Music: July 2008

Eclectic.Soundclash

Here is another of those unique sound blogs! Say hello to Eclectic.Soundclash. A blog for quality music. Lend you ears for some funky Hip Hop, Jazz, Electro, Prog. and other delights! Enjoy!

01/ 08/ 2008 Entries Part I

Another day, new blogs and a lot of small surprises. African Hip Hop, Brecht and a clean lay-out:

WorldVix - Sometimes you have blogs that are popular, because they have popular music, while other times they have a clean and clear lay out. Well, this blog has both, easy lay out/ easy music.
Zero G Sound - I like this blog. Why? because it was brave enough to post some poems of Brecht! Who? Forget about it! This blog is definitely Avant, Prog. and Poetic with a lot of German spirit! A TIP!.
Totally Fuzzy This Blog needs no introduction. Legendary and attracting thousands of visitors each day. TIP!
Naija Jams - I have been to a lot of countries, but I am ashamed to say that I have never visited any in Africa. High in the list is however Nigeria. The reason - music being one. Check it out, a Nigerian music Blog!
African Hiphop - Sometimes, I get tired of all that American Gangsta rap. What a relief there is such a thing as classic African Hip Hop. A TIP is well deserved for this blog!

31/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

These blogs are all A-class and I cant decide which one to recommend more. Just check them out:

Zinhof My Music - This blog knows its music. The whole Beatles discography, BB King, Billy Idol, but also Etta James and even Whitesnake (A lot of "Best of and discographies).
NitroFiles - Is another decent blog. Featuring New Order, Simple Minds, but also more mainstream Pop and Rock music.
8 DAYS IN APRIL - Want to know what 'Krautrock' constitutes of? Check this blog out. Also your source for Vintage Psychedelic and Progressive rock! This is quality!
TWILIGHTZONE! I reckon that this must be the best music blog that I visited today. Kuddos for the twilight! Psychedelic, garage, trashy punk and even some classic rock & roll. Definitely TIP!
Opium Ben - I spoke to Ben yesterday and asked him to describe his Blog, he responded: "Quark, Strangeness & Charm" I think he was right. TIP d'art l'avant garde!

30/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

List of all kinds of music blogs, some ok, some good, some great. Have a look and test for yourself:

Acervo Origens - Rare Brazilian music, from rock to instrumental
Acoustic but not only acoustic - Folk, blues among other delights (last post Dec 07)
Aduna - African music
Agona Shorthand - Psychedelic, Dub, Alt. Rock
Agora e Rock - Rock only and a wide variety of it
Un Rayo en la Avenida - Hard Rock, Prog. Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Akashaman`s Kosmos - Your place for vintage pop
Alain Finkiel Krautrock - Euro pop, youtube clips
Albumes 2007-descargas - Mainstream Pop
Albuns Gratis - Pop stuff (not been updated in a too long time)
Alejandeath - Metal (Last update March)
Alekiss MP3 - Jazz, Latin Jazz, African, Funk, Soul
All That Джазз - A recommended classic Jazz blog
All that Tango - What do you expect?! Tango!
Alpha e Ether Good Brasilian Pop and Rock Blog
Puro Folklore Argentino - Argentinian... Folk!
Floodlit Footprint - Avant, Prog., Psychedelic (Pssssssst, TIP)
D D C 80s popular music with a lot of Latin stuff

30/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

You can always leave your blog in the shoutbox and after my approval Ill link to your blog. Today two new blog requests:

Nathan Nothin' - Hard to find progressive rock vinyl blog
The Reggea Rollercoaster - a Great (new) place for some homemade reggae mixes

Bad news... One of the best Trip Hop blogs, La Musique, has been forced to stop their blogging activities. But don't worry, as we all know, Music Blogging is not going to die anytime soon! Increase your efforts and make sure the world grows ears!

29/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part III

On request from a much appreciated and attentive reader, check them out below. Other dedicated Hip Hop fans also should check out HBB (Hip Hop Bootleggers). A true Hip Hop Bootlegg heaven.

Bust the Facts - Great collection of OOP Hip Hop
Bust the Facts 2 - More good OOP and Old Skool HH

29/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

In addition to the blogs already added automatically today (The Fingersnapper, bootlegbob and The Bang the Box) now some bootleg rock stuff!

