diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 192d833..ba7c5fd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ log = "0.4"
 base64 = "0.21.5"
 snap = "1.1.0"
 rcue = "0.1.3"
+gstreamer = "0.21.2"
+glib = "0.18.3"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d6c8bb0..d98209c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ pub mod music_controller {
     pub mod config;
     pub mod controller;
 }
+
+pub mod music_player;
diff --git a/src/music_player.rs b/src/music_player.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ec9670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/music_player.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+// Crate things
+use crate::music_controller::config::Config;
+use crate::music_storage::music_db::URI;
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::sync::mpsc::{Sender, self, Receiver};
+
+// GStreamer things
+use gst::{ClockTime, Element};
+use gstreamer as gst;
+use gstreamer::prelude::*;
+use glib::FlagsClass;
+
+// Time things
+use chrono::Duration;
+
+enum PlayerCmd {
+    Play,
+}
+
+/// An instance of a music player with a GStreamer backend
+pub struct Player {
+    source: Option<URI>,
+    events: Sender<PlayerCmd>,
+    playbin: Element,
+    position: Duration,
+    duration: Duration,
+    paused: bool,
+    volume: f64,
+    gapless: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for Player {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+
+impl Player {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        gst::init().unwrap();
+
+        let playbin = gst::ElementFactory::make("playbin")
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let flags = playbin.property_value("flags");
+        let flags_class = FlagsClass::with_type(flags.type_()).unwrap();
+
+        let flags = flags_class
+            .builder_with_value(flags)
+            .unwrap()
+            .set_by_nick("audio")
+            .set_by_nick("download")
+            .unset_by_nick("video")
+            .unset_by_nick("text")
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+        playbin.set_property_from_value("flags", &flags);
+
+        playbin
+            .bus()
+            .expect("Failed to get GStreamer message bus");
+
+        let source = None;
+        let (tx, _): (Sender<PlayerCmd>, Receiver<PlayerCmd>) = mpsc::channel();
+        Self {
+            source,
+            events: tx,
+            playbin,
+            paused: false,
+            volume: 0.5,
+            gapless: false,
+            position: Duration::seconds(0),
+            duration: Duration::seconds(0),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn enqueue_next(&mut self, next_track: URI) {
+        self.set_state(gst::State::Ready);
+
+        self.playbin.set_property("uri", next_track.as_uri());
+
+        self.play();
+    }
+
+
+    /// Set the playback volume, accepts a float from 0 to 1
+    pub fn set_volume(&mut self, volume: f64) {
+        self.volume = volume.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+        self.set_gstreamer_volume(self.volume);
+    }
+
+    /// Set volume of the internal playbin player, can be
+    /// used to bypass the main volume control for seeking
+    fn set_gstreamer_volume(&mut self, volume: f64) {
+        self.playbin.set_property("volume", volume)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the current volume level, a float from 0 to 1
+    pub fn volume(&mut self) -> f64 {
+        self.volume
+    }
+
+    fn set_state(&mut self, state: gst::State) {
+        self.playbin
+            .set_state(state)
+            .expect("Unable to set the pipeline state");
+    }
+
+    /// If the player is paused or stopped, starts playback
+    pub fn play(&mut self) {
+        self.set_state(gst::State::Playing);
+    }
+
+    /// Pause, if playing
+    pub fn pause(&mut self) {
+        self.paused = true;
+        self.set_state(gst::State::Paused);
+    }
+
+    /// Resume from being paused
+    pub fn resume(&mut self) {
+        self.paused = false;
+        self.set_state(gst::State::Playing);
+    }
+
+    /// Check if playback is paused
+    pub fn is_paused(&mut self) -> bool {
+        self.playbin.current_state() == gst::State::Paused
+    }
+
+    /// Set the playback URI
+    pub fn set_source(&mut self, source: URI) {
+        self.source = Some(source.clone());
+        self.playbin.set_property("uri", source.as_uri())
+    }
+
+    /// Get the current playback position of the player
+    pub fn position(&mut self) -> Option<Duration> {
+        self.playbin.query_position::<ClockTime>().map(|pos| Duration::nanoseconds(pos.nseconds() as i64))
+    }
+
+    /// Get the duration of the currently playing track
+    pub fn duration(&mut self) -> Option<Duration> {
+        self.playbin.query_duration::<ClockTime>().map(|pos| Duration::milliseconds(pos.mseconds() as i64))
+    }
+
+    /// Seek relative to the current position
+    pub fn seek_by(&mut self, seek_amount: Duration) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+        let time_pos = match self.position() {
+            Some(pos) => pos,
+            None => return Err("No position".into())
+        };
+        let seek_pos = time_pos + seek_amount;
+
+        self.seek_to(seek_pos)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Seek absolutely
+    pub fn seek_to(&mut self, last_pos: Duration) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+        let duration = match self.duration() {
+            Some(dur) => dur,
+            None => return Err("No duration".into())
+        };
+        let seek_pos = last_pos.clamp(Duration::seconds(0), duration);
+
+        let seek_pos_clock = ClockTime::from_mseconds(seek_pos.num_milliseconds() as u64);
+        self.set_gstreamer_volume(0.0);
+        self
+            .playbin
+            .seek_simple(gst::SeekFlags::FLUSH, seek_pos_clock)?;
+        self.set_gstreamer_volume(self.volume);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/music_storage/music_db.rs b/src/music_storage/music_db.rs
index 44939df..21df4f5 100644
--- a/src/music_storage/music_db.rs
+++ b/src/music_storage/music_db.rs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ pub enum URI {
         start: Duration,
         end: Duration,
     },
-    Remote(Service, PathBuf),
+    Remote(Service, String),
 }
 
 impl URI {
@@ -213,13 +213,22 @@ impl URI {
     }
 
     /// Returns the location as a PathBuf
-    pub fn path(&self) -> &PathBuf {
+    pub fn path(&self) -> PathBuf {
         match self {
-            URI::Local(location) => location,
-            URI::Cue { location, .. } => location,
-            URI::Remote(_, location) => location,
+            URI::Local(location) => location.clone(),
+            URI::Cue { location, .. } => location.clone(),
+            URI::Remote(_, location) => PathBuf::from(location),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn as_uri(&self) -> String {
+        let path_str = match self {
+            URI::Local(location) => format!("file://{}", location.as_path().to_string_lossy()),
+            URI::Cue { location, .. } => format!("file://{}", location.as_path().to_string_lossy()),
+            URI::Remote(_, location) => location.clone(),
+        };
+        path_str.to_string()
+    }
 }
 
 impl ToString for URI {
@@ -227,7 +236,7 @@ impl ToString for URI {
         let path_str = match self {
             URI::Local(location) => location.as_path().to_string_lossy(),
             URI::Cue { location, .. } => location.as_path().to_string_lossy(),
-            URI::Remote(_, location) => location.as_path().to_string_lossy(),
+            URI::Remote(_, location) => location.into(),
         };
         path_str.to_string()
     }
@@ -371,7 +380,7 @@ impl MusicLibrary {
 
     /// Queries for a [Song] by its [PathBuf], returning a `Vec<Song>`
     /// with matching `PathBuf`s
-    fn query_path(&self, path: &PathBuf) -> Option<Vec<&Song>> {
+    fn query_path(&self, path: PathBuf) -> Option<Vec<&Song>> {
         let result: Arc<Mutex<Vec<&Song>>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
         self.library.par_iter().for_each(|track| {
             if path == track.location.path() {