How do you guys find new music?
Jan 25, 2005 at 1:53 AM Post #46 of 61
I depend almost totally on internet radio to find my new music at this point. I'd been in the doldrums for years as far as new music goes, which made me quite unhappy since I was a dj and music columnist in college and music had been quite important to me. With the internet I've been able to find stuff that fits my sensibilities that I'm sure I would not have encountered otherwise.

I depend on some of the top alternative "urban" dj's at BBC, such as Gilles Peterson and Benji B, for new stuff that I always find interesting. BBC pretty much covers the bases in terms of styles and all shows are available for on demand listening. I also like KCRW out of Santa Monica.

I've also found alot of site with playlists, mixes, and links to various stations. For what I'm interested in at the moment www.beyondjazz.net is quite good, but the principle must apply to other genres.

For electronica, a useful site is www.bleep.com. It's and very good specialist mp3 store, but their standout feature is their preview system, which is the best I've seen online. You can scroll through the entire track and listen to any portion you want. However, the playback fades out after about 30 seconds so you can't use it to listen to a whole tune. Sound quality is very good as far as such things go. I find the clips that are provided on most sites to be too short to get a decent idea of a song, but bleep's system works for me.
 
Jan 25, 2005 at 4:36 AM Post #51 of 61
thanks for the advice guys. I went ahead and ordered 5 new albums tonite and in the next few weeks will probably make motions to obtain more.

Thanks a lot guys and keep the advice rolling, I think this is a good thread for everyone to benefit from.
 
Jan 25, 2005 at 4:48 AM Post #52 of 61
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Originally Posted by Gopher
I went ahead and ordered 5 new albums tonite and in the next few weeks will probably make motions to obtain more.


We want names....
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Amicalement
 
Jan 25, 2005 at 5:15 AM Post #53 of 61
I don't know if it still works but CDbaby had a feature where you could contact most artists via email. I contacted both Leela James and Dj Rogers Jr. about long delays in the release dates of their albums. They both sent me personal emails with great info and I got free copies of both CDs,neither of which was ever released. In fact,Dj Rogers was kind enough to send an EP and really let me know how upset he was about the way the music business operates. He's still trying to release his recording on his own.

Cd baby is also a great source of very high quality Indy recordings. I really like some of the jazz recordings and I "discovered" great music from Aaron Binder,Allison Miller (a fantastic female jazz drummer) and David Young. I found recordings from these and many other artists to be of the very highest quality and sound amazing. Mr. Miller is an audiophile and records all his music on analog tape with a simple two-mic arrangement and no processing of any kind. The sound is spectacular in every way. You could literally spend hours sampling music on CD baby and spend thousands buying all the stuff you like. I try to stay away as I typically spend a few hundred bucks on each visit.

I think Jazz Times has the very best music reviews anywhere. There is no pandering to artists or labels and even the legends are subject to being laid across the tracks. I've discovered so much new music there that I can't even begin to discuss it all. Jazz Times has a very nice cross-section of jazz listeners doing reviews there. There are musicians,music lovers,record collectors,audiophiles and even educators reviewing music for Jazz Times and they combine to give you a really good idea what's really out there. It's really easy to figure out which of the reviewers share your tastes and just buy what they like.

Buying music is so much more fun than buying gear. I hope you all get a real good chance to spend some quality-time music shopping this year.
 
Jan 25, 2005 at 6:18 AM Post #54 of 61
I go to book stores (Borders, Barnes & Noble) and listen to CD's on the rack. Also, I run into used record stores once or twice a month and walk out with 6-10 LP's for about the price of one new CD. If it looks interesting I'll buy it on LP.
 
Jan 25, 2005 at 9:02 AM Post #55 of 61
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Originally Posted by Tuberoller
Buying music is so much more fun than buying gear. I hope you all get a real good chance to spend some quality-time music shopping this year.


ah.. cdbaby. great stuff there. i dont mind paying the (slightly) higher prices there because of the sheer quality of the music available there.

(OT) recent cdbaby discovery: trespassers william. GREAT stuff!!
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Jan 25, 2005 at 2:18 PM Post #56 of 61
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Originally Posted by adhoc
ah.. cdbaby. great stuff there.


PLease dont try the French section.....
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These guys are nuts.....

http://www.cdbaby.com/flavor?cdbaby=...d3ac3696700a2b

Amicalement

EDIT: In my case if choose Larkin McLean in the sextion (
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) «To Cook Dinner By» the dinner will be delayed....
 
Jan 25, 2005 at 8:26 PM Post #58 of 61
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Originally Posted by Beach123456
I normally get music from friends who like the same type of music as me, and most of them do. www.musicplasma.com is also very good when you use up your friends suggestions.


That's pretty damn cool. Any idea what sort of database they use to establish the links?
 
Jan 27, 2005 at 11:41 AM Post #60 of 61
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Originally Posted by Beach123456
uhhhh.... no clue.
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purchase patterns?

just thought i might try.
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