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zanaelf
I am an artist that produces a wide range of art types , I love science fiction, fantasy, extraterrestrials,elves, fairies, space, science, art and cats,

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Sound cloud and the money disease ruin it for me.

Posted by zanaelf - March 29th, 2016


I just don't do art in the form of images and sculpture. I also compose and create music. Recently I use Logic and Ignite with my MIDI controllers , an Oxygen 49 keyboard and a roll up silicone keyboard which I can carry in a bag.

I upload my music to Sound Cloud , on Tumblr, Starseeds.net ( I used to as well on think atheist, but they focuses the site more on debating and stuff), and as you can see in the link on every journal entry called Music Library , I upload music there on New grounds. Somehow users cant download my tracks anymore. I offer free downloads and playback strewing on Sound Cloud. I find uploading my stuff to Apple Music confusing , and vague and not simple like sound cloud. 

Here is where the shit hits the fucking fan for me, and anyone who is a new musician , or a casual musician , who normally does work or other forms of art as their primary skill. Sound Cloud wants to introduce $9.99 subscription bullshit. This is going to fuck any free/new/casual artist in the fucking arse. I have seen this happen with websites that were once free and become bogged down with the money disease like deviant art or youtube as an example. Those that pay into the service will get exposure. and those who don't somehow get downtrodden and hidden from exposure to develop a fan base for anyone who may like or enjoy your style of music. 

I hate it when capitalism fucking ruins and hides good art from exposure... This also happens with paintings, and how modern splish splash bullshit paintings are in the spotlight more often than skilled art... such as the poo poo platter  "Mark Rothko's 'No. 10' sells for $82 million in NY"..


Just found a new website like sound cloud, seems to have better features and used to be like what Soundcloud more or less had, before it decided to be the next spotify competitor. https://www.orfium.com/profile/zanaelf/ I would be uploading new music there now.


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No offense, but you need to stop being so negative. I have soundcloud up in my safari on my iPhone right now and I can listen to stuff for free. Why download it if you can listen for free? That's what Soundcloud was all about, you shouldn't have to download things in the first place!

So negative ? Maybe its because life is fucking shit, and full of stupid , sadistic , people who fuck you in the arse for a pound/dollar type of people. people who think money is more important than anything else. The same shit that is going to fuck and kill everything off the surface of this fucking planet. Thats why i guess I am so fucking negative... life is full of disappointments and depressing bullshit.

seriously i needed to fucking rant today and glad I did.

Call me old school, i like it when one can download and play anywhere offline, on the road , on the plane, in the train even in a fucking UFO... streaming tends to stop working when out of the range of the fucking wifi.

Have you considered anti-depresntents? Those are as effective as ranting but with out harming anyone (besides possible side affects, but that's not stoppable) Also, there are plenty of boxers people. I have a friend who is literally the nicest girl in the whole class. Maybe the whole school! So not trying to be insulting, but you need to chill, and lighten up. I felt the same once, but now I realize the good things on earth. So calm down a little.