Dying Code

04/07/2024

Honored to have Dying Code artist Object X included on the forthcoming ElectraLand TV from ElectraLand Productions LLC. Check out their preview and like / follow at the link to break outside the mainstream and show your support!

04/05/2024

While Spotify refuses to pay small independent artists their fair share of royalties, instead "redistributing" those funds to bigger acts and major labels, they are spending untold millions on lavish offices like these. Learn more, fight the theft, and support the campaign at the link in the comments below.

Spotify has offices all over the world for its staff, talent, and business partners to create and collaborate. Here's a peek inside them.

04/05/2024

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04/05/2024

Stick it to Spotify!

Hi there! It's getting late but it's still Bandcamp Friday! If you're looking to support indie music, look no further than our song Bye Bye Spotify (original and/or Assemblage 23 remix)! A protest song with a purpose, and with all proceeds going to The Music Collective Foundation. Thanks for considering (and if you can't purchase today, any day will do really!). Songz at https://anti-socialclub.bandcamp.com/music -- cheers and power to the people!

03/05/2024

Great new cover from Dying Code project Object X. Pick it up for Bandcamp Friday! 🔥

track by Object X

06/04/2024

Thieves!

Spotify have now officially demonetised all songs on the platform with less than 1000 streams in a move that will affect artist royalties.

05/04/2024

Beautiful album -- pick it up on sale today at https://objectx.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-nothing !

05/04/2024

Visit Anti-Social Club on Bandcamp at https://anti-socialclub.bandcamp.com and tell Spotify to go to hell!

Listen up! Today is Bandcamp Friday and the Bye Bye Spotify Campaign is still on! If you haven't already, please help hold Spotify accountable and support small indie artists by purchasing our Bye Bye Spotify song (original version and/or Assemblage 23 remix) today. All proceeds will be donated to The Music Collective Foundation. More info on the Campaign at linktr.ee/byebyespotify and the Bandcamp links are in the comments below. Many thanks for your support!

19/03/2024

Jumping ship from Spotify? We’ve rounded up the best alternatives, from Bandcamp to Qobuz, that offer something a little different.

12/03/2024

Important info for indie music artists and fans.

How Spotify is stealing from small indie artists, why it matters, and what to do about it via Dying Code, Anti-Social Club & Object X: https://www.indieonthemove.com/blog/2024/3/how-spotify-is-stealing-from-small-indie-artists-why-it-matters-and-what-to-do-about-it

04/03/2024

Listen today!

Really glad to have our protest anthem Bye Bye Spotify included on ElectraLand Productions LLC's "Welcome Wagon" show every Monday in March! Tune in at 7 a.m. or 7 p.m. ET to hear what all the buzz is about, and also discover other great new tunes from other artists! Available at https://electralandradio.net .

02/03/2024

Assemblage 23 knows how to drop a wickedly good remix! If you haven't yet, check out their take on A-SC's "Bye Bye Spotify". Still time to download it for Bandcamp Friday, with all proceeds supporting The Music Collective Foundation. More info on how to support the Bye Bye Spotify Campaign at the link in comments.

track by Anti-Social Club

01/03/2024

Get on it, folks! This remix -- as well as this cause -- is awesome! ⚡️ More on the Bye Bye Spotify campaign at the link in the comments below. 🙏

track by Anti-Social Club

27/02/2024

"'Bye Bye Spotify' isn’t just about tearing down; it’s about building up. With each chord and chorus, Anti-Social Club amplifies the voices of independent musicians everywhere, reminding them that their artistry has value, regardless of streaming metrics." -- Musikepool

Read the full review below, and support A-SC's efforts to fight Spotify's royalty theft at https://linktr.ee/byebyespotify/

Anti-Social Club’s latest single, “Bye Bye Spotify,” isn’t just a song; it’s a clarion call reverberating through the corridors of the musicRead More ›

23/02/2024

News Release
Date: February 23, 2024
Contact: [email protected]
More Info: https://linktr.ee/byebyespotify

New Anti-Social Club Single Challenges Spotify’s Blatant Royalty Theft

‘Bye Bye Spotify’ calls out company, urges platform users to pressure Spotify to change

“Listen up! This is a protest.” Thus begins indie alternative rock band Anti-Social Club’s latest release “Bye Bye Spotify”, a fiery, catchy, punk-inspired anthem aimed squarely at forcing Spotify to change its new policy that redirects streaming revenue from songs that get less than 1,000 streams per year to artists whose music exceeds that threshold.

