Sound Sunday is a weekly feature promoting free album downloads. Every edition invites you to explore various genres and artists from around the world. This edition once again takes you on a journey around the world, exposing you to its manifold sounds.

Please share your thoughts and post your feedback in the comments. Album submissions, suggestions, and genre requests via email [tina at makeuseof dot com] are most welcome!

Various Artists – Brassland Sampler for 2011

Genre: alternative, indie, rock, classical, postclassical, sampler

From Brassland’s homepage: “Brassland is an artist-operated label started in 2001 by writer Alec Hanley Bemis (LA Weekly, the New York Times, LA Times, the New Yorker, etc.) and twin brothers/musicians Aaron Dessner (The National) and Bryce Dessner (Clogs; The National). We encourage collaboration and creation among an evolving assortment of creative folks. Music is our current focus. We like music that transcends genre. At the same time we try not to make transcending genre a cliche by applying labels to what we do: funk-metal, progressive punk, Afro-Cuban jazz, underground hip-hop, intelligent dance music, whateva! We like musicians who play well and possess the elusive tonic of personality. Most of all we just like music.”

Brassland Sampler for 2011 is a free download from Bandcamp.

Pearse McGloughlin – Busy Whisper

Genre: alternative, pop, irish, folk

From his homepage: “The musicians that impress me operate at borders . . . cross them when they need to, stop short of them if they need to. It’s sometimes a difficult terrain to navigate. To date, Walkperson has served as the nom de guerre for my songs and the musicians who have played with me. I first played with a group called ‘Socialite’ in my hometown of Sligo. That was immense fun and I have very fond memories of it. Subsequently, I spent time in France and Montreal, learned French, got hooked on songwriting and recorded a short EP in cold Québec city. My next group was ‘Thy Swan Army’ in Galway. I took a lot from this band, recorded songs and played some really good gigs. People liked us. The group splintered eventually and members went to work on separate projects (Ghostwood Project, John Terrors). I next lived in London, played with more musicians and gigged the indie scene as Walkperson. Most of the songs I wrote during this period I’ve let go but there are several I’ve held on to, of which I’m still proud. Since coming back to Ireland I’ve recorded and released ‘Desired Effect EP’ with Andrew Deacon, Ales Bagart and James Yearn.”

Busy Whisper is a free download from Bandcamp.

Palmer and Grub Street Writer – On the Road to Crazy

Genre: alternative, folk, rock

Andy Palmer is the lead singer of Grub Street Writer, his band with Dan Kern. Dave Solzberg, and Carl Sorenson. From their Facebook page: “Grub Street Writer visits all sides of the human spirit, but maintains a positivism that keeps it from jumping off the cliff. It’s gritty and percussive, in turns rolling, thumping, bluesing, jamming. They lived. Perhaps a little too long — definitely a little too much.”

On the Road to Crazy is a free download from Bandcamp.

Jake Roche – Last Beams of the Old Setting Moon

Genre: acoustic, blues, folk, harmonica, psychedelic

When not recording solo albums, Jake Roche is singer and guitarist for the rock and roll band Lit On The Flash. From the album page: “Recorded as part of the RPM Challenge. The Challenge was to write and record an album in the month of February. Recorded with one microphone, in a living room overlooking Great Bay in Durham, NH.” The album was released on March 1st, 2011.

Last Beams of the Old Setting Moon is a free download from Bandcamp.

The Sparrowells – Acoustic Songs

Genre: experimental, acoustic, indie

The Sparrowells is a music project of Tristan Bohling. One his Facebook page he writes that he is a musician, artist, composer, writer, and a person. The vocals for the acoustic EP were provided by Morgan Topper.

Acoustic Songs is a free download from Bandcamp.

Fish Tank – Henry

Genre: alternative, indie, pop, rock

The three piece band from Kent, UK has a very brief bio: “Met at university, decided being in a band would be a lucrative and stable career choice…”

Henry is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Giraffage – Comfort

Genre: electronic, ambient, chill, dreampop

Giraffage is the music project of Charlie Yin from San Francisco.

Comfort is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Jonti – Sine & Moon

Genre: electronic, remix, pop

From the album page: “Last summer, while prepping his debut album Twirligig, Jonti put together the “Sine & Moon Mix” for the Stones Throw Podcast, a collection of earlier songs he’d recorded on 4-track. In the months since the mixtape, he’s been hit up with requests for the individual tracks, and so Sine & Moon (The Album) came about.”

“People liked the songs on the Sine And Moon podcast, so I wanted to get them out for free. So I turned it into an album with extra’s, new mixes and original Jeff Jank Artwork. I really love these songs and I hope you enjoy!” – Jonti

Sine & Moon is a free download from the Stones Throw Records Homepage.

Agent Whiskers – Stage 2: The Path Untaken

Genre: ambient, electronic, experimental, classical, pop

From the album page: “Agent Whiskers levels up! Stage 2: The Path Untaken is Agent Whiskers’ sophomore album, a sprawling electronic experience featuring 7 tracks that take you on a journey from the album’s mysterious and eerie beginning to its vengeful end. Stage 2 is an adventure that unravels with every track, offering a cohesive structure while setting an atmosphere and tone that lasts throughout the album.”

Stage 2: The Path Untaken is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Notebook Noise – Debonair Gear: Wit Instrumental

Genre: alternative, electronic, instrumental, hip hop

From their Facebook page: “The Notebook Noise core members: Johnasaurus Rex aka John Gray; and Thaddeus James aka Jeff Mroz got down to it on the Debonair Wit EP. Production was hands-on and as fast as lightening with John seeming to be in some other world to bring the songs to life. The basic idea would be thought of for about a minute, and then within a half hour the songs would be living, breathing, soul-seeking monsters; complete with bass-lines and synth breaks. It seemed that there was left over energy from ‘Snares’ still hovering in that smoky basement studio.”

Debonair Gear: Wit Instrumental is a free download from Bandcamp.

Tia London – Love Junkie

Genre: hip hop, soul

Tia London is a hip hop artist from Chicago via Los Angeles. Her debut album Love Junkie was produced by The Legendary Traxster.

Love Junkie is a free download from Traxster Inc.

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Sound Sunday is a weekly feature promoting free album downloads. Every edition invites you to explore various genres and artists from around the world. This edition invites you on a refreshing audio ride from pop, over rock and punk, via electro, instrumental bass and jazz to hip hop.

Please share your thoughts and post your feedback in the comments. Album submissions, suggestions, and genre requests via email [tina at makeuseof dot com] are most welcome!

Jessie Frye – Fireworks Child

Genre: indie, pop, rock

From her Facebook profile: “Jessie Frye is 22 years old and based in Denton, TX. She started taking classical piano lessons at age 12, and always felt that music was not something you do, but something you are. She formed her band in early 2009 after receiving an invite to play an official showcase at the SXSW music festival in Austin, TX. “When I got the invitation, it was based off the CD (The Delve) itself, because I didn’t have a band and I didn’t have any press. I was like, holy shit, I better get a band together, you know?” Since then, Jessie and her band have showcased in 2010 as well as 2011.”

Fireworks Child is a free download from Bandcamp.

USONIA – Selftitled

Genre: alternative, indie, pop, rock

USONIA is a three man indie-pendent rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 2010 Selftitled album USONIA is their debut. Rob van Alstyne from City Pages writes: “Their self-titled debut album is a sublime slice of headphone-friendly pop, confidently encompassing everything from jagged-nerve new wave to white-boy soul-rock with enough sass to make Hall & Oates burn with envy.”

USONIA is a free download from Bandcamp.

Lava Lava Love – A Bunch Of Love Songs And Zombies

Genre: pop

From their Tumblr Bio: “Lava Lava Love were formed in the summer of 2010, a bit accidentally, when Vittorio Pozzato (vocals, keyboards and guitar player in Fake P, House of All and Canadians) and Massimo Fiorio (bass player in Canadians) decided to visit producer Matteo Cantaluppi’s recording studio. He joins them, and the result of this collaboration is the creation of their first three songs: Keep on Falling, The Light is a Lie and In the Aeroplane over the Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel’s cover).”

A Bunch Of Love Songs And Zombies is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Fort Lean – Selftitled

Genre: alternative, rock

From their Facebook profile: “At Fort Lean, which is a place you can go, the weather is perfect all the time. Hot but not too sticky, and you can sleep in the park comfortably without getting hassled by the cops. Fort Lean is about getting too drunk at your own picnic. Fort Lean is about leaving the city. Fort Lean is a place where you can still see the skyline but you can’t hear any cars and you can put all your stolen wine in the stream to keep it cool and when the fire dies out you can see some stars and not too many airplanes.”

Fort Lean is a free download from Bandcamp.

Verbal Rocket – Convenience Store Mirrors

Genre: indie, garage, rock, punk, post-punk, post-rock, lo-fi, mixtape, compilation

Verbal Rocket is a UK based online indie fanzine. They regularly release mixtapes to promote bands from around the globe. From their Bandcamp page: “This is a DIY, Non-profit organisation which exists as a tool to promote and support what we consider quality independent music.”

Convenience Store Mirrors is a free download from Bandcamp.

Romantic Nobita Records – Japanese Pop Punk?/?Easycore Compilation 2011

Genre: pop, punk, easycore, hardcore, popcore, compilation

Romantic Nobita Records is a Japanese record label founded in March 2010.

Japanese Pop Punk?/?Easycore Compilation 2011 is a free download from Mediafire (see link below Bandcamp playlist).

Ste McCabe – Bubblegum Laser

Genre: punk, electro, indipop, queercore

From Ste’s Homepage: “I have put together a Bandcamp page with all of my releases on it. Probably the most important things to plug are my brand new free download EP “Bubblegum Laser Gun” which features fun remixes by Cassette Donkey and Tingle in The Netherlands!”

Bubblegum Laser Gum is a free download from Bandcamp.

Jordan Brown – Jordan Writes Short Stories

Genre: instrumental, bass

From Jordan’s homepage: “Jordan is a London – based bass player and producer. His love for Music and eclectic approach to the instrument together with his relaxed and positive attitude makes him the choice of many artists both in the studio and on the road. And he looks good on stage too.”

Jordan Writes Short Stories is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Kondor – Beyond The Clouds

Genre: indie, jazz, instrumental, hip hop

This wonderful jazzy instrumental hip hop album is the work of Konrad Gogosz from Jas?o, Poland.

Beyond The Clouds is a free download from Bandcamp.

Self Taught – 5 Year Journey

Genre: atmosphere, hip hop, rap

From Chamberlain Drive Records’ press kit: “Our label is proud to present Self Taught‘s sophomore album Five Year Journey.
In the last five years, Michael Jackson died, Mini-me made a sex tape, the pregnant man gave birth, a time traveler appeared in a Charlie Chaplin film and Self Taught made an album that will undoubtedly overshadow all of these things.
Heavily influenced by golden-era hip hop but relevant to today’s sound, Five YearJourney is being dubbed as a new-age throwback. The album includes 15 songs with features from Inkspill, K-Rec, Mike Decline, and Allan Rodger and is seamlessly woven together with transitional cuts from K-Rec, a producer/turntablist, who re-mixed “It’s Tricky” by Run-Dmc, which soon became the title track for the Electronic Arts video game SSX Tricky. The album is dedicated to the group’s longtime friend, Colin Van Dyk, who passed away unexpectedly in 2010.”
Self Taught were recently featured on Sound Sunday with their debut Arrival.

5 Year Journey is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

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Please share your thoughts and post your feedback in the comments. Album submissions, suggestions, and genre requests via email [tina at makeuseof dot com] are most welcome!

title="Joe Mazz Electronic Homepage" href="http://joeymazz.com/">Joe Mazz Electronic – Mad Times

Genre: electronic, beats, dub, instrumental, hip hop

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From Joe’s website: “Joe Mazzarella is a music producer and recordist with experience in a variety of genres. Whether working with local singer-songwriters, crafting beats for rap artists, or creating lively recordings of rock bands, Joe produces professional quality tracks with sounds that stay true to an artist’s music.” /> From the album intro: “I’m always torn between the jazz world and the world of funk and groove, so even though this album has a ton of beats and grooves I couldn’t help adding in some jazz elements, some piano solos, and guitar solos by the great Jimmy Morrell!”

