Well, well, one of our lunatic music creators has mixed some masterpieces.
Subverse has made two mixes for Scion “Electro-House Blender” contest. Listen to them. Vote for them. The MP3 Lunatics already know about Subverse’s GR8 music discoveries at MP34U, and his amazing track on the MP3 Jackpot Winners CD.
The Lunatics salute you, Subverse, for your contribution to musickind.
Our question of August 20, 2007 has finally been answered. The Lunatics wondered back then what was going to happen to the DRM AAC files that iTunes sold when iTunes starts selling DRM-free MP3 files?
Here’s the good news: The iTunes store has gone DRM-free.
Here’s the bad news: Looks like you’ll have to pay to free the music you previously bought on iTunes. It’s $.30 more per track you purchased to free your music once and for all. That’s not cheap, but neither is the freedom this gives you.
Well at least iTunes has finally listened to the Lunatics. So if you’re so inclined free your music now, you can never tell how long things will last in the wooly world of digital music.
Sony, it’s about time. Yes. It’s finally true. Sony becomes the last major label to become a Lunatic! After years of attempting to inflict Digital Rights Management upon the modern world, Sony Records has finally thrown in the towel and removed DRM from it’s dowloads on the Internet, and they will use the MP3 format.
I get a chuckle when I see things like “ten million songs, at your fingertips!” I don’t care about ten million songs. Give me one, really good one, that I haven’t heard. And we can go from there!
As such, I am excited that this week we have launched the latest and greatest versions of muzic, MP3 4U, and the MP3 Jackpot.
Together known as the Music Lover’s Playground, these sites were created by the MP3 Lunatics, of which I am one, to help bring the best undiscovered or under-discovered songs by artists around the world, to music fans who would really enjoy them. Using the power of human filtering, MP3 4U and MP3 Jackpot bring great songs to the fore, regardless of what label the artist is on, where they’re from, or any other consideration other than: does this mp3 rock?
The geeky term for it is “subjectively valued content” and it is one way the vast web of way too much information can be filtered in order for us to enjoy the best content for our personal tastes.
Please tell everyone about us, and link back to pages you like in our playground, from your blog, artist site, facebook, myspace etc.
Many thanks.
Rhapsody is the newest MP3 convert. It seems MTV and Real Networks, who own the subscription service, have seen the light, and now all 5 million of their music tracks are available as DRM-free MP3s. The Lunatics wonder how much longer before the record industry adopts the MP3 format as the de facto standard?
The Lunatics were right on when they predicted the growth of online stores selling MP3s. Seems now the telecoms like Verizon want a piece of the action, and they have partnered up with Rhapsody. Is this the new reality, all the music that you can purchase, is available over your cell phone? What a cool brave new world.
Thanks to Musicouch.com for including MP34U in “Extreme Music: Top 15 Free Music Websites That You Will Want to Visit.”
Boy, the Lunatics think, they hit the nail right on the head when Nelson Doyle said: “This website offers every music genre under-the-sun, and then some.”
It’s always gratifying to be recognized. What an nice, unexpected compliment.
Here’s the newest playlist that’s knockin the MP3 Lunatics’ West Berkeley H.Q.
Mix courtesy of Subverse - can ya feel it?
“Jah” by The Beatfreeks
“Queen Vs. Fela” by Dj Haul and Mason
“Light Your Ass on Fire (Ghislain Poirer Remix)” by Busta Rhymes
“Fresh Technology” by Dj Me Dj You
“Kinda Kinky” by Ursula 1000
“Just A Women” by Ellen Allien
“Tide” by Matthew Dear
“We Push Pp On Frenchies (Pink Skull Remix)” by Lovely Chords
“A PomBa Girou” by Zero DB
“Solta O Frango” by Bonde Do Role
“Soul Shakedown Party (Afrodiciac Sound System Remix)” by Bob Marley and the Wailers
“Press Trigger” by Zenedikt
“Woody Strode” by Bong-Ra
“Booby Trap” by Earthling
* all of these tracks are available as free, full-length MP3s at the MP3 4U website.
Here is the latest mix I made for my fellow MP3 Lunatics busy at work on the new websites!! Take a ride through the electronic land of MP3 4U mixed by yours truly.
Here’s the track list:
“Funky Moses” - BMX Ninja Cult (see them on muzic)
“Street Justice” - Mstrkrft
“Crowd Control” (Phon.o Remix) - Gold Chains
“Some Samples” - electronic (see them on muzic)
“Break Science” (Miami Clash 12′ Version) - Ooney Project
“Put That Pussy On Me” - Spank Rock
“Tell Me When To Go” (Remix) - Catchdubs
“Hear Me” (Monster Mash 4×4 Mix) - Drop the Lime
“Discotheque Dancing” - Chriss Joss
“NY Lipps” - Soul Wax
“Screwing” - Two Stone Killers (see them on muzic)
“1st Stroke” (Remix) - Funkstorung
“The Sweetest” - Nightmares On Wax
“Warning Shots” - Thievery Corperation
“High Anxiety (A Grape Dope)” - The Eternals
“Roses & Teeth for Ludwig Wittgenstein” - Matmos
Life around MP3 Lunatics H.Q. has been busy lately. Lots of code is being written. Lots of music is being passed around. And a few artists have dropped by to see the future of muzic with their own eyes.
For a little taste of what we’re listening to while we work, check out my latest dope mix. CLICK HERE and enjoy.
Here’s the track listing:
“Smithereens” - El-P
“The Kinetics” - Dj Krush
“Toasted Dub” - Tino’s Breaks
“Don’t Sleep (feat. Biassco)” - Nick Andre and E Da Boss
“Blaze Rhymez” - Large Professor
“Damage” - Non-Prophets
“You’re The Murdera” - J-Boogie
“Identity Crisis” - Pigeon John
“Sins of the Flesh” - Bumbalo
“Frank And Bead” - Dj Delivery
“Fade” - Joe Beats
“Sound of the Beat (feat. Neal Rames)” - JRK
If you like what you’ve heard, check out my MP3 4U source page.
