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  "description": "I review my recent Bandcamp purchases.",
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  "publishedAt": "2023-08-04T21:34:18.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Bandcamp Friday",
    "Bandcamp",
    "music recommendations",
    "Heavenly",
    "TRPP",
    "NoSo",
    "DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ",
    "Rachika Nayar",
    "Tamara Valmar",
    "Polinski",
    "our dear friend the medic",
    "Cohost"
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  "textContent": "[](/assets/images/bandcamp-bop.png)\n\n\\This post and its associated comments were originally published on [Cohost.\\]\n\nToday is Bandcamp Friday and, as promised, I got some music from our dear friend, the medic (@listeninggarden on Cohost). I went ahead and got her whole discography, including the just-released _as we observed the drifting whitecaps_; if I like a musician, why not get everything they’ve recorded?\n\nI thought at the same time I’d highlight some of the other music I’d bought on Bandcamp, in case any of you are looking for ideas on what to buy today. The following are from the last seven other artists I’ve bought music from, in reverse chronological order; I’ve bought pretty much everything these people have on Bandcamp, but for brevity’s sake I’ll only list selected albums and favorite tracks:\n\n- Heavenly, _Heavenly vs Satan_. Late 1980s/early 1990s indie pop. Favorite tracks: “Shallow,” “Wish Me Gone,” and “Our Love is Heavenly.”\n- TRPP, _TRPP_. Korean shoegaze. Favorite tracks: “Pause,” “Loss.”\n- NoSo, “Kaitlin.” Korean-American singer-songwriter. Their previous album is also great.\n- DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ, _Sabrina’s Hits #1_. Outsider house. The artist I’ve listened to the most in the past two or three years. Favorite tracks (with great lo-fi YouTube videos): “Dance Now” and “Brave.”\n- Rachika Nayar, _fragments (expanded)_. I love albums of short pieces that make a statement then bow out gracefully. Favorite tracks: “parking lots,” “forgiveness,” “august 31st.”\n- Tamara Valmar, “Too Many Hours.” Australian singer-songwriter. Note: their Bandcamp page is confusing, since the “Music” page shows only this release; go to their “Community” page for their other releases. (I didn’t notice this until checking links just now, so I didn’t buy anything else when I originally bought “Too Many Hours,” which is a shame because their other tracks are pretty good too. My apologies, Tamara! I’ve now remedied that oversight.) On Cohost as @tamkit.\n- Polinski, _Telex from MIDI City (Data111)_. Polinski is one-quarter of the band 65daysofstatic, one of my favorite groups. (“Remember when _No Man’s Sky_ first came out, and it was really buggy and incomplete?” “Yeah, but the soundtrack was great!” Those guys.) On Cohost as @polinski. Favorite track: “Distant Friend I Love You.”\n\n  *\n\nhelleano)))r ([@listeninggarden][]) - 2023-08-04 20:32\n\nthank you again for your tremendous generosity and providing a spotlight for my work 💗\n\nFrank Hecker ([@hecker][]) - 2023-08-04 22:20\n\nYou’re quite welcome, I was happy to do it.\n\n[@listeninggarden]: http://web.archive.org/web/20241216215418/https://cohost.org/listeninggarden\n[@hecker]: http://web.archive.org/web/20241219224313/https://cohost.org/hecker",
  "title": "Bandcamp bop: our dear friend, the medic (and more)"
}