Dancing Sad by State Shirt

Yesterday's post completes 10 full years of song-a-day. With ten years and a day of songs, I'm bringing this blog to a close. And who better than State Shirt to turn to for the final notes. Dancing Sad describes the overall musical theme of his most recent album, Lost Hills.

http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/losthills/04_Dancing_Sad.mp3

Regime Change by 73 Keep It Beautiful

This is the story of the most petty Regime Change, a tale of middle school drama put into a beautiful pop song.

https://songlander.com/rest/entries/AF4D85C0DE3FC52D7AC84E8E19EC18E9/file

The Drummer Is Fine, Part 1 by Sonic Youth

The Drummer is Fine, Part 1 creates a calm ambiance out of guitar harmonics and softened feedback.

http://sonicyouth.com/archives/mp3-selector/new_mp3/drummerpart1.mp3

Demon Seed by Nine Inch Nails

Demon Seed closes The Slip with a winding song that fits in with late NIN music.

https://archive.org/download/The_Slip-2640/Nine_Inch_Nails_-_10_-_Demon_Seed.mp3
https://archive.org/download/The_Slip-2640/Nine_Inch_Nails_-_10_-_Demon_Seed.ogg

Whatchusayin by Grapes

A lingering echo of a guitar and drum sits as voices whisper on Whatchusayin.

http://ccmixter.org/content/grapes/grapes_-_whatchusayin.mp3

Trans Siberian by Nest

Closing out Nest is Trans Siberian with the most dramatic flourishes of the record. But it's still at heart an ambient soundscape, chilly and sparse.

https://archive.org/download/Nest-6211/Nest_-_06_-_Trans_Siberian.ogg

Blues #8 by @nop

Kara Square on Blues #8: "Blues goes electro with @nop’s latest remix. Utilizing samples from greyguy, My Free Mickey, and Pitx, this creative and cool instrumental remix is not to be missed."

http://ccmixter.org/content/Lancefield/Lancefield_-_Blues_8.mp3

Back Then Oh When Oh When by Tiny Creatures

Fuzzed out low-fi garage rock recalls a past that may not have existed Back Then Oh When Oh When.

https://archive.org/download/Tiny_Creatures-5810/Tiny_Creatures_-_23_-_Back_Then_Oh_When_Oh_When.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Tiny_Creatures-5810/Tiny_Creatures_-_23_-_Back_Then_Oh_When_Oh_When.ogg

RelaxingBirds by Tigabeatz featuring Javolenus

Musikpirat calls Relaxing Birds "A very relaxing piece of music crafted around Javolenus’s guitare loop. Some drums, chirping birds and a subtle hint of water wash all your worries away."

http://ccmixter.org/content/tigabeatz/tigabeatz_-_RelaxingBirds.mp3

Cakes by Bgm

With the high vocals strangely backgrounded in its chorus, Cakes is my favorite Song Fight! entry from bgm.

http://www.songfight.org/music/cakes/bgm_cakes.mp3

The Robot Is Dreaming by Revolution Void

The Robot Is Dreaming to a programmed rhythm with a synthesizer backup, slightly jittered, scattering, as it takes slow, repeating steps with an organic bass.

Enjoy lossless flac or high quality vorbis.

https://archive.org/download/jamendo-002534/09.mp3 https://archive.org/download/jamendo-002534/09.ogg
https://archive.org/download/RevolutionVoid-ThreadSoul2006/09.RevolutionVoid-TheRobotIsDreaming.flac

Between Attention And Attention by Lucky Dragons

This track starts with ambient tones letting you relax and focus on something else. It then draws you in with a gentle shake and swell before easing back into ambiance, guiding you Between Attention and Attention.

http://www.luckydragons.org/all/PUBLICITY_REFORM/06%20between%20attention%20and%20attention.mp3

Tyson's Corner by The Numan Leauge

John Benjamin teams up with a friend to create a dance party in Tyson's Corner. "To rule the world all we need is patience."

http://www.songfight.org/music/tysons_corner/numanleague_tc.mp3

Nightmare by Snowflake, remixed by The Concept Of Energy

Concept of Energy pumps out infectious electro-pop beats from the stuff of snowflake's Nightmare.

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

Fingers Crossed by Glenn Case

Glenn wants to be as logical as he can be, "More like Spock with my Fingers Crossed".

https://songlander.com/rest/entries/9C5EB006E0A76B253A8F9EC88D25B3FF/file

Oriki De Oxum by Axial

Oriki De Oxum reminds me of the song Kid A. It's quiet, ethereal, dynamic, and haunting.

https://archive.org/download/VOL_1-4616/Axial_-_03_-_Oriki_De_Oxum.mp3

Fingers Crossed by Strangelove

Strangelove's Fingers Crossed sounds like a strange amalgam of sounds and samples, densely layered.

https://songlander.com/rest/entries/90574A33C765DD9DAE6899568A49E235/file

Toy Kingdom by Jeris featuring Doxent Zsigmond

Toy Kingdom is some of the most adorably beautiful electro acoustic music I've heard from a ccmixter.