Quality Boots - Bootlegs of Progressive Rock
Dexondaz - Bootlegs of a wide variey of Music
Live-bootleg - bootlegs form mainly Rock concerts
Hard-Rock Cafe - Hardrock (Spanish)
Bubba Rocks - Country and Rock 'n Roll
Hammer Of The Gods - Led Zeppelin Tribute (a blog currently on pause)

29/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

Today some experimental, inter-disciplinary, difficult to categorise sounds to make your ears tinkle. I love these blogs, although they are giving me a hard time to categorise them!

autov3rs3 - Mixing electro with rock and Funk with lyrics without words.
avant-spiral - Has music that you are not supposed to enjoy (and that's a complement!).
Baroque Dub - Mixing dub with all other things (Mixes only).
Prog not Frog - Has lots of very kool prog. rock gems and mixes it with jazz, funk etc.
A Closet of Curiosities (sister site of Basement Curiosities) - I have seen Chinese folk, twilight zone music, music for mythic moods. This blog is great for all kinds of niches!
Decoder - Avant Garde, unreleased, out of print, 'music from the avant-derriere end of town'.
Wassonii - Out of Print releases, clips and other rarities.

28/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

New load of blogs decicated to soundtrack/ scores from cult, mainstream and class movies:

Soundtrack Sharity - Good blog for recent and older soundtracks
The Inferno Music Crypt - Specialised in Horror movie soundtracks
Nightchiller rare music - Rare cult soundtracks
The Manchester Morgue - Cult movie soundtracks among other things
Original Score - Mainstream movie scores
Soundtracks from Action heroes- Soundtracks of movies with action heroes
You don't have to visit this blog- Mainly TV and Movie scores
80s Soundtracks and more - Seemingly paused blog with 80s movie scores
Horrorphile's Jukebox - Horror and cult scores
Melancholia Subobscura - Rare movie scores of rare movies
Soundtracks Galore- All kinds of movie scores
Soundtracks Lover - Indie movie soundtrack blog

28/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

I found some classic rock, some soul and one new gospel blog for you:

Feel it - Soul, mainly 1960s
Got the Fever - Jazz, New Wave, Blues, Garage, Dance, Groove, Prog.
Just Moving on - Pure Gospel
The Hits Just Keep coming - Past Top 40 Pop music, Classic Rock
Any major Dude with Half a Heart - 1960s/ 70s Soul, Mixes
Ain't superstitious - 1990s and New Pop with an Indie preference
Good Rockin' Tonight - Classic Rock, single Mp3s and reviews
Echoes In The Wind - Classic Rock, Folk and some soul
Am, then FM - Classic Rock, 1970s Vinyl

27/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part III

Some Hip Hop entries now, including some Spanish/ Latino HH blogs:

A Bit of This and That - Hip Hop Discographies, Requests
Beats and Blood - Alt. and Prog. Hip Hop, bits of Punk and Rock
Beyond Commercial - Name says it all, quality US Hip Hop
Boom Bap RAP - More quality US HH and bits of Alternative and progressive HH
Casa do Rap -Good range of Latino Rap/ HH (Spanish)
Original Underground Hip Hop - Classic US HH albums and recent ones
Rap Cypher - Mainstream US HH (French)
Voces del Ghetto - Some more Latino HH/ Rap (Spanish)

27/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

New section on Drum and Bass, GhettoTech and Jungle, featuring (and more to come):

D N B Tracker - DNB, Breaks, Electronic (Russian)
DJ Infinite's Blogspot -DNB, Break Beat, Hip Hop
DJ Mix Downloads - DNB, Mixes, Ghetto Tech, Hip Hop
Djiara Vanina - DNB, Ragge and Jungle
DNB Share - Albums and Mixes
Eklektro Breakbeat of the Week - Break Beat, Rave, Electro

27/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

Special request, a new lounge list featuring (and more to come):

Chill Lounge Music - Electro Lounge, Ambient, Chill Out)
Detour - Easy Listening, Classical, Retro)
Easy Listening - Retro LP Longe, Instrumental
Easy Listening and other Delights - Soft Latin Rock, Bossa Nova, Retro
Easy Music - Lounge, Classical, Retro, Pop instrumental
Lazar’s Corner - Eclectic Lounge
Licorice Pizza - Retro Lounge LPs
Music-Selector - Electro Lounge, Ambient, Chill Out
Opus4 - Loungey Indie, Folk, Electro
Zip your Rip - Retro LPs with Loungy Touch

