Bandcamp

I have a feeling I may have come across Bandcamp before, but never realised how genius it is until just now. I’ve just been sent a link to a new single, which has been uploaded as an exclusive on the artist’s Bandcamp page (and I will post here shortly). And upon further exploration of the site as a whole, I feel compelled to share…

Bandcamp is essentially a publishing platform for bands/artists to upload their music so it can be streamed or downloaded (free, at price set by the artist, or at a price chosen by the listener and also in a range of file formats and different bit-rates). Though this sounds pretty basic, I love the fact that each artist gets their very own URL that is uncluttered and has just their stuff on it. It’s this plus the simplicity, extra features and overall vibe of the site that really caught my attention. Oh and it’s free. I recommend you watch the video below to see whether I’m talking rubbish or not.

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