Mad Times is a name your price download from title="Joe Mazz Electronic - Mad Times" href="http://joemazzelectronic.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Moddi Homepage" href="http://www.moddi.no/">Moddi – Moddimiks 2010

Genre: alternative, indie, pop, post rock, acapella, compilation

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From Moddi’s title="Moddi Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/floriography?sk=info">Facebook profile: “My name is Pål Moddi Knutsen, twenty-four years old as I write this. I come from an island called Senja in the far north of Norway. Whoever you are, and whatever reason you have for listening: thank you for lending me your time!” /> Moddi was title="Sound Sunday Edition December 18 2011" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-free-antistress-mp3-albums-download-sound-sunday-december-18th/">previously featured on Sound Sunday with his album Away From Home.

Moddimiks 2010 is a free download from title="Moddi - Moddimiks 2010" href="http://moddi.bandcamp.com/album/moddimiks-2010">Bandcamp.

title="Cloudbirds Homepage" href="http://www.cloudbirds.net/">Cloudbirds – Selftitled

Genre: folk

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From their homepage: “Cloudbirds is the new roots-inspired venture of ex-The M’s bandmates Josh Chicoine, Joey King and Glenn Rischke. Using three-part harmonies and intertwining guitars, the Chicago trio moves effortlessly between heart-felt and down-home folk music.”

The selftitled album Cloudbirds is a free download from title="Cloudbirds - Selftitled" href="http://cloudbirds.bandcamp.com/album/cloudbirds">Bandcamp.

title="David Löhstana Facebook" href="http://fr-fr.facebook.com/people/L%C3%B6hstana-David/1284150648">David Löhstana – Folk & Acoustic

Genre: acoustic, instrumental, folk

David Löhstana is an artist from France. Folk & Acoustic is an instrumental album where David demonstrates his guitar skills. The tunes are upbeat and relaxing.

Folk & Acoustic is a free download from title="David Löhstana - Folk & Acoustic" href="http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/92133">Jamendo.

title="Epic Soul Factory Jamendo" href="http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Epic_Soul_Factory">Epic Soul Factory – Volume One

Genre: orchestral, instrumental, soundtrack, film music

From their Jamendo profile: “¿Do you like movies? ¿Do you like trailer epic music movies? Then come here to listen some of our stuff. That’s exactly what we do. EPIC SOUL FACTORY it’s a group of four film music composers: Cesc Vilà, Fran Soto, Ysmer and Pela. Epic Soul Factory compose for trailer, cinema, tv, shortcuts…”

Epic Soul Factory’s Volume One is a free download from title="Epic Soul Factory - Volume One" href="http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/85641">Jamendo.

title="Rusko Homepage" href="http://www.ruskoonfire.com">Rusko – O.M.G.!

Genre: electronic, dubstep

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From his title="Rusko Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/ruskoofficial?sk=info">Facebook page: (…) “Rusko brought a highly driven energy and fun approach to the dubstep massive, quickly coining his own take on the genre that infected . His sound appealed to many people outside of the dubstep world as his productions became more adventurous in formula, sound and energy. His huge hit “Cockney Thug” has been played by everyone from Pete Tong, Switch, Diplo and Santogold. And has been remixed by Buraka Som sistema, Diplo, Drop the Lime and the Scratch Perverts.”

O.M.G.! is a free download from title="Rusko - O.M.G.!" href="http://www.ruskoonfire.com/remixes/">Rusko’s Homepage.

title="Donae'o Homepage" href="http://www.donaeo.com/home/">Donae’o – Indigo Child

Genre: urban, club, dance, house

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From his homepage: “A kingpin where all things UK dance are concerned, Donaeo (meaning Gift from God) has been a staple fixture on the underground since his anthemic debut ‘My Philosophy (Bounce)’, made when he was just 16, aired back in 2001. Regarded not just as a producer, his forays into singing, rapping and songwriting have gone on to shape the star that’s in many ways still yet to be fully revealed. (…) “Last year I feel like I found myself and it’s kind of like this; you can look at ADHD in two ways… You can take pills for it or be an Indigo Child. The only difference between me and someone else is that I’ve got a lot of excess energy but I’ve found a way to channel it. I’m about dance music and this album is definitely that.””

Indigo Child is a free download from title="Donae'o - Indigo Child" href="http://donaeo.bandcamp.com/album/indigo-child">Bandcamp.

title="SKYPILOT Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/SKYPILOT/126219517406492">SKYPILOT – Harold (You Sold Your Brother Down)

Genre: rock, stadium, art-rock

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Technically, this two song single doesn’t qualify for Sound Sunday. However, great music always receives an exception. The title track is my favorite song of this edition. Also check out the song title="SKYPILOT - Light From A Dying Star" href="http://skypilot.bandcamp.com/track/light-from-a-dying-star">Light From A Dying Star.

From their Facebook page: “Locals of Brisbane, Australia, SKYPILOT have emerged to play a new kind of rock music that matches haunting soundscapes, untamed melodies and soaring vocals to create an elevating stadium rock experience. Their songs take you on an emotive journey from devastating lows to dizzying heights where you feel like you could defy the laws of gravity and levitate off the ground.”

Not to be missed is the little background story for each of their songs.

Harold (You Sold Your Brother Down) is a free download from title="SKYPILOT - Harold (You Sold Your Brother Down)" href="http://skypilot.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="We're Doomed Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/WereDoomed">We’re Doomed – Like A Machine

Genre: alternative, progressive rock

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From their Facebook page: “We’re Doomed is an explosive culmination of tempered skill and intelligent song-writing. A groovy yet heavy assault on progressive rock, the 4-piece Halifax-based band draws inspiration from the impending apocalypse and the human condition. With heavy riffs, syncopated rhythms, dynamic vocals, and a general disregard for the genre barriers between rock, pop and metal, We’re Doomed will melt your face faster than a zombie outbreak would overrun civilization.”

Like A Machine is a name your price download from title="We're Doomed - Like A Machine" href="http://weredoomed.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Empty Lungs Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/emptylungsni">Empty Lungs – Identity Lost

Genre: post-hardcore, punk, rock

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From their Facebook page: “Empty Lungs (…) play passionate, angry and catchy music that draws influence from punk, folk, country and post-hardcore. The bands adrenaline laced live shows have gained them a reputation as a must see act and within a few months of playing shows around Ireland they had already received attention from local media and received airplay on BBC Radio 1. (…) 2012 will see Empty Lungs enter the studio to record an EP and after that the band intend to hit the road and do some heavy touring around Europe and the UK.”

Identity Lost is a free download from title="Empty Lungs - Identity Lost" href="http://emptylungs.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Stand for the Fallen Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/Standforthefallen">Stand for the Fallen – Look Where We Are

Genre: alternative, rock, metalcore, screamo, post-hardcore

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From their title="Stand For The Fallen MoshCam" href="http://www.moshcam.com/stand-for-the-fallen/sydney-805.aspx">MoshCam profile: “Stand for the Fallen is a 5 piece Post-Hardcore band from the Northern Beaches area of Sydney. Tearing up the scene, appearing at many shows around the Sydney area with their energetic live act, Stand for the Fallen are only going to move on to bigger and better things as 2010 comes to a climax.”

Look Where We Are is a name your price download from title="Stand for the Fallen - Look Where We Are" href="http://sftfband.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

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class="align-right" title="sound sunday" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/images/recurring/sound-sunday.png?323f2c" alt="free music" width="210" height="210" />Sound Sunday is a weekly feature promoting free album downloads. Every edition invites you to explore various genres and artists from around the world. This edition is for all of you who need a little distraction from the holidays and its cheesy tunes.

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title="Take One Car Homepage" href="http://takeonecar.com/">Take One Car – When The Ceiling Meets The Floor

Genre: alternative, ambient, indie, post hardcore, progressive rock

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From their homepage: “Take One Car is a group of good friends and family, from Upstate, NY, brought together by some collective desire to make music. We’ve spent the last 4 years performing, traveling, writing & recording in some form or another. In February, we plan to release our second full-length album, It’s Going To Be A Nice Day. We have spent the last year working, pretty much non stop, on making it an album that “WE” love…an album we would listen to. It was one of the hardest and most rewarding periods this band has been through. We hope you enjoy it!”

When The Ceiling Meets The Floor is a free download from title="Take One Car - When The Ceiling Meets The Floor" href="http://takeonecarmusic.bandcamp.com/album/when-the-ceiling-meets-the-floor">Bandcamp.

title="Proof and Proving Homepage" href="http://www.proofandproving.com/">Proof and Proving – The Tennessee Major

Genre: acoustic, folk, post hardcover, punk

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The Tennessee Major is a name your price download from title="Proof and Proving - The Tennessee Major" href="http://proofandproving.bandcamp.com/album/the-tennessee-major">Bandcamp.

title="Pearse McGloughlin Homepage" href="http://www.walkperson.net/">Pearse McGloughlin – Twine

Genre: indie, alternative, irish, folk

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From his href="http://www.myspace.com/walkperson" title="Pearse McGloughlin MySpace">MySpace page: “The musicians that impress me operate at borders . . . cross them when they need to, stop short of them if they need to. It’s sometimes a difficult terrain to navigate. To date, Walkperson has served as the nom de guerre for my songs and the musicians who have played with me. I first played with a group called ‘Socialite’ in my hometown of Sligo. That was immense fun and I have very fond memories of it. Subsequently, I spent time in France and Montreal, learned French, got hooked on songwriting and recorded a short EP in cold Québec city. My next group was ‘Thy Swan Army’ in Galway. I took a lot from this band, recorded songs and played some really good gigs. People liked us. The group splintered eventually and members went to work on separate projects (Ghostwood Project, John Terrors). I next lived in London, played with more musicians and gigged the indie scene as Walkperson. Most of the songs I wrote during this period I’ve let go but there are several I’ve held on to, of which I’m still proud. Since coming back to Ireland I’ve recorded and released ‘Desired Effect EP’ with Andrew Deacon, Ales Bagart and James Yearn.” Twine is Pearse’s latest EP.

Twine is a free download from title="Pearse McGloughlin - Twine" href="http://pearsemcgloughlin.bandcamp.com/album/twine-ep">Bandcamp.

title="Adventure Club Records Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/adventureclubrecords">Adventure Club Records – What’s He Building In There?

Genre: americana, folk, indie, pop, rock, tribute

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Sound Sunday regulars will notice that I already featured an album of this UK label last week. I couldn’t resist to include this Tom Waits tribute album in the UnChristmas Edition. From the album page: “A collection of Tom Waits covers specially recorded for Adventure Club Records Tom Waits Tribute Night which [took] place on Halloween 2011 at London’s Tamesis Dock.”

What’s He Building In There? is a free download from title="Adventure Club Records - What's He Building In There?" href="http://adventureclubrecords.bandcamp.com/album/whats-he-building-in-there-vol-3-a-tom-waits-tribute-album">Bandcamp.

title="I Heart Noise Homepage" href="http://ihrtn.com/">I Heart Noise – Theory Of Everything

Genre: indie, pop, rock, post rock, ambient, drone, compilation

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I Heart Noise, the traveling online music circus, is a Sound Sunday regular. A few days ago the originator Ilya Sitnikov contacted me and introduced Theory Of Everything: “It’s a large compilation (50 tracks) without a specific theme, featuring bands from all over the world including Zorch, Geezer Lake, Civil Civic, Steel Pole Bath Tub, Phone Home, Glorie, Thorn1 and many more!” Previously featured with href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-free-mp3-albums-download-sound-sunday-40/" title="Sound Sunday Edition May 1st 2011">Circle of Friends – Vol.1: Facebook, href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-free-mp3-albums-download-sound-sunday-40/" title="Sound Sunday Edition April 24 2011">Boston Not LA, and href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-free-mp3-albums-exclusive-song-download-sound-sunday/" title="Sound Sunday Edition August 22nd 2010">Gone In 60 Seconds.

