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So there's this cool new artist/musician/photographer/model --- I guess everyone has to be multi-hyphenate now --- I found on TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@illumitatiana?lang=en
She started? is part of? a music project called "Contact Sports" which released a cool music video for a cool song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhHZa11TdX0
It's got a fun retro tech aesthetic/vibe.
And some of her older TikTok stuff suggested she releases on #BandCamp! Nice!
But... hold on a sec.
Eventually, I found some kind of link tree:
https://contactsports.lnk.to/meandmymachine
No BandCamp :(
And then I see it, buried in a footer of one of the webpages: Warner Music Group (WMG).
NOOOOOOOO!!!!
There will never be a BandCamp release, just endless streaming bullshit. Notice in the screenshot how NONE of the NINE options given indicate an ability to BUY, to PURCHASE, to OWN the damned thing!
But there is the iTunes store with a "download" button at least.
But the "Download" button takes you to "Apple Music", which is JUST ANOTHER FUCKING STREAMING SERVICE.
But... apparently you *can* actually *purchase* the DRM-free music?
Oh. You have to do that through the iTunes app. Which only works on Mac and Windows. Because of course it won't work on Linux. And of course they won't set up a web site either.
Ok. How do I Actually Support™ this artist AND get to actually own the music in a non-DRM-encumbered manner?
The answer is: a Compact Disc. A CD-ROM. In 2026.
Fine. I bought it. It will ship October 02 2026.
But in the meantime...
I'm just gonna pirate your shit, WMG. What kind of fucked up world am I living in where the least-friction option is a fucking CLI program called yt-dlp?
#Warner #WarnerMusicGroup #WMG #music #piracy #ytdlp #ContactSports #Illumitatiana #streaming
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So there's this cool new artist/musician/photographer/model --- I guess everyone has to be multi-hyphenate now --- I found on TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@illumitatiana?lang=en
She started? is part of? a music project called "Contact Sports" which released a cool music video for a cool song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhHZa11TdX0
It's got a fun retro tech aesthetic/vibe.
And some of her older TikTok stuff suggested she releases on #BandCamp! Nice!
But... hold on a sec.
Eventually, I found some kind of link tree:
https://contactsports.lnk.to/meandmymachine
No BandCamp :(
And then I see it, buried in a footer of one of the webpages: Warner Music Group (WMG).
NOOOOOOOO!!!!
There will never be a BandCamp release, just endless streaming bullshit. Notice in the screenshot how NONE of the NINE options given indicate an ability to BUY, to PURCHASE, to OWN the damned thing!
But there is the iTunes store with a "download" button at least.
But the "Download" button takes you to "Apple Music", which is JUST ANOTHER FUCKING STREAMING SERVICE.
But... apparently you *can* actually *purchase* the DRM-free music?
Oh. You have to do that through the iTunes app. Which only works on Mac and Windows. Because of course it won't work on Linux. And of course they won't set up a web site either.
Ok. How do I Actually Support™ this artist AND get to actually own the music in a non-DRM-encumbered manner?
The answer is: a Compact Disc. A CD-ROM. In 2026.
Fine. I bought it. It will ship October 02 2026.
But in the meantime...
I'm just gonna pirate your shit, WMG. What kind of fucked up world am I living in where the least-friction option is a fucking CLI program called yt-dlp?
#Warner #WarnerMusicGroup #WMG #music #piracy #ytdlp #ContactSports #Illumitatiana #streaming
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So there's this cool new artist/musician/photographer/model --- I guess everyone has to be multi-hyphenate now --- I found on TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@illumitatiana?lang=en
She started? is part of? a music project called "Contact Sports" which released a cool music video for a cool song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhHZa11TdX0
It's got a fun retro tech aesthetic/vibe.
And some of her older TikTok stuff suggested she releases on #BandCamp! Nice!
But... hold on a sec.
Eventually, I found some kind of link tree:
https://contactsports.lnk.to/meandmymachine
No BandCamp :(
And then I see it, buried in a footer of one of the webpages: Warner Music Group (WMG).
NOOOOOOOO!!!!
There will never be a BandCamp release, just endless streaming bullshit. Notice in the screenshot how NONE of the NINE options given indicate an ability to BUY, to PURCHASE, to OWN the damned thing!
But there is the iTunes store with a "download" button at least.
