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Alternative to Spotify - Linux client? (sh.itjust.works)
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I think about switching from Spotify for a longer time now, but with the recent ICE ads I want to be in solidarity with the people in the US and kick Spotify out.

Now I checked the Quboz app and I am in a test month with Tidal right now - so far Tidal is great on my mobile. However I also need a client for Linux!

I am using spotify-client on Linux Mint and works flawlessly. I know its development is not the main goal of Spotify engineers, but it just works.

Now for Tidal and Quboz it seems to be problematic - only Electron apps without HiFi sound because the chromium engine throttles the quality. How am I supposed to switch from Spotify if I can't use the alternative on Linux? Any advices/experiences?

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[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

What about the other way around? Are there artists on Bandcamp that aren't on Spotify? I would imagine that Bandcamp has more small indie artists and Spotify has more major ones, right? That's great that they have the editorials. But what I really crave is some sort of "tracks similar to this" feature - a lot of times I'm in a very particular mood or looking for something very specific where I know one or two songs that hit the mark and want more.

[–] the_abecedarian@piefed.social 2 points 18 hours ago

Yes. Bandcamp has lots of great independent artists & labels

[–] eatCasserole@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

times I'm in a very particular mood

I feel like Spotify is useless in this regard, it only seems to understand my tastes in the broadest possible sense, but hey if it works for you, cool.

When I want specific recommendations, I need them from humans. Sometimes unpredictable, sometimes gold. ifyoulikeblank on reddit (spits) has led me to some really great stuff. Unfortunately I don't yet know of a good place for this on Lemmy, but if anyone has recommendations 😁