"Californian punk band Pennywise has a new album due March 25th. And they're giving it to you for free. They're teaming up with myspace and will offer the album The Western World via download for two weeks at no charge. They haven’t specified the quality of the free audio files yet. You can get more info at the Pennywise myspace page.
via triple j
AcidMothersGuruGuru features Mani Neumeier from the legendary and influential German Krautrock group Guru Guru as well as Kawabata Makoto and Atsushi Tsuyama from Japan's holy Acid Mothers Temple. The result is a fiery fantasy filled, loud/soft, colorful trans-generational psychedelic collaboration." Read on
Andreas Gerth & Tied + Tickled Trio
radioeins.de: "Das "Tied + Tickled Trio" hat mit "aelita" eine neue Platte veröffentlicht - inspiriert von Filmen, Gemälden und Büchern. Es geht um Visionen, Futurismus und Science Fiction. Olaf Zimmermann begrüßte in den "elektro beats" den "Tied + Tickled Trio"- Keyboarder Andreas Gerth." Anhören
Ms John Soda
br.online.de: "Digital oder analog, Pop/Rock, Song/Track, Indie/Tronica, Hiding oder Fading? Ms John Soda wollen und müssen sich nicht entscheiden. Ms John Soda = Stefanie Böhm (auch bei Couch) + Micha Acher (auch: Notwist, Tied&Tickled Trio)" MP3 Downloads
fallt.com: "Our first exclusive MP3 'Pumilum' courtesy of audio/visual artist Tonne (Paul Farrington) - described by The Wire as an "interactive software visionary"
Pumlium is six and a half minutes of brittle minimalism, the lightly crackling textures of which suggest a lo-res digital fireplace with its embers dialed down." Download here
fonal.com: "With their childlike melodies and cheezy synthesizer tunes names like Stereolab, Raymond Scott, Karkkiautomaatti and Mouse On Mars might pop up"
"the team behind always outsiders, never outdone, the unofficial prodigy remixed album, and flip the switch, the unofficial chemical brothers remixed album, have turned their attention to one of their favourite artists of the last few years - lcd soundsystem. the album is free to download
Lullatone: "Our new CD full of music box melodies, vocals whispered in your ear, sine tones that sound like birds, tape hiss & analogue magic, a junior high school choir, a toy orchestra, and a soft bass drum beat made from the sound of a pillow is out now!"
synestheticrecordings.com: "Five Dolls For An August Moon is the long awaited debut studio album from Norwegian drone- space- freak- psychedelic- noise-out- rock band DEL. Consisting of Kjell Runar "Killer" Jenssen, Lasse Marhaug and Per Gisle Galåen but for most recordings and gigs they are joined by various guests. Five Dolls For An August Moon features longtime almost-member Fredrik Ness Sevendal on guitar." Read on
abc.net: "Sit back, relax, immerse... as Hermione Gilchrist embraces 'ambient' sounds - from the stalwarts of abstraction and atmosphere such as Glass, Eno and Nyman to surprisingly subtle moments from Aphex Twin and beyond." Download here
swr.de: "Vom 8. bis 12. November gibt es wieder die Gelegenheit, aktuelle Hörspiele der ARD kennen zu lernen - bei den ARD Hörspieltagen im ZKM Karlsruhe. Schon jetzt sind die nominierten Newcomer-Hörspiele für den Wettbewerb "Premiere im Netz" zum Anhören, Herunterladen und Kommentieren online!" Zum Download
raster-noton.de: "kangding ray aka david letellier arrives at raster-noton artist collective with his first album STABIL. born in france and based in berlin, letellier evolved as a guitarist and drummer in various bands whose influences ranged from rock and pop to jazz before moving into electronic music. STABIL is a reflection of letellier's background as it integrates guitar loops, bass lines, residual noise, acoustic instruments and digital anomalies to create a textured soundscape. as the label is looking into new directions, kangding rays' debut makes it's mark as an interesting attempt to find a balance between the flow of melodies and the ever changing structure of rhythm." More
drs.ch: "Dass die grosse weite Welt des Internet auch eine gigantische Musikbibliothek ist, in der man sich kostenlos bedienen kann, wissen alle, die schon einmal Rock- und Popsongs heruntergeladen und auf CD gebrannt haben. Dass im Web aber auch klassische Musik zu finden ist – ebenso kostenlos, aber legal –, das wissen die wenigsten. DRS 2 macht sich auf die Suche nach den Quellen von Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven & Co." Link
01 Wendy Carlos - Clockwork Orange Title (Soundtrack)
02 Dick Hyman - Kolumbo (The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman)
03 Kraftwerk - Radioactivity (The Mix)
04 Perrey & Kingsley - Spooks in Space (The Essential Perrey & Kingsley)
05 Sun Ra - The Wind Speaks (My Brother the Wind, Vol. 2)
06 Wendy Carlos - Bach Cantata #208 (Switched-On Bach II)
07 Perrey & Kingsley - The Unidentified Flying Object
08 Dick Hyman - Total Bells and Tony
09 Wendy Carlos - Timesteps (Clockwork Orange Soundtrack)
10 Sun Ra - The Design/Cosmos II
11 Perrey & Kingsley - Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Michel Le Grand
12 Wendy Carlos - Bach 2-Part Invention in A Major
13 Dick Hyman - Time Is Tight, Booker T
14 Kraftwerk - Abzug/Metal on Metal
15 Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Lucky Man
16 Wendy Carlos - March from Clockwork Orange (Beethoven Ninth Symphony, Fourth Mov't)
Download here
Part One:
Frieder Butzmann - Tonight's Musik 1 1981
Die Partei - Wo Sind Sie? 1981
Mirror Co - Hit Single 19??
Die Kapazität - O.S.R.L. 1982
The Stranglers - Shut Up 1978
Georgie D - Die Kunst Wird Mal Durch Abschlachten Groß 1982
Family Fodder - My Baby Takes Valium 1979
Die Zwei - Wir Bleiben Klar 1982 Download Part 1 here
Stormtrooper - I'm A Mess1977
Die Radierer - Aller Guten Dinge Sind 1, 2, 3 1980
Cardiac Arrest - Icky Qualms 1981
Dino Martini & The Long Legged Girls - Ferien 1982
Do Po (ITAL)- Oxidization 1981
Prag VEC - Wolf 1978
Bergtraum - Almenrausch 1982
The Red Krayola with Art & Language 1981
Erste Weibliche Fleischergesellin Nach 1945 982
Jetz - Catch Me 1977
Download Part 2 here
allmusic.com: "Like so many British rock groups before them, Ikara Colt formed from a collection of art students at a Whitechapel university. [...] The group has performed with the Parkinsons, among others, and has been compared to Wire, Monochrome, and Sonic Youth."