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mirlo @mirlo.space · 10h

Music is an ecosystem and no single space will ever solve the multitude of issues within the music industry, but we, along with lots of other friends making alternatives, have been building useful tools for musicians, labels and listeners since 2023. What exists beyond streaming? Let's find out. 🌕🐦‍⬛

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UMAW @umaw.bsky.social · 12h

Read the full article here on @theverge.com : www.theverge.com/report/79159...

Daniel Ek stepping down changes nothing for the artists boycotting Spotify

Artists aren’t rushing back to Spotify just because Daniel Ek changed his title.

www.theverge.com

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geocollective.bsky.social @geocollective.bsky.social · 13h

In our newsletter this week we've got musicians bringing #solidarity to their industry, and Luis Razeto writing about the economics of #WorkerCooperatives.
@mirlo.space

newsletter.geo.coop/archive/news...

📬 GEO Weekly Newsletter | Reshaping the Music Industry with Solidarity | Cooperative Enterprise and Market Economy

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Allofher Twitch @allofhertwitch.bsky.social · 1d

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 2d

You’ve taken your music off Spotify. Now what?

Time for a fun music place. Be part of something collaborative, open source, worker-owned and easy to set up, with no subscriptions or waitlist.

Let's organise the kind of future we want for music, together.

mirlo.space

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 2d

You’ve taken your music off Spotify. Now what?

Time for a fun music place. Be part of something collaborative, open source, worker-owned and easy to set up, with no subscriptions or waitlist.

Let's organise the kind of future we want for music, together.

mirlo.space

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 2d

A brilliantly strange solo trombone album by one of the instrument's most creative and virtuosic practitioners. The prolific answer to a question you might not have thought to ask: how many cool sounds can someone get out of a long metal tube?

mirlo.space/samuel-blase...

#MirloMondays

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 2d

You’ve taken your music off Spotify. Now what?

Time for a fun music place. Be part of something collaborative, open source, worker-owned and easy to set up, with no subscriptions or waitlist.

Let's organise the kind of future we want for music, together.

mirlo.space

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 4d

We're mentioned in this article. Come and join us!

mirlo.space/signup

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Hearing Things @hearingthingsco.bsky.social · 7d

Alternatives to the status quo are out there, and it increasingly looks like the future of independent music will involve artists and labels figuring out even more ways to circumvent massive tech companies while also trying to pay the rent

So You Want to Remove Your Music From Spotify

Artists and labels on the realities of taking their work off the world’s biggest—and most maligned—music streaming service.

www.hearingthings.co

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 2d

A brilliantly strange solo trombone album by one of the instrument's most creative and virtuosic practitioners. The prolific answer to a question you might not have thought to ask: how many cool sounds can someone get out of a long metal tube?

mirlo.space/samuel-blase...

#MirloMondays

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 4d

We're mentioned in this article. Come and join us!

mirlo.space/signup

📰🐦‍⬛

Hearing Things @hearingthingsco.bsky.social · 7d

Alternatives to the status quo are out there, and it increasingly looks like the future of independent music will involve artists and labels figuring out even more ways to circumvent massive tech companies while also trying to pay the rent

So You Want to Remove Your Music From Spotify

Artists and labels on the realities of taking their work off the world’s biggest—and most maligned—music streaming service.

www.hearingthings.co

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Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 5d

This is absolutely fantastic. Indie music TV, live on the Fediverse. The Indie Beat Television. So cool. Bravo @limebar (and the rest of the talented music collective here on Fedi, namechecked in this blog post!) https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/

nham.co.uk

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 6d

We're 80% to fully translated in Polish. Can you help us get there?

explore.transifex.com/mirlo/mirlo/

#Languages #Translation #Translated #Poland #Translators

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Future of Music Coalition @futureofmusic.bsky.social · 8d

Perhaps Ek’s become a liability for the company in light of his complete inability to read the room when addressing artist frustrations and his investment portfolio. But nothing indicates meaningful moves toward accountability or responsibility toward artists.

The Quietus @thequietus.com · 8d

#Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is standing down from his position to take up a new role as executive chair of the streaming company. Controversially, Ek is also the founder of the investment fund Prima Materia

buff.ly/TjTIN2m

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 8d

"Folds in Our Unfolding Trajectories" is a new sound art installation from Guelph artist Dave Riedstra, responding in real-time to the environment of the Guelph Youth Music Centre. Read all about it on Mirlo:

mirlo.space/dried/posts/...