“Spotify has literally started stealing money from obscure indie artists like ourselves and sending it to more well-known acts,” says the U.S.-based band’s lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist Greg Fuhs. “Rather than either roll over and quietly accept their theft or pack up and leave the platform, we have instead decided on a creative alternative response.”

The expressive, driving song’s lyrics state that due to Spotify’s policy, Anti-Social Club is pulling all of its music from the platform EXCEPT Bye Bye Spotify, and advises listeners that they can find the band’s music on almost every other streaming platform. It also encourages listeners to cancel their Spotify subscriptions and otherwise join in the fight to demand fair pay for artists regardless of their streaming totals.

Removing all of the band’s music from the platform – except for one song which protests what the platform is doing – is intended to send a clear message to Spotify, and to spark a campaign that builds a groundswell of support among listeners and other artists which publicly shames Spotify and hits them in the pocketbook.

“As we say in the song, we don’t rely on the small amount of money we get from Spotify to survive, but it’s the principle of the matter,” says Fuhs. “What they are doing is theft, and artists and listeners alike should not stand for it. Bye Bye Spotify is a call to action.”

The band is urging listeners and artists to help the campaign go viral by doing the following:

- Listeners: Regularly stream the song on Spotify or whatever platform you use. Like it, share it, talk about it on social media. It’s a great tune – help make it a hit!

- Artists: Cover or remix the song (which the band will license for free), or write your own protest song, and follow Anti-Social Club’s example on your Spotify page. Or at a minimum, put a statement in your artist bio calling out Spotify for their terrible policy. Help amplify the message!

- Spotify Users: If on Spotify Premium, consider canceling your subscription and switching to a different platform. Or if you must keep it, contact Spotify and voice disapproval of their new policy. Help apply the pressure!

- Music Writers / DJs / Podcasters: Play the song on your programs and cover the campaign in your publications. Help get the word out!

Spotify is the largest music streaming platform with more than 600 million users, of which more than 235 million are paid subscribers. On average the company pays artists between about a third and half a penny per stream – already one of the lowest rates among streaming services – but in late 2023 it announced that in early 2024 it would stop paying royalties for songs receiving less than 1,000 streams per year and redirect those funds to artists with songs exceeding that threshold. Spotify estimates this would take approximately $40 million from obscure artists in the first year and as much as $1 billion over five years.

“Spotify says it is doing this to better support working musicians, but it would be primarily at the expense of newer and lesser-known artists, even as the company continues to pay its senior executives massive salaries and to fund its lavish office spaces all around the world,” says Fuhs. “They need to remember that the artists provide the content that enables them to exist in the first place, and they need to treat us fairly if they want to stay in business. Just because a song isn’t popular doesn’t mean it isn’t good, and there are many better ways Spotify could better support ALL artists rather than stealing from the smallest ones.”

In fact, almost two-thirds of the more than 100 million tracks on Spotify do not reach the threshold of 1,000 streams per year, meaning many artists will no longer receive any payment from the platform for their work.

“It would be a beautiful irony and poetic justice if Spotify had to pay us massive royalties for extensive streams of Bye Bye Spotify, which calls them out for their bad behavior,” says Fuhs. “For that to happen, we just need a lot of listeners to help make it go viral. And I’m happy to say that Anti-Social Club will be donating any money we make from this song to The Music Collective Foundation, a nonprofit charity that supports independent musicians in various ways.”

For more information about The Music Collective Foundation, visit https://themusiccollective.org .

To find Bye Bye Spotify on your preferred streaming platform and for more information on the campaign, visit https://linktr.ee/byebyespotify .

22/02/2024

Feb. 23!

Buckle up! New single and campaign launching on Friday. 🔥

30/12/2023

New video from Dying Code project Object X. Check it out!

Official video for Insomnia by Object X. Video production by Greg Fuhs. Copyright 2023 Dying Code Media, all rights reserved. Many thanks to the artists on P...

