Bandcamp MCP
Enables searching and retrieving details about albums, artists, tracks, and labels on Bandcamp, browsing by genre tags, and discovering new music.
Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Bandcamp MCPSearch for Aphex Twin on Bandcamp"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
Bandcamp MCP
MCP server for Bandcamp music discovery and research. Deploy on Render (free tier) and use with Claude.
Tools
Tool | Description |
| Search for albums, artists, tracks, labels |
| Get album details with tracklist, tags, credits, pricing |
| Get artist info, bio, discography, links |
| Get track details with lyrics |
| Browse music by genre/tag |
| Discover new music by genre, format, popularity |
Related MCP server: Music Player MCP Server
Deploy to Render
Fork this repo
Go to Render Dashboard
Select your forked repo
Click Apply - uses
render.yamlautomatically
No environment variables needed.
Configure Claude
Add to ~/.mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bandcamp": {
"url": "https://your-app.onrender.com/sse"
}
}
}Restart Claude Code to activate.
Example Usage
"Search for Aphex Twin on Bandcamp"
"Find new ambient albums"
"Get info about this album: https://artist.bandcamp.com/album/..."
"Discover top electronic vinyl releases"Popular Tags
ambient, electronic, synthwave, vaporwave, lofi, techno, house, shoegaze, post-punk, indie-rock, dark-ambient, drone, noise, chiptune, lo-fi-hip-hop
Local Development
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python -m src.server_remoteServer runs on http://localhost:8000
License
MIT
This server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
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