SOULSEEK IS BACK

(also ... SAPPHIRECUNT CAN KISS MY SMELLY POLACK ASS!!)

go !
go !
go !

raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar !!!

img src="http://www.soulseekrecords.com/img/cover_slsk002_back.jpg">

http://www.soulseekrecords.com/img/cover_slsk002_back.jpg

nick k has nailed it -
it is a bit like that isn't it ?

soulseek baby

I still use slsk because nothing has improved upon it afaic.

its certainly become more useful again with the apparent mediafire google blackout

Started using it again and built a jazz vocal comp really quick. Well done internet(s)!

I still use slsk because nothing has improved upon it afaic.

― tanuki, Friday, March 23, 2012 8:03 AM Bookmark

^^^^^

yeah i think it has like 5000 users worldwide, ;) but those users are such popnerds that they share 99% of the popmusic written since 1945

You nailed it!

I love Soulseek because when you find some skip and stutter filled 96k rip of an obscure album on the blogs there's almost always some dude on Soulseek with a 320 version.

<3 slsk for old times sake, still use it sometimes

I use Soulseekqt. There's really nothing like it. Full albums, great quality and yes, it's filled with nerds that have the strangest music I wouldn't get a hold of otherwise.

The major labels don't really care about it. Not influential enough. Besides, most of the music shared in there isn't really of concern to them. Saying it has only 5,000 users is a bit of a stretch tho. I'd say it's more like 50,000.

yeah there are a bunch of user, though with mag-is-ka now i never use Soulseek.

man i haven't used soulseek since i first found ilx like 6 years ago (!)

QT is a thing i should try?

Just moved from a normal pc to one of these strange Mac type computers - can't seem to get SLSK working at all. Is it not possible to get on Mac or am I doing something wrong?

Yours Frustrated.

you need to use SoulseekQT

by the way, I have been using Soulseek for about 10 years now and I still have no idea what "privileges" are

You donate and get punted to the front of queues iirc

So this soulseekQT actually works? I could never find a Mac client that worked as good as the Windows version.

yep it's good, interface is a bit clunkier than the pc version but it works fine

I still user ssX. It's fine.

i love that there are still soulseek users, you guys are like civil war re-enactors or steam train enthusiasts or something

Soulseek has not evolved since 2003 or something and that is what is beautiful about it. God bless the popnerds that keep it alive.

i love that there are still soulseek users, you guys are like civil war re-enactors or steam train enthusiasts or something

― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Sunday, March 25, 2012 10:21 AM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

not familiar with steam train enthusiasts, going to metacrawler it

just ask jeeves dog

Soulseek has not evolved since 2003 or something and that is what is beautiful about it. God bless the popnerds that keep it alive.

― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Sunday, March 25, 2012 4:43 PM (34 minutes ago)

the metal community is huuuuuuuuuuuge on slsk

I've been using sxs for ages, will try this soulseekQT

To those saying we're like civil war reenactors, then what is the 'modern' choice for p2p?

bittorrent? megaupload type sites?

Cause I've honestly haven't found anything better. It's like the civil war was fought with laser guns and 10 years later people started fighting with powder guns instead.

bittorrent? megaupload type sites?

― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki)

You have to download the full albums and that's a hassle when you're only looking for one specific song and even then you have to go to the trouble of finding whatever it is you're looking for. Also obscure or underground artists are impossible to find.

Man, Í love soulseek. I've dwindled the amount of time I spend on it and the amount of tunes I get, but I would be lost if SLSK suddenly disappeared. I rarely get music anywhere else and I only have mp3s of about 20% of my favorite tunes. Many pc switches and complete drive wipes over the years has left me getting songs I like only when I'm in the mood to hear them. I'm not particularly interested in owning every bit of music I've ever enjoyed when I can always find it for when I do want hard copies.

I might be alone on ILX thinking that way. I picture most music nerds as collectors and not guys that are content with nothing more than their own limited supply and access to youtube music. Maybe there are more people like me in the age of Spotify but US music nerds certainly seem to be collectors.

You don't have to download full albums on bittorrent but SLSK has more obscure music than what you can find on torrent sites.

bittorrent vs soulseek is just no competition at all, not even the same ballpark.

i've been a mediafire junkie for the past two & a half years or so and have been considering going back to soulseek lately as things are increasingly drying up. speeds on soulseek are frustratingly inconsistent but the whole experience of finding stuff through exploring other people's libraries is so much more fun than just google searching, or even going through album upload blogs. i think it's really the only thing online that approximates the random discovery & high incidence of connecting with total nerds of buying used vinyl

bittorrent vs soulseek is just no competition at all, not even the same ballpark.

what.cd vs. soulseek?

what's a lot faster.

I wouldn't have got this pm from a bit torrent site.

[14Mar12 00:29:35][amour&discipline] Hi ! I just browsed you and saw you were sharing music from my friend Dustin Wong. If you have the time, please check http://amour-discipline.org . It is a collective webzine made by bands (dustin posted an article two days ago), labels, activists... A&D also is a donation platform where people can send donations to ANY indie band or indie label in the world. We want to champion culture sharing AND provide an alternative way to support artists. If you have the time, read our full manifesto on our website, and don't hesitate to give me your opinion about it.

hah, i got that one too. except for astral social club.

Also on Soulseek you find usernames that are characters from Roberto Bolaño novels. But the best username I ever found was Remote user banned.

hah, i got that one too. except for astral social club.

Are the Nigerians trying to hoodwink the mighty army of obscuro nerds?

y'all know about this yeah?

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/15/american-isps-to-launch-massive-copyright-spying-scheme-on-july-12/

(reposted from RIAA Armageddon thread)

Also on Soulseek you find usernames that are characters from Roberto Bolaño novels. But the best username I ever found was Remote user banned.

― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Sunday, March 25, 2012 6:15 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ahahhahhaha

Regarding the RIAA Armageddon thing. If it's not enforced-legally those ISPS will just provide a huge business opportunity to new ISPS who don't give a fuck about it.

true in theory, but can be suppressed if the RIAA sues the living shit out of any of them before they get off the ground.

could have chilling effects

I am also amazed that people still use soulseek, but then it's probably just a bunch of old dudes who still use brick and mortar banks and sign their posts on message boards.

cheers for that download on there adam

no worries

March 23rd through April 1st is (Extended) Double Privileges Week on Soulseek! See http://www.slsknet.org/ for details!

I still have it, but don't use it much anymore - only to look for weird new wave 7-inches and the entirety of "flexi-pop". Plus it seems a lot slower than it used to be.

psst

http://eggcityradio.com/2008/minimal-synth-compilations-part-1-of-7/

i think the main thing you guys are missing re the popularity of soulseek is the community aspect. The chatrooms are busy. As i said various metal communities are there (some from websites with private rooms). There's nowhere better for obscure stuff. Sure megaupload etc was quicker but if you cant find it on a blog soulseek usually had someone with it.

yeah idk the idea that slsk is some quaint old thing. filestube et al are pretty much useless now.

etc* not et al

i still use brick and mortar banks :/

I watch movies on DVD.