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I am pretty much saturated with free music from the many netlabels and happy "amateur" musicians who release music because they make music for music's sake, not

by Sprint 13y ago

I am pretty much saturated with free music from the many netlabels and happy "amateur" musicians who release music because they make music for music's sake, not money. If somebody wants recommendations, name a genre and I will see if I can drop some links. There is a lot of negative prejudice against free music which is a real shame.

replax 13y ago
Hi! since there is no email jaddress on your profile, I'll ask here. please share some psytrance/Goa and the like artists if you don't mind: )
- Sprint 13y ago
  Yay, jackpot! :D http://www.ektoplazm.com/section/free-music http://www.ektoplazm.com/section/free-music will overwhelm you. The great thing is that it aggregates pretty much all good free releases are there. When you find something you like, try the netlabel it comes from. Often they focus on one particular style. Randomly recommending http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/trinodia-unknown-space http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/trinodia-unknown-space as I really like that oldschool Goa. If progpsy is alright, try http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/cyandroids http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/cyandroids (Meller - Nothing). http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/quantica-astrobiology http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/quantica-astrobiology is some blend with DnB.
fumar 13y ago
I do think there is a "negative" connotation to free music. Free does not mean bad, or less good, than expensive music, when it comes to art. As a musician, it is significantly harder to produce an entire album by oneself. But, thats the great part of releasing something into the world, its all mine. No one else's imagination touched what I wanted to create. Set Up::: I use a synthesizer, a midi keyboard, and an APC 40. A decent pair of studio monitors, M-Audio BX5 D2s. I sometimes borrow a microphone for a friend that works in a music studio. I record everything on Ableton 8 or 9. I always share my music for free, and give the listener the option to pay if they want. I am about to release a three track EP, you can listen the first track here. http://fantasmafigueroa.bandcamp.com/album/afuera http://fantasmafigueroa.bandcamp.com/album/afuera EDIT: It might not be everyone's cup of tea. I grew up listening to Chicago house/acid house. Influences: Brian Eno, Max Richter, Boards of Canada, Efdemin, Stars of the Lid... lots of ambient stuff.
- Sprint 13y ago
  Your definition of free is not the same as mine. I mean music that is freely licensed so everyone can share it as they like. Creative Commons licenses are the great standard here. Your music requires at least giving you/Bandcamp an e-mail address (a personal gripe of mine and instant tab closer) and says "all rights reserved".
  - fumar 13y ago
    Requiring email, instant tap closer, huh? I never had any feedback regarding this. Bandcamp was just an easy place to share. I just changed the setting.
dmbjr 13y ago
Could you share your favorite free extreme metal?
- Sprint 13y ago
  I don't know what "extreme metal" is nor have I found a Metal netlabel yet but the site with the worst redesign strategy in the free music world has some great ones. Might not be the style(s) you are into. http://www.jamendo.com/list/a41418/whispers http://www.jamendo.com/list/a41418/whispers http://www.jamendo.com/list/a37727/the-awakening http://www.jamendo.com/list/a37727/the-awakening http://www.jamendo.com/list/a27926/darkshine http://www.jamendo.com/list/a27926/darkshine http://www.jamendo.com/list/a42180/coma-circle-lp http://www.jamendo.com/list/a42180/coma-circle-lp http://www.jamendo.com/list/a76571/angelic-asylum http://www.jamendo.com/list/a76571/angelic-asylum http://www.jamendo.com/list/a43370/anno-domini-mmix http://www.jamendo.com/list/a43370/anno-domini-mmix
  - dmbjr 13y ago
    Thanks, I'll check them out and play around with jamendo. Here's a nice site for distinguishing subgenres of music: http://www.furia.com/misc/genremaps/engenremap.html http://www.furia.com/misc/genremaps/engenremap.html

by Sprint 13y ago

replax 13y ago

Hi! since there is no email jaddress on your profile, I'll ask here. please share some psytrance/Goa and the like artists if you don't mind: )

Sprint 13y ago
Yay, jackpot! :D http://www.ektoplazm.com/section/free-music http://www.ektoplazm.com/section/free-music will overwhelm you. The great thing is that it aggregates pretty much all good free releases are there. When you find something you like, try the netlabel it comes from. Often they focus on one particular style. Randomly recommending http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/trinodia-unknown-space http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/trinodia-unknown-space as I really like that oldschool Goa. If progpsy is alright, try http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/cyandroids http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/cyandroids (Meller - Nothing). http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/quantica-astrobiology http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/quantica-astrobiology is some blend with DnB.

fumar 13y ago

I do think there is a "negative" connotation to free music. Free does not mean bad, or less good, than expensive music, when it comes to art. As a musician, it is significantly harder to produce an entire album by oneself. But, thats the great part of releasing something into the world, its all mine. No one else's imagination touched what I wanted to create. Set Up::: I use a synthesizer, a midi keyboard, and an APC 40. A decent pair of studio monitors, M-Audio BX5 D2s. I sometimes borrow a microphone for a friend that works in a music studio. I record everything on Ableton 8 or 9. I always share my music for free, and give the listener the option to pay if they want. I am about to release a three track EP, you can listen the first track here. http://fantasmafigueroa.bandcamp.com/album/afuera http://fantasmafigueroa.bandcamp.com/album/afuera EDIT: It might not be everyone's cup of tea. I grew up listening to Chicago house/acid house. Influences: Brian Eno, Max Richter, Boards of Canada, Efdemin, Stars of the Lid... lots of ambient stuff.

Sprint 13y ago
Your definition of free is not the same as mine. I mean music that is freely licensed so everyone can share it as they like. Creative Commons licenses are the great standard here. Your music requires at least giving you/Bandcamp an e-mail address (a personal gripe of mine and instant tab closer) and says "all rights reserved".
- fumar 13y ago
  Requiring email, instant tap closer, huh? I never had any feedback regarding this. Bandcamp was just an easy place to share. I just changed the setting.

dmbjr 13y ago

Could you share your favorite free extreme metal?

Sprint 13y ago
I don't know what "extreme metal" is nor have I found a Metal netlabel yet but the site with the worst redesign strategy in the free music world has some great ones. Might not be the style(s) you are into. http://www.jamendo.com/list/a41418/whispers http://www.jamendo.com/list/a41418/whispers http://www.jamendo.com/list/a37727/the-awakening http://www.jamendo.com/list/a37727/the-awakening http://www.jamendo.com/list/a27926/darkshine http://www.jamendo.com/list/a27926/darkshine http://www.jamendo.com/list/a42180/coma-circle-lp http://www.jamendo.com/list/a42180/coma-circle-lp http://www.jamendo.com/list/a76571/angelic-asylum http://www.jamendo.com/list/a76571/angelic-asylum http://www.jamendo.com/list/a43370/anno-domini-mmix http://www.jamendo.com/list/a43370/anno-domini-mmix
- dmbjr 13y ago
  Thanks, I'll check them out and play around with jamendo. Here's a nice site for distinguishing subgenres of music: http://www.furia.com/misc/genremaps/engenremap.html http://www.furia.com/misc/genremaps/engenremap.html