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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 16:04 
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If they could get a fair bit more indie labels and possibly the beatles stuff I'd be tempted to pay the 10 quid a month when it eventually goes ad heavy. Would be good if they made it more community based so you could have a friendslist and recommend stuff through that rather than links.


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If they could get a fair bit more indie labels and possibly the beatles stuff I'd be tempted to pay the 10 quid a month when it eventually goes ad heavy. Would be good if they made it more community based so you could have a friendslist and recommend stuff through that rather than links.


Indeed, to all of that. The service is so fast it's practically like having millions of tracks right on your hard drive, physically. Very impressed.


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Although, Napster costs me that and they seem to have a lot more.


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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
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Thanks Bluecup, this is rather good, isn't it! I reckon with more development it'll get extremely good in a short amount of time, we'll see. Hopefully a bunch of indies will sign up, I see they have the labels and artists signup link to get on the site, worth looking at I reckon. They seem to be onto the right side of posi by embracing Ogg Vorbis and Last.fm too, it also complements Last.fm very well if you install the Greasemonkey script they created. Very interesting to see music distribution changing so dramatically right now, very exciting times!

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Ok, here goes, everyone listen to Tom Waits - Rain Dogs, it is one the greatest albums ever recorded!

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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
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So apparently do I.


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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
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I really hope I can install this at work!

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This is great and I had not heard of it anywhere else. I need to get out more (in both the real life and internet sense).

Not enough Punk to make it superb but I have still found enough to put a big smile on my face.

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Hmm I've stuck the radio on random with all the genres I like (about half of them), and it hasn't come up with anything I've really liked yet.

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Hmm I've stuck the radio on random with all the genres I like (about half of them), and it hasn't come up with anything I've really liked yet.


Let Uncle Chinny do the work for you:
http://open.spotify.com/user/chinnyhill10/playlist/1nITzPaLIZRF7U4hLOEvDN


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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
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There don't seem to be very many genres.

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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
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Bobbyaro wrote:
I really hope I can install this at work!
It chews up 256kbit/sec per user, so don't tell too many more people in work about it!


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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Bobbyaro wrote:
I really hope I can install this at work!
It chews up 256kbit/sec per user, so don't tell too many more people in work about it!


Ah, the days of a 256k leased line and chewing up most of the bandwidth on Napster. Bwahahahahaha.


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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Bobbyaro wrote:
I really hope I can install this at work!
It chews up 256kbit/sec per user, so don't tell too many more people in work about it!


If I can install it, they may notice pretty quickly then. May have to read the computer usage policy first!

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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
PostPosted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 15:23 
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First complaint: no Earache stuff. Probably Earache's fault that though.


Wasn't this on Earache?


You are correct, sir. I also found The Laibach Remixes of Morbid Angel, but not much else.

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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
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I'm putting together a Soul playlist in honour of my Dad who died just over a year ago. I remember many a happy hour in our motorhome travelling to holidays listening to his soul tapes and thought I could use this here thinger to recreate it somewhat. Anyway, it's a collaborative playlist http://open.spotify.com/user/dimrill/pl ... DACbuhgS3F so if you want to contribute to it, please do. I kicked it off with the track we played at his funeral.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 14:32 
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I don't have anything to add to this playlist but I'm enjoying listening to it. Cheers Dimmers.


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so do I need to repost the link or will it already be magically on?


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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
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If you added "Feel the Need in Me" seems magical.

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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
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It's starting to REALLY annoy me that you can't play a single song in spottify.

It seems like you can but when it finishes it starts playing something else anyway, whether you selected it or not.


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Dudley wrote:
It's starting to REALLY annoy me that you can't play a single song in spottify.

It seems like you can but when it finishes it starts playing something else anyway, whether you selected it or not.


That is quite annoying.


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 16:44 
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Continually updated Loopdreams playlist:

http://open.spotify.com/user/loopdreams ... 8qd376BEtk


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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
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drag it into a playlist first?


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http://open.spotify.com/user/runcle/playlist/5ix3HuUqdJu6BMJd3vIjop

Ive been playing about with putting a fair bit rock together for my own pleasure, may aswell let other people have a fondle, probably works best with a shuffle going on. I kind of lost track from the old time chessy great rawk and started putting stuff on from the last 15 years and kind of spoils the feel.


