1,000 Songs Under a Minute!

2022-02-08 by Cyan isn't a shade of blue. | 58 Comments
The Pocket Gods are releasing a 1,000 track album where no song exceeds 40 seconds to protest Spotify's unfair payment of its artists.

Frontman Mark Christopher Lee was quoted saying: "The new album - ‘1000×30 – Nobody Makes Money Anymore’ - directly references Spotify’s business model, and as such Lee says that it means the band “run the risk of being thrown off the platform."

Check their single "0.002", a reference to the amount of money they receive per Spotify stream:




Read more here: https://www.nme.com/news/music/rock-band-to-release-1000-track-album-of-30-second-songs-to-protest-spotify-royalty-rate-3155423

Tagged: The Pocket Gods

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ArsMoriendi
February 8th 2022
41524 Comments


The song is mediocre, but I appreciate the the sentiment. I knew Spotify artists were paid shit, but 0.002 per play? That’s crazy. 500 plays to a dollar. Why don’t more artists protest this?

Digging: Ohio Players - Ecstasy

Cimnele
February 8th 2022
2527 Comments


v excited for a nine hour pub rock album with linear rhyming

2. fuck spotify

WeepingBanana
February 8th 2022
11395 Comments


This is so idiotic Jesus Christ I hate musicians

someone
Contributing Reviewer
February 8th 2022
6954 Comments


sounds like trash, but i will stream cause fuck spotify

ArsMoriendi
February 8th 2022
41524 Comments


I dare SandwichBubble to listen to all of it (because who the hell else is gonna listen to a 9 hour album lol)

garas
Staff Reviewer
February 8th 2022
8179 Comments


While the idea deserves support... the song was utter garbage.

Digging: Nocturnal Depression - Perpétuelle Eclipse

anat
Contributing Reviewer
February 8th 2022
5830 Comments


if i was spotify i wouldn't pay them either

Pikazilla
February 8th 2022
31198 Comments


just came here to say that spotify is fucking trash

twlight
February 8th 2022
9181 Comments


Get a job

XingKing
February 8th 2022
16199 Comments


Genuinely shocked this isn't a grind/powerviolence band

garas
Staff Reviewer
February 8th 2022
8179 Comments


also
"Genuinely shocked this isn't a grind/powerviolence band"
[2] this

deathofasalesman
February 8th 2022
8641 Comments


this got nothing on agoraphobic nosebleed

Calc
February 8th 2022
17459 Comments


Genuinely shocked this isn't a grind/powerviolence band [3]

bloc
February 8th 2022
70683 Comments


"if i was spotify i wouldn't pay them either"

lmao

WalrusTusk
February 8th 2022
1845 Comments


This is the kind of idea that comes up when you're drunk and angry, but my guess is they'll get 50 songs in and peter out.

WalrusTusk
February 8th 2022
1845 Comments


Oh shit nevermind it's already completed haha. That's gold.

ShartHarder
February 8th 2022
166 Comments


good idea, wish it was a cooler band doing it

gordodustin
February 8th 2022
534 Comments


Spotify gets away with it because in most cases the record company gets all the revenue. Also, what's a fair wage per stream? If you don't like it, don't put your music on it. Use bandcamp or some other platform.

rellik009
February 8th 2022
2077 Comments


"good idea, wish it was a cooler band doing it"

band is actually pretty cool

idk maybe i'm biased but their odd comedy music bangs

YesMaMan11
February 8th 2022
90 Comments


Am I the only one who thinks this is fucking bullshit? You're not going to change anything by doing stupid shit like this...

deathofasalesman
February 8th 2022
8641 Comments


its obvious these guys just need the attention

otherwise why would anyone listen to this

rellik009
February 8th 2022
2077 Comments


well that's true

but what's your solution

deathofasalesman
February 8th 2022
8641 Comments


every major artist/band boycott spotify

Pikazilla
February 8th 2022
31198 Comments


every major artist/band boycott spotify [2]

bloc
February 8th 2022
70683 Comments


But who will I listen to then

Pikazilla
February 8th 2022
31198 Comments


listen to your heart

ArsMoriendi
February 8th 2022
41524 Comments


True, all of those big guys should protest

Neil Young may have been in it for different reasons, but he did force their hand a bit

Question is, do enough of them actually give enough of a shit

Sinternet
Contributing Reviewer
February 8th 2022
26767 Comments


the fact is that spotify is unfortunately still better than the only other realistic alternative, which is just piracy. if we lived in a utopian society where everyone had enough personal income that they could pay an artist £10 for their album that would be great, but unfortunately the fact is that it would just severely limit the exposure and income streams artists would receive because people are more likely to commit that amount of money towards something they already know they will like. the only other way then to seek out new music with a lower disposable income is piracy. the industry has long switched it's earnings focus from artists touring to support an album to artists putting out an album to support touring, and there's very little that can be done to change that. the perceived value of recorded music has severely deteriorated and severing the logical symptom of that problem does little. the power of the internet and file-sharing systems already started that trend, and were any of that to go it would just as quickly be replaced, as the convenience of spotify did to things like itunes and napster. there are many issues with spotify but the actual problem at hand is more to do with the industry and major labels and how they treat artists. the only way to really support artists is through going to live shows or buying physical formats and merch, which even that is being eroded through the use of record labels trying to get a cut with 360 contracts.

Pikazilla
February 8th 2022
31198 Comments


What about name your price on bandcamp? If you can't afford to pay 10 quid, then just pay whatever you can afford. One pound per person is still better than two thousandths of a penny

ToSmokMuzyki
February 8th 2022
12428 Comments


they saw what happened to neil right?

