Free Music Friday: Reader Jeff McLeod has released a new album of doom-drenched electronica, Scalps Of Gods. Here’s what Mcleod has to say about Scalps Of Gods: 6 months of the inward expressed outwardly through alien means. No strings were stroked as man controlled machines or machines controlled man or machines controlled machines. Prepare to… Read More Free Music Friday – Doom-Drenched Electronica From Jeff McLeod
What do you think of Holy Fuck? They’ve been getting a certain amount of press lately, partially because everybody likes an excuse to put “holy fuck” in their magazine/paper/blog, and partially because foodie Rachel Ray got them to play at her SXSW party. They’re getting characterized as an electronica band, but they seem more like… Read More What Do You Think Of Holy Fuck?
Noah Vawter, a.k.a. Shifty, created Ambient Addition, an ambient music generator that interacts with your environment. A tiny Digital Signal Processing (DSP) chip analyzes a built-in microphone’s sound and superimposes a layer of harmony and rhythm on top of the listener’s world. In the new context, some surprising behaviors take place. Listeners tend to play… Read More Gadget Turns Everything Into Ambient Music
Expedition_2, a new compilation CD from Everest Records, is one of the most adventurous electronica CDs to come our way in a long time. Everest is establishing a reputation for fearless releases, and this is no exception. Expedition_2 ranges from IDM to bizarre experimental electronica. If you’re into edgier, more experimental sounds, this compilation is… Read More Various – Expedition_2
General Fuzz ( James Kirsch) has published 3+ albums of electronic music that are available as free downloads from his site. According to Kirsch, “It is electronic music with the emphasis on music. Its not so much dance music as music to zone out to.” GF’s tracks have down-tempo grooves and often have a jazz… Read More Free Downtempo Electronica from General Fuzz
Erratik Productions is a video production company that creates fresh, eclectic entertainment including rock, jazz, electronica, and hip-hop music. They have a variety of experimental music videos available for download, along with a collection of free electronica MP3s. Check out Playing By The Freeway, by Ryan Rapsys.
Sigma is a Finnish electronic music duo that has made music since 1997. Sigma’s music has strong ambient flavor, with an element of experimental electronic music. Live-shows are balanced between improvisational and composed parts creating long ambient soundscapes. Human Trinity is a 100% improvisational piece recorded live in Kanneltalo in 2004.
Artificial Bliss records has released the Framework EP by Irlos as a free download of MP3 files. The first EP from Irlos is described as “a journey of subtle and experimental textures, combined with complex beats and atmospheric touches. A great collection of tracks to simply sit back and relax to. Deeply creative, thoughtfully produced… Read More Free Electronica EP from Irlos
Auxar has a new release, Laugan.Evil – The Bowl, that is available as a free MP3 download. The track is the first part in a series of acoustic experiments in recording overtone music. All ‘natural oscillators’ played by Laugan Evil. More information is available at Auxar.com. A podcast is also available of music on the… Read More Free MP3s from Auxar Music
Jessica Vale is a multimedia artist based in New York city. Her debut CD, The Sex Album, features eleven tracks made from the sounds of recorded sex, manipulated into melodies, beats and ambience. “Every sound you hear that is not a vocal, was once live sex,” explains Vale. “We did not use a ‘traditional’ instrument… Read More Jessica Vale Interview – Sex, Mics and Music
