I also think that the prohibitively tight margins for distribution of physical products feeds traffic toward the streaming services. You know this from experience 😑 What can I say. I guess we have to keep moving & retain belief in purpose as long as we are able ✊🏼

Agreed. Many false prophets but no authentic champions. Seems global though. I think as long as people of influence, like yourself, are calling it out there is scope for a positive horizon?

To elaborate. I feel that every interaction on these platforms benefits the source rather than the community. Personal circumstances compounded my perspective so maybe not so objective. I enjoy supporting the published music of others however I can. That will continue ✌🏼

Agreed dude. I used to feel a kinship with all the artist community, including yourself, I was engaging with on Insta, Twitter but the landscape appeared to become so manipulative that I pulled back. Only really engage for updating events etc... if that.

I've been away from Bluesky++ for a while & reading @darkfloor.bsky.social's observations this is music to my ears! I've avoided 'Nulify' in all my artist, trading endeavours, at the expense of exposure & visibility. Tbh it poisoned me against releasing music 😑

Buying music, and owning it is far better than just streaming it, if you care about the artists, music economy, and want to support the artists and labels who create it.

Streaming is convenient and easy, for consumers, and makes DSPs loads of money. End of.

www.drownedinsound.org/why-musician...

Agreed 👍🏼

We can but try to uphold standards 🙂 but they appear to be in question more so as time goes on. I was never in a club where the air con was so powerful that it prevented punters from sweating 👀🫣

Indeed. Sold as seen. Unlike so much in current times 🙂👏🏼