21/12/2023

"With this debut, Object X has crafted a work of art that transcends the boundaries of dream pop, leaving an indelible mark on the listener’s soul." — Musikepool

Nevada-based dream pop duo Object X, comprised of the talented father-daughter duo Greg and Rachael Fuhs, has unfurled their captivating debut album,Read More ›

16/12/2023

Now available in all streaming flavors!🖤💙💛

Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

14/12/2023

Big news from Dying Code project Object X!

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17/11/2023

From Lost In the Manor: Infinite Nothing is an "11-track masterpiece" that "piques your interest right from the opening seconds of 'Insomnia' and keeps you immersed in its dream pop aesthetic all the way until culminating in its grand finale of 'Still Falling' which features a soaring and dizzyingly vast ambience. Every song on this album is a work of art in its own right."

Read the full review and check out the album here!
https://www.lostinthemanor.co.uk/blog/2023/11/13/object-x-bursts-onto-the-scene-with-a-sensational-dream-pop-sound-on-infinite-nothing?fbclid=IwAR3yjtQgtY4nnofIiF5WPz4NV3Lfr6u5tZ9ENkXFYuMNnFzh2upyzKBrKK8

Nevada-based rockers Greg and Rachael Fuhs have come together to form their musical outfit “Object X” and their debut album ‘Infinite Nothing’ was released on the 9th of November 2023. Read on to know more!

12/11/2023

Lovely review from Obscure Sound of Object X's Infinite Nothing, noting the recording's "meditative, lush sound" and calling it "an album with continued stylishness and thematically poignant immersion, capturing the yearning for a dream-like bliss." Read the full article and check out the music at the following link!

Infinite Nothing is the debut full-length album from Object X, delivering a soundscape-forward pop sound with dreamy introspection. The father-daughter duo hails from Reno, Nevada, and comprise Greg and Rachael Fuhs — also from alt-rock act Anti-Social Club. The opening “Insomnia” is exemplary...

09/11/2023

Released today (Nov. 9) on Bandcamp: Object X - Infinite Nothing, featuring 11 beautiful tracks exploring themes of existential despair, wonder, and hope. Give it a listen and pick it up today!

11 track album

05/11/2023

Nice opportunity to give Object X's upcoming new album a test drive!

Happy November! Just one week until our album Infinite Nothing officially releases (Nov. 9)! But here's a nifty thing: You can get a FREE SNEAK PREVIEW of the full album between Nov. 6-9 exclusively on ElectraLand Radio! Just go to https://electralandradio.net on any of those dates at 11 a.m. or 8 p.m. ET and hit the Play button to hear Infinite Nothing in its entirety. If you dig it (and we think you will), you can pre-order the album (digital download and/or CD options available) at our Bandcamp site, and be one of the first kids on your block to own this lovely collection of tunes. Thanks so much for your interest in our music! And many thanks to ElectraLand Productions LLC for sharing it with the world! 💙💜🖤

03/11/2023

Good opportunity to pick up Infinite Nothing at a discount!

11 track album

07/10/2023

Dying Code project Object X included on this week's always-awesome Holy Crap Records podcast! Hear their new tune "Insomnia", which is the first song on their forthcoming album Infinite Nothing, now available for pre-order on Bandcamp (release date Nov. 9) -- link in the comments!

Hey everyone. Podcast 283. This is the best underground music of the week - just super killer cool art. You can listen on most streaming platforms, at www.hlycrp.com, and also at https://traffic.libsyn.com/hlycrp/HLYCRP_283_final.mp3. Thank you to all the bands for sharing their music.

03/10/2023

ICYMI -- hear Anti-Social Club's most recent single Promised Land (plus lots of other cool tunes), and support Musicians For Overdose Prevention's good work distributing Naloxone to music venues to save lives, by purchasing Holy Crap Records' "Big Money" compilation on Bandcamp! 🙏❤️🤘

22 track album

01/10/2023

A gorgeous 11-track dreamgaze album coming Nov. 9 from Dying Code project Object X! Pre-order on Bandcamp at the link below.

11 track album

05/05/2023

Happy ! Almost all of our active projects have Bandcamp pages with music available for purchase. Check out your favorites and pick up some tunes today -- you can readily get to all of our stuff at https://linktr.ee/dyingcode . Thanks and cheers!