As convenient as music streaming is for listeners, the model is simply not viable for artists, who get next to nothing in royalties from these platforms. For many, selling just one album on Bandcamp is equivalent to more than a year of cumulative streams on Spotify, Apple Music, and the like.
This Friday is Bandcamp Friday: a time-limited event during which the platform takes no commission on album sales. Buy an album for $10, and $10 will end up in the artists' bank accounts.
Until now, I've been sharing my recommendations on Bluesky. But, now that I have a brand new website, I might as well put it to good use to direct you to what I consider to be the best video game music from the last few weeks (in other words: since the last Bandcamp Friday in early April). Of course, the albums I previously recommended in my threads are also still available for sale, and I can only encourage you to check them out too!
Aphelion - Amine Bouhafa
Space Drilling Station - Alexandre "Moggy" Parent
RAKKA: WAKE 01-SOOT - The Paradox Music Team
Kintsugi - Jolan Chiquet
Ground Zero - Kati Falk-Flores, Jaimee Jimin Park
Airborne Empire - Paul Aubry
And don't forget to read my interview with the composer!
Gunboat God - Gareth Wiecko
Blue Prince (History Extended) - Trigg & Gusset
Turns out I also have a neat little interview with those guys!
shapez 2 - Peppsen, Patrik Pettersson
Chainstaff - Deon van Heerden
Tides of Tomorrow - Lou Corroyer, Alexis Laugier, Doodseskader, KOKOKO!
BIG HOPS - Tom Dunkin
Metal Eden - VOLA default, Sonic Mayhem
Oh, wow, look! Another interview!!
