u/trashedvibe

Prepping an album release soon and trying to figure out what's actually effective vs. what's just noise. My project is in a pretty niche genre, so I'm curious what's worked for people outside the obvious playlist/streaming stuff, since Bandcamp discovery works so differently from Spotify.

A few things I'm curious about:

• Has running a pre-order actually made a difference for you, or is it more of a formality at this point?
• Any luck getting picked up by Bandcamp's own curation (Album of the Day, Discover, etc.)? Do you know how that actually happens?
• How much do fan reviews/comments end up mattering for later discovery?
• Bandcamp Fridays worth building a release around, or just a nice bonus if it lines up?

Would love to hear what's worked (or flopped) for you, especially if you're in a smaller/niche (im doing comfy/fantasy synth) scene where the usual playlist-pitching advice doesn't really apply.

P.S.: I’m trying to grow my audience because I believe in my music and want to reach more people, even without financial returns; what I’m really looking to do is share the work i believe in.

Been thinking about this a lot since my own music leans into the softer, nature/animal side of things rather than the darker dungeon roots the genre grew from

Do you see comfy synth and nature synth as their own thing, or just a mood within dungeon synth as a whole? Is it about the instrumentation, the imagery, the tempo, or something else?

Also curious, any albums or artists you'd point to as the definition of that comfy/nature sound? Would love to hear what you're all listening to.

https://violentsynth.bandcamp.com/album/dive-into-a-violet-horizon