It's another #BandcampFriday and tbh times are tough, so support is hugely appreciated. This is the latest full-length from my project Fugue State, which @yoniden described as "A beautiful collection of dark cosmic synthesizer music."
And if you're feeling the squeeze too, please feel free to check out my #Faircamp link in the next post, where everything is pay-what-you-can.
On the eve of #FairtradeMusic Friday, I present puppet jealousy and scandal for those who may have been too afraid to watch before (💥 📞 ), plus some of my online homes.
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I second this. However, Funkwhale does not integrate directly a support system as far as I know.
FairCamp is probably the best support tool as you're supporting directly the artist (minus the payment processor fees, I guess?).
On the other hand, not everyone is willing or has the possibility to set it up.
The second best might be https://mirlo.space which is also a "Bandcamp-style" kind of thing. Still somehow acts as a middle-man, but for non-techy users is quite a breeze to use.
@n3wjack To name three: https://codeberg.org/simonrepp/faircamp/tags is most authorative and cutting edge, as it shows a new version the moment I tag and push it. It almost coincides with the debian packages being updated as well, that usually happens 10-20min after the tag appears in the repository. If you have the faircamp repository checked out somewhere you can (e.g.) do "git describe --tags --abbrev=0" for a scripted query of the latest version. Likewise https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/faircamp indicates the last version for macOS as released on brew, as of late that only lagged behind ~24h or so, so also pretty timely.
I always announce new releases under the #faircamp hashtag as well, it's obviously not the only thing being posted there, but I'd say it doesn't get completely drowned out by other things either, the past two releases are quite quick to scroll to right now e.g. (maybe there's also some way to filter by my user and the hashtag, then it's even simpler). In terms of a blog that indicates new releases, I'd say this is pretty much it: https://codeberg.org/simonrepp/faircamp/src/branch/main/CHANGELOG.md (it comes with its own RSS feed even thanks to forgejo (!)) :D
PSA for #faircamp users on arch-based systems: the faircamp-git AUR package didn't build anymore after recent system updates (this was observed on manjaro specifically, thanks Karen for the report) -> the issue should be resolved now. ʕ◜0ᴥ0ʔ https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/faircamp-git#comment-957967
@kubikpixel@fink@scy A music creator friend of mine showed me #Faircamp and also mentioned wanting #fediverse integration. But he wanted to federate to other specific, similar artists within the same genre, showing and linking to their Faircamp albums from his page as static "suggested content", included at render time.
I'm starting to get the idea that federation for Faircamp can mean many different things, since Bandcamp had a lot of interactions between and amongst users and artists.
Today we have a shameless plug for #BonkKnobRecords and our brand new #Faircamp site, where you can grab all previous releases including the equally brand new #BonkWaveAllstars single for nowt!
With all that saved money you could consider making an independent artist happy by supporting them, buying one of their releases, or if you're strapped for cash, praising or sharing their work.💕
I tagged #faircamp 0.13.0 for release today, here's what's new:
ALAC supported as input format / New theme option round_corners (https://simonrepp.com/faircamp/manual/theme.html) / RSS feed image is auto-generated, item title includes artists, item description includes release text / Description text on release pages now shows above the fold (previously easily missed) / Waveform width determination at transitional viewport widths corrected and polished / Unnecessary transcoding of intermediate track assets for already existing archive fixed / ... and a few other fixes in code and docs
Debian packages are already updated, other platforms should follow in the next days (I'll post short notes then).
This time around a huge round of applause to all the people (and there are many!) who develop and maintain the libraries that faircamp relies on under the hood, for instance @polyfloyd, whose excellent id3 crate enables faircamp to read mp3 metadata. Thank you! (*_ _)人
Since recently I dissolved my part of the company I've been involved in for the last nine years, I no longer am in control of the server I used to host Funkwhale, etc.
In a way, this is a good thing, as it encourages me to downsize everything in my life. My music will be residing on another server with less space, though wholly controlled by me. My Funkwhale no longer exists apart from its archive.
I used it as a platform to demonstrate my experiments, improvisations and unfinished music. 1/2
Tomorrow evening (tuesday 6th, 22:00 CET) local upper-austrian radio station Radio FRO will be airing a #faircamp special, created and hosted by @fadimat. Expect two hours of music exclusively from the faircamp universe (!! (╯✧▽✧)╯), and a brief appearance of mine as a guest on the show. Don't forget your universal translators, the talking bits will be in german. :)