It's 2012. RL Grime, Baauer and Flosstradamus are releasing the craziest beats you've ever heard on SoundCloud. You show it to your friends in the car and you become an auxiliary legend. Life is good.
SoundCloud became the music industry's biggest disruptor after its creation in 2007, when bedroom producers were able to throw together some 808s and explode overnight. But the streaming service's rampant DMCA strikes and broken business model chased artists away like bad breath as it fell from grace, leading to relentless platform overhaul and corporate restructuring as its owners pursued bankruptcy. cost effectiveness.
The magic that once fueled endless late-night SoundCloud burrows in search of the next undiscovered gem had seemingly disappeared, but 2024 marks a new frontier for digital crate-digging as the platform furiously re-emerges as a hotbed of electronic music discovery. . The proof is in the pond: SoundCloud is currently for sale with a price tag of $1 billion.
Approximately 40 million artists have released over 320 million tracks on SoundCloud to date. Read on to discover 10 you should pay attention to this year.
Tape B
RicaZ Diet
niko
ALLEYCVT
CURA97
tsunami
xotix
DENNETT
bullet tooth
lumasi
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