26/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part III

http://alapiscine.blogspot.com/ - Pop Rock, Prog. (French)
http://www.aestoshombrestristes.blogspot.com/ - South American Rock (Spanish)
http://abientotjespere.blogspot.com/- Vinyl rarities, World Music
http://a-maquina-de-fazer-sonhos.blogspot.com/- Prog. Rock, Alt. Rock (Spanish)
http://amonsieurwillyworld.blogspot.com/- Funk, Disco, Rare Hip Hop, Soul
http://redkelly2.blogspot.com/ - Soul
http://abcradionights.blogspot.com/- Classical Electronic
http://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/ - Swedish Rock, lose MP3s
http://acefaliamusical.blogspot.com/ - Alt./ Prog. Rock, Punk, Funk

26/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

http://threethreefourfive.blogspot.com/ - Vinyl, 1970s Rock
http://1000000milesaway.blogspot.com/ - Rock & Roll
http://muxtape.com/- Not a Blog, but a collection of different free Mixes
http://www.bubblegum-machine.com/- Rock & Roll (1960s, Pop Art, lose MP3s)
http://cakeandpolka.blogspot.com/ - Bizarre Music, Well strange...
http://crudcrud.blogspot.com/- Rare music, demo tapes

26/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

http://digitaleargasm.blogspot.com/ - Electronics, Mixes
http://remixland.blogspot.com/ - Electronics, Club, Mixes
http://gayjsmusicblog.blogspot.com/ - Mainstream Pop, House
http://8-76.blogspot.com/ - Everything and remixes
http://hayatbayat.blogspot.com/ - Indie (Turkish)
http://disconap.blogspot.com/- Pop, Clips
http://musicslut.blogspot.com - Indie, Clips, Rarities, Pop, Hip Hop

25/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

http://www.boxxmusic.blogspot.com/ - US mainstream Hip Hop, albums and MP3
http://hiphoplongplay.blogspot.com/ - Ninja Tune label, UK Hip Hop and Funk
http://aizulazuan.blogspot.com/ - Electronic, Techno, Deep House, Minimal
http://ckoneck.blogspot.com/ - Mainstream Pop, Mixes
http://under-the-radar-talents.blogspot.com/ - Pop, Lose MP3s
http://vibe4me.blogspot.com/ - Electronic, Mixes, Ibiza House Music

24/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

http://boardsofelectronica.blogspot.com/ - Electronic, Psychedelic Rock, Ambient, Techno, Trance
http://djtrian.blogspot.com/ - Electronic, Trance, Minimal, Deep House
http://axsblog.blogspot.com/ - Electronic, Techno, House
http://strictlyriddim.blogspot.com/ - Acid, Techno, Experimental, Hip Hop

24/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

http://sanpasquale.blogspot.com/ - US rap, disco, funk, old skool
http://www.desolateones.com/ - Mainstream US Hip Hop, R&B
http://www.58ent.blogspot.com/ - US Hip Hop, Mixes
http://www.thatrealness.blogspot.com/ - US Hip Hop
http://dealeur-de-hiphop.blogspot.com/ - US/ French Hip Hop (French)
http://beatdoesitbetter.blogspot.com/- Hip Hop, Electro, Funk, Disco, Free Jazz

23/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part III

http://music-thingz.blogspot.com/ - Old skool Hip Hop and new Hip hop albums
http://www.ironboblog.blogspot.com/ - Music from the Ninja Tunes label, Hip Hop and Jazz
http://weguds.blogspot.com/ - Hip Hop, Trip Hop, Jazz, Break Beat, Two step, etc
http://funkyssite.blogspot.com/ - Funk and Soul.

Recommend Your Favorite Blogs

I should have made a post like this a long time ago. Some of you may be aware that I run another blog in addition to this blogroll simply titled Digital Meltd0wn. Several months back I requested that the visitors to DM suggest their favorite blogs to me. The response was overwhelming, and prompted me to start a list, which would eventually evolve into this blogroll. However, since that time I've been doing all the work on this list. At times it can be rather time consuming to track down blogs, review them, edit the list and keep it organized, etc. I work 11 hour shifts each day, so it's refreshing when people suggest their blogs or others to me because it saves me a lot of work.