ToSmokMuzyki
February 8th 2022
12428 Comments


on the other hand let them at it lets see how many ppl will listen to these losers to get them their 2 bucks lmaoooooo

Sinternet
Contributing Reviewer
February 8th 2022
26767 Comments


that's fair enough, but bandcamp has a long way to go before it reaches the convenience, catalogue and features of spotify. it also doesn't really solve the problem. spotify's number one usp is it's convenience compared to everything else. for the average listener, and not just enthusiasts like us here, when being offered an option to just download it for free how many do you think would pay for it? i think you'd be surprised how few. the perceived value of recorded music, especially in digital formats which are so easily copied and redistributed, is next to nothing. spotify allows you to just type whatever name or recommendation you've heard in and instantly have access to their whole catalogue of music, which you can download, add to all your playlists, send to all your friends and have them instantly be able to do the same.

ToSmokMuzyki
February 8th 2022
12428 Comments


bruh these guys are so irrelevant i searched their name and got an app game instead

SitarHero
February 8th 2022
14792 Comments


Genuinely shocked this isn't a grind/powerviolence band [infinity]

The fact that this is amateurish as hell makes it even more punk rock.

WalrusTusk
February 8th 2022
1845 Comments


"If you don't like it, don't put your music on it. Use bandcamp or some other platform"

Bandcamp doesn't pay per stream. Might as well use Spotify and then support the band through merch, live shows, and actually buying their albums.

DatsNotDaMetulz
February 8th 2022
4379 Comments


Pub Rock Seth Putnams

deathofasalesman
February 8th 2022
8641 Comments


i think having your music on spotify/youtube/apple music is great exposure and you're out of your mind if you think you'll actually make money from streams

that being said, merch is realistically the only way you're going to make money in the music business unless you're on the level of dua lipa, grimes, drake, etc.
even THOSE artists still make most of their money with other investments and corporate deals

ArsMoriendi
February 8th 2022
41524 Comments


Do artists even sell that much merch? How many people actually want a shirt or pin of their 30th favorite band?

Ebola
February 8th 2022
4574 Comments


who?

ToSmokMuzyki
February 8th 2022
12428 Comments


ye i use spot mainly as a scouting device if they're decent i'll end up buying a few songs, if good then as many albums as they're good on if rly spectacular then a shirt/hoodie etc

these guys just complaining cuz no one'll ever buy their shit lmao

lecolumbus
February 8th 2022
227 Comments


this got nothing on agoraphobic nosebleed [2]

listen to altered states, frozen corpse

gordodustin
February 8th 2022
534 Comments


At the end of the day, Spotify allows people to find bands that they wouldn't otherwise know existed. I've found several bands this way and ended up buying a concert ticket or album as a result. Bands make the majority of their money touring anyway. You're not getting rich off of Spotify, and the ones making big money only see a tiny percentage of that after the record company takes their massive cut.

Cimnele
February 8th 2022
2527 Comments


as a musician yr just expected to operate on passion and exhaustion huh
one nonstop charity gig where you mostly make money for landlords of various stripes while being told that's how you get paid
playing gigs is actually just soulcrushingly terrible and incompatible with a constructive approach to music for like half the types of people you have in the world, your fave band probably hates you for making them play live

ArsMoriendi
February 9th 2022
41524 Comments


Unless you're in a jam band

I think those guys love playing live since it's built into their model

Eakflanderyof
February 9th 2022
5898 Comments


I don't hate playing live but sleeping in a van and shitting in gas stations does suck a lot. Playing is the highlight of tour

RogueNine
February 9th 2022
5676 Comments


It's the actual show that artists love.

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
February 9th 2022
32179 Comments


For the love of god don't cancel Spotify, I have 3 years worth of playlists there.

(And yes, pay us more money pls).

"It's the actual show that artists love." [2]

Digging: Kelly Lee Owens - Dreamstate

Emim
February 9th 2022
36054 Comments


"shitting in gas stations does suck a lot."

Try the bathroom. Less people watching.

Sinternet
Contributing Reviewer
February 9th 2022
26767 Comments


to think of the playlists i would also lose hurts me

FadedSun
February 9th 2022
3196 Comments


I saw that Failure removed their music from Spotify. Ironically, if it weren't for Spotify, I wouldn't have known Failure had a new album out.

Eakflanderyof
February 9th 2022
5898 Comments


"Try the bathroom. Less people watching."

In front of the coffee machines is cleaner though

Emim
February 9th 2022
36054 Comments


Ah yes, poop and coffee. Like the mighty Helios dragging the sun across the sky, so too does one invariably follow the other.

Storm In A Teacup
February 9th 2022
46395 Comments


Tried spotify once, that lasted 10 minutes.

WalrusTusk
February 9th 2022
1845 Comments


I expected this to be more punk rock than dad-butt-rock but here we are. That sucked.

ArsMoriendi
February 10th 2022
41524 Comments


Oh yeah, it's not very good

kalkkaro
February 10th 2022
1 Comments


Spotify is operating at a net loss as it is, so how are they supposed to pay more for the artists?

I'll tell you how; charge more for users. You all know how that would go.
Root of the problem is with people who are not willing to pay more for the music, but it's easier to just blame Spotify, right?

Eakflanderyof
February 10th 2022
5898 Comments


Being real here, without YouTube or Spotify, a lot of bands that have hundreds of thousands or even millions of streams of these platforms would be completely unknown without them. Most people that see willing to cheaply stream your music aren't willing to shell out for your album. And most of them probably wouldn't know who you were without playlists recommending you or what have you

RedRightHand
February 11th 2022
229 Comments


Going to play some Big Black extra loud on Spotify just for the whinging contingent.
Get over it, labels pay Jack and Shit too, let's see you lot ditch your shit colored pressed only in twenty editions vinyl, hrm? https://media.tenor.com/images/9fe87a603001532f78706ff6aeb096b4/tenor.gif



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