Forgot how gorgeous light during winter can be
Laurel Halo
aquifer mp3
So now Brooklyn is turning out awesome electro-techno. Not fair.
That's some OG New York synth wizard, Oneohtrix Point Never in the middle and Laurel Halo to his right.
Summer gets deeper
red planet red planet red planet red planet red planet red planet red planet
Welcome to Earth, Alex - a Red Planet mix. Red Planet is a totally unique brand of techno. It probably won't convert you if you hate techno, but if you've ever enjoyed music by that name this is a must-listen.
Late night links
- What does 200 calories look like?
- The Cloud Player (build Soundcloud playlists, listen to playlists created by others, hot tracks, etc)
- RadioClouds (pick an artist and get an explosion of related artists - as watson puts it, "for rapid breadth first discovery")
- so percussionlab has all these x-mixes posted now
Wicked sci-fi from before you were born
"Hosts ELISHA SESSIONS and MARK SINKER and their astounding guests burrow insensibly into the pulp and avant-garde science fiction of 1935-1975." Readings from and discussions of a bunch of science fiction short stories. There's a podcast link to the completed series, but, irritatingly, no link to see a list of all the episodes. So:
Wish they'd done a Zelazny story.
- Episode 1: John W. Campbell, "Who Goes There"
- Episode 2: Fritz Leiber, "A Pail of Air"
- Episode 3: Isaac Asimov, "Segregationist"
- Episode 4: Donald Malcom, "Beyond the Reach of Storms"
- Episode 5: Donald Wandrei, "The Red Brain"
- Episode 6: Ray Bradbury, "A Sound of Thunder"
- Episode 7: Frank Herbert, "A Tactical Saboteur"
- Episode 8: Howard Schoenfeld, "Build Up Logically"
- Episode 9: Robert Sheckley, "Zirn Left Unguarded, The Jenghik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerley Dead"
- Episode 10: J.G. Ballard, "Track 12"
- Episode 11: Samuel R. Delany, "Aye, and Gomorrah"
- Episode 12: Arsen Darnay, "Such Is Fate"
- Episode 13: Brian Aldiss, "All the World's Tears"
- Episode 14: Thomas M. Disch, "The Squirrel Cage"
- Episode 15: Ursula Le Guin, "Things"
- Episode 16: Arthur C. Clarke, "The Forgotten Enemy"
Wish they'd done a Zelazny story.
These mixes look absolutely sick. The page design, I mean. The icons are so pretty.
Doing Things By Halves
 | My first mix in ... six years? Lie down and be counted. download mp3 |
1. David Bowie - Moss Garden b/w KLF - Justified and Ancient
2. Tim Hecker - Brownwedding
3. Secede - Born In A Tropical Swamp
4. Legion of Green Men - Stars Above Stars Below
5. Kate Bush - Joanni
6. Move D & Benjamin Brunn - Mothercorn
7. Gas - untitled
8. Claude Debussy - Nocturnes (Nuages)
9. Seefeel - Industrious
10. David Sylvian - Darshana (FSOL remix)
11. Zodiac Youth - Fast Forward the Future (The Orb's Bucket & Bong mix)
linkdump
- A List Apart: Fluid Grids: this place could use some freshening up, don't you think?
- Streamlined, Vol. 1: psherburne mix
- 'Moving Out of Poverty': outstanding new mega-study from the World Bank
- Musicophilia: amazing music blog by one of the world's most accomplished music geeks, with an outstanding knowledge of post-punk. Many, many mixes.
- Ushahidi: African-born FOSS crisis info crowdsourcing tool
Lights + music (link dump)
- Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore ("...a 1999 videowork that weaves together and processes found footage of Northern Soulies, Eighties casuals, and ravers, along with an astonishing hauntonuumological audio track...")
- ardcore arkive ("...yet another motherlode of 'old skool'...")
