YK World

About YK World

Navigating the gloop of music, tech, art and worthwhile divergences.

Publisher

Michael Eades / YK Records

Category

arts · music · technology

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 Jan 2025

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Alternative Music Platforms (AMP)

   (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yk-world/id1794019241?mt=2&ls=1) After a quick, unplanned, summer break – YK World is back! This one is a deep dive into Alternative Music Platforms; websites and communities where artists can sell & promote their work outside of the traditional music industry players. In other words, instead of thinking about Spotify, Apple Music and their ilk – let’s talk about Alternatives to those platforms such as Bandcamp (https://bandcamp.com/), Subvert (https://subvert.fm/), Ratio (https://ratio.fm/) and Ampwall (https://ampwall.com/). This lengthy episode takes a look at four platforms that may be worth your while as an independent artist. We use a scorecard that weighs Pricing, Features, Communication, Aesthetics, and Community to determine where each is succeeding the most. Most importantly, please let the episode serve as a reminder that mainstream streaming services do not care about independent artists. Full stop. If you’re building a career in music, it is my recommendation that you focus your efforts on promoting and participating in spaces where people care about music. Every platform in this episode fits that bill. Please do check them out. Massive thanks to Mac Burrus (http://instagram.com/macburrus) for the theme and for the show music – they really elevate this one! — Spotify Bundle drops Royalty Rate https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/spotify-end-access-basic-music-only-plan-subscribers-who-cancel (https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/spotify-end-access-basic-music-only-plan-subscribers-who-cancel) The YK Records Guide to Releasing Music https://www.ykworld.show/episodes/the-yk-records-record-release-guide-101/ (https://www.ykworld.show/episodes/the-yk-records-record-release-guide-101/) Louisaah https://www.instagram.com/louisahhh/ (https://www.instagram.com/louisahhh/) Bandcamp Alternative.com https://bandcampalternative.com/ (https://bandcampalternative.com/) Bandcamp Daily https://daily.bandcamp.com/ (https://daily.bandcamp.com/) Bandcamp Notes Substack 🙁 https://bandcamp.substack.com/ (https://bandcamp.substack.com/) Substack Has a Nazi Problem https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/substack-extremism-nazi-white-supremacy-newsletters/676156/ (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/substack-extremism-nazi-white-supremacy-newsletters/676156/) Don’t Call It a Substack https://www.anildash.com/2024/11/19/dont-call-it-a-substack/ (https://www.anildash.com/2024/11/19/dont-call-it-a-substack/) Nina Protocol is Gone https://www.ninaprotocol.com/migrate (https://www.ninaprotocol.com/migrate) Subvert https://subvert.fm (https://subvert.fm) Ratio https://ratio.fm/ (https://ratio.fm/) Ampwall https://ampwall.com/ (https://ampwall.com/) Ampwall Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/ampwall.com (https://bsky.app/profile/ampwall.com) Ampwall + YK World https://www.ykworld.show/episodes/ampwall-building-community-with-chris-grigg/ (https://www.ykworld.show/episodes/ampwall-building-community-with-chris-grigg/) YK Records List 2026 https://ampwall.com/u/ykrecords/lists/yk-records-2026-releases (https://ampwall.com/u/ykrecords/lists/yk-records-2026-releases) YK Records Playlist 2026 https://ampwall.com/u/ykrecords/playlist/yk-sampler-2026 (https://ampwall.com/u/ykrecords/playlist/yk-sampler-2026) Theme song and episode music by Mac Burrus (https://www.instagram.com/macburrus/). Find us at ykworld.show (https://ykworld.show/) Email me at michael [at] ykworld [dot] show. Instagram: @records_yk (https://www.instagram.com/records_yk) Bluesky: ykrecords.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/ykrecords.bsky.social) Threads: @records_yk (https://www.threads.net/@records_yk)

2. 

   4 Jun 2026

   Immerse Yourself (Deep Down It’s a Quibi)

