Music resources

[Hucky]

MUSIC RESOURCES

I thought I'd make this thread because music wouldn't be what is is today for me without the internet's help.

There are a myriad of sites out there that can help you discover new songs, artists and genres, expand your musical knowledge and taste and find new ways to appreciate music in general. My post will inevitably omit some genres and be biased towards others, so please contribute your own.

Soundcloud - Soundcloud

SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform which allows musicians to collaborate, promote and distribute their music. It has sometimes been described as being for audio what Flickr is for photos, or Vimeo is for video.

Become a fan of these guys on Facebook too - they post new tracks, album mini-mixes and cool snippets of stuff every day. Lots of useful tools for artists and producers too.

Bandcamp - Bandcamp

If you're a solo artist or a band and you've got material you want to share or sell on the internet, check out this site. It's exceedingly easy to use and has a rapidly growing community to support it. It's also great for discovering new music.

Seek and Download - Seek and Download

A great resource for finding download links for single tracks, EPs, albums and mixes alike. Some might consider this to be a warez link but I'm listing it anyway because it indexes plenty of perfectly legal material too. What you seek (and download) is up to you.

Discogs - Discogs

Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about music recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Discogs is one of the largest online databases of electronic music releases and is believed to be the largest online database of releases on vinyl media.

Discogs lists so much vinyl and so many releases in general that it's starting to get ridiculous. Their database is amazingly up to date and is easily the most comprehensive release catalogue available on the web. Think of it as a dictionary of officially released CDs, MP3s and vinyl.

The Hype Machine - The Hype Machine

Hypem is what's called a music blog aggregator - basically, it pulls every new track posted on any of a huge database of music blogs and displays them on its homepage. It features streamable tracks, a top 50 list, web radio, a search function (EXTREMELY useful for finding downloadable mp3s of old remixes and other tracks) and the ability to view the original blog post to find out more about the artist.

Resident Advisor - Resident Advisor

Resident Advisor (also known as RA) is an online electronic music magazine dedicated to the global dance music scene. With offices in London and Berlin and hundreds of contributors spanning the globe, RA covers anything and everything that is electronic music-related. RA's editorial team provides news, music and event reviews, as well as interviews with leading and emerging artists. The website also manages services that include event listings, ticket sales, club and promoter directories, photo galleries, thousands of artist and record label profiles, DJ Charts, an online community and the RA Podcast.

The RA podcast is always worth a listen if you're a techno fan. Keep on top of it though - old podcasts are archived after a couple of months at the most and can become hard to track down.

InTheMix - inthemix.com.au

inthemix is Australia's dance music community. It is the first and most frequent destination for Australians who are passionate about dance music, clubs, parties and festivals.

The inthemix website is a vibrant platform for interaction, debate and discussion supported by quality editorial including news, reviews, interviews, club photos, streaming audio and video, podcasts, music downloads & a what's on guide. inthemix's content is driven by an army of several thousand passionate contributors who actively keep the site humming with the very latest information from Australia's burgeoning dance music scene.

FasterLouder - FasterLouder.com.au

FasterLouder is Australia’s leading online community of rock music fans. It is the credible destination for lovers of guitar driven music across the country.

FasterLouder is home to a phenomenal body of local content including news, reviews, interviews, gig photos, streaming audio and video, podcasts & a gig guide. FasterLouder’s content is driven by an army of several thousand passionate contributors who actively keep the site humming with the very latest information from Australia’s burgeoning rock music scene.

Beatport - Beatport

Beatport is the recognized leader of electronic music downloads by DJs and fans alike delivering content in premium-encoded formats that match the professional performance quality standards of the world's leading sound systems. Beatport.com allows users to access the world of club music through secure, legal, hi-speed, high quality downloads in MP3, MP4 and WAV formats on a pay per download basis from an impressive library of the world's leading independent labels.

DogsOnAcid - Dogs On Acid

A massive dance music community forum specialising in Drum & Bass and Jungle. Includes a massive forum, music store, top lists, streaming radio and news posts.

GarageBand - GarageBand

GarageBand is a site with a large searchable catalogue of independent artists ordered by genre. You can discover new tracks as well as review and purchase music directly from the website.

MetalStorm - MetalStorm

Huge community site run and maintained by metal fans. Features news, reviews, interviews and charts as well as a huge forum catering to most subgenres.

MelbShuffle - MelbShuffle

Pretty self explanatory - a webforum for people who practice or have an interest in the Melbourne Shuffle.

