Private trackers have gotten way better. I think they've figured out how to retain obscure and rare things. At least RED, GGn, OPH, BTN and PTP have. I'm sure there are others.
Come back to torrenting if you feel trapped by subscriptions and enshittification. There is a bar to entry, but it ain't too bad.
I do miss the weird fake tracks. There was a whole 3rd "Portishead" album that fake.
Holy shit!!! I was uninitiated.