Little known free music :)

Nitafrong

Póg mo thóin! :)
Generally nothing is ever truly free. And with that profound statement out of the way I shall move away from the possible deep meditation I could do on this subject and move on to the actual topic of this article :) There is a music site which I frequent and I think I can't actually name due to the rules here, which as one of its many features allows downloads of songs which artists have put online for free throughout the web.

Generally as is with the way of new music there are a wide number of artists to which I am ambivalent or dislike, but the website has allowed me to listen to a lot of artists from all around the would which is actually pretty cool :)

Two of the artists I would like to draw your attention to today are both Russian and the third Italian. The bands are namely Mujuice, Everything is Made in China, and finally Le Luci Della Centrale Elettrica.

The first of these, Mujuice composes minimalist electronic music. I remember first hearing the song I am going to show you- Moonboy- late at night one night while I was meant to be writing an essay. It had an immediate effect on me, the music at different times seeming haunting and yet comprised of a strange childlike innocence. Even when I listen to it now in the cold light of an autumn midday, it still retains its magic and I can't help but smile as I listen to it. I probably shouldn't hit you with what I think is the best first but it is my favourite song out of the three :)

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The second artist I would like to highlight, is Everything is Made in China. They are the most conventional of the three artists, as they are actually a full band and they sing completely in English. In fact when I first heard this I would have imagined they were American rather than Russian. They play in a post rock, indie style which is getting fairly popular on the radio at the moment. While the music may not have the full weight of emotion that the other two here perhaps have, it is the most easily accessible to the public and I quite like them. While the band still needs a bit of tightening up I still think they have something about them.

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Finally we move on to an Italian singer-songwriter by the name of Le Luci Della Centrale Elettrica. Generally I don't like singer-songwriters, they tend to all sound derivative. This artist (it gets a bit tiring to keep typing out his entire name) sounds completely different to anything I have heard before seemingly combining the rage and frustration of a punk vocalist into an acoustic performance. Despite him singing in Italian, I think the emotion he expresses can speak to us all. Despite having no idea what it means I find myself singing along to his angry scream of a chorus.

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So yes, there are three little known artists I found recently. What do you guys think- anyone interested in any of the three?
 
Free music is something I love, and let me recommend two fantastic sites for top quality free music.

OverClocked Remix - First thing I have to say about this site is, keep an open mind. Just because a song originally came from a videogame doesn't mean it's bad. People at OCR remix and arrange videogame music in varieties of ways. I've seen people take the same song and make an orchestral remix, hardcore dance mix, and rock song out of it. It's astounding and really gives you a new appreciation for videogame songs. I love it. My favorite artists on here are Rayza, djpretzel, McVaffe, and Jivemaster.

The Newgrounds Audio Portal - Newgrounds Audio Portal has tons of free songs of all different genres. I especially love the dance section. You can find remixes and originals here. My favorites are "Roller Coaster Junkie" and "Where You From". Try searching for them, they're really good.

Another good artist is Star Salzman, whose website is located here. He does mostly electronic stuff, and sometimes sings.

A lot of music on my iPod is from little-known bands that give out their stuff for free. These are just some of my favorite sites and artists.
 
Or if you just want to lisiten to music while at home go on grooveshark. I use it during school, it has basically every band ever made. Great website and it has most of the songs you would be looking for all in good quality, you have to make a playlist at the bottom because it dosen't auto play anymore, but no signups are required.
 

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