Theory Of Everything is a free download from title="I Heart Noise - Theory Of Everything" href="http://iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/album/theory-of-everything">Bandcamp.

title="Amity in Fame Homepage" href="http://www.amityinfame.com/">Amity in Fame – Dinner for One

Genre: alternative, unplugged, acoustic, rock, metal

From their Jamendo page: “The band was founded in May 2008 and plays powerful acoustic rock. While this may sound like a stereotype, the big strength of the band is its original style. Most of the band members are influenced by metal, still they refuse to use distorted guitars in their songs. Instead, the lead guitarist of the band incorporated a very individual style to play his Variax. The band‘s unique sound already found a broad reception within the internet community.”

Dinner for One is a free download from title="Amity in Fame - Dinner for One" href="http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/28245">Jamendo.

title="The Freak Fandango Orchestra HOmepage" href="http://www.freakfandango.es/">The Freak Fandango Orchestra – Tales Of A Dead Fish

Genre: folk, polka, gypsy, punk rock

From their homepage: “The Freak Fandango Orchestra is a multi-ethnic band from Barcelona (Spain). Their music is a explosive mixture of folk, polka, gypsy music from the Balkans and punk-rock. THe band is composed by musicians with lots of different instruments (guitar, bass, drums, violin, saxophone, trumpet, accordion and percussion). They are influenced by artists like Emir Kusturica And The No Smoking Orchestra, Goran Bregovic and Gogol Bordello.”

Tales Of A Dead Fish is a free download from title="The Freak Fandango Orchestra - Tales Of A Dead Fish" href="http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/101727">Jamendo.

title="Blik Muzik Homepage" href="http://blikmuzik.net/">Sraunus – Blogas

Genre: ambient, atmospheric, acid, drum n bass, jazz, idm

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From the album page: “Sraunus is an incredible musician from Lithuania. I had a pleasure to play and share the stage with him many times. He runs his own label “Dumblys” and feature releases on labels such as Insectorama, Synthience Records and Ornithopter Records. All his releases are worth checking out, if you haven’t yet. With this release on Blikmuzik – “Blogas”, Sraunus presents yet another side of his music, mixing fast minimalistic drum patterns with emotional synth parts.”

Blogas is a free download from title="Sraunus - Blogas" href="http://blikmuzik.net/album/blogas">Bandcamp.

title="Playdough Homepage" href="http://www.iamplaydough.com/">Playdough and Heath McNease – Wed White and Wu

Genre: indie, hip hop, rap

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From the album page: “Wed White and Wu. The Wu Tang Clan mixtape with Playdough and Heath McNease kicking dual action, karate chop raps over all of your favorite Wu Tang songs. Featuring Guilty Simpson, Manchild, Ohmega Watts, Headkrack, Propaganda, MG, Manchild, Freddie Bruno and Sintax of Deepspace5, Goldin Child, RedCloud and more. Puffy is good, but Wu Tang is for the children.”

Wed White and Wu is a name your price download from title="Playdough and Heath McNease - Wed White and Wu" href="http://wedwhiteandwu.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Nine Inch Nails Homepage" href="http://www.nin.com/">Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Genre: electronic, soundtrack

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This week, the remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was launched internationally. In its wake, six tracks of the soundtrack were made available to download for free. The movie’s soundtrack was composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails and How To Destroy Angels.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo soundtrack is a free download from title="Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" href="http://www.nullco.com/GDT/gbp.php">The Null Corporation.

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title="Moddi Homepage" href="http://www.moddi.no/">Moddi – Away From Home

Genre: alternative, pop, rock, post rock, singer-songwriter

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From Moddi’s title="Moddie Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/floriography?sk=info">Facebook profile: “My name is Pål Moddi Knutsen, twenty-four years old as I write this. I come from an island called Senja in the far north of Norway. Whoever you are, and whatever reason you have for listening: thank you for lending me your time!”

Away From Home is a free download from title="Moddi - Away From Home" href="http://moddi.bandcamp.com/album/away-from-home-soundtrack">Bandcamp.

title="Adventure Club Records Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/adventureclubrecords">Adventure Club Records – Winter 2011

Genre: indie, pop, rock, americana, folk, sampler

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Adventure Club Records is a UK label run by the bands themselves. From the album page: “Winter is looming. It’s getting cold out. So we thought we’d put together a few tracks to remind you of sunnier times. All the artists on the EP have new releases in the new year, this just is a little taste of what’s to come.”

The Winter 2011 sampler is a free download from title="Adventure Club Records - Winter 2011" href="http://adventureclubrecords.bandcamp.com/album/winter-2011-free-download">Bandcamp.

title="Zach Ellsworth Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zach-Ellsworth/129323373749203?sk=app_2405167945">Zach Ellsworth – So-Called Heroes

Genre: christian, pop, rock

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Please note that while this album is streamed via Bandcamp, the free download is available through NoiseTrade, see link below.

From his title="Zach Ellsworth NoiseTrade" href="http://www.noisetrade.com/zachellsworth">NoiseTrade profile: “I often feel like there’s something missing – like there’s something or someone that can make life better or more rewarding. Like I’m one decision away from being happy or content with where I am. So, I make decisions and run hard after things that I want or need or I think need me…but I’m always left wanting more. This endless cycle is right at the heart of this record, So-Called Heroes. Please walk with me through the world that each one of us lives in and be willing to look at it through a different lens. A lens that believes there is one Hero that can save us from ourselves and put an end to our cycles of darkness, discontentment and emptiness. The beauty of the story is that it is the same for each one of us…”

So-Called Heroes is a free download from title="Zach Ellsworth - So-Called Heroes" href="http://www.noisetrade.com/zachellsworth">NoiseTrade.

title="Matt Wertz Homepage" href="http://www.mattwertz.com/wc2/">Matt Wertz – Twenty Three Places

Genre: acoustic, pop,

From his title="Matt Wertz Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/mattwertz?sk=info">Facebook profile: “I’m from Liberty, Missouri, but have called Nashville, Tennessee, home for the last seven years. (…) Early on, I was shown many graces—like a loan from my parents to pay for the first 1,000 copies of my debut record, Somedays (2001). (…) The days between then and now have been a series of “baby steps” that have somehow afforded me success as an independent artist. All these things really kicked into gear after the release of Twenty Three Places (2003), the first record I recorded with producer and friend, Ed Cash. (…) Since the start of my career, I’ve sold around 75,000 albums, played shows with Ben Folds, Jamie Cullum, and One Republic, as well as headlined sold-out clubs around the country. This was all done, mind you, as an independent artist. Over time, momentum built and more labels took notice, including Universal Republic. Finally I encountered a label that felt right, a label that could pull the trigger, a label that understood where I was coming from. And so, I signed.”

Twenty Three Places is a free download from title="Matt Wertz - Twenty Three Places" href="http://noisetrade.com/mattwertz">NoiseTrade.

title="Jon Troast HOmepage" href="http://www.jontroast.com/">Jon Troast – Jam Sampler

Genre: pop, folk, rock

From Jon’s NoiseTrade profile: “I grew up in the Midwest, and now I live in Nashville, TN. I started out playing in coffee shops, bars and churches, but I began to get opportunities I hadn’t even imagined. In June of 2007, I was a musical guest on the nationally broadcasted radio program “A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor.” Before long, I was touring coast-to-coast playing my songs in hundreds of house concerts including a marathon run of 100 concerts in 100 days! I’ve been a full-time musician for over 7 years now, recording four full-length albums with producer Mitch Dane of Sputnik Sound. I’m now in the process of releasing 4 EPs with producer Andy Osenga. Always making music!”

Jam Sampler is a free download from title="Jon Troast - Jam Sampler" href="http://www.noisetrade.com/jontroastmusic">NoiseTrade..

title="Dan Oschrin Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dan-Oschrin/165241523575258?sk=app_204974879526524">Dan Oschrin – Haunted House

Genre: indie, alternative, lo-fi, rock

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Dan Oschrin is a solo artist from Kent, Washington, who is currently located in Ankara, Turkey.

Haunted House is a name your price download from title="Dan Oschrin - Haunted House" href="http://danoschrin.bandcamp.com/album/haunted-house">Bandcamp.

title="Labyrinth Ear Homepage" href="http://labyrinthear.com">Labyrinth Ear – Oak EP

Genre: electronic, pop

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From their title="Labyrinth Ear Last.fm" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Labyrinth+Ear">Last.fm page: “Labyrinth Ear are an electronic duo from New Cross in London formed in 2010. They performed their debut show at In The City in October 2010 and released their free download EP ‘Oak’ the same month.”

Oak EP is a free download from Labyrinth Ear’s title="Labyrinth Ear - Oak EP" href="http://labyrinthear.com/oak-ep/">Homepage (via MediaFire).

title="Passo Torto Homepage" href="http://passotorto.com.br">Passo Torto – selftitled

Genre: samba torto

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Translated from their title="Passo Torto Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/passotorto?sk=info">Facebook profile: “Based on Samba, the young composer Rodrigo Campos, Kiko Dinucci and Romulo Froes, each in their own way, have proposed a new direction to the music of St. Paul, influenced not only by the rhythm, but all the rich tradition of Brazilian music.”

The selftitled album Passo Torto is a free download from Passo Torto’s title="Passo Torto - selftitled" href="http://passotorto.com.br/site/">Homepage.

title="Mike Osso Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/MossoFresco">Bear Bones – Seat Save Infinity

Genre: instrumental, fusion, hip hop

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Bear Bones is a music project by Mike Osso.

Seat Save Infinity is a free download from title="Bear Bones - Seat Save Infinity" href="http://mikeossomusic.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Self Taught Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Self-Taught/12761386649?sk=info">Self Taught – Arrival

Genre: atmosphere, hip hop

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From their Bandcamp page: “Comprised of Vintage and Cliff Herman (…) the Vancouver duo checked out in 2002 and has worked steadily for the past five years on an assortment of material with a mixture of many talented artists. Several years of experimenting with various genres resulted in the unification of various aspects of hip hop, rock, jazz, blues, punk, and electronic to create the Self Taught sound. No boundaries, limits or borders is the attitude taken into every Self Taught album. This diversity is emphasized on their latest magnum opus, Arrival. The 2007 release creates an unparalleled listening experience that continually grabs the attention of the listener. Arrival is a complete listening experience, an epic of sorts, a must have cd, not only for fans of hip hop, but for fans of music.”

Arrival is a free download from title="Self Taught - Arrival" href="http://chamberlaindrive.bandcamp.com/album/arrival">Bandcamp.

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title="M.W.D. MySpace" href="http://www.myspace.com/mwd">M.W.D. – Singing Forest

Genre: downtempo, jazz, hip hop

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From FMA: “Like his other label mates on Budabeats Netlabel M.W.D. loves Hip Hop, samples, Jazz and crackling vinyl. His approach on instrumental Downbeats is more cinematic and relaxed. The DJ from Hungary (…) knows how to melt funky guitar licks, short brass sounds and organ chords together, as clearly demonstrated on this record!”

Singing Forest is a free download from the title="M.W.D. - Singing Forest" href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/MWD/Singing_Forest/">Free Music Archive.

title="State Shirt Homepage" href="http://www.stateshirt.com/">State Shirt – This Is Old

Genre: experimental, indie, rock, pop

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From State Shirt’s Homepage: “My real name is not State Shirt (it’s Ethan Tufts), but I do wear a lot of state shirts. (…) I’ve been told my music is kinda like if The Postal Service, Radiohead, Beck, Elbow, and Folk Implosion all got in a bar fight then make up over frosty Newcastle Ales. All of my music is open source and available for free. (…) If you like what you hear, please spread the word and consider buying a CD, MP3, or a t-shirt. It allows me to continue to make music. And I appreciate that so much.”

