Money for nothin' and your chicks for free

[j_garcia]

Kind of funny actually, since basically anyone could do it.

Los Angeles funk band Vulfpeck wants to go on tour, but they're going to need your help to raise the money. This isn't some Kickstarter: They've made an entirely silent album designed specifically for the purpose of siphoning cash away from Spotify's treasury. Its a clever stunt, and it just might work.

Here's the deal: The band released a 10 track record called Sleepify on Spotify. Each song is just over 30 seconds long, and they're all completely silent. The idea is that you can leave the record playing while you sleep, they'll make $4 overnight.

Spotify Asks Band to Take Down Scam Album, Band Responds Hilariously

 

[Ponzio]

So it's like Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music but in reverse?

 

[Pyrrho]

It is pure genius.

 

[markw]

It might be a collectors item, like "Marcel Marceau's Greatest Hits"

 

[herbu]

Funniest thing will be to see how many people buy it.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

I am curious with many so called artists getting upset with Spotify - does they even get paid directly or by their label [strike]deal with the devil[/strike] contact ?
If it's the latter - they can't blame Spotify to pay them very little.

 

[slipperybidness]

Pooty Tang !