Qobuz allows you to stream but also to buy high quality albums which you can then download as well.
Of course choose the option you prefer as long as you support bands you listen to. I bought plenty of King Gizzard albums on Bandcamp too now. Other bands I buy vinyl from that sometimes also means I get codes for those albums on Bandcamp. And through Qobuz artists I listen to at least get higher reimbursement for those streams.
My biggest complaint is they act like everyone in Belgium speaks French. And you can’t choose your language for either communication or interface, they base it of country. So despite being part of a majority of Dutch speakers, I get everything in French, including French language artists.
I presume it’s a similar licensing to tv shows. They get a conditional license for a short period of time and then it’s revoked and theyre forced to comply.
I totally understand taking down the store listing. But if I already bought the music, I expect to be able to download them again in perpetuity.
I wish more musicians could / would reject record labels and publish independently.
I do recommend getting a trial, it has none of the social features of a Spotify and no free tier means you can’t share links to people who don’t use it. For me the last is a bit of a shame since I’d like to use that method to get friends acquainted with it. For me, it’s worth it.
Thats something i really liked about tidal. Their share link just opens the track i the recipients native streaming app. Works pretty well with youtube, tidal, spotify, and apple services
Qobuz allows you to stream but also to buy high quality albums which you can then download as well. Of course choose the option you prefer as long as you support bands you listen to. I bought plenty of King Gizzard albums on Bandcamp too now. Other bands I buy vinyl from that sometimes also means I get codes for those albums on Bandcamp. And through Qobuz artists I listen to at least get higher reimbursement for those streams.
One complaint I have about Qobuz isn’t even Qobuz fault.
But often my purchased track are removed shortly after purchase.
The DMCA trolling is so bad that Qobuz has to prunt a warning that you download your tracks ASAP after purchase.
That said i can’t find better services than Qobuz and Bandcamp.
My biggest complaint is they act like everyone in Belgium speaks French. And you can’t choose your language for either communication or interface, they base it of country. So despite being part of a majority of Dutch speakers, I get everything in French, including French language artists.
Still worth it though.
Wait is that why qobuz’s library is a bit lacking? Why do they have so many DMCA takedowns?
I presume it’s a similar licensing to tv shows. They get a conditional license for a short period of time and then it’s revoked and theyre forced to comply.
I totally understand taking down the store listing. But if I already bought the music, I expect to be able to download them again in perpetuity.
I wish more musicians could / would reject record labels and publish independently.
Bet ill have to look into that. Sometimes strraming is nice for discovering new artists. I just dont vibe with any of the main stream services
I do recommend getting a trial, it has none of the social features of a Spotify and no free tier means you can’t share links to people who don’t use it. For me the last is a bit of a shame since I’d like to use that method to get friends acquainted with it. For me, it’s worth it.
Thats something i really liked about tidal. Their share link just opens the track i the recipients native streaming app. Works pretty well with youtube, tidal, spotify, and apple services