- Terre Thaemlitz: a complete musical archive
- phil sherburne's best of '08
- mnml ssgs favourite sets from 2008
2step mix
latest episode in the bloggariddims podcast is a selection of classic 2step garage. if the R&B flourishes don't put you off, some great beats and basslines here. (personally, i love R&B, but i know a lot of people who hate it with a deep and enduring hate.)
mp3
tracklist + commentary
i've been trapped in a (glorious) techno/house rut for a while, so it's nice to remember what a wide world of beats it is out there...
mp3
tracklist + commentary
i've been trapped in a (glorious) techno/house rut for a while, so it's nice to remember what a wide world of beats it is out there...
Thanks Ewan
This mix is pretty much the only thing between me and the pit right now. If you've been hoping Ewan Pearson would go back to the dreamy, gorgeous style from Sci.Fi.Hi.Fi, this one's for you. And the track "hatchback - white diamond (prins thomas disco miks part 1)" made me want to get it on vinyl and inflict my DJing on the world again, which hasn't happened in, shit ... long time.
OiNK is bacon
- Busted (scroll down)
- Where to now?
OiNK was a private bittorrent site for music. If I had been an OiNK user who had stolen many tons of music through it, I would be mourning it right now. On the other hand, it's useful to question the "yeah man FUCK the record companies" view on digital rights. Musicians gotta eat, yo.
(There's got to be a better discussion of that issue somewhere...)
If I donate a few thousand dollars to a musicians' pension fund, can I be absolved of guilt?
Careful ... a little goes a long way.
The Avalanches have a new mixtape up for download, the Yoga Mind Meld Relaxation Tape. If you don't have their LP "Since I Left You", you now have your album for summer 2007.
With absolutely no justification other than the fact that it's > 20 minutes long and has street noise, I'm hoping this is the "...and the day turned to night" of microhouse.
I'm wary. Great speaker + good book is better than bad speaker + great book.
Random cool stuff on a Friday
Downloads and discussion of lectures, speeches etc.
Blog posting mp3s of wonderful music you've never heard.
Wizard
Bunch of old Jeff Mills Wizard mixes digitized from tapes made from '86-'89 off Detroit radio, ready to download. I am told they feature sick mixing and scratching, mostly hip-hop with some electro, funk ...
Finally got around to listening. Like I said somewhere else, "UNBELIEVABLE mixing and scratching. It's like you're listening to him invent electronic dance music on the fly. Which I guess is exactly what he's doing."
Finally got around to listening. Like I said somewhere else, "UNBELIEVABLE mixing and scratching. It's like you're listening to him invent electronic dance music on the fly. Which I guess is exactly what he's doing."
Click "music" and check out the minimixes.
Download it, listen reflect renew (and by renew I mean, ouch my head.)
Dave's mix.
Kocky
Sasha Frere-Jones says to download this mix by Kocky. Sadly I do whatever Sasha tells me to, so ok.
Every rave tape stuffed into the glove compartment of every gray 1990 Corolla, back seat littered with flyers, currently sitting in a parking lot in western Mass, now online.
That's right, it's "sound art". I'm a glutton for punishment...
Dr. benchun sez if you don't get a steady diet of breakbeats your brain loses plasticity and your imagination and sex drive suffer. Take two of these.
Holy shit, I guess I'm still feeling idm. (I re-discover this like once a month.) di Luca takes yr favorite hip-hop and crunchy idm beats and puts em together in a yummy goo ... hey, where are you going?
Ok how about this: he drops a Paul's Boutique track, pretty much un-fucked-with, and it sounds right at home in the mix.
Ok how about this: he drops a Paul's Boutique track, pretty much un-fucked-with, and it sounds right at home in the mix.
some musical selections in podcast form
(these are not direct links)
- diplo's mad decent label
- solid steel
- wefunk
- the mixtape show
- resident advisor (Oliver Hacke, Dominik Eulberg, Digitalism ... jeepers)
(these are not direct links)
Booking agent representing badasses like John Tejada and David Duriez, with free downloadable mixes from same.
frenchbloke - a website of sorts
Th' best mashupmegamixes evah. Frenchbloke has some shit for your aaaaass.
Th' best mashupmegamixes evah. Frenchbloke has some shit for your aaaaass.
charley ten dot com
I'm listening to a really sick deep tech-house mix from this site right now ... oh but I just looked, it's not linked anywhere ... sorry ...
