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Originally Posted by Halk
Buffalo Daughter - Nope
Cornelius - Yep
Miho Hatori - Nope
Frank Black and the Catholics - Nope
Rollins Band - Yep
Black Flag - Yep
Guitar Vader - Nope
The Breeders - Yep
Sigur Ros - Yep
Takako Minekawa - Nope
Where I've said no there may be a few tracks there, but it doesn't look like the full set of albums.
Where I've said yes it appears to be at least a few of their albums.
Apparently Spotify doubles their catalogue every few weeks as they sign more and more publishers. Apparently all the major labels are on board already. As it gains momentum I can't see any record labels not wanting to be on Spotify, so I guess it'll continue to add more. I did read somewhere that they have as many tracks as iTunes now.
They signed up a big classical music company and added 100K or 150K or something tracks a couple of weeks ago.
What impresses me is...
- The speed it streams at
- That they've not gone for a browser based client
- That the client is small and unobtrusive
- That there's no major record labels saying no
- Their revenue model
Those are all major pitfalls they have avoided.
What doesn't worry me, as I think it'll improve
- The client is basic.
- Not a lot of independent type stuff on there
- My media keyboard doesn't work properly with it
What does worry me
- Any artist or record label can pull the plug on their intellectual property at any point.
- Can their revenue model really work? I don't spend £10 a month on music at the moment, but I'd have no qualms paying them a tenner a month, since I'd instantly have a huge collection. But if it cuts into the pocket of the record companies then either the price goes up, or usability goes down, or things get intrusive with ads... or worse Spotify just curls up and dies.
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Don't get me wrong, it's a great application for the casual listener (my sister uses it all the time as she only listens to the occasional track and doesn't mind the ad-breaks). But for a more eclectic selection, even with the added music every couple of months, it's not that great. I usually import my music on CD anyway and rip it directly to the HD, plus I get to support some great independent labels and artists in the process
