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It’s Free Music Friday at Synthtopia – so I ask you this:
How much free music do you want to download today?
- 10 tracks?
- 50 tracks?
- 500 tracks?
It’s time to make sure you’ve got some empty hard drive space, because Synthtopia readers have uploaded over 500 electronic music tracks that you can listen to online and, in most cases, download for free.
We’re talking ambient, techno, symphonic electronica, IDM, not-so IDM, abstronica, DJ mixes, remixes, downtempo electronica and more from some the most talented electronic musicians in the world.
Click the “Listen to Music” link at the top of the page to open the Synthtopia player in a new window, or check out the most recent tracks below. If a track has a “Download” button, you can download it for free.
And don’t forget to make sure you’ve got some free space on your hard drive when you’re done! Read more…
If you like ambient and experimental music, you’ll want to check out Brian W. Green’s seeyouinsleep release, Cycles.
Green is constantly experimenting with sound, and documenting his work on YouTube, SoundCloud and at his blog.
Green explains:
I focus mainly on work dealing with field recording, sound art, generative synthesis, abandoned spaces/natural ambience, environmental/nature sounds, industrial spaces, machines, drones and more.
seeyouinsleep is a platform in which my work is let out, this site/platform is built of various mediums, primarily sound but also video, photography and art.
From a early age i have experimented with sound and have always had a fascination with the sound a natural space can produce and create and what you can do with that sound.
Cycles is a collection of 10 very short pieces – the longest is 50 seconds. All the audio on the album was created using a generative process.
Green suggests putting the album into iTunes or your portable music player and listening it on shuffled repeat, to “let it make a piece of music by itself.”
Solipsistic Nation, a free electronic podcast, has unleashed their Halloween mix for this year.
solipsistic NATION No. 165: Geas features dark ambient music, industrial sounds and abstronica.
Tip: Make this your house’s soundtrack for Halloween and it will scare the kids away and you can keep all the candy.
You can preview the mix below.
Free Music Friday: Electronica artist and music blogger Mark Mosher has released a new album, Reboot, that’s just a little spooky.
Mosher says:
Two years in the making, REBOOT is an album containing 7 richly layered electronica songs that blend contemporary synthesizer sounds with classical music motifs. The end result is dark electronica for those who love synth “ear candy” with a “dirty” industrial edge.
Make sure you check out the track They Walk Among Us. It dives straight into B-movie territory, with its use of theremin, flying saucer sounds and vintage horror sounds. Could be a perfect soundtrack for Halloween.
Mosher has released Reboot with a pay-what-you like model. You can preview the album above or check it out at his Bandcamp site. If you like it, you can download it for free or pay Mosher whatever you like.
Mosher’s suggested price is $6 for the album (7 songs, 22 min. + digital booklet) and $1 for singles. Enter $0 for free download.
DJ Deedle has unleashed his latest Deedlecast podcast, the Halloween-inspired Horrify:
Tomorrow is Halloween, and DJDeedle has produced a Deedlecast to frighten and delight.
The horror movie genre has brought us so many deliciously terrifying moments, Deedle just couldn’t pass up exploring the music of horror film.
You can preview the Horrify Deedlecast below. You can listen to two previous editions of DJ Deedle’s Halloween podcast at his site.
