Bleep (store)
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Launch date | 14 January 2004 |
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Pricing model | Fixed |
Availability | United Kingdom, United States, Europe |
Website | bleep |
Bleep is an online independent record shop that mainly showcases music from independent artists and labels. Created by
Since its launch, the range of music offered by Bleep has grown and now provides music from independent labels, including
Overview
Bleep was launched initially on 14 January 2004 as a download store for releases on
Bleep provides music encoded as MP3 files, FLAC files, or WAV files, all of which are free of digital rights management (DRM) technology[2] in addition to vinyl and cassette records.
In November 2008, Bleep merged with Warpmart,[3] which had been Warp's store for physical releases. This has resulted in Bleep being not only a download store, but a full mail order retail service.
Entire tracks and albums can be previewed prior to purchase.
A large catalogue of rare titles has been acquired from many small labels from all over the world.
Ochre, the direct to consumer music retail platform that evolved from Bleep.com,[4] is used to power Bleep.com as well as the sites of various independent labels.
See also
References
- ^ Heller, Gregory (10 October 2006). "Bleep.com's DRM free digital music store wins "BEST MUSIC STORE" at Digital Music Awards". defectivebydesign.org. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Bleep. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Jen (23 January 2009). "Bleep.com Merges With Warpmart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ Malt, Andy (30 May 2019). "Bleep.com direct-to-fan service Ochre becomes standalone offering". Complete Music Update. Retrieved 14 January 2024.