This Is Old is a free download from the title="State Shirt - This Is Old" href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/State_Shirt/This_Is_Old/">Free Music Archive.

title="Kyoto MySpace" href="http://www.myspace.com/thekyotoband">Kyoto – Lo Que Vuelve Para Vengarse

Genre: experimental, pop, shoegaze, hardcore

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From their FMA profile: “Kyoto was born in Zaragoza in late 2006 formed by Ivan Fanlo (drums), Isaac Moreira (bass and keyboards) and Alicia Puebla (vocals, keyboard), supplemented with small arrangements and influenced by bands like Slowdive, Isis, Red House Painters or Décima Victima, mixing different styles from shoegaze to more experimental hardcore, with lyrics in spanish. After two EP’s, “Cuatro finales terroríficos” (2007) and “Tan sólo la muerte es definitiva” (2008), each with four songs on mini CD and a carefully designed, they released their first LP, “Lo que vuelve para vengarse” (2010) recorded, mixed and mastered by Hans Krüger (Delorean, Half Foot Outside, El Columpio Asesino), with a luxurious design and completely handmade. In fall 2011 they released a split vinyl 7″ EP with The Fractal Sound, where we can find two of their songs in acoustic format in a limited edition in multiple colors.”

Lo Que Vuelve Para Vengarse is a free download from the title="Kyoto - Lo Que Vuelve Para Vengarse" href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kyoto/Lo_Que_Vuelve_Para_Vengarse/">Free Music Archive.

title="The Underscore Orkestra Homepage" href="http://theunderscoreorkestra.com/">The Underscore Orkestra – No Money No Honey All We Got Is Us

Genre: jazz, big band, swing

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From their FMA profile: “The Underscore Orkestra is a Portland OR based band, playing a blend of Balkan, Klezmer, Gypsy Jazz and Swing, with a repertoire consisting of both original and traditional material. The Underscore Orkestra has been performing for the past 5 + years, touring all around the western U.S., Mexico and Guatemala and has been seen from intimate coffee shop setting all the way to huge outdoor festivals. We are also working with and interested in continuing to meet performance artists, jugglers, poets, storytellers, clowns, actors and tech folk alike…”

No Money No Honey All We Got Is Us is a free download from the title="The Underscore Orkestra - No Money No Honey All We Got Is Us" href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Underscore_Orkestra/No_Money_No_Honey_All_We_Got_Is_Us/">Free Music Archive.

title="Jonah Dempcy Cheshire Label" href="http://www.cheshirelabel.com/">Jonah Dempcy – Syncretic Beliefs

Genre: instrumental, jazz, piano

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From his href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/13854286" title="Jonah Dempcy Blogger">Blogger profile: “I’m a musician living in Seattle. I make electronic jazz music under the moniker Revolution Void. My music is a mix of electronic breaks and jazz improvisation, featuring solos from some of the top players in modern jazz such as Seamus Blake, Lucas Pickford and Matthew Garrison.”

Syncretic Beliefs is a free download from the title="Jonah Dempcy - Syncretic Beliefs" href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jonah_Dempcy/Syncretic_Beliefs/">Free Music Archive.

title="Fabrizio Paterlini Homepage" href="http://www.fabriziopaterlini.com/">Fabrizio Paterlini – Viandanze

Genre: classical, piano

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From his FMA profile: “Fabrizio Paterlini’s music has been defined as ambient, minimalist, graceful, sweet and relaxing: “a glass of red wine on a summer evening”, as he himself defines it. Recently, he released an EP – “Viandanze” a small preview of the entire full album that will be registered in 2009. In 2007, on the “Music Center” label, he released his debut CD, “Viaggi in Aeromobile” (Aircraft Trips): a delicate and elegant album that catapults the listener into the intimate world of the artist where he willingly allows himself to be transported by a sound of rare beauty. /> Born in Mantua, Fabrizio started playing the piano at the age of 6. After many years studying classical music, he started perfoming with a number of bands, playing everything from progressive to hard rock, from jazz to pop. It was not until the end of the 90s that he decided to explore new musical paths, concentrating on the piano, the instrument that best expresses his inner world.”

Viandanze is a free download from the title="Fabrizio Paterlini - Viandanze" href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Fabrizio_Paterlini/Viandanze_EP/">Free Music Archive.

title="Evgeny Grinko MySpace" href="http://www.myspace.com/evgenygrinko">Evgeny Grinko – Cinematic Melodies

Genre: minimalism, composed

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From his FMA profile: “Evgeny Grinko aka Greendaizer is best known for his work as a drummer for several Moscow-based underground bands, namely V.O.M., WOGULOW TAROUTZ VERMO, and MONROE’S PILLS. «I once did an arrangement of Joy Division’s song Love Will Tear Us Apart for a Military Brass Band. I changed a bit their original. So, it sounded somewhere between ska-music and fast-tempo military march. We performed it at a street festival and it was just great! I’ve been dreaming of my own Street Orchestra since that time…» – says Greendaizer.”

Cinematic Melodies is a free download from the title="Evgeny Grinko - Cinematic Melodies" href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Evgeny_Grinko/Cinematic_Melodies_EP/">Free Music Archive.

title="Chan Wai Fat Homepage" href="https://sites.google.com/site/chingfatproject/">Chan Wai Fat – Children of Soul Mountain (Original Soundtrack)

Genre: folk, soundtrack

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From his FMA profiles: “Chan Wai Fat is a musician from Hong Kong. He is a self-taught musician in his early year. (…) composed this original soundtrack for the play CHILDREN OF THE SOUL MOUNTAIN (LING SHAN) inspired by the daoist pilgrimage in Gao Xingjian’s Nobel winning novel SOUL MOUNTAIN (LING SHAN). [He] visited the minority tribes along part of the Ling Shan path, resulting a re-interpretation of two traditional folk songs and seven new compositions with a mix of native recordings. This album is a selection of songs from the play, sung by elderly blind folk singer Po Sun-yi. Sun-yi was born and raised in Guizhou. This is the same region of southwestern China where composer Fat visited the Ling Shan Path and where Shamanistic customs and traditions still flourish.”

Children of Soul Mountain (Original Soundtrack) is a free download from the title="Chan Wai Fat - Children of Soul Mountain (Original Soundtrack)" href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chan_Wai_Fat/Children_of_Soul_Mountain/">Free Music Archive.

title="Blue Sausage Infant Homepage" href="http://bluesausageinfant.com/">Blue Sausage Infant – Confessions of a Rogue Taxidermist

Genre: experimental, melodic, drone

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From the project’s FMA profile: “BLUE SAUSAGE INFANT is the work of Chester Hawkins of Washington DC. Since 1986, BSI has produced music that combines aspects of noise, drone, Krautrock, sample-plundering, dark ambient, and kosmische electronica to produce a multi-layered feast for the brain. Hawkins describes his music as “mean-spirited euphoria,” a complex breed of long-form psychedelia with a hint of paranoia to augment the bliss.”

Confessions of a Rogue Taxidermist is a free download from the title="Blue Sausage Infant - Confessions of a Rogue Taxidermist" href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Sausage_Infant/Confessions_of_a_Rogue_Taxidermist/">Free Music Archive.

title="Spinnaface Homepage" href="http://www.spinnaface.com/">Spinnaface – Music For The People

Genre: disco, electronic, funk

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From his homepage: “Spinnface first stepped on the scene in 2007 with his debut song & video Spinnface. Since then he has independently released 2 full length albums and over 58 original tracks. (…) Spinnface’s diverse sound meshes a wide variety of genres to create his own unique style that has been described as “an 80s vission of what dance music might sound like in the future, super-smooth liquid digital funk” – Jason, FMA Admin (…) Spinnface is 100% independent! Just a man with an all chrome face who loves to make music, party and keep it spinnin!”

Music For The People is a free download from the title="Spinnaface - Music For The People" href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Spinnaface/Music_For_The_People/">Free Music Archive.

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Please share your thoughts and post your feedback in the comments. Album submissions, suggestions, and genre requests via email [tina at makeuseof dot com] are most welcome!

Free Stream: title="Maria Coma Homepage" href="http://www.mariacoma.com/">Maria Coma – Linòleum En Concert

Genre: instrumental, piano, classical, pop

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The album was recorded during the tour supporting Maria’s album Linòleum. Unfortunately, the live recordings are not available as a free download. However, you can stream them from Bandcamp and enjoy the wonderful music.

Linòleum En Concert is a free stream via title="Maria Coma - Linòleum En Concert" href="http://mariacoma.bandcamp.com/album/lino-leum-en-concert">Bandcamp.

title="Two Cent Revival Homepage" href="http://www.twocentrevival.com/">Two Cent Revival – Live at Rockwood

Genre: amerciana, folk, rock, roots music

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From Two Cent Revival’s website: “Brooklyn’s Two Cent Revival, the new project from Brazilian-born, Texas-raised singer/songwriter Matt Jones, mixes folk-tinged Americana and classic country elements with dark lyrical themes and an acoustic-focused rock band. Driven by Jones’ baritone vocals, the songs hint at wooden barrooms and dusty churches, walking the line between failure and redemption.”

Live at Rockwood is a free download from title="Two Cent Revival - Live at Rockwood" href="http://twocentrevival.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-rockwood-june-15-2011">Bandcamp.

title="Awake! Awake! Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/awakeawake?v=info">Awake! Awake! – Live Acoustic Covers

Genre: indie, acoustic, cover songs, new wave, rock

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From their Bandcamp page: “These are live acoustic versions of songs we love by other artists. You can watch us play them live on title="Awake! Awake! YouTube" href="http://www.youtube.com/awakeawakeband">YouTube. If you’ve never heard of these artists then please give them a listen on their respective sites. They are all great!” /> The covers include songs from Coldplay, U2, Death Cab For Cutie, Imogen Heap, and Phoenix. Awake! Awake!’s 2007 debut album We’ve Been Strangers was previously featured on title="Sound Sunday Edition January 30 2011" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-free-mp3-albums-download-sound-sunday-23/">Sound Sunday.

Live Acoustic Covers is a free download from title="Awake! Awake! - Live Acoustic Covers" href="http://awakeawake.bandcamp.com/album/free-live-acoustic-covers">Bandcamp.

title="Whiskey Chief Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/WhiskeyChief">Whiskey Chief – selftitled

Genre: instrumental, fusion, jam, rock, funk

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From their Facebook page: “The Whiskey Chief lives a life of no fear. On his warpath of instrumental funk and and rock fusion he leaves behind a wake of sweat and awe. Formed in the summer of 2011 as an improvisational funk project, Vancouver’s Whiskey Chief has since grown to be a slick rhythm machine of epic proportions, fronted by a dizzying horn section that will trample you over with it’s cascading melodies. Whiskey Chief will make you dance, laugh, sing, and perhaps even lose your mind.”

Whiskey Chief is a free download from title="Whiskey Chief - Whiskey Chief" href="http://whiskeychief.bandcamp.com/album/whiskey-chief">Bandcamp.

title="The Ataris Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/theataris">Kristopher Roe – Hang Your Head in Hope

Genre: alternative, indie, rock

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Kristopher Roe is the lead singer of the Indianapolis, Indiana based band The Ataris. This November he recorded Hand Your Head in Hope “live in one take, no edits, no overdubs, just me and a 1948 Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar. All songs mixed to analog tape.”

Hang Your Head in Hope is a name your price download from title="Kristopher Roe - Hang Your Head in Hope" href="http://theataris.bandcamp.com/album/hang-your-head-in-hope">Bandcamp.

title="Laetitia Shériff Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/laetitiasheriff">Laetitia Shériff – Chapelle de Vendôme

Genre: alternative, indie, pop, rock

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Laetitia Shériff is a singer/songwriter from Lille/Rennes, France. She started performing solo with texts by William Butler before she started writing her own material. Laetitia recorded her first album with guitarist Olivier Mellano and Gael Desbois in 2004. In 2007, she accompanied the dance company Hervé Koubi and composed the music for the documentary community of Helena Desplanques. She also plaid bass for the group Trunks. In late 2007 she recorded the second album with Olivier and Gael. The live album Chapelle de Vendôme was in summer 2008.