   (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yk-world/id1794019241?mt=2&ls=1) An episode without a plan! Up the creek without a paddle! Flying without wings! Struggling with metaphors all over the place. We’re back with an existential question, a litany of good things to enjoy and a rundown on music you should be partaking in – much of it from YK Records. — Jessica Breanne – Electric Heart https://ykrecords.com/releases/electric-heart (https://ykrecords.com/releases/electric-heart) Little Joys Podcast with Jessica Breanne https://littlejoys.jessicabreanne.com/ (https://littlejoys.jessicabreanne.com/) Hott Minute https://hottminute.com/ (https://hottminute.com/) Hott Minute New Episode https://hottminute.com/episodes/nascar-long-weekend-you-could-be-a-pit-lizard/ (https://hottminute.com/episodes/nascar-long-weekend-you-could-be-a-pit-lizard/) Hott Minute themes https://soundcloud.com/weownthistown/sets/hott-minute-themes (https://soundcloud.com/weownthistown/sets/hott-minute-themes) General Trust on Twitch https://twitch.com/general_trust (https://twitch.com/general_trust) Weather Rothko http://rothko.joonas.wtf/ (http://rothko.joonas.wtf/) Tower Defense – Fit for Purpose / Artless Hands https://ykrecords.com/releases/fit-for-purpose (https://ykrecords.com/releases/fit-for-purpose) Urban Heat Islands https://science.nasa.gov/kids/earth/what-is-an-urban-heat-island/ (https://science.nasa.gov/kids/earth/what-is-an-urban-heat-island/) Chris Crofton Advice King: Are Streaming Services Unfair to Musicians? “Artles Hands” inspiration https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture/advice-king-are-streaming-services-unfair-to-musicians/article_fcebfb14-4240-11ec-967e-3398419a037f.html (https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture/advice-king-are-streaming-services-unfair-to-musicians/article_fcebfb14-4240-11ec-967e-3398419a037f.html) Talking with Hands / Telefone – The Shit EP http://ykrecords.com/releases/the-shit (http://ykrecords.com/releases/the-shit) General Trust – PLANS 2 https://ykrecords.com/releases/plans-2 (https://ykrecords.com/releases/plans-2) Bleary – Little Brain https://ykrecords.com/releases/little-brain (https://ykrecords.com/releases/little-brain) Swimming Sisters – Latest Hits, Vol 1 https://swimmingsisters.bandcamp.com/album/latest-hits-vol-1 (https://swimmingsisters.bandcamp.com/album/latest-hits-vol-1) Oscar Lindsey – Glitter https://oscarlindsey.bandcamp.com/album/glitter (https://oscarlindsey.bandcamp.com/album/glitter) Theme song and episode music by Mac Burrus (https://www.instagram.com/macburrus/). Find us at ykworld.show (https://ykworld.show/) Email me at michael [at] ykworld [dot] show. Instagram: @records_yk (https://www.instagram.com/records_yk) Bluesky: ykrecords.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/ykrecords.bsky.social) Threads: @records_yk (https://www.threads.net/@records_yk)

3. 

   17 Apr 2026

   Quibi 6: An Infinite & Bleary General Exhibition

   (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yk-world/id1794019241?mt=2&ls=1) Four quick bites and a bit of an entree here; maybe something fast casual but not quite a proper sit down dinner. The metaphor is really reaching there but this one has some rapid fire updates about Infinite Limb (https://infinitelimb.com/), Bleary (http://blearyband.com/), General Trust (http://generaltrust.website/), The Features (https://thefeatures.com/) and a few more morsels. There’s music, there’s background insight, there’s announcements.. all under 30 minutes. — Meet Infinite Limb http://instagram.com/infintelimb (http://instagram.com/infintelimb) Cloudmouth videos https://cloudmouthmusic.com/ (https://cloudmouthmusic.com/) Ambient Sundays https://www.instagram.com/ambient_sundays/ (https://www.instagram.com/ambient_sundays/) Nashville Record Store Day 2026 https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4hdLOiUtv/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4hdLOiUtv/) Bleary Little Brain pre-order LP + digital https://ykrecords.com/releases/little-brain (https://ykrecords.com/releases/little-brain) Bleary on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bblearyy (https://www.instagram.com/bblearyy) General Trust – GT1 second run cassettes https://ykrecords.com/releases/gt1 (https://ykrecords.com/releases/gt1) General Trust on Instagram http://instagram.com/general_trust (http://instagram.com/general_trust) General Trust on Bluesky (JLP) https://bsky.app/profile/jlp.systems (https://bsky.app/profile/jlp.systems) The Features – The Mahaffey Sessions 1999 https://ykrecords.com/releases/the-mahaffey-sessions-1999 (https://ykrecords.com/releases/the-mahaffey-sessions-1999) The Features – Some Kind of Salvation (2023) https://thefeatures.bandcamp.com/album/some-kind-of-salvation-2023-remaster (https://thefeatures.bandcamp.com/album/some-kind-of-salvation-2023-remaster) The Features – Exhibit A (Original Sweet Tea Mix) https://thefeatures.bandcamp.com/album/exhibit-a-original-sweet-tea-mix (https://thefeatures.bandcamp.com/album/exhibit-a-original-sweet-tea-mix) The Features “God Save Rock n Roll” video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS4AEpmv6lk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS4AEpmv6lk) Major Label Debut with Bill Baird https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-team-movie-monster-with-bill-baird/id1774552470?i=1000759513909 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-team-movie-monster-with-bill-baird/id1774552470?i=1000759513909) Sound Team https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m8YUuXu8KWyeYiwVWjXU6m3G0AZPWgqvU (https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m8YUuXu8KWyeYiwVWjXU6m3G0AZPWgqvU) Bill Baird https://billbaird.bandcamp.com/ (https://billbaird.bandcamp.com/) TV Torso https://tvtorso.bandcamp.com/album/clear-lake-strangler (https://tvtorso.bandcamp.com/album/clear-lake-strangler) Theme song and episode music by Mac Burrus (https://www.instagram.com/macburrus/). Find us at ykworld.show (https://ykworld.show/) Email me at michael [at] ykworld [dot] show. Instagram: @records_yk (https://www.instagram.com/records_yk) Bluesky: ykrecords.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/ykrecords.bsky.social) Threads: @records_yk (https://www.threads.net/@records_yk)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 16 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

11

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51