http://ccmixter.org/content/VJ_Memes/VJ_Memes_-_Toy_Kingdom_1.mp3

After You by Merisan

This year's Nur Ein is bringing out many excellent songs from new and old favorites. Merisan's After You is so excellent it deserved a round two win and came very close.

https://songlander.com/rest/entries/2930AAECD207B61FED77732ADE945326/file

Obsession by Nite Jewel

Nite Jewel's slow moving beat slides along with lyrics giving way to another Obsession.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2017/04/A2-OBSESSION.mp3

Fingers Crossed by Skub

That whisper, those pounding drums, that guitar... Fingers Crossed we get another seven songs from Puce Forkbomb Skub this Nur Ein, no matter what name he's recording under or who he's collaborating with.

https://songlander.com/rest/entries/0A4B479F8AEC7F736D38FF1C0E4D101D/file

Cold Comfort by The Worldly Self-Assurance

The Worldly Self Assurance's strong showing was Cold Comfort when they were eliminated in Round 6 of Nur Ein VII.

http://songlander.com/rest/entries/2C63FE3587867E3B4BCCDC8AA446D00A/file

So Much For That by Flaming Shotpounder

Songfight's most recent wave of punk rockers teamed up for last weeks song fight, and came in second place by two votes. So Much For That.

http://www.songfight.org/music/so_much_for_that/flamingshotpounder_smft.mp3

Pacific Sunset by Spinmeister featuring Gurdonark

Take a relaxing rest with a Pacific Sunset.

http://ccmixter.org/content/spinmeister/spinmeister_-_Pacific_Sunset.mp3

Azazel by Gepel

Azazel is a vibrant cascading jazz piece by Gepel.

https://archive.org/download/Moducue-5343/Gepel_-_02_-_Azazel.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Moducue-5343/Gepel_-_02_-_Azazel.ogg

Caprice No. 24 by Niccolò Paganini, performed by Daniel Bautista

Daniel Bautista has a flair for showing just how impeccably the classics rock. This time he gives the treatment to Paganini's Caprice No. 24.

Enjoy the rock with the technically superior, legally less encumbered ogg vorbis format.

https://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/eurotrip/07_caprice24.mp3
https://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/eurotrip/ogg/07_caprice24.ogg

Rockopolousaninjananophone Eternal - The Vishnu Cycle by Glenn Case, covered by The Cow Exchange

Cow Exchange does a silly cover of a silly song with a silly name: Rockopolousaninjananophone Eternal - The Vishnu Cycle.

http://www.songfight.net/covers/songs/cowexch_glenncase_vishnucycle.mp3

Prelude Op 28 No 9 (in E major) by Frédéric Chopin, performed by Paul Cantrell

Paul Cantrell, on Chopin's Prelude Op 28 No 9 (in E major): "I love the steady outpouring of energy, the unbrokenness of the flow as it goes through such a dramatic series of changes, the perfect balance of the different sections, the tremendous sense of scope of this mere 95 seconds, a single printed page of music. Chopin is totally my hero."

https://innig.net/music/recordings/ith_chopin-28-9.mp3

Gnossienne Nº1 by Erik Satie, performed by Trans Alp

Trans Alp's performance of Gnossienne Nº1 sounds unlike any other rendition of Satie I've ever heard.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/70bb9b9f9ccc03b9e1a04632c43b37a928e09b92

L'Occitane by Paco Del Stinko, covered by Tiny Robots

Tiny Robots' peppy little vaguely Brazilian cover of L'Occitane is perfect sunny day music.

http://songfight.net/cf2016/tinyrobots_pacodelstinko_l'occitane.mp3

Silueta Porteña by Francisco Canaro, performed by Mandrágora Tango

Silueta Porteña moves vigorously through rapid pizzicato through dramatic sliding passages and dramatic refrains.

http://www.mandragoratango.com/music/2009/06/18/14%20Silueta%20portena%20-%20Milonga%20Tanda.mp3

Robot Ninja Zombie Bear by Naked Philosophy, covered by Tuners Union

Robot Ninja Zombie Bear does sound like the name of a terrible film. Naked Philosophy's lyrics go in that direction, and Tuners Union gives the song their twee pop treatment.

http://www.songfight.net/covers/songs/tunersunion_nakedphilosophy_robotninjazombiebear.mp3

Evil Dance by Yourai

Juraj Hubink gets his voice to do an Evil Dance for us.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/241ddb9fef56eb52323f6c4c6c8a37323e3ea384

The Four Of Us Are Dying by Nine Inch Nails

The Four of Us Are Dying is an instrumental referencing an episode of The Twilight Zone.

https://archive.org/download/The_Slip-2640/Nine_Inch_Nails_-_09_-_The_Four_of_Us_are_Dying.mp3

Just So (Picky) by Speck

Speck has constructed a clicking, clacking machine of sounds that's Just So (Picky) in its harmonious rattle.