Chapelle de Vendôme is a free download from title="Laetitia Shériff - Chapelle de Vendôme" href="http://laetitiasheriff.bandcamp.com/album/live-chapelle-de-vend-me">Bandcamp.

title="Justin(e) Homepage" href="http://www.justinepunkrock.com/">Justin(e) – Concert à La Scène Michelet de Nantes

Genre: punk, punkrock, rock

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Justin(e) is a punk rock band from Nantes, France formed in 2002. They have released three albums, appeared live at more then 200 concerts, have split up, but as they say themselves, there is no reason to stop for a band that follows an amateur DIY approach without goals.

Concert à La Scène Michelet de Nantes is a name your price download from title="Justin(e) - Concert à La Scène Michelet de Nantes" href="http://justinepunkrock.bandcamp.com/album/concert-la-sc-ne-michelet-de-nantes-le-22-02-2009">Bandcamp.

title="Lost in Blue Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/lostinblue666">Lost in Blue – Live at Swing State

Genre: experimental, instrumental, metal

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From their title="Lost In Blue - Reverbnation" href="http://www.reverbnation.com/page_object/page_object_bio/artist_262288">Reverbnation page: “Started in 1998, Lost in Blue is an instrumental metal band that has risen up from the depths of the Chicago underground. Exploring beyond the boundaries of its genre, the band forges new paths as they create a powerful mix of dark, original and intelligent music. Intricate arrangements and exceptional musicianship fluidly combine different elements including blues, black metal, jazz, all the while maintaining the dark and commanding sound that defines their craft.”

Live at Swing State is a free download from title="Lost in Blue - Live at Swing State" href="http://lostinblue.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-swing-state-1-9-09">Bandcamp.

title="Arbiter Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/arbitermusic">Arbiter – Live Judgement, Vol. 1

Genre: death metal, deathcore, hardcore

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From their Facebook page: “Arbiter is a metal band known worldwide for impressive breakdowns, a powerful and energetic attitude and an INTERESTING blend of metal, death metal, hardcore, and groove in their music.” The band hails from Charlevoix and Petoskey, Minnesota. The live album was released in summer 2010.

Live Judgement, Vol. 1 is a free download from title="Arbiter - Live Judgement, Vol. 1" href="http://arbiter.bandcamp.com/album/live-judgement-vol-1-2010">Bandcamp.

title="Michael Garfield Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/michaelgarfieldmusic">Michael Garfield – Glass Chrysanthemum

Genre: acoustic, electroacoustic, experimental, improv, looping, tapping, guitar

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From Michael’s Facebook page: “Between the living warmth of acoustic tradition and the whirling electronics of festival culture, Michael Garfield is making music for which new words must be invented – fierce music for a fierce age – intimate and ecstatic, focused and raw. Not content to merely push the boundaries of guitar technique, Michael’s shows glide through percussive instrumental etudes, heart-spearing ballads, and hypnotic groovescapes with the effortless twists of a flock in flight, pulling listeners through a remix of musical idioms past, present, and future. At once totally original and strangely familiar, vulnerable and sleek, these songs are the performance of a world on its way: an age of reunion when dualisms fade in the glare of a love beyond opposites, and old categories no longer apply.” /> Glass Chrysanthemum was recorded at festivals across North America, from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) to Austin, Texas (USA).

Glass Chrysanthemum is a free download from title="Michael Garfield - Glass Chrysanthemum" href="http://michaelgarfield.bandcamp.com/album/glass-chrysanthemum">Bandcamp.

title="paranym SoundCloud" href="http://soundcloud.com/paranym">paranym – den haze

Genre: electronic, instrumental, dub, beats, jams, hip hop

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From their Bandcamp page: “single-pass live takes off the MPC 1000… produced in about 8 weeks whilst living in den haag, the netherlands… first i did live takes, saved as unquantised sequences in the MPC, then tracked each sound out and mixed it all… dig it!”

den haze is a name your prize download from title="paranym - den haze" href="http://paranym.bandcamp.com/album/den-haze">Bandcamp.

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class="align-right" title="sound sunday" src="http://www.makeuseof.com/images/recurring/sound-sunday.png" alt="free music" width="210" height="210" />Sound Sunday is a weekly free album feature, exploring various genres and featuring artists from around the globe. This edition presents a mix of albums from independent singer songwriters and bands, ranging from melodramatic and psychedelic pop, over regular folk and fusion folk & roll, to light alternative rock.

Please share your thoughts and post your feedback in the comments. Album submissions, suggestions, and genre requests via email [tina at makeuseof dot com] are most welcome!

title="Fire Island Pines Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/fireislandpinesband">Fire Island Pines – Bratislava EP

Genre: melodramatic, indie, pop

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From their Facebook page: “Fire Island Pines are a lofi/twee indie pop band from Cornwall weaving bittersweet lyrics into a jaunty, uplifting sonic tapestry punctuated by shimmering trumpet lines and an unholy tri-guitar wall-of-jangle.”

The Bratislava EP is a free download from title="Fire Island Pines - Bratislava EP" href="http://fireislandpines.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Dylan Jon Wade Homepage" href="http://www.dylanjonwade.com/">Dylan Jon Wade – Vagabonds

Genre: acoustic, alternative, fusion, folk & roll, rock

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From his Bio: “Dylan Jon Wade is a “Folk & Roll” project based out of Sarasota, FL. Formed in the early summer of 2011 this project is an attempt to bring life to the songs that are inside of my head and heart.”

Vagabonds is a free download from title="Dylan Jon Wade - Vagabonds" href="http://dylanjonwade.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Josh Bien Homepage" href="http://www.joshuabien.com/">Josh Bien – For You

Genre: indie, folk, rock

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From his Homepage: “Josh is a lighting/scenic/sound designer, actor, singer/songwriter, improviser, puppeteer, director and a founding member of Blackout Theatre Company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (…) The album, “For You” comes from Josh’s challenge to himself, “I wanted to do something that scared me, while learning something new and growing at the same time, so i started recording. The scary part came when I made myself tell people i was recording, and started sharing my music with others. The experience has been wonderfully exciting, and i’ve received such great support from my friends and family. It has really deepened my understanding of the music that i listen to by my favorite artists, and my thirst for seeking out new music to listen to. Having learned so much from this experience, i really just want to do it again, and find new ways to make music.”

For You is a name your price download from title="Josh Bien - For You" href="http://joshbien.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Eastern Phoebes Homepage" href="http://easternphoebes.com/">Eastern Phoebes – Eggplant

Genre: indie, folk, pop

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Eggplant is the latest release of the independent pop band from Long Island. They write: “The record was written and recorded in our lakefront cottage and features six original songs plus one cover–The Beach Boys’ Johnny Carson.” Eastern Phoebes were previously featured on Sound Sunday with their album title="Sound Sunday Edition July 10 2011" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-free-albums-folk-punk-sound-sunday-july-10th/">Gypsy Paw.

Eggplant is a free download from title="Eastern Phoebes - Eggplant" href="http://easternphoebes.bandcamp.com/album/eggplant">Bandcamp.

title="A Beautiful Tomorrow Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Beautiful-Tomorrow/133891363346393?sk=info">A Beautiful Tomorrow – Selftitled

Genre: alternative, indie, pop, rock

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From Marky’s title="A Beautiful Tomorrow SoundCloud" href="http://soundcloud.com/abeautifultomorrow-1">SoundCloud page: “I grew up listening to a lot of 1980s music like Duran Duran, Culture Club, The Police, Def Leppard, Elton John, Stray Cats, George Michael. I listened to Top 40 radio of 1980s and was highly influenced by that! I think that comes out in my music!”

A Beautiful Tomorrow is a free download from title="A Beautiful Tomorrow - Selftitled" href="http://abeautifultomorrow.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Wells at Less Talk Records" href="http://www.lesstalkrecords.com/artists/wells/">Wells – South East Asia

Genre: indie, garage, blues, folk, rock

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From his Less Talk Records Bio: “Wells is M. Spinelli and N. Martin doing what they do best, playing alt country folk, surfing and living on the Central Coast. With the 2nd release under his belt, mixed and ready for South East Asia to work on his beard and backpacking skills. An EP with songs about loves lost, Spinelli will be travelling through SE Asia to find himself, forget about others and meet new life-long friends.”

South East Asia is a free download from title="Wells - South East Asia" href="http://lesstalkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/south-east-asia">Bandcamp.

title="Snowmine Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/Snowmine">Snowmine – Laminate Pet Animal

Genre: psychedelic, ambient, chill-out, indie, pop

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Snowmine is a psych-indie-pop band from Brooklyn, New York. Pop Wreckoning wrote about them: “If Jurassic Park had a houseband, it would sound like SNOWMINE.”

Laminate Pet Animal is a name your price download from title="Snowmine - Laminate Pet Animal" href="http://snowmine.bandcamp.com/album/laminate-pet-animal">Bandcamp.

title="Julio y Agosto Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Julio-y-Agosto/178800508801398?sk=info">Julio y Agosto – Julio&Agosto

Genre: acoustic, indie, pop, folk

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Julio and Agosto is a mini orchestra from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The up to seven members perform acoustic mixes that involve their voices, guitars, bass, violins, trombone, and percussion.

Julio&Agosto is a free download from title="Julio y Agosto - Julio&Agosto" href="http://julioyagosto.bandcamp.com/album/julio-agosto">Bandcamp

title="Yellowbirds Homepage" href="http://cargocollective.com/yellowbirds/">Yellowbirds – NoiseTrade Sampler

Genre: psychedelic

From the album page: “Yellowbirds is the moniker for the musical exploits of Sam Cohen, guitarist/songwriter/singer of the psychedelic collective Apollo Sunshine. With timeless inspirations like Charles Mingus and The Velvet Underground in mind, Cohen created “The Color” by Yellowbirds, his “solo” debut (George Lewis Jr. of Twin Shadow guests.) Double-speed auto-harp glissandos, glowing backwards pedal-steel, bubbling echo and fuzz guitars coalesce into a warm wall of sound. As existential lyrical themes emerge, delivered nonchalantly over psyched-out aural landscapes, the picture emerges of a dust-blown, 4th dimensional Future West. This is Cohen’s quixotic world where “only the purist tones can be heard”.”

The NoiseTrade Sampler is a free download from title="Yellowbirds - NoiseTrade Sampler" href="http://www.noisetrade.com/yellowbirds">NoiseTrade.

title="Jillian Edwards Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/JillianEdwardsMusic">Jillian Edwards – Galaxies & Such

Genre: acoustic, folk, indie

From her Facebook page: “hello lovely people. my name is jillian and i want to make music forever and ever, even if its in coffee shops until im a cute, litte old lady. i want to make you feel alright about life and lighten your load by telling you that we are all in really good hands. i also want to tell you some good news – that everything, everything – heartache and joy and sorrow and bad days and sunshine – it all pushes us onward to see that we are a lovely people made for lovely purposes. we are dearly, hugely, and personaly loved. those moments when you are driving in your car on a perfectly breezy afternoon with nothing to do but listen to music and let the sun spill on your skin, when you know you are right where you’re meant to be- those moments may seem far and few between but they come and they will keep coming. so come on, world, lighten up. you’ve got a lot of love waiting to kiss your pretty face.”

Galaxies & Such is a free download from title="Jillian Edwards - Galaxies & Such" href="http://www.noisetrade.com/jillianedwards">NoiseTrade.

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class="align-right" src="http://www.makeuseof.com/images/recurring/sound-sunday.png" alt="" />Sound Sunday is a weekly free album feature, exploring various genres and featuring artists from around the globe. This edition once again takes you on a journey of sound, exposing you to the works of musicians from different corners of the world.

