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June 2009
Free Music Archive
by garret
& 1 other
Not to be confused with the Live Music Archive (see the MP3 Hub section, above), the Free Music Archive is a new (in 2009) resource of free and legal MP3s that was launched by the venerable NYC-area public radio station, WFMU (which is, you should know, the longest-running free-form radio station in the US). The Free Music Archive describes itself as "a social music website built around a curated library of free, legal audio." Featuring downloadable songs placed online by WFMU, KEXP, and a handful of other interesting musical organizations, the Free Music Archive can be browsed by curator or genre, but you have to thumb through a lot--there are no easy indexes to get a broad look at the offerings. And while the site claims to have more than 5,000 MP3s available, what's here is decidedly idiosyncratic. Still, as a large repository of free and legal MP3s, it's worth a visit every now and then. [review from www.fingertipsmusic.com]
March 2009
The Thinking Man’s Take On: Genre Definitions at Pretty Much Amazing!
by garret
"Recently I’ve been doing some thinking about genres – what they mean, what purpose they serve, what we’re supposed to do with them. Essentially, I’ve been wondering about how we define genres, and what the results of those definitions could be. Or in an even more meta sense, why we define genres. As a society we have become obsessed with pigeonholing things – tagging them appropriately and specifically so that they can be indexed by search engines to find an audience. But to what end? Is it worthwhile?"
January 2009
Organizing iTunes: Simplify your genre list - Manufactured Environments
by garret
the 25 top level genres:
* Alternative & Punk
* Books & Spoken
* Blues
* Children’s Music
* Classical
* Country
* Data
* Easy Listening
* Electronica/Dance
* Folk
* Gospel & Religious
* Hip Hop/Rap
* Holiday
* Industrial
* Jazz
* Latin
* Metal
* New Age
* Pop
* Reggae
* R&B
* Rock
* Soundtrack
* Unclassifiable
* World
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November 2008
Bleepwatch | The Netlabel Blog
by garret
& 1 other
Tracks from netlabels organized by genre:
Abstract (28), Acid (8), Acoustic (14), Alternative (8), Ambient (121), Breakbeat (14), Breakcore (8), Chiptune (29), Classical (3), Compilation (59), Downtempo (27), Drone (14), Drum & Bass (15), Dub (35), Electro (56), Electronica (34), Experimental (104), Field Recording (9), Funk (1), Glitch (27), Hardcore (1), Hip Hop (6), House (28), IDM (47), Improvisation (34), Industrial (13), Jazz (13), Jungle (1), Live (19), Lofi (10), Metal (2), Minimal (80), News (13), Noise (58), Noise Rock (1), Post-Rock (8), Punk (3), Rap (1), Soundscape (16), Soundtrack (1), Synthpop (1), Techhouse (16), Techno (77), Trance (9), Trip-hop (4), Uncategorized (208), Unreleased (1)
February 2008
Surfmusic.de | radio directory: terrestrial radio, internet-only radio
by garret
& 2 others
Sort stations by location, type: terrestrial radio, internet-only; or format (genre).
July 2007
FilterMusic | Internet Radio Station Directory
by garret
& 1 other
Organized by genre.
• Easy Lounge, Groove Tunes
• Hip Hop, R & B
• Funk, Soul, Disco
• House, Dance
• Progressive, Techno, Trance
• Electronic, Industrial
• Breaks, Drum'nBass
• Downtempo, Dub, Ambient
• Independent, Freestyle
• Hits, Mainstream
• 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's music
• Rock, Alternative
• Popular, Eclectic
• Jazz
• Classical
• Reggae, Dancehall
• International, Ethnic
June 2007
Rate Your Music | Find/Research Music
by garret
Rate Your Music is a metadata database where musical albums, EPs, singles, videos, and bootlegs are rated and reviewed by users. This data is then used to generate music recommendations for users and to create rated lists of music albums. Weighted averages are used to calculate the ordering for these lists; regular members who write reviews and rate more albums have a greater weight applied to their ratings. It is a wiki in the sense that users can add, edit and remove content; however, the majority of new, edited content must be approved by a moderator. [Wikipedia]
April 2007
May 2006
all music | comprehensive music reference
by garret
& 3 others
Overviews of music artists, discography's, and recommended recordings. New release information.
DavidByrne.com | Monthly Radio-Show/Playlist
by garret
& 3 others
David Byrne's current listening playlists are posted at the beginning of each month. They stream for about three or four hours, and then recycle. Recent playlists have focused on: Latin Rock, Eclectic Pop, Country, Old School Club Music, Bob Dylan, Missy Elliot, and Psychedelic.
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