http://ccmixter.org/content/speck/speck_-_just_so_(picky).mp3

Praying Mantis by Cookie Blue

This Praying Mantis is praying for you. But don't worry, she probably won't bite off your head.

http://www.songfight.org/music/praying_mantis/cookieblue_pm.mp3

Baby Girl by Farah

Hints of mystery and intrigue permeate Baby Girl's repeating beats.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2017/04/A3-BABY-GIRL.mp3

Cad Goddeau by Nest

Sparse and majestic is Nest's style, and the use of woodwinds makes Cad Goddeau feel all the more subtly majestic.

https://archive.org/download/Nest-6211/Nest_-_05_-_Cad_Goddeu.mp3

Lelê by Chico Correa And Electronic Band

Lelê is another lively yet spacious blend of electronic and traditional Brazilian strands of pop.

https://archive.org/download/Chico_Correa_and_Electronic_Band-3804/Descanso_De_Tela

Million Watts by Bgm

Given the challenge of making a song with obvious flaws, bgm turned cable static into a melodic and rhythmic element of Million Watts.

https://songlander.com/rest/entries/FB6B65F36CCB15270C1A4FBF6579A1CC/file

Machiavélisme Magnifique by Vincent Bergeron

Machiavélisme Magnifique is a cut up chamber orchestra piece, a classic contemporary work.

https://archive.org/download/LArt_du_Dsarroi-7712/Vincent_Bergeron_-_02_-_Machiavlisme_Magnifique.mp3

Metro by Tiny Creatures

Little clicks and soft harmonies makes up the sounds of the Metro inhabited by Tiny Creatures.

https://archive.org/download/Tiny_Creatures-5810/Tiny_Creatures_-_18_-_Metro.mp3

No Suffering by Lucky Dragons

Steadily increasing rhythm and No Suffering here.

http://www.luckydragons.org/all/fear_melody/no%20suffering.mp3

Hitched by JSR2

This track finds JSR2 Hitched to some destructive routines.

http://www.songfight.org/music/hitched/jrs2_hitched.mp3

Slanted Voices by Colin Mutchler, remixed by Morgantj

The wild ride of electronic sounds built up around chopped up spoken word makes Slanted Voices sound positively skewed.

http://ccmixter.org/content/morgantj/morgantj_-_Slanted_Voices.mp3

The Art Of Dying by Chris Horne, remixed by Vo1k1 featuring Skoria

Snowflake: "The Art of Dying is an artful piece of music that evokes beauty, emotion and retrospection. Featuring the magnificent vocals of Chris Horne and Skoria, wrapped in intricate string arrangements, the haunting piano and guitar melodies in this track open the heart."

http://ccmixter.org/content/vo1k1/vo1k1_-_Art_of_Dying_(Etching_Mix).mp3

Orc March by Snowflake featuring Wolf Sebastian, remixed by Basematic

Orc March is menacing, battle ready opera.

http://ccmixter.org/content/basematic/basematic_-_Orc_March.mp3

Nothing To Me by Javolenus, remixed by Jeris

Javolenus has put ancient words of Sappho to a melody, capturing her gut wrenching spite with his voice as he spits "you're Nothing To Me". Jeris sets it against a rich set of instruments and harmonies to create a painfully beautiful moment.

All those instruments and harmonies are broken into individual files for your remixing convenience.

http://ccmixter.org/content/VJ_Memes/VJ_Memes_-_Nothing_To_Me.mp3

Blue by Offlinebouncer, remixed by One Project

Stefan Kartenberg: "Blue is a genial dance track made by One Project. The voice of Offlinebouncer fits perfect."

http://ccmixter.org/content/One_Project/One_Project_-_Blue.mp3

Key Of Love by Snowflake, remixed by Quarkstar

Once upon a time I would attend poetry slams where a live jazz band would accompany the poets' performances on stage. I'm taken back there when I hear snowflake whisper "We dance in the Key of Love" with Quarkstar's gentle piano and drums.

http://ccmixter.org/content/Quarkstar/Quarkstar_-_Key_Of_Love_(Blue).mp3
http://ccmixter.org/content/Quarkstar/Quarkstar_-_Key_Of_Love_(Blue).flac

Falling (You And I) by Zutsuri, remixed by Siobhan Dakay

With Falling (You and I), we get another beautiful Siobhan Dakay rework of a Zutsuri song, this time a sparse piano and voice number.

http://ccmixter.org/content/SiobhanD/SiobhanD_-_Falling_(You_And_I).mp3

Cinderella's Big Score by Sonic Youth

Listen to Sonic Youth perform Cinderella's Big Score at Irvine, California.

http://sonicyouth.com/archives/mp3-selector/new_mp3/cinderella_irvine.mp3

Ali's Heart Shaped Cushion by Someone Else [UK]

A squishy analog title like Ali's Heart Shaped Cushion seems strange set against the digital chip tunes bleeping with joy throughout the track.

https://archive.org/download/You_Can_Name_This_EP-7711/Someone_Else_UK_-_02_-_Alis_Heart_Shaped_Cushion.mp3

