miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
... but if I have time I'll explore longer...
That's mostly it...I simply don't have the time to explore Soundcloud or Bandcamp for unknown stuff.
If I hear of a more known band that someone mentions...or I'm sort of subconsciously listening to some radio stream...and my ears pick up on a cool song I'm not familiar with...I'll check who the artist is, and maybe see of any of their other stuff is as good, or if it's a "one hit wonder" (well, at least to me). So I do listen to other music and check out new stuff...but again, it tends to be more already established artists...or should I say, already vetted artists...
...but the unknown artist on the interwebs...naaa, and I'm just being honest.
I know that may sound negative, especially since we/I are also posting our stuff on those sites, and would kinda like other people to check out our music and all that...but I really do feel that other musicians who are deeply engaged in writing/recording their own music...are not always the best listeners. We are all too focused on what we are doing.
I would rather have my music heard by the average people, who will just listen to it overall, for the sound, the vibe...etc.
Other musicians tend to be too analytical...I know I am, which is why I stay out of the MP3 Clinic, as I found not too many want real analytical comments, they mostly want you to say you "like it".
... and maybe it will change their life forever.
I don't know about that.
I guess when I was real young, doing the "wanna be a rock star" band thing, there was a time when I might have felt like that, and music, certain music, actually still has a deep effect on me...but change my life forever...I don't think so.
Maybe I've become too jaded about the whole thing, about being just a fan that is totally taken by someone's music.
It's different when you are in your teens/twenties....but I do still get very enthusiastic about a new song that I'm working on, otherwise I wouldn't still be doing this.
I also don't much care if no one else gets as enthusiastic about my music. Sure, I would like people to check it out, but it's for me mostly now days, whereas in my twenties...it was for the following, the audience.