opaquemass

opaquemass, 10 days ago to music

Apparently, public playlists are on the #Bandcamp roadmap for 2024: https://blog.bandcamp.com/2023/11/22/bandcamp-bulletin-001-highlights-from-2023-whats-next/

#music #musician

etherdiver, 11 days ago to random

Spotify to raise prices, then pay musicians even less.

If your music is on Spotify, why? Are you so successful that you enjoy subsidizing Spotify executives' extravagant lifestyles?

https://www.billboard.com/business/streaming/spotify-songwriters-less-mechanical-royalties-audiobooks-bundle-1235673829/amp/

#FuckSpotify #SpotifyIsAScam #GetOffSpotify

opaquemass, 18 days ago to Metal

Opaque Mass now has a website: https://opaquemass.nl

#metal #netherlands #utrecht #deathmetal

opaquemass, 28 days ago to photography

These trees grow near dunes, near the North Sea. They're only about 3-4 meters tall, and their branches start spreading out in crooked angles half a meter above ground. Who knows their name?

#photography #plant #forestphoto #forest #plantphoto #tree #treephotography

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opaquemass, 1 month ago to AudioEngineering

Pro tip: tune your guitars at the start of every recording session.

#audioengineering #guitar

opaquemass, 2 months ago to random

It's #BandcampFriday on #Bandcamp !

opaquemass, 6 months ago to Transformers

Thank The Monolith Deathcult for giving Metal Archives an excuse to put Peter Cullen in there.

https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Peter_Cullen/549426

#transformers #deathmetal

opaquemass, 6 months ago to Metal

It's #BandcampFriday !

https://opaquemass.bandcamp.com/album/bulwark

#metal #deathmetal

opaquemass, 7 months ago to art

One of the problems of releasing a single song before completing a full album is that you now need more artwork, and it's already so hard to find artists to commission for cover art.

#art #music #metal

opaquemass, 7 months ago to random

Not metal, but still a big influence on me as a musician (as the careful listener may have heard on my first album): Peter Gabriel.

After several collabs, collections and remixes, for the first time in 20 years there's a huge new album with new work, with incredible mixing & production and contributing artists.

https://petergabriel.bandcamp.com/album/i-o

anneapplebaum, 7 months ago to random

"As Long as It Takes’ is no longer the right message. Ukraine needs to win faster. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/world/europe/biden-ukraine-aid.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

opaquemass, 7 months ago to random

It pains me to say this, but be very mindful of what's going on with #Bandcamp, as they're being sold by #EpicGames to #SongTradr: https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/layoffs-at-epic

A brief glance at SongTradr's current platform suggests it's too expensive for small artists to be on, and that means there's a chance that if Bandcamp gets merged into this, those will leave, taking their music with them.

Maybe SongTradr will leave Bandcamp to be what it is now, but be smart and download all the music you bought from it.

opaquemass, 7 months ago to random

The Sisters of Mercy #tivoli #utrecht

opaquemass, 8 months ago to Metal

If you like death metal and want to support me making it: this Friday is #BandcampFriday where #Bandcamp waives their revenue share, giving artists a higher percentage.

Other benefits: You can download the music you buy on Bandcamp in any & every quality you like, so you're not stuck to the platform. It also offers an app with a playlist option.

https://opaquemass.bandcamp.com/album/bulwark

Everything I make on this goes into my next album and book.

#metal #deathmetal

opaquemass, 9 months ago to cryptocurrency

For people bummed out like me by the fact that #paypal is moving further into #cryptocurrency with their announced stablecoin plans, and the fact that #bandcamp only seems to offer checkout via PayPal:

You can actually pay by creditcard on Bandcamp, without having to create a PayPal account: https://get.bandcamp.help/hc/en-us/articles/360007803294-Paying-with-a-credit-or-bank-debit-card

Paypal stablecoin announcement: https://www.reuters.com/technology/paypal-launches-stablecoin-crypto-push-2023-08-07/

Mind you: Visa has also been wallowing in this mire: https://usa.visa.com/visa-everywhere/blog/bdp/2021/03/26/digital-currency-comes-1616782388876.html

What mire, you ask? https://web3isgoinggreat.com/

opaquemass, 10 months ago to Metal

Not sure if it's a trve cvlt black #metal device, but hopefully this Akai MPK Mini is going to help in the #Midi department for the next album.

opaquemass, 11 months ago to random

What are people's experiences running #reaper on Windows 11? #daw #audioengineering

opaquemass, 1 year ago to random

It's #BandcampFriday, which means #Bandcamp waives its revenue share all day.

If you're into 90s death #metal with a few twists, and lyrics on the fallout of authoritarianism, populism and disinformation, then give
https://opaquemass.bandcamp.com/album/bulwark a listen! And if you dig it, buy it!