It’s at all times been straightforward to hate Spotify. Björk as soon as mentioned it was most likely the worst factor to occur to musicians. However because it was reported that Helsing, the opposite evil firm that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is chairman of — which develops AI software program designed to boost army weapons and tools — raised almost $700 million with an funding led by the enterprise capital agency additionally based by Ek and Shakil Khan, musicians are reaching their closing straw. Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu have already determined to take their music off the key music streaming platform. Australia’s King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are the newest to face up towards Spotify.
As we speak, the prolific rock group launched a set of Demos Vol. 7 + Vol. 8. If you happen to go to their Spotify web page, you received’t discover the discharge there. In truth, you received’t discover 99% of their music there; it has been eliminated. “New demos assortment out all over the place besides Spotify (fuck Spotify),” they posted on their Instagram. “You may bootleg it for those who wanna.”
The one remaining King Gizzard launch on Spotify is 2022’s Satanic Slumber Get together EP, a collaboration with Tropical Fuck Storm. A rep for Joyful Noise, the label that launched Satanic Slumber Get together, tells Pitchfork they’ll take away the EP if the artists ask them to: “We serve the artist, and it’s their proper to determine what platforms to promote their music on.”
In a narrative on their Instagram, King Gizzard wrote this over a picture of AI band the Velvet Sunset:
Hiya associates
A PSA to these unaware: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek invests tens of millions in Al army drone know-how We simply eliminated our music from the platform
Can we put strain on these Dr. Evil tech bros to do higher?
Be a part of us on one other platform
Fuck Spotify, certainly.
Hearken to the demos beneath.
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