But the "Download" button takes you to "Apple Music", which is JUST ANOTHER FUCKING STREAMING SERVICE.
But... apparently you *can* actually *purchase* the DRM-free music?
Oh. You have to do that through the iTunes app. Which only works on Mac and Windows. Because of course it won't work on Linux. And of course they won't set up a web site either.
Ok. How do I Actually Support™ this artist AND get to actually own the music in a non-DRM-encumbered manner?
The answer is: a Compact Disc. A CD-ROM. In 2026.
Fine. I bought it. It will ship October 02 2026.
But in the meantime...
I'm just gonna pirate your shit, WMG. What kind of fucked up world am I living in where the least-friction option is a fucking CLI program called yt-dlp?
#Warner #WarnerMusicGroup #WMG #music #piracy #ytdlp #ContactSports #Illumitatiana #streaming
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So there's this cool new artist/musician/photographer/model --- I guess everyone has to be multi-hyphenate now --- I found on TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@illumitatiana?lang=en
She started? is part of? a music project called "Contact Sports" which released a cool music video for a cool song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhHZa11TdX0
It's got a fun retro tech aesthetic/vibe.
And some of her older TikTok stuff suggested she releases on #BandCamp! Nice!
But... hold on a sec.
Eventually, I found some kind of link tree:
https://contactsports.lnk.to/meandmymachine
No BandCamp :(
And then I see it, buried in a footer of one of the webpages: Warner Music Group (WMG).
NOOOOOOOO!!!!
There will never be a BandCamp release, just endless streaming bullshit. Notice in the screenshot how NONE of the NINE options given indicate an ability to BUY, to PURCHASE, to OWN the damned thing!
But there is the iTunes store with a "download" button at least.
But the "Download" button takes you to "Apple Music", which is JUST ANOTHER FUCKING STREAMING SERVICE.
But... apparently you *can* actually *purchase* the DRM-free music?
Oh. You have to do that through the iTunes app. Which only works on Mac and Windows. Because of course it won't work on Linux. And of course they won't set up a web site either.
Ok. How do I Actually Support™ this artist AND get to actually own the music in a non-DRM-encumbered manner?
The answer is: a Compact Disc. A CD-ROM. In 2026.
Fine. I bought it. It will ship October 02 2026.
But in the meantime...
I'm just gonna pirate your shit, WMG. What kind of fucked up world am I living in where the least-friction option is a fucking CLI program called yt-dlp?
#Warner #WarnerMusicGroup #WMG #music #piracy #ytdlp #ContactSports #Illumitatiana #streaming
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So there's this cool new artist/musician/photographer/model --- I guess everyone has to be multi-hyphenate now --- I found on TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@illumitatiana?lang=en
She started? is part of? a music project called "Contact Sports" which released a cool music video for a cool song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhHZa11TdX0
It's got a fun retro tech aesthetic/vibe.
And some of her older TikTok stuff suggested she releases on #BandCamp! Nice!
But... hold on a sec.
Eventually, I found some kind of link tree:
https://contactsports.lnk.to/meandmymachine
No BandCamp :(
And then I see it, buried in a footer of one of the webpages: Warner Music Group (WMG).
NOOOOOOOO!!!!
There will never be a BandCamp release, just endless streaming bullshit. Notice in the screenshot how NONE of the NINE options given indicate an ability to BUY, to PURCHASE, to OWN the damned thing!
But there is the iTunes store with a "download" button at least.
But the "Download" button takes you to "Apple Music", which is JUST ANOTHER FUCKING STREAMING SERVICE.
But... apparently you *can* actually *purchase* the DRM-free music?
Oh. You have to do that through the iTunes app. Which only works on Mac and Windows. Because of course it won't work on Linux. And of course they won't set up a web site either.
Ok. How do I Actually Support™ this artist AND get to actually own the music in a non-DRM-encumbered manner?
The answer is: a Compact Disc. A CD-ROM. In 2026.
Fine. I bought it. It will ship October 02 2026.
But in the meantime...
I'm just gonna pirate your shit, WMG. What kind of fucked up world am I living in where the least-friction option is a fucking CLI program called yt-dlp?
#Warner #WarnerMusicGroup #WMG #music #piracy #ytdlp #ContactSports #Illumitatiana #streaming