Free Music Friday: Synthtopia reader Martin Herron sends word of his new downtempo/glitch album, Headcleaner, which has been released as a free net release: IDMf netlabel has just released my first album, Headcleaner. It’s a collection of experimental, ambient, glitchy melodic IDM, in the vein of Plaid, Autechre, etc. You can preview and download the… Read More Free Album Download – Morpion’s Headcleaner
Free Music Friday: This is an improvised set by Scanner (Robin Rimbaud), recorded live at WGXC 90.7-FM: Hands-on Radio, on July 2, 2011 in Hudson, NY. “None of this material will be released in this format or played again in this fashion,” notes Scanner. “Download it, share and enjoy.” via disquiet
The Serge lovers at Quadslope.com have announced another free album of electronic music that features a heavy dose of Serge Modular goodness, Probe:2 The Quadslope Compilation. Here’s what they have to say about the new album: We are proud to report word of a new transmission received from the Quadslope Probe as it slides effortlessly… Read More Probe:2 The Quadslope Compilation
Free Music Friday: Synth addict Benjamin Cameron (Isotope of Me) recently reconfigured his modular synth setup, shown above, which also features Monome, Expert Sleepers software and Manta controller. After getting some new additions to the system working, it was time to get his synth on – so he recorded a track and shared it. Here’s… Read More Free Music Friday – Isotope Of Me’s ‘Heavy Heavy’
Free Music: Brian Eno has released a free track (email address required), Imagine New Times, from his forthcoming collaboration with poet Rick Holland. The Eno/Holland collaboration, Drums Between The Bells, is scheduled for release July 5th. Imagine New Times was recorded during the Drums Between the Bells, sessions. The song does not appear on the… Read More Free Download From Brian Eno, ‘Imagine New Times’
Free Music Friday: Think Android music apps aren’t ready for prime-time yet? Coolout sent word to us about his album, The Rise, which was created using Android music apps. Coolout calls The Rise ‘the world’s first Android album’. All sounds were created and vocals recorded through an Android cell phone. Apps used: Virtual Amp, MusicGrid,… Read More Free Music Friday – The World’s First Album Made On An Android Phone
We hate to see a Friday go by without sharing some links to some free music – so here are a couple of reader tracks to check out. First up, give a listen to Windows Of The Soul, by Fool’s Chaos. Pay particular attention to the wicked basslines in the middle section. See the Fool’s… Read More Free Music Friday – Wicked Basslines & Galactic Didactic
If you’re interested in electronic music history, sci fi or just free music, you’ll want to check out this free download of Edward Artemiev‘s soundtrack to the 70’s Russian sci fi classic, Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris. The Solaris soundtrack is unusual in that it was created using the rare ANS synthesizer, which used photo-optic recording to… Read More Free Download – The Electronic Soundtrack To The 70’s Sci Fi Classic ‘Solaris’
Free Music Friday: Creative License: Steinski’s Rough Mix is a free DJ mix that features songs and artists discussed within Kembrew McLeod & Peter DiCola’s new book Creative License: The Law and Culture of Digital Sampling. The free download features hundreds of songs and samples mashed together by Steinski, the sonic cut-and-paste artist best known… Read More Illegal Art | Free Music – Steinski’s Rough Mix
Made By Robot has announced a new release of music inspired by shortwave number stations, Number Stations Part II. Here are the details: When Jon Sykes aka Made By Robot first approached us with his idea to make a compilation based around “Number Stations” we thought that the idea was interesting and that we would sure… Read More Free Music Remixes Numbers Stations
