[olah_1]

Bandcamp has always lacked a coherent vision.

They have an app but it is incredibly underpowered and lacking logical features.

Each band can list their tour dates but there is no feed where users can see all of the bands that are going to be in their area, etc.

Just very frustrating because all the primitives are in place, but there’s no product vision.

[jaculabilis]

I, for one, hope that the "product vision" people stay far away from it. It works perfectly for the thing it is: an easy way for listeners to listen to and purchase DRM-free music files.

[Mashimo]

While I use bandcamp, I would not call it perfect. The UI is all over the place, the search is meh, discovery is horrible.

[romwell]

>Bandcamp has always lacked a coherent vision.

Hard disagree.

The coherent vision for Bandcamp is:

- Give a place for independent musicians to upload their music to showcase and sell music and merch with one click and no fuss (and a reasonable sales cut).

- When fans buy music, they get the files (no app, software, DRM, or any bullshit).

That's all. Nothing more is needed.

The "alternative" doesn't offer that. It will fail.