I'm listening to a really sick deep tech-house mix from this site right now ... oh but I just looked, it's not linked anywhere ... sorry ...
The Streets - podcast
Mike Skinner is casting down your mom.
Mike Skinner is casting down your mom.
get a podcast of your favorite band
Update: haven't gotten this to work yet
So Hype Machine aggregates mp3s from a bunch of mp3 blogs.
ok, pretty cool.
they also have a podcast of those mp3s.
nice.
but if you read the About page, you'll see that they offer a podcast of pretty much any page on the site - **including search results**.
that means you can search for your favorite band and subscribe to a podcast of mp3s of their stuff. the most recent 4 tracks in the Futureheads podcast are a couple tracks off the Area EP and a couple remixes of Hounds of Love - none of which I've heard.
fuckin' a.
Update: haven't gotten this to work yet
So Hype Machine aggregates mp3s from a bunch of mp3 blogs.
ok, pretty cool.
they also have a podcast of those mp3s.
nice.
but if you read the About page, you'll see that they offer a podcast of pretty much any page on the site - **including search results**.
that means you can search for your favorite band and subscribe to a podcast of mp3s of their stuff. the most recent 4 tracks in the Futureheads podcast are a couple tracks off the Area EP and a couple remixes of Hounds of Love - none of which I've heard.
fuckin' a.
the caretaker - free mp3s
Ghostly ambient.
Ghostly ambient.
the stycast
stylus magazine podcast. looks good.
stylus magazine podcast. looks good.
Sans Soleil - Sunlines
Free mp3 album of live tracks. His stuff as Hydraulic is spectacular, I have high hopes for this.
Free mp3 album of live tracks. His stuff as Hydraulic is spectacular, I have high hopes for this.
party ben information systems
Mashup mp3s. Try "Walking with a ghost in Paris".
Mashup mp3s. Try "Walking with a ghost in Paris".
Hype Machine
Aggregates mp3s from blogs.
Aggregates mp3s from blogs.
I don't care what anyone says, boom selection is still cool
Download the baile funk mix. DO IT. Brasil!
Download the baile funk mix. DO IT. Brasil!
Classic Cat
Free downloads of classical music performances.
Free downloads of classical music performances.
KOMPAKT-MP3
The whole back catalog. Everything.
The whole back catalog. Everything.
the mixing bowl
DJ mix mp3 torrents
DJ mix mp3 torrents
ODB covered Sussudio by Phil Collins
Yes! He did. Yes he did. Go git.
Yes! He did. Yes he did. Go git.
mix of the month
You can't see it, but I'm bouncing up and down in my chair here. And I Pavlov for Rex the Dog, Alter Ego and many many of those names.
You can't see it, but I'm bouncing up and down in my chair here. And I Pavlov for Rex the Dog, Alter Ego and many many of those names.
Not your usual bollocks
Indie mp3 podcasting. Or: have obscure music automatically downloaded to your iPod while you sleep.
Indie mp3 podcasting. Or: have obscure music automatically downloaded to your iPod while you sleep.
Revolved
Mashups of songs from "Revolver". If you don't know who made that album, leave this website immediately, thanks.
Mashups of songs from "Revolver". If you don't know who made that album, leave this website immediately, thanks.
ilx direct connect
ssshhh!
ssshhh!
ghetto postage
Dip a toe in the grime, go on. mp3s and scene critique.
Dip a toe in the grime, go on. mp3s and scene critique.
tons of free mp3s of vintage radio shows
"Abbott and Costello, Superman, Groucho Marx, The Avenger, Gunsmoke, Sherlock Homes, and many others."
"Abbott and Costello, Superman, Groucho Marx, The Avenger, Gunsmoke, Sherlock Homes, and many others."
Free mp3s of Sherlock Holmes radio dramas from the 1930s
As BoingBoing put it: "The Sherlock Holmes Society of London has hundreds of free MP3s of Sherlock Holmes radio plays from the 1930s -- amazing!"
As BoingBoing put it: "The Sherlock Holmes Society of London has hundreds of free MP3s of Sherlock Holmes radio plays from the 1930s -- amazing!"
