Archive for the 'Ska Music' Category
The Phenomenauts – “I Am Not Robot” mp3
Hailing from a planet near Oakland, CA whose name you can’t pronounce, The Phenomenauts have been practicing their space-o-billy stage wizardry for over a decade in earth years. For them it is but an eye blink, and here we find the ‘nauts in a do-wopppish state of robot reverie, dreaming of electric sheep. This is a band that set up uninvited outside the Warped Tour one summer, played with a generator next to their van, which itself looks like a comic space ship, won fans over and were eventually added to the tour lineup. That’s badass. Robots or not, these guys have tons of heart. And this song is gr8.
The Phenomenauts
“I Am Not Robot” (mp3)
from “Electric Sheep: Electronic Extended Play”
(Silver Sprocket)
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Stiff Richards – “Not From Here” mp3
In the long strange trip of Berkeley, California ska pioneers The Uptones, three founding members spent some time playing clubs on the west coast as Stiff Richards, while the Uptones were on hiatus. During that time, they wrote some of the gr8 songs they now play with the re-formed Uptones. One of the standouts was “Not From Here” which I was thrilled to find is on the set list for their Warped Tour appearances this month. Here is the Stiff Richards original version, off the “E-Mail EP” recently re-released by Fun Fun Fun Recordings. A scorching ska punk number about post modern alienation, sung by The Rev. Paul Jackson himself. Rock it.
Stiff Richards
“Not From Here” (mp3)
from “E-Mail – EP”
(Fun Fun Fun Recordings)
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The Uptones – “Outback” mp3
Best known for their Berkeley ska power pop material, The Uptones also have an affection for big-beat rock-reggae sounds. With apocalyptic horns recalling early UB40, and a bass line that sounds like bubbling hot lava, “Outback” is a round the world epic stuffed into a 4 minute track. Sung by Uptones alum and founding member Charles Stella, penned by bassist Ben Eastwood, the song is on the Uptones Live @ Gilman CD, but this studio version is only available as a free mp3 from the band’s own media page. There’s a free Outback ringtone, too. Rock it.
The Specials – “Rat Race” mp3
As any ska fan is already aware, The Specials are back from a wee 30 year vacation to skank the world to bits again. This unique band played its first adrenaline-fueled beats in the late 70′s, as the last echoes of the Pistols faded from the scene. While punk had introduced dub and reggae – thru the Slits, the Clash and others – to a generation of English youth, it was this sharp dressed bunch from Coventry who dug deeper into Jamaican music roots, to serve up a fresh batch of ebullient and joyously rebellious ska music. Without them, ska may have never become the internationally loved genre it is today. Here’s “Rat Race” – from their 2nd album “More Specials” – a must have, and I don’t usually go on about about “must haves.” Enjoy.
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SuperFan
www.superfan2010.com
www.superfan2009.com
Music is my passion, and I bask in its sonic glow everyday. There has been so much stupendous music made recently, regardless of the shriveling record industry.
This GR8 music has somehow been ignored and relegated to a second-class status it honestly doesn’t deserve. Being the uber-fan that I am, I found it necessary to blog about this attention-worthy music. Because of my immense passion, I feel like it’s my sole responsibility to take you directly to as much of this music as I can find. I just want to share the fun with fellow music lovers, while helping the music creators.
I have found a free legal MP3 download for each song I post. The artist approves of the free download. These artists hope you like their music enough to buy some. If you don’t, the artist still thanks you for taking the time to listen to their music.
Makes sense, right?
So I’m Superfan.
I give you a link to free legal MP3s, and I get to help spread the word for artists.
If you don’t find any music you love, you’ll get your money back. Guaranteed!