Old Friends by Jerkatorium featuring Micah Sommersmith

Micah and Chumpy were Old Friends uniting to enter a Song Fight by trading backhanded compliments and outright insults. Personally, I'd pin it on Chumpy if they lose.

http://www.songfight.org/music/old_friends/jerkatorium+micahsommersmith_of.mp3

Tamanquero by Axial

Tamanquero is another songs blending traditional melodies with electronic elements supplied by modern tech, this one with a heavy Brazilian theme.

https://archive.org/download/VOL_1-4616/Axial_-_02_-_Tamanquero.mp3

Conte Ecourte by DIY-Note

Conte ecourte is another track that sounds perfect for a film score circa 2017, one with a western/sci-fi twist.

https://archive.org/download/Ruptures-6090/DIY-Note_-_08_-_Conte_ecourte.mp3

Old Friends by Joey Wildcat

Joey Wildcat sounds like a rebranded revival of Brother Machine, singing of old days and Old Friends back when they were gods.

http://www.songfight.org/music/old_friends/joeywildcat_of.mp3

A Melancholical Hero by Daniel Bautista

Bautista opens the soundtrack for Duel Sur Les Rives De La Mauldre introducing us to A Melancholical Hero with a track perfect for a new spaghetti western.

https://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/duelsurlesrivesdelamauldreost/01.A.Melancholical.Hero.mp3
https://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/duelsurlesrivesdelamauldreost/ogg/01.A.Melancholical.Hero.ogg

A Piela by Stealing Orchestra

A Piela starts with a static fuzz but then gains life as a vaguely eastern European amalgam of musical sound.

https://archive.org/download/The_Incredible_Shrinking_Band-12588/Stealing_Orchestra_-_14_-_A_Piela.mp3

Old Friends by Flaming Tiger

Flaming Tiger has forty-one seconds of reasons not to raise a glass to Old Friends.

http://www.songfight.org/music/old_friends/flamingtiger_of.mp3

Could Be by CSoul

SackJo22 on Could Be: "Csoul’s latest featuring the vocals of Jennymayhem is rich, hypnotic. A sonic river that carries you along. Replete with dub infusion, glittering acoustic, tinkling keys and heart. Bravo!"

http://ccmixter.org/content/CSoul/CSoul_-_Could_Be.mp3

Freedom Fighter by The John Benjamin Band

A guitar, whistling, finger snaps, and a catchy lyric ("It's just a matter of time 'til the clock strikes catastrophe. It's a little sublime to think that it all depends on me"). What more could you want in Freedom Fighter?

http://johnorama.com/songs/sensitive_pop/freedom_fighter.mp3

Marx taught a satanic doctrine, Lenine applied it and Stalin consolidated the system by Children For Breakfast

Marx taught a satanic doctrine, Lenine applied it and Stalin consolidated the system. It's a bold assertion and a long, winding title for a winding experimental track.

https://archive.org/download/Ham-7708/Children_for_Breakfast_-_02_-_Marx_taught_a_satanic_doctrine_Lenine_applied_it_and_Stalin_consolidated_the_system.mp3

Take It Back by Nick Soma

Today I Take It Back to one of the most dramatic songs from Nick Soma. He starts off dramatically and moves effortlessly between upbeat pop punk and dramatic slow downs.

http://www.songfight.org/music/take_it_back/nicksoma_tib.mp3

5 by Christian Bjoerklund

"SKÅPMAT is a happy EP of instrumentals from Swedish producer Christian Björklund. Some of the tracks he composed for a video game." 5 sounds like it could very easily be part of the soundtrack to a happy video game.

https://archive.org/download/Skapmat-6518/Christian_Bjoerklund_-_02_-_5.mp3

Perche by Chenard Walcker

Perche: a copy-pasta lullaby.

https://archive.org/download/fsz002/fsz002_23-chenard_walcker-perche.mp3

Make The First Move by Tuners Union

The challenge of the shy, staring each other down, hoping the other will Make The First Move

http://www.songfight.org/music/make_the_first_move/tunersunion_mtfm.mp3

Caterpillar Tunnel

Pod Bear takes you shuffling and sliding through a his little Caterpillar Tunnel.

https://archive.org/download/Curious-13960/Podington_Bear_-_Caterpillar_Tunnel.mp3

Burn The Fence by PorchCat featuring Spinmeister

PorchCat pulls an impressive KMFDM impression and urges us to Burn the Fence.

http://ccmixter.org/content/PorchCat/PorchCat_-_Burn_the_Fence.mp3

The Broken Mirror Of Memory, Part 1 by Paul Cantrell and Patrick O'Keefe

The Broken Mirror of Memory was my first introduction to Paul Cantrell's music, and it really puts his best foot forward. It starts out aggressive, almost thundering, and then it opens up and calms down. O'Keefe's clarinet adds a layer of mystery around the whole thing.

