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Vinyl record sales are soaring.

According to Nielsen Soundscan, sales of vinyl albums in 2009 have already topped the 2-million mark.

This beats 2008’s, 1.9 million, which means that 2009 sales of vinyl LPs are on target to be the highest since at least 1991, when Soundscan began tracking music sales.

Digital music sales aren’t doing too bad, either.

Total purchased album downloads are on pace to top last year’s figure of 65 million.

This is a cool trend. In my book, the perfect music format is Vinyl + MP3; you buy your nice big sexy album and you get a download code along with it.

What do you think about the resurgence of LP sales?

Is this just a vinyl fetish – or do you think vinyl actually offers a better way to get your music fix? Read more…

Free Music from Brian Eno: Fans of ambient music and Brian Eno will want to watch for a new album on the new Amazing Sounds label, Harmonia & Eno ‘76 Remixes.

The album features remixes of tracks from the classic album Tracks & Traces by Shackleton, Appleblim & Komonazmuk.

It will be available on limited white vinyl & as a download starting Monday, November 2nd.

Download the remix at the rcrdlbl site.

Sy Smith’s B-Side Love Affair is an ode to crate-digging love and finding yourself someone with alternative tastes.

via ptmahasha

Touch DJ: teaser video

This is the early alpha preview of Amidio’s new app Touch DJ, expected to be out in September 2009.

Björk has announced a special DVD/CD/VINYL recording, Voltaic, to be released on June 23, 2009, world wide!

Available in five different physical configurations, Voltaic is a loving look at the past two years of Björk’s Volta activities—her sixth studio album, which came out in 2007, and the subsequent two-year world tour.

Nonesuch Records will release it in the US. One Little Indian in the UK and Universal for the rest of the world.

Details below. Read more…