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Posted by Jimmy Brown on 12-13-2016 at20:14:

  Daniel Amos radio

Google must know a scary amount about me.

I opened Google Play on my phone, planning to listen to Kmart In-Store Music: Christmas 1974. To my surprise, the opening screen said "For Fans of Daniel Amos: Daniel Amos Radio." I thought I would give it a try.

It's really good. The first songs played were by Daniel Amos, Adam Again, Charlie Peacock, Mark Heard, and Swirling Eddies. Right now they've followed up 77s "Denomination Blues" with the Altar Boys. Putting together a mix like this automatically requires not just a good algorithm, but also a lot of data, which is the scary part. A lot of data about the music and about what I listen to.

Anyway if you use Google Play, maybe give DA Radio a try.

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Posted by joey on 12-14-2016 at16:45:



google play music is the best! blows away spotify or anything like that. invest $9 a month and get the paid version, you won't regret it. lots of out of print stuff from the bands we love, and yes, it does give you the option to purchase, but i doubt a whole lot of that goes to the bands..

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Posted by audiori on 12-14-2016 at18:56:

 

Streaming sites pay fragments of pennies.

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Posted by joey on 12-15-2016 at13:51:



yes, if you like it, buy it legitimately! a lot of what i stream on my phone i own the cd or cassette..
i believe if they have it on bandcamp the artists get way more $$$?
that is what dr. love always posts a link to if he posts one of his songs on fb..

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Posted by audiori on 12-15-2016 at15:22:

 

Bandcamp is ok but CDs are better. In terms of overall profit I mean. CDs just cost more to produce up front, but you sell way more than you do downloads. At least that's true with these groups.

That's one reason we've always focused the DA bandcamp site on things that we generally wouldn't print on cd. If we can afford to do cds for a project it's always better for us overall.

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Posted by joey on 12-15-2016 at15:42:



of course, but some cds that are no longer in print can be downloaded but there is no physical cd available to buy..

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Posted by brother joel on 12-15-2016 at20:15:

 

I really wish you would do a CD for Amrikrog. I really like the music and I want to display a CD of it with my other Terry Taylor related stuff. I have resisted buying the MP3s because I like the physical product. Sometimes I will get just a song that I enjoy, but rarely do I purchase a whole album in digital format.

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Posted by audiori on 12-15-2016 at22:20:

 

There has been talk of doing it - possibly even a new volume of imaginarium.

We've had a couple of other projects that are on the horizon... we get ready to announce one and something delays it a little... one is new music, one is old and there's also a non-musical project coming eventually.

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Posted by joey on 12-16-2016 at14:34:

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Originally posted by audiori there's also a non-musical project coming eventually.

when everyone wore hats: a film by Daniel Amos..
would love something like that..

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Posted by DwDunphy on 12-17-2016 at12:13:

 

Good to know.

Streaming...agh. I don't like it. I like to have more control over what I listen to and how I listen to it. But fighting it has been like facing the tidal wave with the little sand bucket. It's coming. Not much to do about it.

And sales-wise? If you're an independent musician, streaming revenue is the joke after you've been kicked in the groin.

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Posted by Jimmy Brown on 12-17-2016 at16:57:

 

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Originally posted by DwDunphy <snip> If you're an independent musician, streaming revenue is the joke after you've been kicked in the groin.

I get a joke?

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Posted by joey on 12-19-2016 at11:28:



for me streaming is a great way to discover new bands! of course, i buy it if i really like it if i don't already have it..
most don't.. :-\

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Posted by WoaaahJelly! on 12-20-2016 at07:30:

  RE: Daniel Amos radio

quote:

Originally posted by Jimmy Brown Google must know a scary amount about me. I opened Google Play on my phone, planning to listen to Kmart In-Store Music: Christmas 1974. Anyway if you use Google Play, maybe give DA Radio a try.

K-Mart? Now we're all scared.

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Posted by Jimmy Brown on 12-20-2016 at10:32:

  RE: Daniel Amos radio

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Originally posted by WoaaahJelly! quote: Originally posted by Jimmy Brown Google must know a scary amount about me. I opened Google Play on my phone, planning to listen to Kmart In-Store Music: Christmas 1974. Anyway if you use Google Play, maybe give DA Radio a try. K-Mart? Now we're all scared.

Yes, my taste in music is so broad that I can usually connect briefly with someone else until they find out about the other stuff I listen to.