Dan Della Ripa, AKA Subverse
www.subverse2ten.com
From the time I discovered there was a world of great music seething beyond my brother’s record collection, I have spent the majority of my energy exploring music that is new to me. I grew up listening to hip-hop, electronic and jazz. By the time I was 14 I started bedroom DJing. During high school I started my perpetual mixtape quest. Eventually I amassed enough gear and dirty-used records to turn what should have been a laundry room into a home studio. Two of my songs where deemed worthy enough to be included in Fun Fun Fun Recording’s
Mp3 Jackpot Winners Vol. 1 –
“Meditations (by a father)” and
“Sick“. It was during that exciting time that I first heard of the MP3 format. I immediately saw how artists like myself would be able to exploit the new technology as a vehicle for delivering music straight to music lovers. Subverse2ten is the latest medium that I use for discovering, filtering and distributing new music to music fans who find themselves always slightly ahead of the curve. I still hold the same enthusiasm and love of new music as I did when I was a kid. I hope you enjoy the music you find here as much as I do.
Eric Dinwiddie AKA DIN
www.din2ten.com
I'm a guitarist, singer, songwriter and skanking fool in
The Uptones. We're a ska band, infused with power pop, dub, punk and jazz influences. I love music in pretty much any genre, and I'm constantly surprised by the endless amount of quality work one can discover on teh Interwebs. What I post here is music I like, for whatever reason, just stuff I want to share that I think is worthy and entertaining. Hope you enjoy. And check out the rest of our
webring - there's a lot of gr8 music under the proverbial radar, and peeps like
Superfan and
Subverse are superb sources of free, legal mp3s that truly rock. Welcome to my little corner of the music blog-o-sphere.
music2ten
www.music2ten.com
Music2ten.com agrees with Superfan2009.com, when she says: "There has been so much stupendous music made recently, regardless of the shriveling record industry. This is something we must celebrate!" So our cadre of music lovers have expanded their MP3 blogging efforts at Music2ten.com.
Music2ten is a network of music lovers, who find and post music for others to enjoy. Music2ten music lovers make it easier to find music you don't already know about.
Music is the universal language of our planet. Expanding one's knowledge of music is a cultural imperative.
All the music selections at music2ten.com are MP3s that are given away free with the artists' blessings. Buying some of the music you love, will allow music creators to continue enriching your life. All of the Mp3 bloggers here at Music2ten.com are also music creators, check out their music at
Funfunfunrecordings.com.
MP3Jackpot
The
MP3Jackpot recognizes best MP3 the crew at Fun Fun Fun Media could find that week on the WWW. These MP3s are free for download with the artist's permission. I post them weekly, I hope you like them.
- Matthew King Kaufman
PublicDomain2ten
www.publicdomain2ten.com
Welcome to PublicDomain2ten. Here are some fine MP3s for you to enjoy and download.
Finding these musical gems and sharing them with the world is my calling. A lot of my posts are significant songs from our past. Thanks to the most modern technology you can listen to this wonderful music using our player or download them.
I hope by posting these music treasures, their magic will be kept alive.
Individualism and creativity will be recognized forever, and should be heard.
Matthew King Kaufman AKA MKK
www.mkk2ten.com
Helping create and introducing new music is my greatest joy. I founded Beserkley Records, and Fun Fun Fun Recordings to do just that. All the bloggers at Music2ten.com are recording artists @ Funfunfunrecordings.com. I am truly proud of all the music at Fun Fun Fun, and I hope you check out the music, maybe even buy some.
I am also a recording artist @ Fun Fun Fun. That helps me understand the need for exposure sites like this one. Check out my ode to the radio on
MP3Jackpot Winners.
Survival Oakland
www.survivaloakland2ten.com
In a time and place where virtual hustle has devolved into clicks, plays and arbitrary photos of youngsters portraying something they’re NOT, Survival’s blog serves as ground zero for post-modern metalism. Metalism, that sonic punch that, when it hit, you missed. Then when it hit again, you still missed.
Instead of adding this site to your friend’s list and continuing some miniscule internet existence in a virtually impoverished ghetto of media, just hit up this page to hear some of the heaviest, crunchiest shit that indies, majors, and nobodies are offering in the Bay, the Nation, and Beyond – for Free.
Survival is a speed, thrash, groove, power, sex, pain metal group from the Bay Area started in 2009.
The style grows from the classic bay area speed metal sound, but with more eccentric and enigmatic energy to bruise your receptors.
Visit Survival on
myspace or
IMEEM for shows, merch, and updates.
