There is no #BandcampFriday this month, and there won't be until September. But that doesn't mean supporting artists whose work you appreciate is wasted.
I want to highlight an album I became aware of this past month. "After 1989: A Trip To Freedom" by @m2m et al.
"A real-life tale of imprisonment and liberty: how a grandfather escaped hell during WWII, while the grandson retraced his steps 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall."
https://music.minutestomidnight.co.uk/album/after-1989-a-trip-to-freedom
@m2m It's the kind of work that really highlights the power an album can have when viewed as something more than a collection of singles. Exploring themes, ideas, and emotions that persists across tracks. It's heavy, but in a good way.
There's a lot of interesting notes about the making of the album and the trips taken to retrace his grandfather's steps here:
Also, excellent liner notes in the form of a PDF file! Too bad I don't have an easy way to keep the file next to the media it is for. :(
(I've been using Rhythmbox lately to manage my library.)
@ieure Thanks for the tip! I'll take a look.
@cstanhope thanks again Charles 🙂
@cstanhope I've been using Beets to tag/organize my stuff, and it's super. Organize with beets, point any other player at the directory it manages.