Please share your thoughts and post your feedback in the comments. Album submissions, suggestions, and genre requests via email [tina at makeuseof dot com] are most welcome!

title="Cathedral Pearls Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/cathedralpearls">Cathedral Pearls – Cathedral Pearls

Genre: indie, rock

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Cathedral Pearls is a band from Spokane, Washington. The members, Caleb, Karli, Max, and Carrie title="Cathedral Pearls Homepage" href="http://www.cathedralpearls.com/">about the band: “We play pretty fun, pretty loud rock music. Music is fun for us to play and we love to share it with you.”

Cathedral Pearls is a free download from title="Cathedral Pearls - Cathedral Pearls" href="http://cathedralpearls.bandcamp.com/album/cathedral-pearls">Bandcamp.

title="Sixty Years War Collective Homepage" href="http://www.sixtyyearswar.com/">Sixty Years War Collective – Mixtape Three

Genre: electronica, folk, pop, rock

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From the album page: “Sixty Years War Collective is presenting a series of Mixtapes, showcasing great independent artists who are not necessarily associated with the collective. For each mix, a member of the collective will pick ten of their favorite independent musicians and bands to showcase. Chris Darby compiled Mixtape Three. Click on the info about each track to find out more info about the particular artist! Big thanks to all the folks who contributed to the fall mix!”

Mixtape Three is a free download from title="Sixty Years War Collective - Mixtape Three" href="http://sixtyyearswar.bandcamp.com/album/mixtape-three">Bandcamp.

title="wHaT iF? Homepage" href="http://www.whatif.nu/">wHaT iF? – Another Scary Thing – Redux

Genre: alternative, independent, rock

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From their homepage: “Back in 1980 Pål and Conny started talking about doing something together. They had a plan. “Lets make music!” The only problem was that the plan included Påls yet unknown and unborn daughter, Linnea. So they had to wait. In the years that followed, Conny joined up with experimental film-group “fRa-film” and Pål played in various bands and set up several studios in every basement he lived above. In the year 2005 the time was right. Påls daughter, now well known (and of course, born!), started to sing on Connys forthcoming album. Pål contributed some vocals and guitars. The collaboration expanded to such a degree that the “trinity of creativity” decided that it was time for “wHaTiF?” From April the 24th (2006) their first album, “Electricity” is available on iTunes (two years later they decided to give it away for free, so its no longer available on iTUnes). During the most part of 2006 they worked on the follow up, Another Scary Thing. Early 2009 the follow up to AST was released, The Final Meltdown. Since then the group took a well needed break and recharged the batteries.”

Another Scary Thing – redux is a free download from title="wHaT iF? - Another Scary Thing - redux" href="http://whatif.bandcamp.com/album/another-scary-thing-redux">Bandcamp.

title="The Low Anthem Homepage" href="http://www.lowanthem.com/site/">The Low Anthem – What The Crow Brings

Genre: alternative, folk

From their NoiseTrade profile: “The Low Anthem is an eclectic group of multi-instrumentalists formed in Providence, Rhode Island by Ben Knox Miller and Jeff Prystowsky and later joined by Jocie Adams. The music they play blends influences ranging from folk to blues and jazz to classical, creating a sound that is distinctly their own. What the Crow Brings is the band’s first self-released, self-produced album, recorded over the course of nine months in their Providence apartment in 2007. Since the release of What the Crow Brings, the band has gone on to international prominence with the breakthrough success of 2008′s Oh My God, Charlie Darwin and this year’s followup, Smart Flesh.”

What The Crow Brings is a free download from title="The Low Anthem - What The Crow Brings" href="http://noisetrade.com/thelowanthem">NoiseTrade.

title="The Will Callers Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/TheWillCallers">The Will Callers – Make It Alright

Genre: rock’n’roll, americana, roots music

From their Facebook page: “The Will Callers are a young generation of alt-country/rock ‘n roll musicians from the southern suburbs of Fort Worth – and although there have been a lineup change or two, the idea remains the same: good friends writing and playing music together. Jake Murphy and Daniel Slatton have been playing music together since their early High School years, and through the course of genre and lineup changes, found their niche in the alt-country/rock and roll/americana genres. The most current lineup is Jake – vocals and guitar, Daniel – drums and vocals,and Justin – guitar.”

Make It Alright is a free download from title="The Will Callers - Make It Alright" href="http://noisetrade.com/thewillcallers">NoiseTrade.

title="Andre Merritt Homepage" href="http://elektrik-city.com/">Andre Merritt – Elektrik City

Genre: rhythm’n’blues, soul

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From his title="Andre Merritt Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/AndreMerrittMusic?sk=info">Facebook page: “Andre Merritt is not only a prolific songwriter, but also an obvious great vocalist. ELEKTRIK CITY is the debut album for Andre Merritt. It features superstars such as Chris Brown in an Internet favorite “Erased”, Kelly Rowland on a fan favorite “Hangover”, Tinie Tempah, and Taboo of BEP. With the collaboration of UK producers Agent X and titles such as “Prostitute”, “Neon”, “Circuit”, and “Mr. Right Now”. ELEKTRIK CITY is ground-breaking and vital to new music.” Andre Merritt has written hits for Rhianna, Chris Brown, Cheryl Cole, Omarion, and many more.

Elektrik City is a free download from title="Andre Merritt - Elektrik City" href="http://elektrik-city.com/">Andree Merritt’s Homepage.

title="LOTEK Homepage" href="http://lotek.cc/">LOTEK – Go

Genre: dub, reggae, ska, rap, hip hop

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From his homepage: “BOOM! Is the sound that International Rudeboy Lotek makes when he takes to the stage and throws down his hip hop inflected ska reggae. Known as an outstanding producer in London for his work with hip hop superstar Roots Manuva and 2009 Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle’s album Speech Therapy, he has been mixing up a storm in his now Melbourne based studio Counter Clockwise, remixing and tweaking local artists and releasing his new album International Rudeboy. />

From studying Sound Engineering in London, honing his craft first at the UK Motown Studios and working at West London’s Rollover Studios, he collaborated with the likes of Seal, Leftfield and Take That before moving on and becoming a regular at the Big Dada and Ninja Tunes label with his own work. He moved on to write the music for the Playstation game Getaway 2- Black Monday and went on to win a BBC Urban Music Bursary Award and used part of the prize money to travel to Eastern Europe and Australia touring writing and recording.”

Go is a free download from title="LOTEK - Go" href="http://lotek.bandcamp.com/album/go">Bandcamp.

title="Cyclamen Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/thiscyclamen">Cyclamen – Free Demos

Genre: experimental, metal, post-rock

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Cyclamen is the band of Hayato Imanishi from Japan. Together with guest musicians, he writes and records songs, and occasionally plays shows. After the live band split up in June 2011, they are presently looking for a drummer anywhere in the world.

Free Demos is a free download from title="Cyclamen - Free Demos" href="http://cyclamen.bandcamp.com/album/free-demos">Bandcamp.

title="Smile As She Cries Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/SASCde?sk=info">Smile As She Cries – Can You See Us Now?

Genre: hardcore, post-hardcore, screamo

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Can You See Us Now? was the debut EP of Smile As She Cries. The band was founded in late 2009 and played live for many months before splitting up in late summer 2011. From their Facebook page: “We are all still friends, even though our paths have diverted from one another. Keep a look out for some members in other performing groups. We’d like to thank our fans and our families for the insane support we have been so honored to receive.”

Can You See Us Now? is a free download from title="Smile As She Cries - Can You See Us Now?" href="http://smileasshecries.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="C418 Homepage" href="http://c418.org/">C418 – Seven Years of Server Data

Genre: ambient, electronica, drum’n’bass

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From the album page: “After cleaning up the folders on my server I decided to put up a collection of some songs as a free album. Bear with me though as this is a very varied collection from very old music to very recent remixes. Some might sound terrible and the sound quality is something that could be better (FLAC will not save you most of the time). However, I hope you appreciate this album as what it is.”

Seven Years of Server Data is a name your price download from title="C418 - Seven Years of Server Data" href="http://c418.bandcamp.com/album/seven-years-of-server-data">Bandcamp.

New to Sound Sunday? Past editions of Sound Sunday are available title="Past Editions of Sound Sunday" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tags/soundsunday/">here.

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class="align-right" title="sound sunday" src="http://www.makeuseof.com/images/recurring/sound-sunday.png" alt="free music" width="210" height="210" />Sound Sunday is a weekly feature sharing free albums in various genres of artists from around the world. After a roller coaster of genres over the past couple editions, I felt it was time to come down a little. Sink into the cushions with this ambient and electronic special.

Please share your thoughts and post your feedback in the comments. Album submissions, suggestions, and genre requests via email [tina at makeuseof dot com] are most welcome!

title="Tangram Homepage" href="http://tangram-music.com/">Tangram feat. Carole Nickerson – Distant Proximities

Genre: ambient, electronic, synthpop, downtempo

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Distant Proximities is the latest release of Sound Sunday regular Péter Fabók aka Tangram. The EP is a collaboration with Canadian artist Carole Nickerson.

Distant Proximities is a name your price download from title="Tangram feat. Carole Nickerson - Distant Proximities" href="http://tangram.bandcamp.com/album/distant-proximities">Bandcamp.

title="Lulacruza Homepage" href="http://www.lulacruza.com/">Lulacruza – Canta

Genre: experimental, electronic, latin, folk

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From their Homepage: “LULACRUZA is an electronic folk duo at the junction of the hypermodern and the ancient. Their music weaves together hypnotic female singing, South American instruments, found sound objects, field recordings, and electronic manipulation. The result is a cross-genre, world-esque music unfolding with mesmerizing vocals, aquatic textures and up-tempo, handcrafted South American rhythms.”

Canta is a name your price download from title="Lulacruza - Canta" href="http://music.lulacruza.com/album/canta">Bandcamp.

title="Geoff Topley Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/teamhorse">Shadow Valley – Selftitled

Genre: electronic, dreampop

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From title="Geoff Topley Wikifudia" href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=geoff%20topley&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBoQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffastfude.org%2Fwiki%2FGeoff_Topley&ei=AKO9TpYIjtGyBvGUjcoD&usg=AFQjCNGuTuSAjPi_yjTGOSdjW4JM98bpEg">Wikifudia: “Geoff Topley is one of Northern Ireland’s most prolific recording artists who has been on the Belfast Scene for over 20 years. Originally recording under the name Funksmith, then Foam, Geoff continued to record as a solo artist after Foam’s demise. With a back catalogue of over 20 CDs, all self recorded and released, there’s one heck of a compilation album or box set in waiting! (…) Shadow Valley is the current recording moniker Geoff is operating under.”

Shadow Valley’s Selftitled is a free download from title="Shadow Valley - Selftitled" href="http://shadowvalley.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-valley">Bandcamp.

title="Moon Bounce Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/moonbounce_">Moon Bounce – Darn Your Best Frock

Genre: experimental, ambient, electronic, acoustic, beat

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From Moon Bounce’s title="Moon Bounce Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/moonbouncephilly?sk=info">Facebook page: “Corey Regensburg is MOON BOUNCE, an electronic based project that incorporates acoustic elements, taking cues from dubstep, pop, hip-hop, and folk.” Darn Your Best Frock is the project’s debut.

Darn Your Best Frock is a free download from title="Moon Bounce - Darn Your Best Frock" href="http://moonbounce.bandcamp.com/album/darn-your-best-frock">Bandcamp.

title="zW:an Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/zwanbreakz">zW:an – Zwambient

Genre: elecronic, 2-step, bass, dubstep

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zW:an is a young artist from Dresden, Germany. He produces future bass music. You can sample more of his work on title="zW:an SoundCloud" href="http://soundcloud.com/zwanbreakz">SoundCloud.

