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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Slskd
Yes, or nicotine +
Or Seeker (f-droid) on Android
I couldn’t find that one in search.
Oh, sorry. I forgot you’ll have to add the IzzyOnDroid repo first
Edit: assuming you’re fine with this
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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. 🤷♂️
The app for updating is obtainium. Highly recommend it.
I still use soulseek. Works great. No I haven’t tried anything else for 15 years.
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I always go back to just torrents.
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…
When you are lazy, and your tastes are niche - you just stop listening to music.
Bloodywood
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”
