Sources Of Free Music

~~[MERIT]~~ · 05-08-2011, 10:20 PM

With many of us struggling financially, some of us cannot afford to get our fix of new music. This thread is designed to be a place for members to share legal sources of free music.

(Note: Promotion of websites and software is NOT allowed, per the rules of Musicbanter; Nor is the exchange or downloading of copyrighted and/or trademarked materials. This thread is to be used solely as a REFERENCE guide. All downloaded media is intended for PRIVATE use only. Musicbanter.com, it's affiliates, it's owners and operators CANNOT be held responsible for any copyright or trademark infringement, nor for any problems or complications that may arise from the downloading or exchange of any media. Users download at their own risk.)

Here is the up-to-date compilation:

Band Camp
(A website consisting of artists who sell their music and merchandise directly to the fans at greatly reduced prices, sometimes offering select free downloads.)

Bear Share
(A downloadable peer-to-peer file sharing program, offering the free sharing and downloading of uncopywrited and untrademarked materials.)

Bomb The Music Industry!
(The official website of the band, featuring free downloads of their musical library.)

CLLCT
(An online music community, featuring free downloads by up-and-coming artists.)

Community Records
(An online music collective of like-minded bands, offering free downloads of their musical libraries.)

Datpiff
(An online source for downloading free hip-hop and rap mixtapes, featuring exclusive materials by popular and up-and-coming artists.)

DJ Booth
(An online source for downloading free hip-hop and rap mixtapes, featuring exclusive materials by popular and up-and-coming artists.)

Drugstore Cowboys
(The official website of The Drugstore Cowboys, featurings artists and producers such as K-Dot-O-Dot, 9th Uno, Norman The Archeologist & DJ Shamann. All of their music is free to download, and the boys even drop by MusicBanter on occasion to say hello.)

Epitonic
(A website featuring popular and up-and-coming artists, offering free and legal musical downloads for private use.)

Files Tube
(An online seach engine which monitors blogs and file hosting websites for links to free media downloads.)

Frost Wire
(A downloadable peer-to-peer file sharing program, offering the free sharing and downloading of uncopywrited and untrademarked materials. It can also be used to piece together torrent files.)

Groove Shark
(A website which offers free music streaming and customizable playlists.)

If You Make It
(An online music community, featuring free downloads by up-and-coming artists.)

Internet Archive
(An online, non-profit digital library which offers free downlaods of books, movies and music.)

iTunes
(A program which offers select free music downloads every Tuesday, and periodically offers free compilations.)

Jamendo
(A website featuring popular and up-and-coming artists, offering free and legal musical downloads for private use.)

The Pirate Bay
(An extensive online resource for downloading torrents for various media files.)

Pretty Lights Music
(A website offering free music downloads from the label's artists.)

Quote Unquote Records
(A donation-based online record company, offering free musical downloads from it's artists.)

Soul Seek
(A downloadable peer-to-peer file sharing program, offering the free sharing and downloading of uncopywrited and untrademarked materials.)

Sound Cloud
(An online community, offering free musical downloads from it's members.)

Ubu Web
(An online archive, featuring free musical downloads by avant-garde artists.)

Wu Zam
(A website which searches the internet for free musical downloads.)

YouTube MP3
(A website dedicated to converting YouTube videos into downloadable MP3's for your listening pleasure.)

~~[MERIT]~~ · 05-08-2011, 10:22 PM

Datpiff
This website releases free hip-hop and rap mixtapes.

FrostWire
This is a peer-to-peer file sharing service that allows uncopyrighted materials to be exchanged between users.

Paedantic Basterd · 05-08-2011, 10:24 PM

Spotify is fantastic if you're European or have someone to help you cheat to use it.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 05-08-2011, 10:24 PM

I loved Spotify, but they nabbed me on the 14 day thing

~~[MERIT]~~ · 05-08-2011, 10:27 PM

iTunes has free downloads every Tuesday. Usually 3 or 4 singles and a music video.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 05-08-2011, 10:31 PM

BearShare
This is a peer-to-peer file sharing service that allows uncopyrighted materials to be exchanged between users.

WuZam

GrooveShark

BastardofYoung · 05-08-2011, 10:32 PM

Soulseek is still the best of all if you wanna go that route.
This is a peer-to-peer file sharing service that allows uncopyrighted materials to be exchanged between users.
Soulseek - Slsknet - File sharing software

I use it, cause it has everything. Rare items, bootlegs, vinyl rips, flac... If you want it you can find it here. No other one compares to it.

Plus if you donate even $5 a month to them, you can get privledge status.. which allows you to jump to the front of the line in a quere. I have seen ones that were 5000 in quere, and I got it right away.

Plus chat rooms, friends list and a helpful wishlist which you can put in anything you want if you can not find it and it will alert you when somebody has it.

Bar none the best p2p sharing out there.

The only thing you have to know to do for it to work properly if you are running vista is you need to do a port forward, which is really easy.. many who say they could not get it to work just did not do the port forward.

also, if you wanna download from blogs, this is a great search engine... scans blogs, and shows you where to download it from mediafire, megaupload and many more.
FilesTube - Search & Download Files

Alfred · 05-08-2011, 10:33 PM

Bomb The Music Industry!, one of the most interesting, creative, and DIY punk bands of the past decade release all of their albums for free on their website.

Phantom Limb · 05-08-2011, 11:00 PM

Mediafire is the only one.

Charlemagne · 05-08-2011, 11:24 PM

CLLCT

A free music community with a ton of unsigned or just signed artists posting albums, EPs, singles etc. Some of the musicians I've found here have become some of my favorites.

