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dub3's pixel tribute to Beatport in 2009: a Modern-era music site
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2009 page

dub3 card · www.beatport.com

Beatport (2009)

Now in 56k.

Cost
5 RAM
Power
6
Rarity
Rare
Family
Media
Era
Modern (2009 on)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: +1 Power to your cards in other lanes.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 5 RAM to play and brings 6 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Media cards broadcast Power to your other lanes.

The site, in 2009

An online store for electronic music aimed at DJs, selling full tracks and resources for remixing.

SFX Entertainment bought it in 2013 for a reported $50 million or so. It came out of SFX's 2016 bankruptcy without debt and still runs as a music store.

In 2009: 'The New Beatport' arrived on 21 January, with artwork embedded in purchased music and a My Beatport preference system.

Modern era, 2009 on. Phones, feeds and cookie banners. The web got fast, flat and very sure about notifications.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2009 page.

Put it on your site

Run Beatport, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1999. Paste this into your page:

Beatport is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2009, then plays a short scene. Want Beatport in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.

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