Zwambient is a free download from title="zW:an - Zwambient" href="http://steppaheadzrecordz-netlab.bandcamp.com/album/shr012-zwambient-vol-01">Bandcamp.

title="Jackle App Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jackle-App/208831929165848?sk=info">Jackle App – Yay EP

Genre: ambient, electronica, minimalist, breakbeat, 8-bit, chillstep, drum’n bass

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From the album page: “My digital debut so to speak! I wanted to try and capture the deep relaxation I felt over the past weekend. I enjoyed a long car ride to the beach coupled with hectic traffic jams. A big thanks to all those who taught me the ropes of music production and mastering. An even bigger thanks to electronic music fans! You all are amazing!”

Yay EP is a name your price download from title="Jackle App - Yay EP" href="http://jackle-app.bandcamp.com/album/yay-ep">Bandcamp.

title="Pseudorandom Homepage" href="http://www.pseudorandom.co.cc/">Pseudorandom – Pillars, pt.1: The Sun

Genre: ambient, experimental, drone

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From their Homepage: “Pseudorandom was formed in August 2007 by Albin Bernhardsson and Daniel Eliasson. They started out with playing experimental Hardcorn, a mix between majs-music and hardcore. After a while, they stopped being so strict about what they were playing and now searche inspiration in many different genres and artists.”

Pillars, pt.1: The Sun is a free download from title="Pseudorandom - Pillars, pt.1: The Sun" href="http://pseudorandom.bandcamp.com/album/pillars-pt-1-the-sun">Bandcamp.

title="Todd Barton Homepage" href="http://www.toddbarton.com">Todd Barton – Analogie

Genre: ambient, electronic, experimental

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From his Homepage: “After four decades of exploration Todd Barton is still delving deeply into the ever-expanding frontiers of musical expression: from his DNA derived Genome Music to his innovative scores for plays at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival; from performances of Zen Shakuhachi Meditation Music to avant-garde music for electronic synthesizers and computers; from performing with luminaries of jazz and poetry to lecturing on music and composition from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century.”

Analogie is a name your price download from title="Todd Barton - Analogie" href="http://vicmodbarton.bandcamp.com/album/analogie">Bandcamp.

title="Archangel Homepage" href="http://www.archangel-music.se/">Archangel – Archangel EP

Genre: electronic, 8-bit, chiptune, bitpop

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From his homepage: “I am a happy fellow from Sweden who has been creating music with my computer since I was 11 years old. The music is often melodic ambient — I sometimes compare it to film music. The last couple of years I have unfortunately not been active in the demo-scene.”

Archangel EP is a free download from title="Archangel - Archangel EP" href="http://archangl.bandcamp.com/album/archangel-ep">Bandcamp.

title="SECRETWARS Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/WhirlpoolParty">SECRETWARS – The Very Best of SECRETWARS II

Genre: ambient, electronic, experimental, downtempo, idm, lo-fi, psychedelic, drone

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From his title="SECRETWARS Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/secretwarssecretmusic?sk=info">Facebook page: “Born and raised in Chicago, SECRETWARS is a ambient-drone artist that gathers endless data from the outside world and stores it into a complex mix of smooth snowy atmospheric tracks. 4 EP’s 1 Single and 1 half-LP, SECRETWARS has compiled a good ray of styles that make every EP, LP and single it’s own suit.”

The Very Best of SECRETWARS II is a free download from title="SECRETWARS - The Very Best of SECRETWARS II" href="http://secretwars.bandcamp.com/album/the-very-best-of-secretwars-ii">Bandcamp.

title="Earlyguard Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/earlyguard">Earlyguard – Introspection

Genre: ambient, experimental, minimalistic, drone

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Earlyguard is a solo artist from Dortmund Germany. He describes himself as a “creator of ambient music – long and slowly evolving drones and noises with a decent expression of minimalism.” His albums The title="Sound Sunday Edition September 25th 2011" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/11-free-independent-music-albums-sound-sunday-september-25th/">Gaia Theory and title="Sound Sunday Edition September 18th 2011" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/11-free-music-albums-escape-ambient-electronic-spheres-sound-sunday-september-18th/">Zen were previously featured on Sound Sunday.

Introspection is a free download from title="Earlyguard - Introspection" href="http://earlyguard.bandcamp.com/album/introspection">Bandcamp.

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title="Matt Stevens Homepage" href="http://www.mattstevensguitar.com/">Matt Stevens – Relic

Genre: acoustic, instrumental, post rock, progressive rock

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From the album press release: “Matt Stevens is an instrumental guitarist from North London. He has created a following online using Facebook, Twitter, Torrents, Forums and a network of enthusiastic Bloggers and Podcasters and viewers on Ustream for streaming online gigs. He has often asked his followers to copy and torrent his music to allow the audience to grow through word of mouth. (…) Matt Stevens release[d] his third album Relic on the 26th September, the follow up to the critically acclaimed Ghost. (…) It features guitar instrumentals with additional drums, bass, strings, glockenspiel and Mellotron. (…) The release of the album will be followed by live performances across the UK and beyond. Relic is released on Matt’s own label Spencer Park Music. Many of the songs were written during a period when Matt seriously injured his back and was confined to the floor of his home.” /> Matt’s music was previously featured on Sound Sunday with the title="Sound Sunday Edition August 7th 2011" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-awesome-free-albums-independent-artists-labels-sound-sunday-august-7th/">Spencer Park Music Label Sampler and his title="Sound Sunday Edition September 25th 2011" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/11-free-independent-music-albums-sound-sunday-september-25th/">previous album Ghost.

Relic is a name your price download from title="Matt Stevens - Relic" href="http://mattstevens.bandcamp.com/album/relic">Bandcamp.

title="And the Giraffe Homepage" href="http://www.andthegiraffe.com/">And the Giraffe – Something for Someone

Genre: indie, ambient, folk, psychedelic, post-rock

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From their title="And the Giraffe - Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/andthegiraffe?sk=info">Facebook page: “And the Giraffe is made up of best friends, Nick Roberts and Josh Morris. Together they make ambient dream-folk music and hope to continue doing so for as long as time allows.”

Something for Someone is a name your price download from title="And the Giraffe - Something for Someone" href="http://andthegiraffe.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="William Chaffin Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/@kcmojobag">Vitae & The Pale Horse – 4 Track Recordings 12″

Genre: blues, folk, lo-fi, pop, rock

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From the album description: “In 1993 the Tascam Porta02 Cassette 4-Track was a machine that would open up my musical world. Hours and hours and years and years of music was made on this machine. It was the machine that taught me how to write and record music. You learned by doing. You placed mics, double-tracked vocals, and overdrove the trim knobs to get effects. It forced you to be creative because effects weren’t a mouse click away. (…) I’ve left the mistakes on these tracks on purpose. I used minimal overdubs. All three songs were written and recorded in 3 hours. I spent an hour on each song. I worked fast and minimal like I did almost 20 years ago. This album is dedicated to my friend Ian Thomas. The man who taught me the beauty of recording on a 4-Track machine. RIP Hammond B.” /> Also check out the two other 4-Track Recordings albums released: title="Vitae & The Pale Horse - 4 Track Recordings Vol?.?2 12" href="http://vitaeandthepalehorse.bandcamp.com/album/4-track-recordings-vol-2-12">4-Track Recordings Vol.2 12″ and title="Vitae & The Pale Horse - 4 Track Recordings Vol?.?3 12" href="http://vitaeandthepalehorse.bandcamp.com/album/4-track-recordings-vol-3-12">4-Track Recordings Vol.3 12″. /> Vitae & The Pale Horse is a music project by William Chaffin, who was title="Sound Sunday Edition May 1st 2011" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-free-mp3-albums-download-sound-sunday-40/">previously featured on Sound Sunday with the album Ice Cold Dream by CV.

4 Track Recordings 12″ is a free download from title="Vitae & The Pale Horse - 4 Track Recordings 12" href="http://vitaeandthepalehorse.bandcamp.com/album/4-track-recordings-12">Bandcamp.

title="Yuni In Taxco Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/yuniintaxco?sk=info">Yuni In Taxco – Slow Charade

Genre: alternative, experimental, indie, pop, rock

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Yuni In Taxco is the band of five guys from Seattle, Washington. From their title="Yuni In Texaco Last.fm" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Yuni+in+Taxco">Last.fm profile: “Yuni In Taxco’s music is a swirling blend of world rhythms, surf pop and rock. (…) Their debut full-length “Sanpaku” was released in February of 2011.” They announced on their title="Yuni In Taxco Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/yuniintaxco">Twitter stream that they “have every intention of putting out 3 albums this year.” Slow Charade is number two.

Slow Charade is a free download from title="Yuni In Taxco - Slow Charade" href="http://yuni.bandcamp.com/album/slow-charade">Bandcamp.

title="Drunk Mule Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Drunk-Mule/145570852125671?sk=wall">Drunk Mule – Crash Test Y’self

Genre: alternative, indie, blues, rock

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From their AmazingTunes biography: “Hailing from Glenrothes & Paisley in Scotland Steve Simpson & Rich Morris are Drunk Mule. We started writing & recording together in May 2010 & have amassed quite a hefty number of mule tunes since then. We just hope we get you dancin’ about yer place, get a wee toe or two a tappin’ or even put a smile on yer face. Cheers for givin’ us a few moments of yer time & hope you like our mulage.”

Crash Test Y’self is a free download from title="Drunk Mule - Crash Test Y'self" href="http://drunkmule.bandcamp.com/releases">Bandcamp.

title="Chilly Willy SoundCloud" href="http://soundcloud.com/chilly-willy">Chilly Willy – Feel Good Summer Jams

Genre: indie, electronic, beats, chillwave, funk, psychedelic, pop

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From his SoundCloud profile: “Hey guess what I’m Chilly Willy and I make natural-sounding lo-fi electronic music. My goal is to make slappin’ beats that not only make you shake yo phat ass, but also touch your heart. And since I own a laptop, I also do mashup dance mixes, like Girl Talk.”

Feel Good Summer Jams is a name your price download from title="Chilly Willy - Feel Good Summer Jams" href="http://chillywilly.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Crazy Atoms Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/thecrazyatoms">Crazy Atoms – Human Relativity

Genre: alternative, indie, acoustic, folk, pop

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Crazy Atoms is a minimalist folk duo comprised of singer/songwriter Deanna Quijada and title="Mark Alan Dooley Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/markalandooley">Mark Alan Dooley, a guitarist, engineer, and publisher. They hail from San Diego, California and Human Relativity is their debut album.

Human Relativity is a name your price download from title="Crazy Atoms - Human Relativity" href="http://crazyatoms.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Breanne Düren Homepage" href="http://www.breannedurenmusic.com/splash_may.php">Breanne Düren – Sparks

Genre: alternative, pop

From her NoiseTrade page: “Breanne Düren remembers what it’s like to be a teenager. After all, it wasn’t all that long ago that the singer, known to many as the female voice behind Owl City’s Adam Young on some of his most striking songs, was in high school herself, turning to music to give voice to her emotions. Now she has recorded songs that do the same for others, as she deftly displays on her debut EP, Sparks, due out May 3rd. Produced by Mike Daly (a former member of Ryan Adams’ band Whiskeytown who has worked with Rachael Yamagata, The Pernice Brothers, and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals), Sparks showcases her self-assuredness as a vocalist and talent for crafting a unique blend of pop. It’s her passion for and acceptance of the swirling instability that comes with life in music that promises to serve Düren well as she begins what promises to be a long-lived career.”

Sparks is a free download from title="Breanne Düren - Sparks" href="http://noisetrade.com/breanneduren">NoiseTrade.

title="The Rockettops Homepage" href="http://www.rockettops.com/">The Rockettops – NoiseTrade Sampler

Genre: indie, pop, rock

From their title="The Rockettops Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/rockettops?sk=info">Facebook Biography: “We are four guys who want to play music, travel the world, meet people, have fun and maybe make someones life a little bit better along the way. We create Passionate Rock Indie-Pop by blending influences such as: Death Cab for Cutie, Coldplay, Muse and Radiohead to conjure a distinct, ear-friendly sound.”

