 ToKoreaWithLove Norway. February 27 2009 08:04. Posts 7865 | Profile Blog |
We've seen them before - last.fm, what.cd, fire.fm and who knows how many more. Welcome, Spotify.
Spotify is a very cool, Swedish program (that makes about three cool swedish things so far - the other ones being pirate bay and Koeningsegg) that basicly streams music. They have contracts with major record labels, and with notable exceptions The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Metallica they've found something from every artist I've tried so far.
You can also make playlists, send them around or share them with other spotifyers online. The best use I've found for it is a laptop connected to the stereo at parties, removing the need for everybody to download the songs they want.
The difference between this and other similar web-based solutions is the ability to get the exact artists and songs you want, and the fact that it is a program. The quality is good, buffering is non-existant. It has pretty much replaced my mp3 collection.
Spotify is available for OSX, Linux thru Wine and Windows. You'll need an invite if you are in Europe, a proxy if you are in the US or Canada, and nothing if you are in the UK.
Get spotify @ www.spotify.com , get invite @ http://spotify.mikromann.net (write "ja" in the box and click) or @ irc-quakenet #spotify.
Have Fun Last edit: 2009-02-27 08:19:31
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 CTStalker Canada. February 27 2009 08:09. Posts 5931 | Profile Blog |
| lame, not available in canada |
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 Carnivorous Sheep China. February 27 2009 08:16. Posts 2959 | Profile Blog |
| Not available in US, I heard it was good, I was gonna start using it...then I got crushed @_@ |
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 TrainReq Canada. February 27 2009 08:18. Posts 110 | Profile |
| The comma after the link disrupts the URL, by the way. Cool program, too bad its not available in Canada. |
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| ToKoreaWithLove Norway. February 27 2009 08:20. Posts 7865 | Profile Blog |
| Thanks, updated Also I think you can use it if you get someone to register acc for you. Go on irc and get one - pm me, I can help you out then. |
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 Racenilatr United States. February 27 2009 08:27. Posts 2695 | Profile Blog |
| pretty nice. I think I will check this out later :D |
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 JoxxOr Sweden. February 27 2009 08:30. Posts 992 | Profile Blog |
| Got 8 invites to spare. You can pm me with you're email if you want one. |
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 Carnac Germany. February 27 2009 08:34. Posts 14143 | Profile Blog |
"Spotify free is not available in your country."  |
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 Jonoman92 United States. February 27 2009 08:40. Posts 3763 | Profile Blog |
On February 27 2009 08:34 Carnac wrote:"Spotify free is not available in your country."
Yeah me too. |
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| Jonoman92 United States. February 27 2009 08:41. Posts 3763 | Profile Blog |
| Damn Scandinavians flaunting their fancy websites at us. |
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| Boblion Andorra. February 27 2009 08:45. Posts 3573 | Profile Blog |
So basicly it is like deezer ?
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 PanoRaMa United States. February 27 2009 09:00. Posts 4234 | Profile Blog |
| TKWL, how is it's searching/database for more obscure songs (like underground music) and foreign music? |
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| ToKoreaWithLove Norway. February 27 2009 09:01. Posts 7865 | Profile Blog |
| Well I've found some norwegian bands, rather obscure It finds a lot of old punk bands, and such |
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 Osmoses Sweden. February 27 2009 09:51. Posts 672 | Profile Blog |
| Spotify is one of those things that are trying, inadvertently or not, to stop piracy. Spotify does it by acting as a radio with a search function. Afaik, Spotify pays royalties and has ads on their site as a way of paying the artists their just due, giving the user, basically, a radio. |
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| CTStalker Canada. February 27 2009 11:46. Posts 5931 | Profile Blog |
the "not available in your country" message is circumvented fairly easily.
TKWL registered an account for me, and i can use the program no problem now 
thanks again dude |
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 FrozenArbiter Sweden. February 27 2009 11:48. Posts 26833 | Profile Blog | |
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| CTStalker Canada. February 27 2009 11:52. Posts 5931 | Profile Blog |
On February 27 2009 08:45 Boblion wrote:
So basicly it is like deezer ?
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the selection on deezer is relatively shitty in my experience, and i'm not a huge fan of the interface.
so far spotify is a lot more pleasant to use |
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 Etherone Canada. February 27 2009 11:53. Posts 1170 | Profile Blog |
On February 27 2009 09:51 Osmoses wrote:
Spotify is one of those things that are trying, inadvertently or not, to stop piracy. Spotify does it by acting as a radio with a search function. Afaik, Spotify pays royalties and has ads on their site as a way of paying the artists their just due, giving the user, basically, a radio.
Scandinavian intelligence at work.
god i need to move to northern Europe ... well Amsterdam in particular ^ ^ |
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 LaLuSh Sweden. February 27 2009 11:56. Posts 579 | Profile Blog |
The record companies changed their minds about a month ago, going in and limiting certain artists to certain countries etc.
That's why you're all getting the "not available in your country" message. Up until 29th January there were no restraints whatsoever, apart from that artists themselves could ask to have their own music removed.
Great program and a great idea. Too bad the record companies aren't really interested in stopping pirating though, as evidenced by their actions. Especially when a great idea like spotify comes along, actually paying them their damn royalties.Last edit: 2009-02-27 12:00:16 |
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