Bandcamp Weekly May 26, 2020
A super-sized lockdown special featuring guests Gilles Peterson, Tenderlonius, and Damu The Fudgemunk & Raw Poetic.
Hosted by Andrew Jervis. Illustration of Shirley Scott by Hsiao-Ron Cheng.
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Fans have paid artists $517 million using Bandcamp, and $14.2 million in the last 30 days alone.
Fans have paid artists $517 million using Bandcamp, and $14.2 million in the last 30 days alone.
Selling Right Now paused (and yes, this really is a live feed — when you hear “nobody pays for music anymore,” that’s just The Man spreading his agenda)
Album of the Day
Luiz Carlos Vinhas - "O Som Psicodélico De L. C. V."
by MAD ABOUT RECORDS
A bossa nova/tropicalia classic gets a lovely new reissue, and it still sounds remarkably fresh after all these years. read more
Stand with Bandcamp to Support Racial Justice, Equality, and Change
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Deerhoof Ponder Impending Apocalypse On “Future Teenage Cave Artists”
Synths Rule the New Orleans Underground
With “Cold Water,” Medhane Claims His Rightful Place in Hip-Hop
This Week’s Essential Releases: Death Metal, Batida, Hip-Hop and More
“Strong Love — Songs of Gay Liberation 1972-81” Resurrects a Forgotten Era of Queer Music
Hip-Hop in Chile: From Trap to Boom-Bap
El Michels Pays Homage to Classic Film Scores on “Adult Themes”
The Best Metal on Bandcamp: May 2020
On “The Saga of Padani,” Elementary School Students Make Inventive, Experimental Jazz
Eight Albums Showcasing Power Ambient’s Chaotic, Contradictory Sound
Alexandria’s Latest Batch of Bright R&B Exults in the Joys of New Love
The Best Punk on Bandcamp: May 2020
On Craig Kupka’s New “Crystals” Reissue, an ’80s Electronic Hero is Reborn
A Guide to the Mind-Bending Jazz of François Tusques
On “Consummation,” Katie Von Schleicher Breaks Up With the Breakup Record
A Conversation With the Mysterious Dubstep Sensation Hannibal Rex
This Week’s Essential Releases: Detroit House, Black Metal, Britpop and More
Ten Essential Albums by Chicago House Legend Glenn Underground
The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp: May 2020
High Scores: Aesop Rock Lends Original Beats to Space-Shooter “Freedom Finger”
Oren Ambarchi’s Label Black Truffle is Experimental Music At Its Most Welcoming
Bandcamp Navigator, May 2020: From Athens, GA Thrash to Soviet Classic Rock
Big Ups: Tim Burgess of The Charlatans Picks His Bandcamp Favorites
Daedelus’s New LP Is A Noisy Tribute to ’90s Rave
A Look Back at Gangsta Pat’s “Deadly Verses”
On “Myth of Equilibrium,” C. Lavender Finds Her Calling: Sound Healing
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