links

 

http://www.zophar.net/music.html - vast collection of digital videogame muusic.  you will have to download a player for this music as it is in weird formats.  check zophar’s domain for more details.

http://www.vgmusic.com/ - vast collection of videogame music midiis.  midis can sound good if you find the right ones.

free online mp3s

 

eve online – some very good ambient electronic music

 

lisa rein – funny (but good) themes and other folk music

 - #2 – the ballad of monsturd

 - retarDEAD – final credits

 - slipping away (v2.0) [studio version]

 - in the spirit [radio edit]

tweaker

 - ai – bottom’s up

 - rollerball cue 1

 - rollerball cue 2

 - cradle 2 the grave – fire fight

 - american mcgee’s alice – fortress of doors (tweaker remix)

 - god lives underwater – from your mouth

 - burton bell – i am the one

 - mad dash racing – jumper

 - nelly furtado – turn off the light

 - poe – haunted

 - american mcgee’s alice – pool of tears (tweaker remix)

 - rasputina – sign of the zodiac

 - tweaker – linoleum (paul leary remix)

 - tweaker – microsize boy (meathead’s goddamn remix)

 - vast – free

 - weezer – hash pipe

chill

 

air – moon safari (4) – a very tranquil bit of music.  a little electronic and a lot ethereal.

the art of noise – the ambient collection (4) – almost completely unobtrusive; nice to sleep to.

jeff buckley -  &>grace (4) – jeff buckley is now dead, but his sweet voice lives on through this uniquely interesting album.  the music is well made and probably could be described as gentle alternative, but what makes this album soar is soulful crooning of mr buckley.  he almost has the voice of a little boy, slightly feminine but not really.  he is famous for the song last goodbye, but the entire album is delightful.

mazzy star – she hangs brightly [1990] (4) – mazzy star’s first album is the start of something beautiful.  very hazy vocals like divine whispers floating amidst electric guitar that is folksy and bluesy and subdued and most definitely transcendental.

mazzy star – so tonight that i might see [1993] (4) – mazzy star’s second album experienced commercial success with the hit song fade into you.  mazzy star continues the tradition of their first album, blending atmospheric vocals and guitars with interestingly structured songs and small hints of percussion.

mazzy star – among my swan [1996] (4) – the latest album from mazzy star was snubbed a little by the media because it is more of the same.  i like this album, i would argue that it is the fuzziest of the three.  very subdued and quiet, and the vocals are more hushed than ever.  pretty much bliss to me.

morcheeba – big calm (4) – it takes a few spins, but this diverse album is very rewarding.

hope sandoval & the warm inventions – bavarian fruit bread (4) – imagine mazzy star subdued to the n^th degree.

télépopmusik – genetic world (4) – a nice variety of electric tunes with the chill song breathe.

 

morcheeba – the music that we hear (moog island) [omni trio mix] – song from a single i got.  its a nice club style remix.

rock

 

the accused – martha splatterhead’s maddest stories ever told (4) – goblin rock from the 80s.  the singer sounds like a goblin to me.  pretty neat.  michael williams gets the ‘cred for introducing me to this.

acid bath – when the kite string pops [1994] (4) – swamp metal is the genre slapped on this.  fronted by a vocalist who seems to sing with the gothic gentile soul of new orleans, acid bath is hard slow and fast with harshly twisted and dark but poetic lyrics.

acid bath – paegan terrorism tactics [1996] (4) – acid bath returns with a more melodic album.  the lyrics are still harsh but sweetly hypnotic and you will find plenty of heaviness that approaches the death metal style.  this touches on more emotions than most death metal while keeping that raw edge.  not every song is perfect, but this is an excellent album.

butthole surfers – electriclarryland (4) - the closest genre i< can think of is punk, but electriclarryland is weirder and more experimental.  this is an album with catchy tunes and stream of consciousness lyrics.  very creative and fun and unique and at times very scary.  this album is almost completely different than anything i usually listen to but i cant help liking it.  ultimately its just good.

