[matt_j]

Spotify has a catalogue that appeals to people that like pop music. Bandcamp provides an outlet for artists that aren't part of the pop music spectrum. I'm deep into electronic music and Bandcamp is the _only_ place that some artists are even listed, and it's become an amazing space for artists that want to release limited press special edition records - pre-ordered by fans to cover the manufacturing price. Prior to this I acquired a few cool records via Kickstarter, but Bandcamp is preferable.

Furthermore, Spotify are well known for paying artists next to nothing. Bandcamp are well known for letting artists take the majority of the purchase price of their music.

Not to mention, listening to mp3s is for chumps!

Bandcamp is the best there is (for now) if you want to financially support the artists you like. I spend a lot of time in record stores (both physical and digital) but they are mostly extinct now. There's a few I still frequent: Juno, Boomkat, Hardwax among them, but the more the world turns to services like Spotify, the less room there is for real music stores.

It's super annoying how the internet kills everything that was good. Bullshit for the masses over quality service for people that care.

[justatdotin]

yep. I use both daily but find bc more valuable. bc does little to help me find new music (so I get my leads elsewhere) but once I know what I want it is more likely to be on bc than spotify. spotify does a good job of helping me follow artists I already know, but not so great identifying new ones. I'm sure that depends on what you're looking for tho.