So I’m sitting in the lounge-room, on the lounge, because that’s where I sit when I sit in the lounge-room, and as I’m sitting, I’m listening to the #Fedivision2024 stream on #RadioFreeFedi, when suddenly, a gorilla starts throwing barrels! Throwing barrels!!
(Gorilla Barrels by dysphoricUnicorn (@dysphoricunicorn) - vote code NNYO)
And then the Aardvarks were all misaligned!!!
(Misaligned Aardvarks by Key 13 (@keefmarshall) - vote code NOTH)
Si vous pouvez soutenir #RadioFreeFedi qui diffuse de la vraie musique libre et indépendante fabriquée par des êtres humains, ce serait dommage de ne pas le faire.
We have used this for live performance streaming, discussions, video premiere parties, the new years fedi stream parade marathon and hopefully more you'd like to bring to the community!
If you have an idea for original programming live or recorded do DM. We have the venue and a global crew of rather friendly listeners if we're being honest 🥰
The community and our services continue to grow. Keeping the RFF tower broadcasting is a force multiplier for helping indie creatives promote their work and connect with support in we hope, a positive community setting for artists and listeners.
Ahoy friends. Hope your new week is approaching tolerable. If so, we hope we can keep you going with some great sounds, if not we hope we can keep you going with some great sounds!
Quick note to refer you to this thread. Can you help us knock out the pledge drive for RFF operating offset fund? We will carry on growing our services and community for more fun, more comradery and more discovery. ❤️
Help us continue putting out the word to rally and support amazing indie artists.
As always, submit your own release or someone else's, it can be by #FediMusicians or not, hosted on #Bandcamp, #Faircamp, #JamCoop, #Mirlo or #SelfHosted, as long as it is by an #IndieArtist (but bonus points for supporting Bandcampers today, as it's the last one for a while).
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@axwax I can't resist plugging this one more time.. my new chillout EP Sea · Sky · Clouds was released this week and you can now get it on #Mirlo as well as #Faircamp:
If you're a regular listener to #radiofreefedi you may know some of the tracks on bedsit lofi diy already but may not have realised they were by the same person. Or it might be really obvious, I have no idea.
I had to ditch a track at the last minute to fit the upload requirements but splitting it into two "sides" actually suits the overall aesthetic.
Please partake in some light ish reading with the latest State of the Station report from RFF.
Many things have happened. Some are happening. And with your help and participation, more shall happen! Happy to report most of the things are making good if not great ripples out there.
Keep up the awesome vibes discovering and supporting independent artists and uplifitng each other as community.
Internet radio. Especially radiofreefedi.net which features music from people on the fediverse. I especially like their comfy channel. #radiofreefedi#RFF
Music podcasts. The Add To Playlist podcast from the BBC is my favourite. Each track they add is inspired by the previous one. Loads of great music, plus interesting guest musicians talking about music history, theory and vibes.
ViMusic. This is an open source front end app for YouTube music on android. No payment, adds etc. You can get it on f-droid. Found a few cool tracks via the algo but not as many as previous options.
I have to say though that, like the boomers who went before me, I feel that music in general has become worse. I’m blaming the ‘winner takes all’ effect of commercial streaming platforms for the narrowing of artistic culture and the debasement of musicians.
Been a bit "light" on our positive posts and very heavy on behind the scenes project planning and boring infrastructure works. IRL as for many has been a bit pummelling on the hamster in the wheel but here we are, together.
Keep lifting each other up to survive and thrive sharing our art and love in comradery.
Please enjoy a positive RFF project update with something new you may have already spotted...
Hearing my morning (in UK) greeting from Alaska, courtesy of @bluenagoon on #RadioFreeFedi reminds me to give a shout out to Blue and Co.
Great songs, accessible as pop but also with really original layers in the arrangements and instrumentation. Engaging lyrics that are not from the formulaic, thesauri, rhyming-fictionary school of writing; one line (but there's loads) comes to mind, "My cat has claimed you for his own". Excellent! And great vocalists! 😊
How do you listen to / discover music?