I've been recently looking for psy and techno music, finding FLAC or WAV with active seeders feels like striking gold. It's definitely been a while since I've looked for active torrent sites and it feels more barren than ever.

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[–] antonim@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

while artists get very little payout from it

This! I've seen people claim they like Spotify because it's legal and you support the artist that way, but the actual money they get from each song-listening is comically miniscule compared to the profit from the traditional mediums (vinyl/CD).

[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was watching an interview with Norwegian musicians Tellef and Sigrid Raabe last week and this question came up. Tellef had a pretty good explanation of the problem with Spotify (and related streaming services) as he sees it.

[–] antonim@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yes, that sounds very much like the other descriptions of the issue that I've come across.