Download rare Beatles Christmas songs
Originally sent out to fan club members in the '60s.
Originally sent out to fan club members in the '60s.
where to get songs by dead people
Old jazz recordings etc. Cocaine, champagne, economic hardship, crackly gramaphones.
Old jazz recordings etc. Cocaine, champagne, economic hardship, crackly gramaphones.
EARLabs mp3s
"Hi quality music with hi fi compression. there are two major lines; Laboratoire Moderne presents new and contemporary sounds while Laboratoire Classique presents online re-releases of old and long deleted master releases."
"Hi quality music with hi fi compression. there are two major lines; Laboratoire Moderne presents new and contemporary sounds while Laboratoire Classique presents online re-releases of old and long deleted master releases."
singing speaking sounding
a new ambient drone indie washout lovefest mix. by jube.
a new ambient drone indie washout lovefest mix. by jube.
appliance of science - archive
recorded upstairs at the cellar
recorded upstairs at the cellar
1 Million Free & Legal Music Tracks!
free music wiki attempting to track the fall of every perceptually encoded sparrow
free music wiki attempting to track the fall of every perceptually encoded sparrow
GOODIEBAG / demonbag 7" series
So much good free music! Goodiepal Goodiepal Goodiepal.
So much good free music! Goodiepal Goodiepal Goodiepal.
free bootlegs
as in live concert recordings, ADD-head
as in live concert recordings, ADD-head
the slack album
Another Black Album mashup, this time with Slanted and Enchanted. Really good according to MeFi.
Another Black Album mashup, this time with Slanted and Enchanted. Really good according to MeFi.
the whole world just got smaller
A mix! by Philip Sherburne.
A mix! by Philip Sherburne.
london booted
boot mash version of clash classic
boot mash version of clash classic
soundklash.net
jungle/hardcore mixes are rumored to be good here
jungle/hardcore mixes are rumored to be good here
webjay
"listener created playlists of songs on the web"
Very cool. Click play and it goes. Better than streaming web radio cuz you have more control over what you're listening to. The one I'm listening to is even well-sequenced.
"listener created playlists of songs on the web"
Very cool. Click play and it goes. Better than streaming web radio cuz you have more control over what you're listening to. The one I'm listening to is even well-sequenced.
neumu gramaphone
mp3s with the imprimatur (er, no ... approval?) of the highbrowest indie geeks this side of the wire
mp3s with the imprimatur (er, no ... approval?) of the highbrowest indie geeks this side of the wire
audio lunchbox
Buy full albums as mp3s, no DRM.
Buy full albums as mp3s, no DRM.
cocaine blunts and hip hop tapes
mp3s and hip hop shit talk. (thank god, nsfw)
mp3s and hip hop shit talk. (thank god, nsfw)
Steve "Steinski" Stein & Douglas "Double Dee" DiFranco's -- Lesson One: The Payoff Mix -- Lesson Two: The James Brown Mix -- Lesson Three: The History of Hip-Hop
"Made entirely with double-cassette decks and Steinski's extensive vinyl collection, these three tracks paved the way for current cut-and-paste turntablist experimentation. Countless basement DJs were influenced by The Lessons, including DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist, who both released unofficial tributes called 'Lesson Four.'"
update: Double Dee clears things up in the comments section:
"Made entirely with double-cassette decks and Steinski's extensive vinyl collection, these three tracks paved the way for current cut-and-paste turntablist experimentation. Countless basement DJs were influenced by The Lessons, including DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist, who both released unofficial tributes called 'Lesson Four.'"
update: Double Dee clears things up in the comments section:
Just to set the record straight we used a turntable, a mono reel to reel, a 2 track reel to reel and an 8 track reel to reel machine. Using cassette decks would have been like a ballerina dancing with construction boots.update two: Yeah, I'm namedropping.
kleptones - yoshimi battles the hip-hop robots
"could disappear soon - be quick"
"could disappear soon - be quick"
soul sides - the log
Soul jazz and hip-hop mp3s.
