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. 

blink 

this made me lol. 

(double checks to make sure this is the music thread)

I just picked up a CD from Booker T, who has been doing this shit forever (forever being since the early 60s in this case), and I can't seem to stop listening to it.

It was nominated for two Grammys, but had somehow slipped entirely under my radar until I heard a cut on Pandora, and it's some of the catchiest purely instrumental rock I've heard in a long time.

Check this.

Have another. 

thanks for that, those were awesome. ^_^ 

but he definitely needs a new drummer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA6o4vq2ldU 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZqZCS0rCmE&feature=related 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmQxx0g5OT8 

I was about to drop this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUJ0IYZKLvE

And ask if anyone else had seen the film yet?
Pure class.

But as a jazz-funk-rock band I would say that those links u posted are not bad. Traces of Red Sparrowes. I thin the main let down is the production. For me:

1 - they need to be mixed at a reasonable level, instead of trying to make it overtly loud.

2 - the drums are played really well but recorded very poorly and sounds like a sub-par kit. Needs more bass in the drums.

3 - bring the bass up a bit

4 - find a guitar that sounds as percussive but less dry.

then i think it would sound better.

/rant. 

With Omar & co:

http://omardigital.rodriguezlopezproductions.com/track/el-oyente

http://omardigital.rodriguezlopezproductions.com/track/paper-cunts

And haven't listened that much but some of his solo stuff seems really nice like this one: http://zachhill.bandcamp.com/track/the-primitives-talk

I wonder if you could get Zach Hill and Brian Chippendale to play together without complete sound overload... 

That referring to me?

hm, need to think about it, never occured to me to think about the production yet. my mind is still trying to follow everything and see all the connections/patterns that might be in there. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZEIozl5Dks

kinda similar, kinda not 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi6RLrWzMZY

http://video.metalz.info/horse-the-band-shapeshift-video.html