#Art #Installation #SoundArt #AudioArt #SonicArt #Soundscape

Upcoming sound installation: Folds in Our Unfolding Trajectories

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 6d

We're 80% to fully translated in Polish. Can you help us get there?

explore.transifex.com/mirlo/mirlo/

#Languages #Translation #Translated #Poland #Translators

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 8d

"Folds in Our Unfolding Trajectories" is a new sound art installation from Guelph artist Dave Riedstra, responding in real-time to the environment of the Guelph Youth Music Centre. Read all about it on Mirlo:

mirlo.space/dried/posts/...

#Art #Installation #SoundArt #AudioArt #SonicArt #Soundscape

Upcoming sound installation: Folds in Our Unfolding Trajectories

A post by dried

mirlo.space

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 8d

🎼 From sampling to streaming, copyright touches every part of modern music.

Jennifer Jenkins & James Boyle explore this & more in MUSIC COPYRIGHT, CREATIVITY, AND CULTURE on the Future Knowledge #podcast.

🎧 Listen to all episodes ⤵️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm

@authorsalliance.bsky.social

Cover of the book "Music Copyright, Creativity, and Culture" by Jennifer Jenkins, featuring comicbook-style panels.

Podcast cover for Episode #10 of "Future Knowledge" titled "Music Copyright, Creativity, and Culture." The design features portraits of the guests—Jennifer Jenkins & James Boyle—side by side. Surrounding them are collage-style retro-futuristic elements, including a classical statue head, a vintage computer with the word "NEW" on its screen, a modernist observation tower, and abstract architectural shapes. The title uses bold, blocky typography, giving the cover a vintage sci-fi aesthetic.

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 9d

Found on the recently added @craftedsounds.bsky.social label page, A Country Western's "Four-Team Dream Machine" is our #MirloMondays recommendation for this week, bringing together shoegaze and slowcore influences with an experimental lo-fi country sensibility. 🎧🐦‍⬛

mirlo.space/a-country-we...

Four-Team Dream Machine

An album by A Country Western

mirlo.space

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 10d

The replay of MUSIC COOPERATIVES: Reshaping the Industry through Solidarity at Americanafest is now available to watch online!

Thanks to everyone who shared and contributed to our fundraiser. Watch the panel below. ❤️🐦‍⬛

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn7R...

#MusicCooperatives #Music #Coops

MUSIC COOPERATIVES: Reshaping the Industry through Solidarity (AmericanaFest Panel 2025)

Music Cooperatives: Reshaping the Industry through Solidarity, not Exploitation The music industry doesn’t have to be exploitative. What if artists owned the platforms we depend on? What if…

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 9d

Found on the recently added @craftedsounds.bsky.social label page, A Country Western's "Four-Team Dream Machine" is our #MirloMondays recommendation for this week, bringing together shoegaze and slowcore influences with an experimental lo-fi country sensibility. 🎧🐦‍⬛

mirlo.space/a-country-we...

Four-Team Dream Machine

An album by A Country Western

mirlo.space

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 11d

We just released new features for label owners, but you didn't think we were done, did you? We're also looking for testers for our upcoming mobile app. 👀🐦‍⬛

testflight.apple.com/join/SjkPHPqp

#Mobile #App #Apps #Music #MusicDiscovery #Musicians #NewMusic #Mirlo

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 10d

The replay of MUSIC COOPERATIVES: Reshaping the Industry through Solidarity at Americanafest is now available to watch online!

Thanks to everyone who shared and contributed to our fundraiser. Watch the panel below. ❤️🐦‍⬛

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn7R...

#MusicCooperatives #Music #Coops

MUSIC COOPERATIVES: Reshaping the Industry through Solidarity (AmericanaFest Panel 2025)

Music Cooperatives: Reshaping the Industry through Solidarity, not Exploitation The music industry doesn’t have to be exploitative. What if artists owned the platforms we depend on? What if…

www.youtube.com

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 11d

We just released new features for label owners, but you didn't think we were done, did you? We're also looking for testers for our upcoming mobile app. 👀🐦‍⬛

testflight.apple.com/join/SjkPHPqp

#Mobile #App #Apps #Music #MusicDiscovery #Musicians #NewMusic #Mirlo

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mirlo @mirlo.space · 12d

Thank you for testing with us!!

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SHIFT+CTRL Music (Record Label) @shiftctrlmusic.com · 15d

"Hey everyone! We’re excited to announce another feature that we (with your help) are currently testing out right now - we’ve introduced label pages!"

Read about how @mirlo.space is doing label pages.
(and we get a shoutout!)

Introducing Label Pages

A post by Mirlo

mirlo.space

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