https://innig.net/music/recordings/ith_cantrell-mirror-1.mp3

If I Had One by Bgm

"I'd play with my best friend, If I Had One." It's a sad little pop tune, and it was only one vote from winning a Song Fight.

http://www.songfight.org/music/if_i_had_one/bgm_iiho.mp3

Charlotte by Nest

Nest offers another wintry quiet piano track titled Charlotte.

https://archive.org/download/Nest-6211/Nest_-_04_-_Charlotte.mp3

Rubaluna by MrJuan

Rubaluna is lounge music with a Latin twist.

https://archive.org/download/King_Kong_Man-12949/MrJuan_-_02_-_Rumbaluna.mp3

Don't Lie by Lucky Dragons

A clattering smattering of melody tumbles about but demands that you Don't Lie.

http://www.luckydragons.org/all/REAL_SLEEP/dont_lie.mp3

Stereo by Tiny Creatures

Stereo is almost conventional for Tiny Creatures, but it has an adorable charm about it.

https://archive.org/download/Tiny_Creatures-5810/Tiny_Creatures_-_17_-_Stereo.mp3

Good Faith by N.M.D.T.

N.M.D.T. claim to not have a lot of brains or money, but they do have this Good Faith, and some sick rapping and production skills.

http://www.songfight.org/music/good_faith/nmdt_gf.mp3

Recommencer Toi Et Moi by MiElle, remixed by Blue Millenium

French whispers roll over synthesized rhythms and melodies sculpted to guide them through Recommencer Toi et Moi.

http://ccmixter.org/content/Bluemillenium/Bluemillenium_-_Recommencer_Toi_et_moi.mp3

I Spy (Jeepers Peepers Mix) by Scomber, remixed by Duckett

Duckett calls I Spy (Jeepers Peepers Mix) "Fast and loud… chopped up mangled bits of scomber help back up scomber!" It's a track aimed to move a body.

http://ccmixter.org/content/duckett/duckett_-_I_Spy_(Jeepers_Peepers_Mix).mp3

Red Chester Jingle Blues (Fell Out of Dublin Mix) by Gmz featuring Nethis

Gmz's Red Chester Jingle Blues (Fell Out of Dublin Mix) is a fiercely energetic mad blend of Nethis tracks.

http://ccmixter.org/content/gmz/gmz_-_red_chester_jingle_blues_(fell_out_dublin_mix).mp3

Bossinha (Aquilez Remix) by Chico Correa And Electronic Band

The Brazilian sounds of Bossinha are strained through skittering beats and filtered voices and other endearing embellishments in this intriguing remix.

https://archive.org/download/Chico_Correa_and_Electronic_Band-3804/Chico_Correa_and_Electronic_Band_-_13_-_Bossinha_Aquilez_Remix.mp3

Absolutely Clear (Third Coast Mix) by Go1dfish, remixed by Vo1k1 featuring Sleeperspaceborn

Absolutely Clear (Third Coast Mix) is an astounding blend of guitar noodling and electronic beats.

http://ccmixter.org/content/vo1k1/vo1k1_-_Absolutely_Clear_(Third_Coast_Mix).mp3

Who We Are by Hans Atom featuring MissJudged and Fireproof Babies

Stefan Kartenberg at ccmixter: "Hans Atom has hit again. Who We Are is a wonderfully crafted Sythy Pop track, with the voice of MissJudged and Fireproof Babies. Listen and enjoy."

http://ccmixter.org/content/hansatom/hansatom_-_Who_We_Are.mp3

Altar(native) by Siobhan Dakay featuring Zutsuri

Siobhan Dakay calls Altar(native) "Zutsuri’s wonderful pella in a pretty avantgarde classical costume."

Audiophiles can grab the track in flac.

http://ccmixter.org/content/SiobhanD/SiobhanD_-_Altar(native).mp3
http://ccmixter.org/content/SiobhanD/SiobhanD_-_Altar(native).flac

Mary-Christ by Sonic Youth

"This song is called Mary-Christ", and it is a recording of an excellent live grunge rock performance.

http://sonicyouth.com/archives/mp3-selector/new_mp3/mary_christ_irvine.mp3

Buckaroo Bonzai Is Not Just A Movie by Logan Whitehurst And The Jr. Science Club

Buckaroo Bonzai is not Just a Movie is perfect example of exuberant, silly pop rock.

https://archive.org/download/An_Introduction_to-6412/Logan_Whitehurst_and_The_Jr_Science_Club_-_02_-_Buckaroo_Bonzai_Is_Not_Just_a_Movie.mp3

Tons Of Distortion by Daniel Bautista

With a title like Tons of Distortion, anyone who's listened to much of the rest of Daniel Bautista's work already knows whether they want to hear it.

https://www.danielbautista.com/music/topographic1/daniel.bautista.-.tons.of.distortion.mp3

Seems Like A Little Too Much by Gert

Gert's 5 minutes of straight rock and roll sometimes Seems Like a Little Too Much, but its dynamics are rewarding.

