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

submitted 20 hours 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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[-] ryxben@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 hours ago

I use Chosic to find music and then download with SquidWTF

[-] BlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

Thanks I was looking for something like this for a long time

[-] Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 5 hours ago

A hundred times soulseek, all the music nerds are there!

[-] BlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 hours ago

Nicotine+ for a better interface of Soulseek

[-] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 hours ago

If you haven't already done it, Pat (the Bunny) put all his stuff on archive and he's far from the only one.

[-] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago

I just download mp3 files from youtube using yt-dlp (laptop) or newpipe (android)

[-] felipe@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

doubledouble dot top

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[-] DeathCubeK@hexbear.net 6 points 13 hours ago

If you're downloading music honestly there's no better alternative than soulseek.

Although I'd get the app nicotine+ it's a graphical client of slsk with a much better UI and more features..

[-] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 17 points 20 hours ago

Slskd

[-] xmanmonk@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 20 hours ago

Yes, or nicotine +

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 hours ago

Or Seeker (f-droid) on Android

[-] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 18 hours ago

I couldn't find that one in search.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Oh, sorry. I forgot you'll have to add the IzzyOnDroid repo first

Edit: assuming you're fine with this

DISCLAIMER: As stated above, all .apk files are directly taken from the repositories of their resp. developers. They are provided under FOSS licenses, without any warranty, though we've taken some additional measures to provide our repository with additional transparency and safety checks (see the Security section below).

You can get Seeker directly from its github if that's all you want.

Edit2: there's an app for automating updates for apps installed directly but I can't remember the name.

Edit3: Seeker is also on the play store. 🤷‍♂️

[-] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago

Blessings to you, friend!

[-] passenger@sopuli.xyz 2 points 12 hours ago

The app for updating is obtainium. Highly recommend it.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago

That's it! Thank you.

[-] profgrumpypants@midwest.social 16 points 20 hours ago

When you are lazy, and your tastes are niche - you just stop listening to music.

[-] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 5 points 19 hours ago

Or listen to OK Computer for the billionth time because it's perfect.

[-] profgrumpypants@midwest.social 1 points 18 hours ago

Yes, this too! Which I do, do. I miss new music, but I don't miss the bullshit.

[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 11 points 19 hours ago

I still use soulseek. Works great. No I haven’t tried anything else for 15 years.

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago

☞ !soulseek@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[-] sp451@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 11 hours ago

Qobuz and OrpheusDL. I used to use Deezer and deemix but it’s hardly possible to find working accounts anymore

[-] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 18 hours ago

I always go back to just torrents.

[-] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 4 points 18 hours ago

Soul seek, although a lot of folk punk bands have their shit for free on bandcamp, all of Pat The Bunny’s stuff at least I’m sure

[-] muhyb@programming.dev 5 points 19 hours ago

Try RuTracker.

[-] gila@lemmy.zip 2 points 16 hours ago

eu dot qobuz dot squid dot wtf

[-] jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

If you're not opposed to doing it yourself, you can sign up for a free trial to Tidal and rip it.

https://github.com/exislow/tidal-dl-ng

[-] anon5621@lemmy.ml 2 points 17 hours ago

Rutracker,bandcamp, yt-dlp with extract to mp3 :)

[-] jwiggler@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago

Idk about curated playlists but I use soulseek to share files with my friends.

I like the same genres, I can recommend you some albums I've been liking if you want

[-] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 18 hours ago

Wait, FOSS alternatives that hook? Are they in Fdroid?

[-] crumbguzzler5000@feddit.org 1 points 17 hours ago

RiMusic is one I know of

[-] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 points 19 hours ago

Bloodywood

[-] Bags@piefed.social 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

But that's none of those genres...

I would like their stuff so much more if the nu-metal parts went away.

I am unsure what makes something "Swing", but I absolutely adore The Roar of '74 by Buddy Rich. I discovered it via my dumb rule of "See vinyl record with car on it, buy vinyl record with car on it"