New Weird Australia is a not-for-profit, government-sponsored initiative promoting new eclectic & experimental music - plenty of free downloads & podcasts are available on the site.
posted by UbuRoivas
on Dec 4, 2010 -
6 comments
The Virtual Gramophone. A massive database of early Canadian 78 RPM recordings, now available in mp3 and rm format. Over 13,000 titles available, freely downloadable. Includes
biographical notes on the artists, notes on the
history of Canadian recording, interesting
technical notes on media conversion, a
few videos from the olde dayes, and
podcasts. This collection is particularly strong on Quebecois and Acadien folk/fiddle music. Courtesy of the
Library and Archives Services of the Government of Canada.
Mentioned once before in passing, five years ago on Metafilter, but much improved since them realaudio only days.
posted by Rumple
on Oct 31, 2006 -
18 comments
MP3 Blog Roundup • A far-flung variety of free mp3 singles posted almost daily. Without
Sense's roundup I would have never stumbled across the excellent
Enchanted Sounds
of the Islanders. Equally worth bookmarking:
Fat Planet,
NewFlux,
Pop77,
ScissorKick,
TangMonkey,
TtIKtDA,
Tofu Hut,
Cocaine Blunts & Hip-Hop Tapes,
Music for Robots,
Soul Sides,
MoistWorks,
A Million LoveSongs,
Copy Right?,
The Big
Ticket,
TalkieWalkie,
Bubblegum Machine,
Fingertips,
#1 Songs in Heaven,
Mythical Beast,
Fruits of Chaos,
Moebius Rex...
posted by dhoyt
on Jul 10, 2004 -
43 comments