So now it's time to give you all the chance to help. Your mission is simple: If you know of any music blogs that deserve recognition, but aren't on this list, just leave a comment here. All I need is the name of the blog, and the url. If you would like to include additional information that would be nice, but it's not necessary. I will review these blogs and add them to the list if they meet my criteria for being listed. Thank you all once again for your support. I hope to see a lot of responses.

Featured Blog - TWILIGHTZONE!

I usually make it a point to feature blogs that aren't well known by those of you who regularly traverse the music blogosphere. However, I am making an exception in this case, and for good reason. I'm sure that there are people out there who are new to the music blog scene, and it would be a real shame if they didn't know about this legendary blog. The TWILIGHTZONE! will always have a special place in my heart because it was the music blog that was primarily responsible for encouraging me to start my own blog almost two years ago. You won't find another blog that can rival the TWILIGHTZONE! for the sheer number of quality rockabilly and surf albums available. Those aren't the only genres you will find there though. In fact, you never know what you'll be treated to when you decide to enter the zone. It is literally a treasure trove of underground garage rock, blues, country, rockabilly, surf, psychedelia, and much much more. Of course I can't mention the TWILIGHTZONE! without mentioning it's caretaker, known to us as Ryp. He is one of the nicest blog admins that I have ever met, and his valuable contributions are legend in the music blogosphere. If you haven't visited the TWILIGHTZONE! then you should do yourself a favor and go there immediately. You'll be glad you did.

TWILIGHTZONE!:
http://twilightzone-rideyourpony.blogspot.com/

Previously Featured Blogs

Happy Birthday To Me

My birthday is tomorrow (July 9th). For those wondering, I'll be 28 years old. Considering I'm isolated in a tiny research laboratory in Antarctica, I doubt that I will receive many presents. However, I will be celebrating by myself by drinking a few glasses from a bottle of wine that I've had tucked away, and only break out on special occasions, and I've even allotted myself half of a candy bar.

I don't usually ask for anything, but I'm going to make an exception on this occasion. If any of you are feeling generous, please upload some rare music of any sort, or make a compilation for me. If it's good enough I'll even pass it on to the visitors on the Digital Meltd0wn music blog. If you're interested in doing this, it doesn't have to be done by the 9th. Feel free to take as much time as you need. I can assure you that any effort on your part will certainly be appreciated. A man can get awfully lonely in such a desolate region, and music certainly helps one to forget his whereabouts. You can either leave a comment here, or send it via e-mail to shockw4ve_x at hotmail.com Thank you and take care.

Digital Meltd0wn on Twitter

After hearing constant buzz about the phenomena known as Twitter, I've finally decided to give it a try. When I first read about Twitter, I thought it was a useless idea, as I'm sure many others have. However, I noticed a few users who were able to put the service to good use by being original, and I thought perhaps I could do the same. At the moment I'm only using it to post updates to my blog, but if enough people are interested in following me on Twitter, I will eventually incorporate other ideas. Of course if no one is interested, then I will eventually abandon this idea. So without further ado, here is the Twitter page for Digital Meltd0wn:

Digital Meltd0wn Twitter Updates:
http://twitter.com/DigitalMeltd0wn

Featured Blog: Manson Music

This weeks featured blog is actually ran by a close friend of mine. The focus of the blog is on the musical output of the notorious Charles Manson. Although the focus is on his music, you will also find several Manson related entries, including interviews and more. Charles Manson may be the most notorious criminal in the history of the United States, despite having never been actually charged with the murder of a single individual. Fortunately there are people out there who are able to view him for what he really is, a very troubled human being with a long criminal history and rather unique insight into the world, rather than the mythological demon that the media has made him out to be. I don't condone the way he lived his life, nor the actions that he was partially or wholly responsible for, however I don't believe half the myths that circulate about this man. I don't believe that he has magic powers, is capable of controlling others with merely a look, etc. As I mentioned before though, he has a very unique insight into the world. The majority of what he says may seem like incoherent rambling, but there are bits of worldly wisdom that seep out at times during the course of his lengthy rants. His views on the environment are especially relevant today considering the major worldwide environmental crisis that we face. Perhaps in a better world Manson could have avoided the circumstances that caused him to end up in prison for the rest of his life, and do a lot of good for the world. However that wasn't meant to be, and instead with are left with a notorious legacy, shrowded in mystery, and of course... his music.

Manson Music:
http://mansonmusic.blogspot.com

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