http://www.songfight.org/music/seems_like_a_little_too_much/gert_slaltm.mp3

Always Lovers by Cindy Lee

Gorilla vs. Bear has a haunting and lovely piece of slow, lo-fi acoustic music from Cindy Lee for you: Always Lovers.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2017/01/2-ALWAYS-LOVERS.mp3

Bohemia Al-Andalus by Gnawledge

"Granada Doaba explores the broad roots and divergent branches of flamenco hip-hop." Until I'd heard Bohemia Al-Andalus, I'd no idea flamenco hip-hop even existed.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/d86aa0ef6f83d14814b4c691b550e3f2717efbca

Plucky Upright by Speck featuring Jeris, Doxent Zsigmond, Stellarartwars, and Annabloom

Plucky Upright blends bass, horns, piano, and beats provided by the ccmixter community into a warped piece of experimental jazz.

http://ccmixter.org/content/speck/speck_-_Plucky_Upright.mp3

Closing Time by Stealing Orchestra

Like much of Stealing Orchestra's record The Incredible Shrinking Band, Closing Time is full of carnival sounds. But it blends those sounds into something straightforward and sinister.

https://archive.org/download/The_Incredible_Shrinking_Band-12588/Stealing_Orchestra_-_12_-_Closing_Time.mp3

Fever Dream by The John Benjamin Band

"So tired, so tired of this Fever Dream", a simple line opening a lovestruck pop song.

http://www.songfight.org/music/fever_dream/johnbenjaminband_fd.mp3

Soundtrack 2 Act 2 by Reger Harmar

This 10 minute piece, Soundtrack 2 Act 2, is part of an exquisite corpse soundtrack for the German silent film The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/5c071c4d0ce196d20bf5b17d8bdecf549d3aaead

Robot Candidate by The Sober Irishman

The Irishman raps about the perfect Robot Candidate turning on the electorate and creating an American dystopia.

http://www.songfight.org/music/robot_candidate/soberirishman_rc.mp3

The Best Place In Town Is Also The Darkest by ADD

ADD gives us a long rambling song for a long rambling title with creative use of starts and stops: The Best Place In Town Is Also The Darkest.

http://actdead.com/mp3s/add_tbpitiatd.mp3

DReam by Snowflake featuring Donkey Horse Mule

Snowflake sings a sweet DReam over a simple ukulele line provided by Donkey Horse Mule.

http://ccmixter.org/content/snowflake/snowflake_-_DReam.mp3

Something For Your M.I.N.D. by Superorganism

Gorilla vs Bear points me at this "impossibly infectious, [...] fully-formed, irreverent Gorillaz-style pop": Something for Your M.I.N.D., and it is gloriously weird.

https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/304198932/download?client_id=cUa40O3Jg3Emvp6Tv4U6ymYYO50NUGpJ

BMood by Podington Bear

BMood plays longer than the typical track from the Sound of Picture Production Library. It starts with a beat and piano and ends curiously with some sparsely attended winds.

https://archive.org/download/Curious-13960/Podington_Bear_-_BMood.mp3

Boron Rod by Bgm

Bgm wants to use a Boron Rod to rescue a failing structure. It worked well enough to win him a Song Fight!

http://www.songfight.org/music/boron_rod/bgm_br.mp3

What For by @nop

What For slides along a dark groove with a pulsing beat.

http://ccmixter.org/content/Lancefield/Lancefield_-_What_for.mp3

Vida by Lido Pimienta

An unadorned voice sings sweetly in Spanish: Hay Vida.

https://archive.org/download/Color_Triangular-8187/Lido_Pimienta_-_02_-_Vida.mp3

Natrona by Paul Cantrell

Natrona is a lively piano improvisation that lingers rather than resolving cleanly.

https://innig.net/music/recordings/ith_natrona.mp3

Canadian Girlfriend by Tuners Union

Sweet piano and guitar pop make up for the painfully cheesy repetition of the title Canadian Girlfriend

http://www.songfight.org/music/canadian_girlfriend/tunersunion_cg.mp3

Bursting Jam by Lucky Dragons

Today's Bursting Jam is a lovely brief mess.

http://www.luckydragons.org/all/future_feelings/bursting_jam.mp3

Abismo by Los Cuatrocientos Golpes

Skillfully crunchy churning guitars and growling vocals make Abismo a solid metal song, but the clean singing sounds sloppy in a style more reminiscent of punk rock.

https://archive.org/download/Los_Cuatrocientos_Golpes-8186/Los_Cuatrocientos_Golpes_-_02_-_Abismo.mp3

Demon Seed by Nine Inch Nails

Demon Seed closes out The Slip with a bang.

https://archive.org/download/The_Slip-2640/Nine_Inch_Nails_-_10_-_Demon_Seed.mp3

Sorry I Ruined Your Life by State Shirt

The dark themes that prevail much of State Shirt's music sit right in the title of Sorry I Ruined Your Life. Fortunately the looping laptop pop sensibilities that prevail his music are also there in spades.

http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/videosongs/stateshirt_sorryiruinedyourlife.mp3

Oh My Soul by Nick Soma

Rarely does a Song Fight entry stretch ten minutes, but a title like Oh My Soul asks for an epic treatment. Nick Soma with a variety of guitar and synth styles driven by his own dramatic voice.

http://www.songfight.org/music/oh_my_soul/nicksoma_oms.mp3

Comme Des Orages by Obsibilo

Comme Des Orages is very well done dark ambient electronic music.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/21b03871da7a43ccf660dfc30820f81e24f2d042

Legend by Lullabelle

Legend offers a succinct and satisfying end to the strange Trial of Florasador Gehrboyzel.

