OiNK discussion - aftermath and alternatives

[impy13]

As I'm sure plenty of you know, esteemed private tracker oink.cd got shut down last week. I'm still smarting from the loss, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel yet.

How many OiNKers do we have here on Interference? I know of myself, LMP, Lance, and lmjhitman (wherever the hell she is these days). What are you doing for music now?*

The main alternatives I've found are what.cd and waffles.fm. Both are closed right from their inception and getting invited could prove difficult. As far as waffles goes, you can be placed in a queue to get a membership if you can prove you were a member of OiNK. So Lance or LMP, if you've still got your invite emails, you might want to take a screencap and try to send it to them.


I need music, bitches.









*Please don't respond with "actually buying albums." No one likes a smart ass and I still buy albums anyway.

 

[corianderstem]

I'd never even heard of OiNK until this all happened. I used to belong to a site called Dancingmokey.com that had tons of albums, but I didn't upload enough myself to keep my membership active.

I frequent a lot of MP3 blogs and find new music there, but I don't download very many full albums.

(And no, I don't feel bad - I buy a LOT of CDs.)

 

[LemonMelon]

MP3 blogs or torrents for me. Google blog search works great.

 

[Lancemc]

I only got to experience its glory for about a week.


I might try out waffles though.

 

[impy13]

cori, I remember seeing you on dancingmokey. I got kicked out too.


The second I get into one of these trackers and get some invites, I'll invite the old oinkers here.

 

[MrBrau1]

MP3 blogs or torrents for me. Google blog search works great.

MP3 blogs.

Variety and relative safety.

 

[Lancemc]

By the way, I've been waiting for you to make this thread.

 

[phanan]

MP3 blogs or torrents for me. Google blog search works great.

Same for me.

 

[corianderstem]

cori, I remember seeing you on dancingmokey. I got kicked out too.

Oh, that's right!

There was a great, long-running thread with loads of U2 bootlegs, many of which I didn't have at the time.

 

[impy13]

Got a what.cd account.

 

[thetitans2k]

whats so good about these sites? do they have rare bootlegs or what?

 

[SeattleVertigo]

I pay about $10/month for Rhapsody, and get to listen to almost any music I can imagine.

It's super convenient.

The great universal jukebox in the sky.

 

[impy13]

whats so good about these sites? do they have rare bootlegs or what?

Pretty much any official release by anyone you can imagine in whatever audio format and quality you want.

 

[LMP]

So Lance or LMP, if you've still got your invite emails, you might want to take a screencap and try to send it to them.

Will do, thanks.

I would've been kicked off of OINK soon anyway. Nothing would seed after I finished downloading at like 700 kb/s.

 

[bono_man2002]

Oink's gone?..gee that sucks.

I worked hard to get a good ratio.....and the Christmas period download period was just the greatest thing ever.

I will miss this site

 

[Axver]

I used to be on Oink, but I'm not sure I can prove it to get into Waffles.

 

[If you shout...]

Ever heard of BitTorrent...? Or possibly everybody's old favorite, SLSK?

 

[Axver]

Ever heard of BitTorrent...?

Oink was a Bit Torrent site. The best of the lot.

 

[If you shout...]

Oink was a Bit Torrent site. The best of the lot.

Yes, I know...but there are like 900 other ones. I can find anything and everything I've ever wanted, by way of SLSK and various search engines. It just takes a while, sometimes.

 

[u2popmofo]

Alternative to Oink:

Stop being a self-centered, spoiled, Western douche and pay for your own entertainment. Stop raping the artists, labels, and industry you're supposedly a fan of. You're the reason shit music is popular. I hate you all.

 

[Axver]

Yes, I know...but there are like 900 other ones. I can find anything and everything I've ever wanted, by way of SLSK and various search engines. It just takes a while, sometimes.

I agree, there are plenty of torrent sites and other methods of acquiring rare shit. Oink was just so amazingly convenient.

And I once had absolutely no intention of ever touching Soulseek, but damnit, there's rare Kiwi music I want that I cannot find anywhere. Good luck to anybody trying to find anything by 1960s Wellington pop band The Avengers besides an MP3 of their biggest hit, Everyone's Gonna Wonder.

 

[indra]

And I once had absolutely no intention of ever touching Soulseek, but damnit, there's rare Kiwi music I want that I cannot find anywhere. Good luck to anybody trying to find anything by 1960s Wellington pop band The Avengers besides an MP3 of their biggest hit, Everyone's Gonna Wonder.

Electric Recording -- several copies. some are new remastered cds.

Medallion

Alive! In Action!

There are some singles etc too if you want to look through the list. Some of the prices are high, some aren't. click here

 

[Axver]

Cheers for that - I'm personally just looking for downloads, but I may have to get that live disc for my father as I know it's missing from his collection. My great-uncle, with whom I've long since lost contact, was actually in the band, hence our interest. My father has the studio albums but not in a format I can transfer to my computer.

 

[Lancemc]

Alternative to Oink:

Stop being a self-centered, spoiled, Western douche and pay for your own entertainment. Stop raping the artists, labels, and industry you're supposedly a fan of. You're the reason shit music is popular. I hate you all.

Anyone want to go lollerskating with me?

 

[corianderstem]

I just bought 13 CDs last night.

Still want to call me self-centered and unsupportive of artists?

 

[Jack In The Box]

I used to be in OiNK, they kicked me out *lol* because my ratio sucked, I uploaded two Epic45 albums thou

invite me to Waffles!

 

[impy13]

I have invites for what.cd, but not for Waffles.


24 invites, actually.

 

[Axver]

I have invites for what.cd, but not for Waffles.


24 invites, actually.

I'd be more than happy to take one off your hands ...

 

[impy13]

Not a problem, axy. Email?

Anyone else want in on What.cd?

 

[bono_man2002]

I'd take you up on that offer too, Thanks In Advance!

email: elevateursoul@gmail.com