I guess it was more about me making connections outbound, as much as anyone connecting inwards - I got a bit of feedback from tracks on the radio but only very occasionally. No-one really listens to my stuff, right? :)
It was much more about discovering the other artists out there and connecting with them, finding that we're all similar in some ways, that it's not unusual to be doing what I was trying to do.
Finding a community where I feel welcome, as much as anything.
yes, exactly… discovering that there are more guys like you guys 🤣
…and at the same time not being forced to. It was all just a big, nice, carefree game, with the listening parties and all ❤️
The last run showed that it couldn't have gone on. There are *fans* of my music who didn't realize that I participated at all because my entry was buried somewhere at the end of the playlist.
But for a while it was really nice, and I really wish we still had something like this.
Well.. I hesitate to say this.. but I think that's what BonkWave has become for a bunch of us.
The listening parties for each release are a great way to build that camaraderie and have fun.
It's a bit more insular than Fedivision but not intentionally so, and we are continually growing and adapting with every release.
It also removes any competitive aspect - everyone's just supportive - there's no need for winners.
I also hesitate to say it because I don't want to come across as someone who always needs to grumble, and there's quite obviously a lot of marvelous stuff… but somehow I never warmed to BonkWave. I know what it is (not! ;-)) but I've always had my problems marching under a banner, even if it's a non-banner.
Yeah that old complicated anti mind of me.
Just putting music out there and people hear it and take it for what it is, that's my dream… ;-)
(that said, I have some tracks for the offline album that sound decidedly bonkwavish to me… ;-))
Well, no single thing is likely to work for everyone. but I see "BonkWave" more as just a community-run record label these days, as much as anything else.
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The community is the thing, and RFF, FediVision and bonkwave (and not bonkwave) are the three (and a half) pillars of the community. I still pinch myself some days.