TripleJ - triple j

If for nothing else, triplej is excellent just for its comprehensive, frequently updated gig guide (http://triplej.yourevents.com.au/). The site also features regular news posts, interviews, streaming radio, downloadable podcasts and a list of the most played songs on the radio, as well as track lists from the week's programming. Another useful resource is the forums (ABC Message Board - triple j - Topic List). If you've heard a track that you can't find, post some info (anything at all) about it on the forums and someone will almost certainly fish it out for you.

Pitchfork - Pitchfork

Huge indie music website featuring album reviews, music news, interviews, tour information and heaps more. Their archives are extensive and the articles posted are generally of a very high standard.

Last.fm - Last.fm

Last FM seamlessly integrates music and social networking. Each track you play enriches your profile and enables the site to recommend other music that you might like. It also affects what other people listen to by recommending songs that you've played to them if they have similar taste.

MySpace - MySpace

Nearly every band has a MySpace with tracks posted on it these days. It's a great way for artists to promote their music and a great way for you to find out how they sound.

Lekkerlui.nl - lekkerlui.nl

Lekkerlui hosts around 1500 live sets from some of the world's best DJs on its own servers, but the forums are where the party really gets started. Users post scores of new sets every day under a pretty diverse set of genres - I even managed to find some old sets by SebastiAn and Simian Mobile Disco which I couldn't get on any other site. Either way, if you're into Techno, House, Trance, Minimal or Electro there will be something you'll like on this site.

LyricWiki - LyricWiki

LyricWiki is a no-frills, ad-free, user maintained and peer reviewed lyrics database. I've found it excellent for most popular lyrics as well as a fair few obscure artists, but like most lyrics sites on the net it's far from complete. It's my first choice before I resort to Google because it's easy to navigate and ad-free.

YouTube - YouTube

This might seem painfully obvious, but YouTube is a massive source of music (and the accompanying videos, of course). I've found countless tracks there that I haven't been able to find anywhere else and it's one of the first places I search now.

Google - Google

Perhaps even more painfully obvious than YouTube, but it doesn't hurt to reiterate. If you don't know the name of a song, just google a line from the lyrics and you'll find what you're after most of the time.


That's about all for now - I'll add some more as I think of them, as these are the only ones I thought of off the top of my head.

If you're having trouble finding sites/programs to actually download music (entire albums and individual songs alike) just PM me and I'll point you in the right direction.

[BailCakes]

Nice list, will go through it seeing as i've gotten bored of most of the stuff I have these days.

[Matkin]

Nice!
Gives me a few more places to look now.
Cheers.

[shazam!]

inthemix.com is amazing

first found the crookers there...love love love

p.s. have you looked into itunes store? i dont mind it for finding new artists.

"what others user bought" provides a list of similar artists to the one your curently looking at. listent to the 30 second excerpts then dl from another source them or buy them

[Hucky]

inthemix.com is amazing

first found the crookers there...love love love

p.s. have you looked into itunes store? i dont mind it for finding new artists.

"what others user bought" provides a list of similar artists to the one your curently looking at. listent to the 30 second excerpts then dl from another source them or buy them

Since I don't buy much music online I haven't really explored the iTunes store much, but I've heard it can be pretty good. Beatport is great for electronic stuff too.

And yes, Crookers are ****ing amazing...it's a pity they're not playing any sideshows when they're in Aus later this year :<

[shazam!]

Since I don't buy much music online I haven't really explored the iTunes store much, but I've heard it can be pretty good. Beatport is great for electronic stuff too.

And yes, Crookers are ****ing amazing...it's a pity they're not playing any sideshows when they're in Aus later this year :<

will defo check out beatport, keep me posted on electro websites you find

haha have you listenned to their EP mad kidz? kind of a new (and better as far as im concerned) direction for them. not so much doof doof big bass electro but more heavily synthesised electro if you get me? i dunno listen and you will see what i mean

p.s. most amzaing song ive heard in a while

YouTube - Fake Blood - Mars [New!]

hope you enjoy

[Fry]

inthemix.com.au is the only place

[Westy]

Dogs On Acid :: The world's largest dance music forum: Drum and Bass / Jungle message board with news, reviews, dubplates, audio, video, mixes, merchandise, clothing...

