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Show HN: Spotify FOSS Alternative with Google Drive, S3, Soulseek (github.com)
3 points by inmate4587 •                         
Why?

In a d*ck move Spotify decided to impose restrcitions in their free version that they have for the rest of the world: 6 skips per hour, no add to queue, only shuffly playback and tons of annoying ads (earlier it was 1 ad per 30 mins). They also made the developer api paid.

So I vibe coded Listune. It runs as a PWA, has a lightweight Go server and I only included things that I needed. I still have tons of Mp3 songs(live on Google Drive), remixes from Mp3 Skull since I was a child and I needed a minimal music player with I have add to queue option, music tagging, search and download songs, all while keep using my existing MP3 library.

drewbeck •                         
The soulseek integration is perfect for folks who think the problem with Spotify is that they pay too much to artists.

ETA ah I see from your post that this is indeed you. You want all music for free yes? And for musicians to be poor?

inmate4587 •                         
No i don't want musicians to go poor that's why i go to their concerts and watch their music video without skipping ads :)
toomuchtodo •                         
Spotify doesn’t pay artists except a token amount. Avoiding paying them whenever possible does no harm to artists.