How do you get ALL that music?
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Topic: How do you get ALL that music?
Posted By: Phonebook Eater
Subject: How do you get ALL that music?
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 5:36pm
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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. ------------- 
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 6:05pm
I review tons of new releases because I'm on the promo list for a lot of record labels and promotional companies. I get lots of new albums this way... more than I could ever possibly review. I just pick what sounds the most interesting and review those - I get way more than I could ever listen to!  ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Phonebook Eater wrote:Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 6:08pm
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Posted By: Phonebook Eater
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 6:26pm
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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? -------------
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 6:36pm
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I though about asking for promos, but my music collection is already cluttering my room as it is. I just to a ton of sampling of artists on the internet before I decide to invest in an album. ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 6:42pm
Hmmmm..... Relapse Records is a great and diverse promo list - everything from death metal, grindcore, avant-metal, to doom, sludge, and stoner metal. Very eclectic label, they've even released a prog electronic album this year. Clawhammer PR is awesome if you like death and black metal. Connecting Music tends to have a lot of melodic hard rock, power metal, and prog metal stuff. I like a lot of their releases. Season of Mist is pretty eclectic too. They've had Atheist, Ghost Brigade, Morbid Angel, Necrophagia, and a bunch of others on their recent roster (to name a few). I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch - including all the independent stuff that gets sent to me - but that's a good starting point.  ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Phonebook Eater
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 6:46pm
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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? -------------
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 6:59pm
Go to their websites and e-mail them regarding reviews. Shoot them a link to your profile at MMA, that will definitely help your chances. ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 9:16pm
Wiki  Well not these days, but back when I was new to metal and prog Wiki was a huge help in finding bands. ProgArchives also helped, and the internet in general. Pretty much boredom and searching the net Also word of mouth and random buying! ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 12:13am
| Before progarchives lots of my music recommendations came from Amazon's Listmania |
Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 2:29am
I run a forum, I find a lot of new bands through the community over there. I get some promos as well from a couple of labels (Aural Music and Cruz del Sur), I've been meaning to get into contact with more. Did contact Nightmare, but got completely ignored.  Tried Season of Mist as well, but didn't really reach an agreement, the UK press guy didn't seem to want to deal with me. Didn't have to contact Aural, I just started getting their stuff out of blue since the keyboardist from Saille joined my site and promoted his band with us, and I said I'd review his album if he'd like. Next thing I know I'm on the label's promo list. Cruz del Sur doesn't send me so much, but they've yet to send me a bad release. Great label to get in touch with if trad and power is your thing, however they do insist on being contacted by the site owner, I believe due to being contacted by 'reviewers' who never actually do a write up of the releases. Wasn't a problem for me, having my own site and two of my favourite albums from this year came from them. I've also had some promos as one-offs from various bands, either as a download or in one case a CD. Was supposed to get another CD, but I prefer digital promo because that CD still hasn't turned up.
Other than that there are a lot of free services that are my friend in this, YouTube and Last.fm etc. ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 2:50am
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Recommendations usually come from reading tons of reviews. I frequently visit 6-7 sites, read reviews and check out new releases lists.
Like some of my collegues above, I�m also in contact with a couple of labels who send me promos, but the Danish Library system is also a big metal ressource for me. They literally have thousands of metal releases that you can loan. The loan period is 30 days, but if no one has shown interest in loaning the item after 30 days you can sign up for another 30 day period. I�ve had some releases for half a year before I had to return them.
I haven�t used Grooveshark myself yet, but I hear that�s a really good ressource too.
...oh and of course I also buy music if it�s something I really want.  ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 6:13am
Yay for libraries  Working in one specialized in music it's safe to say that library is my main source of metal and other types of music, even though now that I'm getting paid I've gone on a bit of a shopping spree again.------------- http://iamthreepeople.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow">  <- Click on this!
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 6:25am
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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. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 6:39am
Same here  One of the first things I do every single morning is checking out the RSS feed of new cds in the system, and at times I find the morning's reservations in my locker that very day when I go to work. Gotta love it.------------- http://iamthreepeople.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow"> <- Click on this!
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Posted By: Wilytank
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 12:11pm
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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. ------------- 
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 10:09pm
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Damn...in Denmark and Finland the public libraries have metal for listening??? Damn why does Scandinavia continually pwn the world? Pretty sure my library just has junk that people don't want anymore...that's seriously what it looks like. Sure, I could donate my prog/extreme/obscure metal but maybe after I die lol ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 11:17pm
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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? New age, ambient!  I couldn't quite decide if it belonged to prog or metal, so I put it in experimental popular music, hope it goes on loan well from there.------------- http://iamthreepeople.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow"> <- Click on this!
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2011 at 10:26pm
Here we have lots of good stuff too. |
Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2011 at 9:25am
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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 CenturyMedia). 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 .------------- "If you're happy to be an Ant in the Sand Box, you're welcome to it!" -Forbidden For Progressive Metal and Prog Rock, come visit, request songs and explore at PrOgulus.com |
Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2011 at 2:24pm
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See: http://freemusicisawesome.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow - http://freemusicisawesome.wordpress.com/ http://www.freemetalalbums.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.freemetalalbums.com/ http://www.jamendo.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.jamendo.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=98" rel="nofollow - http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=98 Have fun! |
Posted By: Kingcrimsonprog
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2011 at 7:50am
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Thanks man, I've just downloaded about thirty albums thanks to freemusicisawesome. Signed bands in there too, as well. -------------  My Blog: http://kingcrimsonprog.wordpress.com/ |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2011 at 3:11pm
TUPAN HAS RELEASED HIS SECRET SOURCE OF FREE STUFF  ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow">  http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2011 at 4:48pm
| Listening to albums under the "New Releases" section is helpful too. |
Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2011 at 9:39pm
Not so secret now!  I have downloaded many albums from Free Metal Albums. I specially recommend Crystallic, Dynahead, Random Mullet and Pax Cecilia. |
Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2011 at 9:50pm
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Dynahead are awesome! Especially for Meshuggah fans . . . . and, of course I heard them through Progulus and its Math Metal fans .The new album is a bit different but really good too! ------------- "If you're happy to be an Ant in the Sand Box, you're welcome to it!" -Forbidden For Progressive Metal and Prog Rock, come visit, request songs and explore at PrOgulus.com |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2011 at 9:51pm
You both have gigs with Sea of Tranquility as well, right? So that is quite possibly a source of promotional stuff as well. ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 11:54am
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I get promos from Season of Mist, Moribund Records, Connecting Music and Agonia records, and then I also receive further promos through my being a reviewer at Sea of Tranquility and HMdk. The best thing is not so much getting free music and albums before they are released, but to get the opportunity of supporting rock musicians across the world through writing reviews. ------------- 
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