I bet more stuff disappears once it opens in the USA.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:49 (thirteen years ago) link
I miss the Sutopia ads. :(
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:56 (thirteen years ago) link
'there you are in your perfectly nice little car' -- what a horribly formed advert
― i am legernd (history mayne), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 09:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Someone in Dylan's team has a sense of humour as the only CBS albums available are Empire Burlesque, Down In The Groove and Under a Red Sky.
― State Attorney Foxhart Cubycheck (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 16:46 (thirteen years ago) link
"We've tried a number of times but have been unable to renew your Spotify subscription. Unfortunately, this means that we're no longer able to continue your Spotify subscription."
Yeah well I had to cancel my credit card because of fraud, maybe if you'd emailed me earlier I could have rectified for you.
― ledge, Thursday, 30 September 2010 13:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Like Friendster, it is probably doomed in the long run.
― Party with Your Poodle (u s steel), Thursday, 30 September 2010 14:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Agreed. It's a great way to check out new stuff I haven't heard right now, but I cannot see them making enough money to keep going.
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Thursday, 30 September 2010 23:11 (thirteen years ago) link
No idea how they work out "related artists" but alongside Kraftwerk they have "Pet Shop Boys, Grace Jones, New Order, Radiohead, David Bowie, Morrissey, Talking Heads and Various Artists" :/
I get a couple of them but there's a dozen other's I'd put before that lot - wonder if it's a record company/marketing thing - like they'd rather I was tempted to buy something by an established popular artist than go off listening to Klaus Schulze all night.
― the reasonable one (onimo), Monday, 8 November 2010 21:52 (thirteen years ago) link
or fans of "The Model" probably likeed those other bands as well
― Gukbe, Monday, 8 November 2010 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
I was under the impression it was based on what users listened to, so spotify listeners to Kraftwerk listen to PSB, Grace Jones, New Order etc rather than Klaus Schulze, Neu, Amon Duul etc
― State Attorney Foxhart Cubycheck (Billy Dods), Monday, 8 November 2010 22:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I read somewhere that is how they decide it, yes. Klaus Schultze is somewhat more "ambient" than Kraftwerk as well, so I don't know if they are that much more musically related to him than to, say, Pet Shop Boys or New Order
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 09:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Btw. this thread is just a little over two years old, and the thread topic title already looks extremely old. :)
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 11:23 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm going to kill that Brasso advert.
― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 11:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Brasso? They not really doing much in the way of 'profiling' their user base, are they?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 11:57 (thirteen years ago) link
It's some sort of screen wipe thing, not the stuff you'd use for polishing your knobs.
― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 12:03 (thirteen years ago) link
You'd think the knob polishers would sue.
― Smiley panda mixed moniker (7,4) (onimo), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 12:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Is there some sort of "off-line-spotifylookup", as I have it at home, am not going to install it at work, but would like to look up things?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 12:24 (thirteen years ago) link
It's usually decided by popularity, most music sites base suggestions on that. I'm sure it's not intentional, but it gives the impression you're sharing space with a bunch of teenagers just discovering 80s music. If you are the cold-blooded mature sort who favors Kraftwerk one would assume you have already embraced or rejected Morrissey or Talking Heads.
― like you really know who trisomie 21 is (u s steel), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 12:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah that's a massive problem with all recommendation systems - you used to get things like "You bought a Beatles album - check out these other 10 Beatles albums!" on Amazon but it's a bit better now. People are looking at how to predict diverse and unexpected recommendations but it's not a mature art yet.
― seandalai, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 12:53 (thirteen years ago) link
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― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 11:25 (2 hours ago) Bookmark
Twice in the space of 10mins, never buying any of their fucking products...
― Neil S, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 13:40 (thirteen years ago) link
pay the tenner a month (if you have an iphone)
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 14:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Or invest in a minidisc recorder and edit the ads out.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 14:56 (thirteen years ago) link
You're going to need a hell of a sales pitch to get me to 'invest' in any more minidisc shite.
― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 15:00 (thirteen years ago) link
The group’s revenues for 2009 were £11.32 million, but its cost of sales was £18.82 million, plus distribution costs of £608,711 and administrative expenses of £8.29 million.The result: an operating loss of £16.4 million for 2009 as a whole, and a net loss after taxation of £16.66 million
The result: an operating loss of £16.4 million for 2009 as a whole, and a net loss after taxation of £16.66 million
― James Mitchell, Monday, 22 November 2010 15:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Still, though: All the Kraftwerk albums!
― Mark G, Monday, 22 November 2010 15:24 (thirteen years ago) link
all?
― koogs, Monday, 22 November 2010 15:24 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah.
Oh, OK, not all. Not the first three, or "Exceller-8" or "Elektro-Kinetic"....
― Mark G, Monday, 22 November 2010 15:40 (thirteen years ago) link
what plans do the spotify bigwigs have to change that around? is this coming year going to make or break? surprised the major labels haven't clubbed together to create their own version yet, maybe in 2017 eh
― NI, Monday, 22 November 2010 20:12 (thirteen years ago) link
surprised the major labels haven't clubbed together to create their own version
they pretty much have with Spotify - the labels have a huge chunk of equity.