crowbar – time heals nothing (4) – this is pure sludge.  heavy and slow.  one of my friends said crowbar is a good band to take a crap to.

dj spooky – synthetic fury (4) - some nice tracks with some bass mixed wwith funky scratching and sampling.  no vocals, only some off the hook phat tracks.  nice nice nice.

faith no more – the real thing [1989] (4) – faith no more has a sound all their own.  i mean, when you think about it they dont do anything to groundbreaking with their music, but their music sounds groundbreaking and fresh.  the lyrics are super-intelligent and emotionally insightful.  the music is hard at times but never overbearing.  all i can say is this album is just plain good.

faith no more – angel dust [1992] (4) – one of faith no more's most popular albums, this one pretty much kicks ass.  i think faith no more appeals more to boys than to girls, probably like tori amos appeals to girls more than boys. maybe???  faith no more's creative energy is pretty amazing.

faith no more – king for a day, fool for a lifetime [1995] (4) - faith no more bring more crazy tunes tooo the table, seemingly harmless but immensely diverse and unique.  this is sometimes hard and always innovative.  throw in some r&b.  another solid and completely original album from faith no more.

filter – short bus (4) – a very nice album that really grows on you.  hard stuff that may be a little negative on the surface, but in my opinion it speaks to deeper feelings.  another hard subdued album, something that i seem to be attracted to.

fishbone – chim chim’s badass revenge (4) - a friend of mine introduced me to fishboone.  this is the first (and only) album i bought of theirs. i wasnt too hot on it back then, but i liked some of the songs; so i kept it.  the more i listened to it the more i liked it.  im glad i kept it because i can now say there is no album better.  the songs are diverse ranging from funk to ska to rock.  the lyrics may seem a little silly but they are very poetic and perfectly funky.  this is an album that always puts me in a good mood.  seriously recommended to funk/ska/rock fans and to all patient music lovers.

kyuss – welcome to sky valley [1994] (4) – a long, strange trip.  long and large grooves, tuned down and heavy, probably kyuss’s defining album.  turn your speakers up and blow out the bass, the sound waves vibrate through your dna.  and never shrill at all.

kyuss – …and the circus leaves town [1995] (4) – after the first couple songs this album really begins to level the universe.  this is heavy metal that is so dense it is never loud.  fuzzy, fuzzy music.

melvins – houdini [1993] (4) – one of my favorite bands.  dense and heavy music, slow like molasses but hardcore and mellow at the same time.  nice album from the melvins here.

melvins – stoner witch [1994] (4) – another melvins album, good as gold and heavy too.

melvins – stag [1996] (4) – this is one of my favorite albums.  the melvins make quite a diversity of music this go round; a lot of weird and unique songs with the melvins trademark density.

pet – ~untitled~ (4) - the first (and only?) band to sign to &llt;tori amos' record label.  the lead singer is a female with powerful vocals.  her voice is pretty much center-stage and remarkable, but the music behind her is very complimentary and memorable.  nice structured songs and interesting lyrics make this an album to seek out.  dont let me mentioning tori amos scare you away if you dont like her, pet is unique from tori amos.

tweaker – the attraction to all things uncertain [2001] (4) – nice and unique electronic beats with a bit of alternative rock and chill thrown in.

tweaker – 2 a.m. wakeup call [2004] (4) – tweaker’s follow-up album has a number of vocals and plenty of heaviness but continues the subdued tone of tweaker’s first cd.

 

masters of reality – sunrise on the sufferbus (4)

 - ants in the kitchen

 - rabbit one

 - she got me (when she got her dress on)

 - TUSA

 - VHV

soundtracks

 

american mcgee’s alice – (4) – from the main creative force behind tweaker (chris vrenna) comes the soundtrack for what seems to be a very twisted and disturbing rendition of the alice in wonderland tale.  vocal clips from the game kind of narrate as the listener is taken through some eerily instrumental soundscapes.  not as good as either tweaker album, but worth checking out.