05-08-2011, 10:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	Sources Of Free Music With many of us struggling financially, some of us cannot afford to get our fix of new music. This thread is designed to be a place for members to share legal sources of free music. (Note: Promotion of websites and software is NOT allowed, per the rules of Musicbanter; Nor is the exchange or downloading of copyrighted and/or trademarked materials. This thread is to be used solely as a REFERENCE guide. All downloaded media is intended for PRIVATE use only. Musicbanter.com, it's affiliates, it's owners and operators CANNOT be held responsible for any copyright or trademark infringement, nor for any problems or complications that may arise from the downloading or exchange of any media. Users download at their own risk.) Here is the up-to-date compilation: Band Camp (A website consisting of artists who sell their music and merchandise directly to the fans at greatly reduced prices, sometimes offering select free downloads.) Bear Share (A downloadable peer-to-peer file sharing program, offering the free sharing and downloading of uncopywrited and untrademarked materials.) Bomb The Music Industry! (The official website of the band, featuring free downloads of their musical library.) CLLCT (An online music community, featuring free downloads by up-and-coming artists.) Community Records (An online music collective of like-minded bands, offering free downloads of their musical libraries.) Datpiff (An online source for downloading free hip-hop and rap mixtapes, featuring exclusive materials by popular and up-and-coming artists.) DJ Booth (An online source for downloading free hip-hop and rap mixtapes, featuring exclusive materials by popular and up-and-coming artists.) Drugstore Cowboys (The official website of The Drugstore Cowboys, featurings artists and producers such as K-Dot-O-Dot, 9th Uno, Norman The Archeologist & DJ Shamann. All of their music is free to download, and the boys even drop by MusicBanter on occasion to say hello.) Epitonic (A website featuring popular and up-and-coming artists, offering free and legal musical downloads for private use.) Files Tube (An online seach engine which monitors blogs and file hosting websites for links to free media downloads.) Frost Wire (A downloadable peer-to-peer file sharing program, offering the free sharing and downloading of uncopywrited and untrademarked materials. It can also be used to piece together torrent files.) Groove Shark (A website which offers free music streaming and customizable playlists.) If You Make It (An online music community, featuring free downloads by up-and-coming artists.) Internet Archive (An online, non-profit digital library which offers free downlaods of books, movies and music.) iTunes (A program which offers select free music downloads every Tuesday, and periodically offers free compilations.) Jamendo (A website featuring popular and up-and-coming artists, offering free and legal musical downloads for private use.) The Pirate Bay (An extensive online resource for downloading torrents for various media files.) Pretty Lights Music (A website offering free music downloads from the label's artists.) Quote Unquote Records (A donation-based online record company, offering free musical downloads from it's artists.) Soul Seek (A downloadable peer-to-peer file sharing program, offering the free sharing and downloading of uncopywrited and untrademarked materials.) Sound Cloud (An online community, offering free musical downloads from it's members.) Ubu Web (An online archive, featuring free musical downloads by avant-garde artists.) Wu Zam (A website which searches the internet for free musical downloads.) YouTube MP3 (A website dedicated to converting YouTube videos into downloadable MP3's for your listening pleasure.) Last edited by [MERIT]; 04-02-2013 at 04:50 PM.

05-08-2011, 10:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Soulseek is still the best of all if you wanna go that route. This is a peer-to-peer file sharing service that allows uncopyrighted materials to be exchanged between users. Soulseek - Slsknet - File sharing software I use it, cause it has everything. Rare items, bootlegs, vinyl rips, flac... If you want it you can find it here. No other one compares to it. Plus if you donate even $5 a month to them, you can get privledge status.. which allows you to jump to the front of the line in a quere. I have seen ones that were 5000 in quere, and I got it right away. Plus chat rooms, friends list and a helpful wishlist which you can put in anything you want if you can not find it and it will alert you when somebody has it. Bar none the best p2p sharing out there. The only thing you have to know to do for it to work properly if you are running vista is you need to do a port forward, which is really easy.. many who say they could not get it to work just did not do the port forward. also, if you wanna download from blogs, this is a great search engine... scans blogs, and shows you where to download it from mediafire, megaupload and many more. FilesTube - Search & Download Files __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey. Last edited by BastardofYoung; 05-08-2011 at 11:43 PM.

05-08-2011, 10:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Bomb The Music Industry!, one of the most interesting, creative, and DIY punk bands of the past decade release all of their albums for free on their website. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

05-08-2011, 11:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
Charlemagne Say something vague Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,551	CLLCT A free music community with a ton of unsigned or just signed artists posting albums, EPs, singles etc. Some of the musicians I've found here have become some of my favorites. __________________ Charlemagne had eyes like a lover, but last winter there was weather and his eyes they iced right over. My Last.fm

05-08-2011, 10:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	Datpiff This website releases free hip-hop and rap mixtapes. FrostWire This is a peer-to-peer file sharing service that allows uncopyrighted materials to be exchanged between users.

05-08-2011, 10:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	Spotify is fantastic if you're European or have someone to help you cheat to use it.

05-08-2011, 10:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	I loved Spotify, but they nabbed me on the 14 day thing

05-08-2011, 10:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	iTunes has free downloads every Tuesday. Usually 3 or 4 singles and a music video.

05-08-2011, 10:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	BearShare This is a peer-to-peer file sharing service that allows uncopyrighted materials to be exchanged between users. WuZam GrooveShark