Cheestastic Sounds
Kettel - Unreleased 2002 - 2012
Kettel offers a diary of his musical output through last 10 years. Ambient, IDM, D’n’B for those who enjoy playful electronic sounds and kindred spirits like Aphex Twin and Plaid. Name your price download.
Clouds - Old Space
New album by Clouds (Samuli Tanner & Tommi Iikka (Dead-O) consisting more recent material than USB Islands (out on RAMP). You want this album if you have the appetite for a bit more experimental yet melodical music. It’s available for download as “name your price”.
Opal Tapes compilation - Cold Holiday
There are quite a few fine labels releasing their music on obsolete cassette format but Opal Tapes strikes as one of the most qualified examples.
Their free (or name your price) compilation - Cold Holiday is a very good starting point for further familiarization. Grim electronix and shabby house.
Here’s an article (Junodownload) with Opal Tapes’ Stephen Bishop for you to read while listening.
Ghostly Essentials free compilations
Maybe you’re familiar with Ghostly International. If not, then you should and with these FREE compilations it’s a perfect opportunity to do so.
These compilations have been available for a while but with the ongoing holiday season, you just might have the extra time needed to get yourself introduced to wonderful world of Ghostly International.
Ghostly Essentials: Music for Creatives
Ghostly Essentials: Music for Ideas
Ghostly Essentials: Rarities One
Ghostly Essentials: Rarities Two
Some highlights
Lusine - Everything Under The Sun
Mux Mool - Valley Girls
Tycho - Send and Receive (Chachi Jones Remix)
DOWNLOAD from Ghostly store
VLEK complete catalog for free permanently
The fine Belgian imprint has put their catalog spanning first two years from 2010 to 2012 available for free. But why? As they explain, the music is “available everywhere anyway” but they want to stay in touch with you and offer the music in high quality download.
Although you need to download the whole package at once, my top pick would be exploratory & technoid
Cupp Cave - Mind Bones EP
Go to DOWNLOAD (320 MP3, FLAC and more at Bandcamp)
via VLEK
Tropics - Popup Cinema
Very smooth electronica. Perhaps the best of 2012?
Listen Popup Cinema (Spotify)