Soul jazz and hip-hop mp3s.
racewillbegin
'virtual 7" mp3 teen-pop-disco-punk'
'virtual 7" mp3 teen-pop-disco-punk'
the netlabel catalogue
Free mp3 labels.
Free mp3 labels.
mixes from the la bodega dj camp
micro/house, techno
micro/house, techno
go home productions
Mashups - Beatles, Kylie, more.
Mashups - Beatles, Kylie, more.
Muted Tones
"Seven curators, seven months, seventy minutes of music. Each month is assigned to a curator, whose job it is to fill ten minutes with the sounds of their choosing. They are invited to keep a log of their work, as they create it. Each month, their ten minute piece of music is made available for streaming or download."
"Seven curators, seven months, seventy minutes of music. Each month is assigned to a curator, whose job it is to fill ten minutes with the sounds of their choosing. They are invited to keep a log of their work, as they create it. Each month, their ten minute piece of music is made available for streaming or download."
thestreets - themix
Dodgy mixing, but still got Mikee's charm.
Dodgy mixing, but still got Mikee's charm.
the Agriculture
Welcome to the Center for New Illbient. MP3 department is down the hall, comrade.
Welcome to the Center for New Illbient. MP3 department is down the hall, comrade.
outlaw djs nu skool breaks mix
It's fun. But, um, you can skip the Pink remix.
It's fun. But, um, you can skip the Pink remix.
Welcome back to the work week. Another brilliant DJ Food mix available at boom selection. "Raiding the 20th Century", by Strictly Kev.
free Figurera mp3s
Figurera's "De Reparera" is brilliant, by the way.
Figurera's "De Reparera" is brilliant, by the way.
"In December 2003, Warp will make our entire back catalogue and all new releases available as high quality, pay-per-track MP3 downloads.
bleep.com will be the quickest and easiest method of downloading Warp music from the internet. Unlike p2p file sharing (or even iTunes), bleep.com does not require users to install proprietary software to access MP3 downloads. More information to come soon!
As with this site, bleep.com is designed and built by THE DESIGNERS REPUBLIC and KLEBER
AMUSE YOURSELVES UNTIL BLEEP."
update: It's up. Cower, humans.
bleep.com will be the quickest and easiest method of downloading Warp music from the internet. Unlike p2p file sharing (or even iTunes), bleep.com does not require users to install proprietary software to access MP3 downloads. More information to come soon!
As with this site, bleep.com is designed and built by THE DESIGNERS REPUBLIC and KLEBER
AMUSE YOURSELVES UNTIL BLEEP."
update: It's up. Cower, humans.
a list of free mp3s
We'll kind of tell you where they are, but not really. It's like a scavenger hunt! We kill puppies.
We'll kind of tell you where they are, but not really. It's like a scavenger hunt! We kill puppies.
mp3 downloads of songs played by John Peel
Free, legal.
Free, legal.
fluxblog : a return to form
"Please note that mp3s are only offered for a limited time"
Currently offering new Jay-Z, don't sleep.
"Please note that mp3s are only offered for a limited time"
Currently offering new Jay-Z, don't sleep.
the caretaker - a stairway to the stars
Sample mp3s.
Sample mp3s.
Sharing the Groove
Download live recordings via BitTorrent.
Download live recordings via BitTorrent.
my mixtapes
EMusic mixtapes.
EMusic mixtapes.
mp3shits - download latest free mp3 songs and full albums
I probably shouldn't post stuff like this here, given that this site is frequented by an EVIL RIAA SPY.
I probably shouldn't post stuff like this here, given that this site is frequented by an EVIL RIAA SPY.
The sounds of 808state
Unreleased/live tracks ("Acid Jam (808 live at Manchester New Century Hall Rave)" from 1989!), full gigs! Midis! And a big ol' picture of Bjork if that wasn't enough.
Unreleased/live tracks ("Acid Jam (808 live at Manchester New Century Hall Rave)" from 1989!), full gigs! Midis! And a big ol' picture of Bjork if that wasn't enough.
reckankomplex
"the reckankomplex is home to ascii * blitter * dj hekla * gai/jin * hrvatski * reckankreuzungsklankewerkzeuge * keith fullerton whitman."
