Sunday, January 31, 2016

Acceptense by The Concept Of Energy featuring Snowflake and Ruben Hall

Texasradiofish on Acceptense: "The Concept of Energy shares a wonderfully dark urban arrangement of Snowflake’s Acceptance complete with lofi background noise and gutsy blues background vocal."

http://ccmixter.org/content/THE_CONCEPT_OF_ENERGY/THE_CONCEPT_OF_ENERGY_-_ACCEPTENSE.mp3

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Why So Serious by Uncle Gravey Biscuits

Why So Serious? took a Song Fight win with an intriguing melodic hook.

http://www.songfight.org/music/why_so_serious/unclegravybiscuits_wss.mp3

Friday, January 29, 2016

Kremlin by Daniel Bautista

This dramatic trip through the Kremlin borrows some melodic snippets here and there and creates something unique.

Take the trip in vorbis.

http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/eurotrip/09_kremlin.mp3
http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/eurotrip/ogg/09_kremlin.ogg

Thursday, January 28, 2016

It Was Never Meant To Be This Way (Piano Version) by CFCF

CFCF provide a serene piano version of It Was Never Meant to be This Way.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2010/11/10-It-Was-Never-Meant-To-Be-This-Way-Piano-Version.mp3

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

We Made Our Own Government by Lucky Dragons

Today a simple song that celebrates that We Made Our Own Government.

http://www.luckydragons.org/all/OPEN_POWER/05%20We%20Made%20Our%20Own%20Government.mp3

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Misderection by Lullabelle

Misdirection is aptly named; it staggers through samples and sounds of several sorts, keeping the listener off-balance for almost nine minutes.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/79da5459debd703bd57c1e2f2d63af9578b9737d

Monday, January 25, 2016

Baião Lo-fi by Chico Correa and Electronic Band

Baião Lo-fi is expertly crafted electronic music, morphing from slow moving effects to racing drum rattles.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/513fcb43e49ece0d1c9e7bdbb35985fb6aff26a7

Sunday, January 24, 2016

The Children Who Wear Socks On Their Heads by Keston Cobblers Club

Silliness takes a turn for the epic as The Children Who Wear Socks On Their Heads seek to leave their mark on the world.

http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/Keston-Cobblers-Club-The-Children-Who-Wear-Socks-On-Their-Heads.mp3

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Spectre by Radiohead

This cinematic song from Radiohead was supposed to be the theme for a Bond movie, but Spectre ended up taking on a life of its own.

https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/239061508/download?secret_token=&client_id=cUa40O3Jg3Emvp6Tv4U6ymYYO50NUGpJ

Friday, January 22, 2016

It Always Gets Better by The Real Sign

This rough, grimy song suggests It Always Gets Better without much hope of that being true.

http://www.songfight.org/music/it_always_gets_better/realsign_iagb.mp3

Thursday, January 21, 2016

The Animals Are Watching by Tiny Folk

A dramatic, paranoid warning: The Animals Are Watching.

http://dl.last.fm/static/1449355508/117473056/45107a63ca0ece7ea1ff9af737e09808aa87cc48b26bc3b0cf15e71d87e56d73/Tinyfolk+-+The+Animals+are+Watching.mp3

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

House Dress by The Whiskers

House Dress sounds like a goofy toy neglected with the rest of the freaks on Dunce Cap.

http://thewhiskers.com/duncecap/07-housedress.mp3

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

I Take That Back by The Chocolate Chips

I Take That Back is a traditional pop song with a quirky arrangement and vocal timbre.

http://www.songfight.org/music/i_take_that_back/chocolatechips_ittb.mp3

Monday, January 18, 2016

Wildfire by SBTRKT featuring Yukimi Nagano

SBTRKT delivers a wonky rhythm paired with an excellent vocal melody from Yukimi Nagano of Little Dragon for Wildfire.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2011/05/wildfire.mp3

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Vivante by Chenard Walcker

Vivante is another lively, jazz infused blend served by Chenard Walcker.

https://archive.org/download/fsz002/fsz002_10-chenard_walcker-vivante.mp3

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Starting A Witch Hunt by Cord Smith