Digitally Imported - #1 Electronic Dance Radio music destination

add these please

[Schecken]

PhazeMP3.com - Full Albums, Singles, and Releases

[Hucky]

haha have you listenned to their EP mad kidz? kind of a new (and better as far as im concerned) direction for them. not so much doof doof big bass electro but more heavily synthesised electro if you get me? i dunno listen and you will see what i mean

I haven't heard it yet, but I'm downloading it now. Keen to see what they've done with their sound.

Dogs On Acid :: The world's largest dance music forum: Drum and Bass / Jungle message board with news, reviews, dubplates, audio, video, mixes, merchandise, clothing...

Digitally Imported - #1 Electronic Dance Radio music destination

Added

PhazeMP3.com - Full Albums, Singles, and Releases

Can you describe how this site works and why it's useful? As far as I can see it looks like a music downloads site, but all the album/release links seem to redirect to different websites. There are far easier ways of getting music...

[etriC!]

cheers hucky, good idea will check them all out for sure. I can always find music i like when randomly surfing sites like this.

[Schecken]

GarageBand.com : GarageBand.com
amateur bands, groups, etc.

[squaSh]

cheers!

[Liam]

Metal Storm

[stratocaster]

melbshuffle.com

[Hucky]

GarageBand.com : GarageBand.com
amateur bands, groups, etc.

Metal Storm

melbshuffle.com

Added, cheers guys

[macr0]

hiphopsite.com

[temperlineR]

wher can i get electro, house

[Liam]

the internet and record stores?

[temperlineR]

yeah by that i mean sites

[Hucky]

Beatport has plenty of good electro stuff.

www.beatport.com

Added to the OP, too

[stix]

Pitchfork: Home

indie reviews and stuff

[semz]

SOUNDBASE
been using this 1 for years. has everything from dnb and house right up till speedcore and noise

[mitchK]

would like to know where i can get the best hardstyle/trance/dance music

[f1tzy]

SXSW is a musical festival that releases all the music from its site for free.

Site: SXSW Music: March 18-22, 2009 | SXSW.com

Music: Music Festival Schedule | SXSW.com
Torrent: SXSW Showcasing Music Torrents (legal)

over 10GB

[f1tzy]

NiN (Nine Inch Nails) has released a project called NiN|JA where they are releasing there music for free (post-contract). Most files are held on the server, and you will receive links after signing up, however high quality version are also available on the NiNJA09 official torrent tracker.

Site: NIN|JA 2009

[Fry]

Yeah got them : D

also ultimate-guitar.com

and remix.nin.com - can get ableton live, garageband and RAW files for all NIN songs, free after signing up.

[semz]

would like to know where i can get the best hardstyle/trance/dance music

..:: SOUNDBASE.RU :: TRANCE, HARDSTYLE, JUMPSTYLE, HARDCORE, TECHNO MP3 DOWNLOAD COMMUNITY ::..

best stuff by far, new vinyls, albums, sets

[mitchK]

..:: SOUNDBASE.RU :: TRANCE, HARDSTYLE, JUMPSTYLE, HARDCORE, TECHNO MP3 DOWNLOAD COMMUNITY ::..

best stuff by far, new vinyls, albums, sets

yeah i got some alright stuff from that
what do u recommend but

[semz]

r u talking bout artists, bro?

[ot_]

haha dave mate you love the shit!

[semz]

uhh what? lol

[mitchK]

na like good remixes like dance/hardstyle/trance stuff

[semz]

its all about what you like. just horde as much as you can and take it from there i guess

[z1bE4R]

im not into hardstyle, trance, house etc but ive downloaded a bunch of house from soundbase seems alright.

if anyone is interested, heres some good hardcore blogs

HARDCORE FOR LIFE
screamtolastdream
xcirclepitx lets fucking move

also;

House Music 4 Life

Only Real Hip Hop

[mitchK]

more dance hardstyle and trance

[z1bE4R]

GarageBand.com : GarageBand.com
amateur bands, groups, etc.

found some sick hardcore bands here

[afour]

lol only just saw this thread.
would add Discogs - Database and Marketplace for Music on Vinyl, CD, Cassette, MP3 and More

[BigBiTe]

djdownload.com - the specialists in dance music mp3 download is another great place to buy music

[smiLie]

hmm a friend of a friend of mine is the 1 who started melbshuffle.com

id also like to note, khy made Seek and Download - Track down any song! - Electro House, Fidget House, Trance Blog pretty snazzy site
he also posted a track i made, cmon guys listen to it
its pretty meh but he liked it enough to put it up so maybe you all will too

edit: might also want to add isohunt.com
its got a handy search bar so i use it a bit