"the reckankomplex is home to ascii * blitter * dj hekla * gai/jin * hrvatski * reckankreuzungsklankewerkzeuge * keith fullerton whitman."
get beats : aphex twin
I'm not sure all of these are actually him, but free music! Oh yeah, and this is to commemorate the release of "26 Mixes for Cash". Or something. Definitely not just psyched about the free music.
I'm not sure all of these are actually him, but free music! Oh yeah, and this is to commemorate the release of "26 Mixes for Cash". Or something. Definitely not just psyched about the free music.
Man Parrish
Electro-hip-hop pioneer gives his stuff away.
Electro-hip-hop pioneer gives his stuff away.
odessa music: where everyone's a rock star
"the idea of odessa music is to share some favorite tunes. read the articles, or don't."
(can't make it work)
"the idea of odessa music is to share some favorite tunes. read the articles, or don't."
(can't make it work)
uk garage
mp3s: 2step.isonfire.com
ukgmp3s.cjb.net
sites: ukunderground.biz
live "pirate" radio stream: dj-sl.co.uk
mp3s: 2step.isonfire.com
ukgmp3s.cjb.net
sites: ukunderground.biz
live "pirate" radio stream: dj-sl.co.uk
speedy j
Worst site navigation ever. Hint: hold down the spacebar, click the mouse, then release the spacebar. Lots of free music though, and we are in a recession, if you hadn't noticed.
update: apparently,
Worst site navigation ever. Hint: hold down the spacebar, click the mouse, then release the spacebar. Lots of free music though, and we are in a recession, if you hadn't noticed.
update: apparently,
"It's not supposed to be a walk in the park." -- Speedy J (*)So, my bad. I guess.
* -- Actual quote
Anthony Saunders's iDisk
This idm Weezer cover is either really awesome or terrible. I just can't tell. I consume media way too fast to even think about forming critical judgements. Next!
This idm Weezer cover is either really awesome or terrible. I just can't tell. I consume media way too fast to even think about forming critical judgements. Next!
mp3.mp3s.ru
Russian mp3 download/search site. The weird thing is that most of the download links seem to actually work. If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be listening to 'Blue Monday' right now.
Russian mp3 download/search site. The weird thing is that most of the download links seem to actually work. If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be listening to 'Blue Monday' right now.
9 Beet Stretch
"...consists of of Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th symphony stretched to 24 hours, leading it closer to eternity than ever." Only, um, why is there a fifth movement?
"...consists of of Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th symphony stretched to 24 hours, leading it closer to eternity than ever." Only, um, why is there a fifth movement?
In honor of the World Cup (I know I'm a bit late): featured mp3: New Order - World In Motion (why?)
A question about idm mp3 pages on idm-m elicited this:
"Further to diveintomercury's suggestions..
http://www.systemf3.com/ - not necessarily quite in the direction you're talking about, but at least check out the Acustic stuff as that might be more in line with what you want.
http://www.electraum.com - bunch of IDM stuff on rotate.
Kracfive have set up an MP3 rotator.. http://www.kracfive.com
There's also quite a bit of interesting stuff on http://www.epitonic.com if you feel inclined to snoop around.
Michael
http://www.ampcast.com/jetjaguar
http://www.involverecords.com"
Murcof apparently has an album coming up on Leaf. Must check that out. (Also: artist site)
An entire free Herbert album (in his Radio Boy guise). Much less jazzy than the material he's won fame for, comes complete with earnest political agenda.
Many free mp3s at subverseco, check out the Books On Tape material.
INEVITABLE BACKLASH'S FEATURED MP3: Bob Holroyd - African Drug. Ethno-tribal goodness, propulsive enough to avoid the cheese.
The Andrew Weatherall mix is (shock!) great. electro radio
boom selection - looks like a music blog, focusing on bootlegs. Fun mp3s to download - Britney vs. Eminem, Outkast remixed by Fatboy slim. (Update: bsx is a helpful filter for the boom selection stuff, whittling it down to the must-listen boots and mixes. I live on the wrong fucking side of the Atlantic.)