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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
PostPosted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:01 
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Dimrill wrote:
I'm putting together a Soul playlist in honour of my Dad who died just over a year ago. I remember many a happy hour in our motorhome travelling to holidays listening to his soul tapes and thought I could use this here thinger to recreate it somewhat. Anyway, it's a collaborative playlist http://open.spotify.com/user/dimrill/pl ... DACbuhgS3F so if you want to contribute to it, please do. I kicked it off with the track we played at his funeral.


Add to this please, I've added 3 I think and I would like more selfishly for myself but also Dimrill's father.


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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
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I've started a blog about finding random good albums and playlists on Spotify here:
http://spotifinds.blogspot.com/

If you have any suggestions, send 'em over


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All tomorrow parties have been making playlists to go along with their festival line ups. If you scroll down a bit to an entry at 12th jan you'll find the 3 links.

http://www.atpfestival.com/vs-the-fans/login.php


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 Post subject: Re: Spotify - Free music streaming thingy
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Starting to get adverts a lot more frequently now, but they're only short and haven't popped up more often than twice in an hour yet. They don't have much variety though; they're mostly the tax adverts with the guy reciting Pi to X decimal places.

I'm still quite happy with the program, but I can hardly ever think of anything to listen to. I've reached another musical block in my life.


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nynfortoo wrote:
I'm still quite happy with the program, but I can hardly ever think of anything to listen to.

This is my problem (and has been for about two years now). I'm worried my love for music is seriously on the wane.

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myp wrote:
nynfortoo wrote:
I'm still quite happy with the program, but I can hardly ever think of anything to listen to.

This is my problem (and has been for about two years now). I'm worried my love for music is seriously on the wane.


In these fallow times of things to champion, the best thing to do is go back. The fun I have had over the last few days sifting through Bowie albums on Spotify to fill in the gaps can't be measured. Possibly.

It really does need a like this/try this feature though


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imtypingonakeyboard wrote:
myp wrote:
nynfortoo wrote:
I'm still quite happy with the program, but I can hardly ever think of anything to listen to.

This is my problem (and has been for about two years now). I'm worried my love for music is seriously on the wane.


In these fallow times of things to champion, the best thing to do is go back. The fun I have had over the last few days sifting through Bowie albums on Spotify to fill in the gaps can't be measured. Possibly.

It really does need a like this/try this feature though


It does have a similar artists thing next to the artist profile thing, although its exactly thorough.


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I've given this a go, now - it's briliant! It's a shame I can't use it at work.

Also - Markg - who is "Aim"? The tracks on your playlist from them/him/her are brillo.

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I'm pretty sure if you click on the artist name it gives you a little bio. He's from Barrow I think.


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Well, whoever he is, thanks for putting me onto them.

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I'm pretty sure if you click on the artist name it gives you a little bio. He's from Barrow I think.


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markg wrote:
I'm pretty sure if you click on the artist name it gives you a little bio. He's from Barrow I think.


Cumbria represent!


Yes! Or, possibly, no.

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Davydd Grimm wrote:
tossrStu wrote:
markg wrote:
I'm pretty sure if you click on the artist name it gives you a little bio. He's from Barrow I think.


Cumbria represent!


Yes! Or, possibly, no.


But mainly yes! C'mon, it's either Aim or It Bites -- which side are you on?


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Bitches' Sin.

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Bitches' Sin.

*edit - or Skullflower. Or, um, Blaencathra :D


Blaencathra? I've heard of them, I'm sure I have. Have I seen them playing in the Tuns?

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Heh. Grim up north etc.

Anyway, Spotify, eh? It's rubbish now.

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handy tool here, spotify is getting quite regular updates and to help find if theres anything you'll like some blokes made this little search thing that compares your last fm account to the new releases.

http://lutt.se/lastfm+spotify+new/


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Spotify is moving to 320kb/s:
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I bet 320k Ogg will sound great. And only for paying subscribers? It's a good upsell that makes the escalating bandwidth bills they must be facing more palatable. Well played, Spotify.


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