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 $516 million using Bandcamp, and $22.7 million in the last 30 days alone.
Fans have paid artists $516 million using Bandcamp, and $22.7 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
Spider Tales
by Jake Blount
This album speaks to the continuum of African diasporic culture that is central to the vibrant canon of Americana folk music. read more
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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
Panchiko Reflect on “D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L,” Lost Y2K Demo Turned Internet Cult Hit
How Kendrick Lamar Changed the Way Whoarei Heard His Own Music
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