catalogue…a lot of the artists I already enjoy aren’t on Bandcamp.

    • mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      1·
      20 hours ago

      What about the other way around? Are there artists on Bandcamp that aren’t on Spotify? I would imagine that Bandcamp has more small indie artists and Spotify has more major ones, right? That’s great that they have the editorials. But what I really crave is some sort of “tracks similar to this” feature - a lot of times I’m in a very particular mood or looking for something very specific where I know one or two songs that hit the mark and want more.

      • eatCasserole@lemmy.world
        1·
        16 hours ago

        times I’m in a very particular mood

        I feel like Spotify is useless in this regard, it only seems to understand my tastes in the broadest possible sense, but hey if it works for you, cool.

        When I want specific recommendations, I need them from humans. Sometimes unpredictable, sometimes gold. ifyoulikeblank on reddit (spits) has led me to some really great stuff. Unfortunately I don’t yet know of a good place for this on Lemmy, but if anyone has recommendations 😁

    • Ŝan@piefed.zipEnglish
      11·
      19 hours ago

      If you really enjoy þem, why aren’t you buying þeir music directly? Streaming services pay artists pennies.

        • Ŝan@piefed.zipEnglish
          11·
          15 hours ago

          Fair enough. Maybe you do.

          a lot of the artists I already enjoy aren’t on Bandcamp.

          …

          why have you assumed that I’m not supporting the artists I love?

          … because of the implications.