Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich announced that he plans to pull band Atoms for Peace’s music from Spotify.
The Huffington Post reports that Godrich told fans that the band’s album Amok will no longer be available for streaming on the music site. Godrich also is set to pull two other albums, a collaboration with R.E.M. drummer Joey Waronker, Ultraista , and Thom Yorke’s The Eraser .
“We’re off of Spotify,” Godrich said to fans via Twitter in a lengthy rant, calling the streaming application “bad for new music.”
Godrich went on the explain that his decision stems from his belief that artists should be paid more for the use of their music, a “model” that Spotify and similar sites encourage.
“The music industry is being taken over by the back door,” Godrich said. “And if we don't try and make it fair for new music producers and artists then the art will suffer. Make no mistake. These are all the same old industry bods trying to get a stranglehold on the delivery system.”
The 42-year-old musician said that he strongly disagrees with the idea that “small labels and new artists can't even keep their lights on” with the “few thousand dollars” they receive from “millions of streams.”
Fellow bandmate Yorke joined in, according to CBS , saying, "Make no mistake new artists you discover on #Spotify will no get paid. meanwhile shareholders will shortly being rolling in it. Simples."
The company under fire released a statement in response to the angry musicians tweets.
"Much of this money is being invested in nurturing new talent and producing great new music,” the statement read. “We're 1000 percent committed to making Spotify the most artist-friendly music service possible and are constantly talking to artists and managers about how Spotify can help build their careers."
Further, CEO David Ek took to his own Twitter to defend his company, saying that streaming "is now a very big revenue source.”
For now, fans of Atoms for Peace will have to stick to buying the band’s cds or listening to their music on YouTube. To get a taste of what you’ll be missing from Spotify, check out “Ingenue” in the video below: