How do you get ALL that music?

Phonebook Eater wrote: Recently I saw here on MMA a discussion on how people get to listen to so many obscure CDs and how do they find put about them. How do you get your new, unknown albums? Do you just look at charts and download what interests you, or do you have a sort of deal with a label? Please tell me, I want more music.

that's actually pretty awesome, wish I could say the same thing. What labels do you recommend, if you have the slightest idea of what music I listen to mostly?

Phonebook Eater wrote: that's actually pretty awesome, wish I could say the same thing. What labels do you recommend, if you have the slightest idea of what music I listen to mostly?

Phonebook Eater wrote: do I have to ask them for free promos or do they have to read my reviews and suddenly ask me if I want their shit or something like that?

Before progarchives lots of my music recommendations came from Amazon's Listmania

Recommendations usually come from reading tons of reviews. I frequently visit 6-7 sites, read reviews and check out new releases lists.

Yeah and in Denmark the Library system is free of charge. Of course we pay for the services over the taxes, but personally I don�t have a problem with that.

I listen to music on the internet, especially Grooveshark, before buying a CD.  Occasionally, I'll make a blind purchase that will either be totally awesome or somewhat of a fail.  I try to get them cheap though.  I won't go above $11.99 new or $9.99 used unless the album in question is from a rare band like Nokturnal Mortum or the Japanese Sabbat.

Actually just the other day I saw Choirs of the Eye in the pile of new stuff, something I ordered a while back. And guess what category it was assigned to?

Hmmm . . .

-Back in the day it was a Radio Station (KMET) that had one of the 1st in the Nation (US) ALL Metal
programs that was for 3 to 4 hours every Friday Night.
From there (just like Prog) I just bought stuff that looked interesting and followed the Bands I was into.

-Then it was Trade Magazines.

-In 1990 a Local College Station (KSPC Claremont) had the 1st All Thrash Show, this kid from Seattle
(before Grunge happened) introduced me to Thrash and Death Metal coming from Sweden, Finland,
Norway, Germany, Greece, South America etc.  Including all the famous US regions Bay to Bay.
It turned out that his show at 12am was the MOST popular program of all their roster.
I listened until he graduated .

-After years of purchasing, I came a cross a Mag called "Ill Literature", probably the best Metal zine I
ever read, they didnt "cuss/curse", Pro-Satanic/Gore or talked street talk, they took the genres seriously,
real journalism  . . .
They were "Pro-Metal" .
I was introduced to "Opeth" (from Orchid onto Still Life) years before I even heard one note, and soooo
many other bands.  Unfortunately the Mag is long gone now (was started by a staffer at Century
Media). I still use Back-issues to remind me of Bands I missed.

-More trade mags and blind purchases and had quite a collection of super obscure stuff (most folks here
would know about most of them).
Then was introduced to a Prog Internet Station called "Progged Radio", I came onto it 5 months before it
shut down.  Then one of the listeners took it on himself to buy their equipment and had some listeners
(and yours truely) help with the creation and Art for "Progulus.com".

That is my main access to the latest Prog Metal.

-A few Stores here in LA have a great selection, "Listening Stations" and newsletters to keep me on
top of things.

Thats about it .


Edited by MAVIIIVAM - 24 Sep 2011 at 9:34am