More
stuff at Soundcentraal towards the bottom of the page. Ordinary record
companies will never give you this much free stuff on the web. Remember
this is all approved by the bands and legal so don't panic. Quick
download instructions are as follows (slightly more handy info can be found
at the bottom of this page):
Mp3 stuff: If/when you've
got an mp3 player (download one for free from The
Winamp People , it's a doddle to use and it looks funky), RealAudio
stuff: You need to get a Real Audio player, completely free from www.real.com
there is a free version available, the site takes a bit of hunting for
it lately, so try Here�
for the UK mirror site if you have any problems. Since there is such a job lot of mp3s on here now, this page will get re done in a few weeks to make things clearer. In the meantime, please know that the newest tracks are added from the top, and click on 'mirror site' if fortunecity gives you an arsy message.
Howl Girl Catch
(mp3) Credits: Francis Albert Machine. A fascinating track here, Frankie Machine weave soundscapes with acoustic guitars which have previously been attempted with the all encompasing synth-wash. A very atmospheric outfit with great interesting lyrics. More details to follow, as am in a rush just to get the track on the site (NTL being loopy again for uploading).
Americans
in Europe� (mp3) Credits: The 22 Metre Band. Email c/o nb@nme.com.
22 metre bands forthcoming single about a US businessman lost in Athens
is offered here for your enjoyment. Looking for the Financial Area, he
stumbles across a petrified forest full of dark twisted unrecogniseable
shapes. But be quick, it's only going to be here till December. Thats a
lie isnt it? Still here because I'm nice, and it's the most popular track
on the album, so download and enjoy!��
The
Selfheating Food is from Outer Space Credits:Hitchito Osaka Vs Lord
God Jesus. Email nb@nme.com A brilliant bizarre track about a new peaceful
use for satellite weapons technology Osakas Robotesque vocals add a special
dimension to this track�
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Telephone
Exchange Party (RealAudio) Credits: The 22 Metre Band. Email c/o nb@nme.com.
The humans have gone home for the night and all of the telephones in the
exchange decide to jam some tunes. Another new track to fuel your overactive
imagination. The group would like to say thanks to the staff (human and
electromechanical) of the South Woodford Telephone Exchange.�
Talking
on the Porcelain Telephone to Ralph (RealAudio) Credits: Alan Jenkins.
Email Cordelia@stayfree.co.uk. Alan, of Yeah Yeah Noh, Deep Freeze Mice,
Chrysanthemums, the Creams, and lots of other really good bands too numerous
to mention, has here a very original instrumental that is also quite cheerful
and has some surprising bits in it too. Surf-tastic, as the surf guitar
kids probably say.�
La
Luna Discordia�� (RealAudio) Credits: Discordia, email cfcat@hotmail.com
Taken from thier forthcoming album, (which we have previewed and think
is ace), out soon on Kooky Records. More Discordia stuff is available
on Sorted Records (see links page) . Mr Hunter is cornering the market
on Laid Back Instrumental Trip Hop, well done.�
Why
Fish Have No Eyelids�� (mp3) Credits: Dalmation Rex and the
Eigentones, Paul Lunn, email paullunn@softhome.net. A great song from thier
CD 'We Dont Make Toothpaste For Anyone Else', on SortedThey
have a groovy websitewhich
is worth a look too. Some more of thier songs live at mp3.com
. This song will explain the answer to the question that has no doubt caused
you so many sleepless nights. You wont get stuff like this on TOTP. This
is Red Hot.�
The
Plight of the Jobless Bison��� (mp3) Credits: Cookery
Club, who are: brown/ Crommentuijn-marsh/ Kearney. Cookery clubs latest
about the employment situation in the African Plains . Why can't your bison
get a job? The answer lies here.�
�Shark
Fishing in America (mp3)(First mix) Credits: Fish Protein Vindaloo
This song is about having your leg bitten off by a shark. There are not
many people kind enough to offer such varied song subjects as this Epic
(albeit 1 minute) Document depicting the tense time you have when a bloody
big shark swims after you and has your leg off.�
�More
Fruit is the Answer (mp3)(Infinite bass mix) Credits: Fish Protein
Vindaloo Inspired by a love of Motown, and driven by a complete lack of
being able to sound like Motown.�
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Frisco
DiscoOn the Dancefloor, we are all united as one. It doesnt matter
if you're black or white, you can get down to the music of Voon, played
on a Frisco Disco, a battery powered plastic record player that was made
for kids in the 1980s that came with headphones, which is what DJs might
use in San Francisco. Probably. Credits(alphabetical): Brown, Hibbett and
Wilkinson�
Welcome
to the bottom of the page. More info on .mp3 and .ra as promised::
.mp3:
Once you've installed some sort of mp3 player, On modern properly set up
browsers: Click on a song title and it ought to make a sound. With older
browsers: Once you've clicked on a song, you might get a page of gibberish.
This is good gibberish. Go to the file menu in the top left hand corner,
do save, and it'll bung the gibberish to your local drive as an mp3 file.
.ra:
Less stuff as realaudio just now, whilst you can use more compression,
the quality suffers, but it's OK for less 'busy' tracks. You might find
with a slow link or on a busy network that realaudio can echo - what you
want to do is set the 'options' bit so that the buffer is as long as can
be. RealAudio is a bit heavy on the processor for older computers, so if
you're trying to compute something and you hear glitches, stop doing it
and enjoy the music instead.