― Lindsey Lohan is the new Extreme Noise Terror (onimo), Monday, 22 November 2010 21:40 (thirteen years ago) link
They've changed the pricing structure for one thing (now there's a £5/month not-so-premium option), and they've capped the amount that new users can listen to for free each month. And it always feels like the ads are getting more annoying.
― seandalai, Monday, 22 November 2010 23:10 (thirteen years ago) link
pro tip #1: to mute adverts, press pause, lower volume, and press play again
pro tip #2: dub your spotify playlists onto cassettes, but be at the ready with your finger on the pause button of your tape deck for those adverts. afterwards you can just listen to your tape and not have any adverts, a proper mixtape, like the good old days.
― jumpskins, Monday, 22 November 2010 23:22 (thirteen years ago) link
or just pay 10 quid a month for no ads and the best iphone app there is
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 00:08 (thirteen years ago) link
I was grooving on this for a couple months til Spotify apparently clamped down on my US residence and I'm disabled from playing much anything. Might give it another try if I can find another IP-faker.
― Good news, everyone! (kelpolaris), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 03:59 (thirteen years ago) link
EMPHATIC CO-SIGN
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 23 November 2010 08:59 (thirteen years ago) link
I would if I used it more than I do.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 23 November 2010 09:41 (thirteen years ago) link
pro tip #23: dub your spotify playlists onto cassettes minidisc, but be at the ready with your finger on the pause button of your tape deck 'split tracks' button for those adverts . or afterwards. You can just listen to your tape it later and do it then, then go back and remove any tracks of 30 secs or thereabouts (check first in case they are short tracks for real. Then you will have a proper mixtape, and not have any adverts like the good old days.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 23 November 2010 09:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Spotify to launch in US, sort of.
― State Attorney Foxhart Cubycheck (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 18:11 (thirteen years ago) link
TS: Tape vs. Minidisc, which of these two is most the outdated technology in 2010?
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 19:52 (thirteen years ago) link
the most outdated even
tapes ain't that outdated, they were hip just a moment ago (chillwave, witch house etc.)
― V79, Tuesday, 23 November 2010 20:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Fuck tape.
(on my iPhone that initially came out as 'faucet rape', fuck a Steve Jobs)
― Friday: vuvuzela club meeting (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link
So Spotify on my laptop crashed and I had to uninstall and now it won't let me install again for free? Is this right?
― specifically, the word talking (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 29 November 2010 10:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Ahh, it seems so.
― specifically, the word talking (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 29 November 2010 10:55 (thirteen years ago) link
xp - do you have a link for this? Or maybe I'm misunderstanding the problem...
That doesn't make sense - the Spotify client should be independent of your user account and your user account should be independent of any one computer or installation. E.g. I was able to download and install the official Linux client (which you need a subscription to use), I just couldn't log in until I paid up.
― seandalai, Monday, 29 November 2010 11:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Every time I tried to open spotify - windows would have some message (yes, Vista...) (often a different message) saying it couldn't open it, or it wasn't supported, or the pragramme has not opened properly and will now close. I tried to download an update but I just got into a loop of "you've already got it" or "it's already open". So I uninstalled it (and even then Windows wasn't happy). Went to d/l another freebie but it seems I need a code and/or money. It's a pity because it worked like a dream until to-day. Sigh.
― specifically, the word talking (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 29 November 2010 11:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Anyone with Spofity Premium here?
I am not on Spotify Premium yet, and I have also yet to have an mp3 player, but I do consider to do something about both. There are just a few things I am interested in facts about.
- I guess I will go for an iPod, but if I go for a different player, will the offline version of Spotify still work?- Perhaps the most important question is about adding mp3s not on Spotify to the playlist. I am aware this is possible on Spotify (even on the free version), but is it also possible to add mp3s from your mp3 player in the offline version or will non-Spotify songs only work on the online version of Spotify? This is rather important because Spotify is, after all, far from complete (Beatles, for starters....).
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Friday, 17 December 2010 13:35 (thirteen years ago) link
1) Spotify doesn't work on an iPod. You'll need an iPhone (which also works as an MP3 player through iTunes synching).
2) You can add non-Spotify songs to Spotify playlists on your computer. If you mark these playlists as "offline" on your iPhone, and if you have the iTunes integration options activated on both computer and phone (note that they aren't switched on by default), then the non-Spotify tracks will synch to your phone.
― mike t-diva, Friday, 17 December 2010 16:31 (thirteen years ago) link
PS - you don't need to plug your phone into your computer for the non-Spotify tracks to synch - this will happen wirelessly.
― mike t-diva, Friday, 17 December 2010 16:32 (thirteen years ago) link
it does work on ipod touch afaik
― e.g. delete via naivete (ledge), Friday, 17 December 2010 16:33 (thirteen years ago) link
But iPod touch is also a phone. I don't need a phone. Already got a Nokia.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Friday, 17 December 2010 22:15 (thirteen years ago) link