Try it in vorbis.

https://archive.org/download/The_Trial_of_Florasador_Gehrboyzel-6345/Lullabelle_-_03_-_Legend.mp3
https://archive.org/download/The_Trial_of_Florasador_Gehrboyzel-6345/Lullabelle_-_03_-_Legend.ogg

1848 by Tiny Creatures

1848 is a short sketch of a guitar lick that birdsong and Tiny Creatures excels in delivering.

https://archive.org/download/Tiny_Creatures-5810/Tiny_Creatures_-_13_-_1848.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Tiny_Creatures-5810/Tiny_Creatures_-_13_-_1848.ogg

Oh My Soul by Cookie Blue

Oh My Soul is a ukulele tune about carrying on.

http://www.songfight.org/music/oh_my_soul/cookieblue_oms.mp3

Betty by Derek Clegg

Today's song is a sweet tender letter to Betty rendered in a folk tune.

https://archive.org/download/5-8184/Derek_Clegg_-_02_-_Betty.mp3

enolA toN sI ehS by Sonic Youth

Listening to a song backwards reveals something about how everday sound works. The reverse rhythm that's so striking in enolA toN sI ehS indicates something of the character of an everyday drum hit.

http://sonicyouth.com/archives/mp3-selector/new_mp3/enolA_toN_sI_ehS.mp3

Unexpected Guest by The Worldly Self-Assurance

Unexpected Guest is another very good pop song for Nur Ein from The Worldly Self-Assurance.

http://songlander.com/rest/entries/7AB2C2B940DC5EF24DB7519423CA4EF9/file

Symphony No. 2 in B minor Movement 4: Allegro by Daniel Bautista

Symphony 2, movement 4 ends Bautista's seconds symphony in dramatic fashion, with pounding drums and swirling, crunching guitars.

Recorded in Gentoo and presented in vorbis, Bautista's work is copyleft to the core.

https://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/symphony2/04.s2m4.mp3
https://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/symphony2/ogg/04.s2m4.ogg

Deixe-se Acreditar by Mombojo

Mombojo calls their music manguebeat, a Brazilian movement in the early 90s. Deixe-se Acreditar seems to draw on surf and alternative rock, Brazilian folk, and other influence. The result is a dynamic and intriguing song.

https://archive.org/download/Nadadenovo-6507/Mombojo_-_02_-_Deixe-se_Acreditar.mp3

I'm Fine, Sky Is Blue by Teru

Jeris: "Free hugs... the audio version. Teru’s remix of I’m fine, sky is blue grabs you with breezy and lush acoustics and continuously builds into a catchy pop tune."

http://ccmixter.org/content/teru/teru_-_I_m_fine_sky_is_blue.mp3

Hack The Market by Ms. Vybe, remixed by Hans Atom

Ms. Vybe's sick rap and catchy mantra Hack the Market make an excellent pairing with Hans Atom's rock guitars.

http://ccmixter.org/content/hansatom/hansatom_-_Hack_the_Market.mp3

Secret Things by Ivan Chew, remixed by Jeris featuring Colab

SacJo22 describes Secret Things: "A light touch. Delicate tones. A spacious arrangement. Jeris’ Secret Mixter remix of Ivan Chew (with Colab) is a gently set neo-soul groove. It is is the sound of a secret shared."

http://ccmixter.org/content/VJ_Memes/VJ_Memes_-_Secret_Things.mp3

Remember Us by Javolenus, remixed by Doxent Zsigmond

Doxent transforms a Javolenus love song into this ghostly track: Remember Us.

http://ccmixter.org/content/doxent/doxent_-_Remember_Us.mp3

Break Free by Loveshadow, remixed by Cdk

Break Free is slow dark dance music with a message of liberation.

http://ccmixter.org/content/cdk/cdk_-_LoveShadow_-_Break_Free_(cdk_Mix).mp3

Odete (Remix 2006) by Chico Correa And Electronic Band

A washed out chant over break beats gets warped around a dance groove in Odete (Remix 2006).

https://archive.org/download/Chico_Correa_and_Electronic_Band-3804/Chico_Correa_and_Electronic_Band_-_09_-_Odete_remix_2006.mp3

Disconnected by Duckett, remixed by Alex Beroza

Disconnected throws a appropriately digital, electronically shaken up beat together with Duckett's bluesy vocals.

