Question: Downloading music in 2025? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by Comrade_Squid@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Hi all,

I pirate plenty of games and films, but I haven’t pirated music in years. Recently, I’ve been using FOSS streaming alternatives that hook into Spotify or YouTube to avoid ads.

However, my Android is currently out of service (waiting on a new screen), so I’m using an old Nokia Lumia 1020. In 2025, it’s practically a dumb phone, so I need MP3s, WAVs, or FLAC files to have some sound in my life. I’m struggling to find music—my taste is eclectic and niche, and I’m also lazy. Are there any active communities in 2025 that focus on music piracy with curated playlists?

I’m specifically looking for:

Folk-punk
Post-punk
British indie
Swing

Any advice is welcome!-------

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[-] freebee@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Public torrents suck for music these days. Little available and a lot that is there is FLAC only, no mp3-320

[-] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 1 year ago

Then let's start creating more again. And seed.

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