Here's an appropriately creepy pop tune about Starting a Witch Hunt.

http://www.songfight.org/music/starting_a_witch_hunt/cordsmith_sawh.mp3

Friday, January 15, 2016

The Banyan Tree by Noertker's Moxie

"The Banyan Tree is a 17-note melody (5-note phrase, 7-note phrase, 5-note phrase) written originally for the bansuri (an East Indian flute), but played here by Zamula on the silver flute. The Banyan is an East Indian fig tree of the Mulberry family."
-- www.noertker.com

http://www.noertker.com/audio/BanyanTree.mp3

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Conglomerate Fragments For Solo Piano by Andrew Bisset, performed by Sergey Schepkin

Here's some Conglomerate Fragments for Solo Piano that build nicely to a frantic finish.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/a135b8ff52b097adf655652f4aefbb4439802940

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Lo Fi My Ass by Tiny Creatures

The tink of percussion and fuzz of an electric guitar makes up Lo Fi My Ass.

https://archive.org/download/Tiny_Creatures-5810/Tiny_Creatures_-_10_-_Lo_Fi_My_Ass.mp3

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

A Thought by Podington Bear

Podington bear begins his collection of positive themed soundtrack tunes with A Thought.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/2f5274d47acd30a861ea05c03a8d83c0ac794de5

Monday, January 11, 2016

So Much Universe by Nick Soma

So Much Universe reminds us "Even all the stars up there will die."

http://www.songfight.org/music/so_much_universe/nicksoma_smu.mp3

Sunday, January 10, 2016

El Despertar by DIY-Note

Spanish spoken word sits atop building rock sounds in El Despertar.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/9851579eb8dd151573e09c73c1ada61bc93f180e

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Enjoy The Fever, Kid by Stealing Orchestra

Enjoy The Fever, Kid sounds like a surreal carousel, perfect for not enjoying a fever.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/c741d30902c2712abab4d76a5f00ef849e812f98

Friday, January 8, 2016

Loveshadow by Rocavaco

"Rocavaco takes us on a magically rhythmic journey through the Land of Loveshadow complete with a humorous satirical guide to remixing best practices. Reuben Rogers’ bass provides a wonderfully solid foundation for this mashup." --texasradiofish

http://ccmixter.org/content/rocavaco/rocavaco_-_Love_Shadow.mp3

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Fearless Love by Tuners Union

Tuners Union brings a satisfying dramatic build up for their winning try at Fearless Love.

http://www.songfight.org/music/fearless_love/tunersunion_fl.mp3

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Urchin by Arca

Urchin creeps along creating dramatic images with sinister mechanical textures.

https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/239600752/download?secret_token=&client_id=cUa40O3Jg3Emvp6Tv4U6ymYYO50NUGpJ

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Haciendose La Del Zamora by Mandrágora Tango

Haciendose la del Zamora is another lovely original composition from Mandrágora Tango.

http://www.mandragoratango.com/sounds/Haciendose_la_del_Zamora.mp3

Monday, January 4, 2016

On Top Of A Hill by State Shirt

On Top of a Hill is one of the live-looping experiments that saw an official release with Life Is Easy.

http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/lifeiseasy/07_On_Top_of_a_Hill.mp3

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Onomatopoeia by Wreckdom

Wreckdom specializes in doing Song Fight completely wrong, but their entry for Onomatopoeia does it so right.

http://www.songfight.org/music/onomatopoeia/wreckdom_o.mp3

Saturday, January 2, 2016

Eyes by Still Corners

Gorilla vs. Bear perfectly describes today's song as a "dreamily bittersweet, reverb-soaked new cover of Rogue Wave‘sEyes"

http://static.gorillavsbear.net/uploads/2010/12/Eyes.mp3

Friday, January 1, 2016

Waltz Op 34 No 2 (in A minor) by Frédéric Chopin, performed by Paul Cantrell

Paul Cantrell describes Waltz Op 34 No 2 (in A minor): "In a piece like this, it’s hard for me not to look at the score and wonder: It’s so simple! How can there be so much in so few notes? Where is the magic hiding?"

https://innig.net/music/recordings/ith_chopin-34-2.mp3