http://ccmixter.org/content/AlexBeroza/AlexBeroza_-_Disconnected.mp3

Seems Like A Little Too Much by The Overambitious

Seems Like a Little Too Much is the perfect Song Fight for a band called The Overambitious. In this case, the result is halting, piano driven pop.

http://www.songfight.org/music/seems_like_a_little_too_much/overambitious_slaltm.mp3

20 To 48 Hours by Party People In A Can

20 To 48 Hours is creepy groovy rock, "better than you ever imagined."

https://archive.org/download/Way_off_where_the_Spirits_are-7723/Party_People_in_a_Can_-_03_-_20_To_48_Hours.mp3

Whatever by The John Benjamin Band

JB wants to do Whatever it takes to purge his angry thoughts. His soaring voice and his guitar is enough to put a smile on my face.

http://johnorama.com/songs/guy_n_guitar/whatever.mp3

Addis 11 by Chenard Walcker

Addis 11 gets into a groove of pasted together funk and never leaves.

https://archive.org/download/fsz002/fsz002_19-chenard_walcker-addis_11.mp3

Devil's Candy Shop by Nigel Simmons

Made for a Halloween compilation, Nigel Simmons takes us on a dramatic trip through the Devil's Candy Shop.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/6a464d89952079cebe49fb6be47b14c7db0b187b

The Best Place In Town Is Also The Darkest by Bgm

Bgm's creative use of starts and stops made him the judges favorite where The Best Place In Town Is Also The Darkest. "It seems that the darkness has won."

https://songlander.com/rest/entries/60664F8C3CF3A51E99AB58381159DC19/file

Raining Outside by DIY-Note

DIY-Note expertly works loud/soft, tension/release dynamics in Raining Outside, doing them in different permutations, sometimes tight and sometimes drawn out.

https://archive.org/download/Ruptures-6090/DIY-Note_-_07_-_Raining_outside.mp3

Race To The Bottom by Shot Pounder

Shotpounder topped the Song Fight voting for their first win in a Race to the Bottom.

http://www.songfight.org/music/race_to_the_bottom/shotpounder_rttb.mp3

Papaloko by Axial

"AXIAL, from Brazil. Electrorganic songs (as defined by themselves), a great example of high quality copyleft artworks." Papaloko is indeed high quality and copyleft.

https://archive.org/download/VOL_1-4616/Axial_-_01_-_Papaloko.mp3

Ah Clouds by Podington Bear

The pretty sounds come in little bursts and swells in Ah Clouds.

https://archive.org/download/Curious-13960/Podington_Bear_-_Ah_Clouds.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Curious-13960/Podington_Bear_-_Ah_Clouds.ogg

Drop In The Bucket by The Grim

Churning guitars and screaming vocals are just a Drop in the Bucket.

http://www.songfight.org/music/drop_in_the_bucket/grim_ditb.mp3

Calling My Own Name by Lucky Dragons

The effect of Calling My Own Name is a lulling sensation, a looping dream.

http://www.luckydragons.org/all/vrais_noms-true_names/08%20B5-calling%20my%20own%20name.mp3

Conic Sections by Matheatre

Matheatre delivers math and science knowledge in a variety of musical styles. Their lessons on Conic Sections is a choral masterpiece.

https://archive.org/download/C-Sections-6410/Matheatre_-_01_-_Conic_Sections.mp3

1,000,000 by Nine Inch Nails

1,000,000 is a typical pounding Nine Inch Nails rocker. You already know if you're going to like it.

https://archive.org/download/The_Slip-2640/Nine_Inch_Nails_-_02_-_1000000.mp3

Bitter Monday by Schlimminy Cricket

Schlimminy Cricket has a sweet sad song about Bitter Monday calling on you.

http://www.songfight.org/music/bitter_monday/schlimminycricket_bm.mp3

El Torero Corneado En El Culo by Stealing Orchestra

El Torero Corneado En El Culo builds up the fighter's drama, then seems to slow down at the crucial moment, only to slowly fade away.

https://archive.org/download/The_Incredible_Shrinking_Band-12588/Stealing_Orchestra_-_11_-_El_Torero_Corneado_En_El_Culo.mp3
https://archive.org/download/The_Incredible_Shrinking_Band-12588/Stealing_Orchestra_-_11_-_El_Torero_Corneado_En_El_Culo.ogg

Two Bucks And I'm Yours by Loyalty Day

I just love this take on fellow Song Fighter Ken's Two Bucks and I'm Yours.

http://www.songfight.net/covers/songs/loyaltyday_ken_twobucks.mp3

Everybody Hurts by Tiny Creatures

This may be the most adorable version of Everybody Hurts I have ever heard.

https://archive.org/download/Tiny_Creatures-5810/Tiny_Creatures_-_19_-_Everybody_Hurts.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Tiny_Creatures-5810/Tiny_Creatures_-_19_-_Everybody_Hurts.ogg

Good Morning Captain by State Shirt

To start the New Year I offer perhaps the creepiest State Shirt track I've encountered, Good Morning Captain, originally by Slint.

http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/covers/stateshirt_goodmorningcaptain.mp3