Where is there free music on the first site? It just tells me to fuck off to shitunes. And the other wants me to register when I click on download :o 

That was my reaction too. Instant loss of interest thanks to Flash and e-mail registration. I wish there were better definitions of free content online. 

that was not meant against you, but against the creators who think their offerings are free. 

i've just downloaded several albums from each site without going to itunes or registering

one asks for an email to send the links too but that's all 

forgot to mention before i clicked submit, click on 'pl downloads' and each album has a direct download link 

Spirit you are the worst human being that has ever existed in germany. That's right. 

I didn't activate the flash on that one site, because nobody would be stupid enough to hide valuable links inside flash, right?

I'm still not giving them my email address, anyways. Or maybe my spam throwaway one. With most music one or two clicks away, do I care enough to register for potential spam? 

Doing a course in it. So far it has only threatened my family once, and killed one of my goldfish. 

it seems some of us are stuck in 1984. in more ways than one... 

I was born in '84. And OK - I dont really have a goldfish. I dont see your point rj 

Mindcrime, for example. 

that wasn't in reference to your post ricky. i was getting at orwellian paranoia and technophobia associated with living in the past... 

You fail at logic.

a) How you come to the conclusion that thinking that flash is shit means the person has technophobia is beyond me. The other way around, maybe.

b) Let's assume that living in the past, as you call it, implies technophobia. That doesn't mean someone who has technophobia lives in the past.

You should look up the difference between implication and logical equivalence. 

 

 

technophobia probably wasn't the right word, then. i didn't put a great deal of thought into that post and only made it to quell ricky's suspicions that the comment was aimed at him. i'm surprised you found it worth dissecting! 

Yeah, I dislike flash, but I don't like to be called a technophobic or a person who's living in the past. Even though you didn't specifically say that I was either. I do take umbrage at the implication nevertheless. 

The whole website or a download link aren't those places. 

I'm not a fan of flash myself, I use the click-to-flash Firefox extension, but I'm not virulently allergic either.

Random Rab did offer his music for free briefly to celebrate his US tour with Shpongle, apparently not anymore. Epic fail on my part there, didn't re-check the link. There's still a few free tracks on http://randomrab.bandcamp.com/

I don't understand the stigma against giving out one's email for free music. 99% of the time it's through a music distribution system called Topspin that virtually every smart musician is using nowaday to promote themselves. Recognizing that many people value music at zero dollars, they give away tracks for free to compete with piracy. Win-win.

I have given out my email uncountable times to get free tracks. All it does is to sign you up for that artist's mailing list. Big deal. If I enjoy the music I'm getting then logically I will also be interested in hearing about what that artist is up to - new album, going on tour, more free stuff, etc. If you don't like it then you can just unsubscribe like all opt-in mailing lists. No big loss except about 10 seconds of your time.

Pretty Lights is really good! Seriously. I think his music is free because he uses unlicensed samples. 

http://qrf.mine.nu/~metch/tracks.html 

Its a bit dark and a bit cheeky, and it works for me. The first tune is fun but not prog enough for my taste, and the second tune was a it too simple too, and repetative. But that third tune is mustard. Groovey man, grooooovey. 

brilliant! only partway through the second of four albums i downloaded but this is awesome. reminds me of avalanches a little

listened to three random rab albums too, good in parts but a little hit & miss overall. epicycle was my favourite

cheers grahf! 

http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_7447818 

http://cdn2.netops.eidosinteractive.com/pringo4-dx-new/data/extensions_data/square_podcasts/c/4/c/a/4/1/podcast.mp3

<3 

Cool synth but overall a super generic wall of sound. Wailing woman is soo 2005.