The Rockettops’ NoiseTrade Sampler is a free download from title="The Rockettops - NoiseTrade Sampler" href="http://noisetrade.com/rockettops">NoiseTrade.

title="Lifescreen Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/lifescreenmusic?sk=info">Lifescreen – Connexions

Genre: alternative, rock, metal

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From their title="Lifescreen Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/lifescreenband">Facebook profile: “Lifescreen are a power trio from Leeds, United Kingdom. Formed from the ashes of Nerve Engine, they have been honing their sound since early 2007. (…) With a natural, honest and highly energetic live show, Lifescreen have been swiftly building on a loyal fan base and winning over newcomers at every gig. With professional standard recordings, artwork and videos, they’ll continue hitting the road to spread the word.”

Connexions is a free download from title="Lifescreen - Connexions" href="http://lifescreen.bandcamp.com/album/connexions-2010">Bandcamp.

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class="align-right" title="sound sunday" src="http://www.makeuseof.com/images/recurring/sound-sunday.png" alt="free music" width="210" height="210" />Sound Sunday remembers.

Music can reduce stress in many ways. It can calm you down, help you to focus or mediate. On the other hand, it can make you sing and dance and really get the blood flowing. This edition of Sound Sunday has it all. Get what you need and ground yourself.

Your feedback keeps me going! If you discover something you like, please share your thoughts and post your feedback in the comments. I also welcome album suggestions and genre requests via email [tina at makeuseof dot com]. All input appreciated!

title="Project A.D. Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Project-AD-Defiance/274963955850391?sk=info">Project A.D. – Defiance

Genre: indie, rock

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Defiance is a collaboration album of various musicians who came together at Kompoz.com to record music in support of cancer research in the UK and US. Proceeds from this album, i.e. your donations will go to the Children Cancer Association’s Music Rx in the US and Cancer Research UK.

Defiance is a free download from title="Project A.D. - Defiance" href="http://projectad.bandcamp.com/album/defiance">Bandcamp.

title="Crash Of Rhinos Homepage" href="http://www.crashofrhinos.co.uk/">Crash Of Rhinos – Distal

Genre: indie, emo, rock, post hardcore, punk

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Crash of Rhinos are Oli, Biff, Draper, Jim, and Beal, five friends from Derby in the UK who, according to their title="Crash of Rhinos Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/crashofrhinos">Facebook Biography, where “brought together, pulled apart, then brought back together through geography & fry ups.”

Distal is a name your price download from title="Crash Of Rhinos - Distal" href="http://crashofrhinos.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="LAB Records Homepage" href="http://labrecs.com/">LAB Records – LAB: For Free

Genre: pop, rock

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From their homepage: “LAB Records Limited is a Manchester, UK-based pop-rock record label, established 2007. Priding itself on a strong ability to spot and develop young talent, the label’s reputation as the perfect stepping stone to a prolific career enhances by the week.”

LAB: For Free is a free download from title="LAB Records - album" href="http://lab-free.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

Slim Fit – De Vita Banden

Genre: jam, lo-fi, progressive, rock

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Slim Fit from Sweden released De Vita Banden (The White Bands) in the summer of 2007. The album was recorded on a 70s Hitachi cassette deck with two microphone inputs on the front. It was the band’s last album.

De Vita Banden is a name your price download from title="Slim Fit - De Vita Banden" href="http://slimfit.bandcamp.com/album/de-vita-banden">Bandcamp.

title="Willkommen Collective Homepage" href="http://www.willkommenrecords.co.uk/">Willkommen Collective – Willkommen Foxswap

Genre: experimental, indie, folk, pop, rock

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From their Bandcamp page: “The other reason to do this compilation is to draw attention to the fact that almost all of the Willkommen Records stock went up in flames at the PIAS warehouse during the riots. We have a few spare albums albums kicking around in a box under the stairs but that’s about it. It is time to raise funds for the LabelLove PIAS/AIM fund which is helping labels to continue to release great music during the fall out.” If you would like to support the label, please check their Bandcamp page for further details!

Willkommen Foxswap is a free download from title="Willkommen Collective - Willkommen Foxswap" href="http://willkommencollective.bandcamp.com/album/willkommen-foxswap">Bandcamp.

title="Wintercoats Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wintercoats/120050614689124">Wintercoats – Cathedral

Genre: ambient, chillwave, dreampop, orchestral, pop, violin

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James Wallace is the man behind the Melbourne, Australia based solo project Wintercoats. Nylon Magazine writes: “If Of Montreal and Sigur Ros had a love child (yes, we realize how contradictory that is), it would be the Melbourne-based Wintercoats.”

Cathedral is a free download from title="Wintercoats - Cathedral" href="http://wintercoats.bandcamp.com/album/cathedral-ep">Bandcamp. Should Bandcamp run out of free downloads, you also get the album from title="Wintercoats - Cathedral" href="http://www.mediafire.com/?gwznnnunzz4">MediaFire.

title="Rochelle Jordan Homepage" href="http://rojoproto.com">Rochelle Jordan – R O J O

Genre: rhythm & blues, soul, electro, pop

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From title="Soul Bounce on Rochelle Jordan" href="http://www.soulbounce.com/soul/2011/08/rochelle_jordan_makes_a_name_for_herself_with_r_o_j_o.php">Soul Bounce: “Who does Rochelle Jordan think she is? On her mixtape, R O J O, She has the audacity to sample Kelis (“Earth to Your Brain”), do a mashup of “Swing My Way” and “My Boo” (“Shawty”), delve into Thom Yorke (“Sleep”), and switch up styles left and right. You know what else she has the audacity to do? Make it all work for her. Though it’s only a mixtape, R O J O has the nerve to be better than most mainstream R&B albums released this year.”

R O J O is a free download from Rochelle Jordan’s title="Rochelle Jordan - R O J O" href="http://rojoproto.com/home.cfm">Homepage.

title="Blais Homepage" href="http://www.iamblais.com/home/">Blais – Imagination With No Timeline

Genre: hip hop

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From his title="Blais Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/TeamBlais?sk=info">Facebook Info: “Hip-hop artist and producer, Blais, formerly known as E.Blaze, has quite literally ’Blaze’d his way onto the music scene within the past year. His recognition and popularity has continued to open doors of opportunity, putting him on the stage with some of the greats, such as Nicki Minaj, Pit Bull & Baby Bash to name a few.”

Imagination With No Timeline is a free download from Blais’ title="Blais - Imagination With No Timeline" href="http://www.iamblais.com/home/">Homepage.

title="Mason Gentry Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Mason-Gentry/1377395619">Mason Gentry – See Your Face

Genre: alternative, christian, folk, country

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From his title="Mason Gentry ChurchYard Records" href="http://www.churchyardrecords.com/masongentry.html">ChurchYard Records Bio: “Mason began writing and playing at a young age. His love for the creative process of music led him to write songs, compose, and fuels his interest in recording. He seeks to write music that uses familiar techniques and forms creatively. His lyrics focus on the joy and hope of knowing the Lord and the fascination that is in seeing His beauty.”

See Your Face is a free download from title="Mason Gentry - See Your Face" href="http://masongentry.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Ben Rector Homepage" href="http://benrectormusic.com/">Ben Rector – Sampler

Genre: alternative, pop, neo-soul

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It’s been over a year since I title="Sound Sunday Edition June 25th 2010" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-free-mp3-albums-download-sound-sunday-4/">featured the first NoiseTrade Sampler of Ben Rector on Sound Sunday. On his title="Ben Rector Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/benrector?sk=info">Facebook page Ben writes: “I really enjoy writing songs and so far there have been a few people who’ve enjoyed listening to them. I hope to keep both sides of that going.”

Ben Rector’s Sampler is a name your price download from title="Ben Rector - Sampler" href="http://benrector.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

New to Sound Sunday? Past editions of Sound Sunday are available title="Past Editions of Sound Sunday" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tags/soundsunday/">here.

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class="align-right" title="sound sunday" src="http://www.makeuseof.com/images/recurring/sound-sunday.png" alt="free music" width="210" height="210" />I have likely said this before, but each and every Sound Sunday is a challenge. I should add that each edition also holds a revelation and is a pleasure to compose. I would like to thank all of you who have shared their feedback and sent in suggestions, your participation is appreciated very much!

By the way, if anyone tried to download The Unknown Stuntman’s album The Best Of…Everyone Else from SoundCLoud href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-free-music-albums-sound-sunday-august-28th/" title="Sound Sunday Edition August 28th 2011">last week, let me share with you that it never was a download from SoundCloud. You can, however, download the album for free from href="http://www.theunknownstuntman.co.uk/" title="The Unknown Stuntman Homepage">The Unknown Stuntman’s Homepage. So if you haven’t done so yet, please go ahead and get the album now. Sorry for the confusion!

As always, please post your feedback in the comments or send me an email [tina at makeuseof dot com]. I promise to listen!

title="Dan Freeman YouTube" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/freemandan23">Dan Freeman – Blaster

Genre: indie, rock, electro pop, rock’n’roll

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All songs on the album were written, recorded, and performed by Dan Freeman. This alone sounds amazing, but even more so if you listen to the entire album. With every song, Dan demonstrates an impressive variety of talents and great skills. You will hear different genre flavors from melancholic electro pop with classical elements to pure rock’n’roll. As a vocalist he commands the smooth pop voice (The Color Of Your Eyes) as well as the rough rock voice (Walkin’ Out The Door). Blaster was suggested by Dan’s good friend Nate, who writes that Dan never charges anything for his large collection of really good music.

Blaster is a name your price download from title="Dan Freeman - Blaster" href="http://danfreeman.bandcamp.com/album/blaster">Bandcamp.

title="Artmagic Homepage" href="http://www.artmagicmusic.com/">Artmagic – I Keep On Walking

Genre: alternative, electronic, pop, post-punk

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From their Homepage: “Artmagic is guitarist Richard Oakes and producer / vocalist Sean McGhee. Richard Oakes is best known for his work as guitarist and songwriter with Suede. Sean McGhee has recorded and mixed #1 singles for Britney Spears, sung with Alanis Morissette, and worked with Robyn, Sugababes and Imogen Heap.”

I Keep On Walking is a free download from title="Artmagic - I Keep On Walking" href="http://artmagic.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="The Tambourine Club Homepage" href="http://www.tambourineclub.com/links/home">The Tambourine Club – Lo-Fi Feeling

Genre: indie, alternative, lo-fi, pop, rock

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The Tambourine Club is a solo project of a Kansas City based artist, who apparently prefers to remain rather private, although you can href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Tambourine-Club/53923138962?sk=info" title="The Tambourine Club Facebook">follow band news on Facebook.

Lo-Fi Feeling is a free download from title="The Tambourine Club - Lo-Fi Feeling" href="http://tambourineclub.bandcamp.com/album/lo-fi-feeling">Bandcamp.

title="Unkind Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/UnkindHardcore?sk=info">Unkind – Yhteiskunnan Pikkuvikoja

Genre: crust, hardcore, sludge, metal, metalcore

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From their href="http://www.last.fm/music/Unkind" title="Unkind LastFM">LastFM profile: “A Finnish crust/hardcore punk band with dark atmosphere in lyrics and sound. Used to be called Speedapple in the late 1990s, before they changed their name to Unkind.”

Yhteiskunnan Pikkuvikoja is a free download from title="Unkind - Yhteiskunnan Pikkuvikoja" href="http://unkindband.bandcamp.com/album/yhteiskunnan-pikkuvikoja">Bandcamp.

title="Terius Nash Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/MrTeriusNash">Terius Nash – 1977

Genre: hip hop, R&B

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From his href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-dream/id259369321?showBio=1" title="Terius Nash iTunes">Biography on iTunes: “R&B singer/songwriter and producer Terius Youngdell Nash, better known as the-Dream, was born in Rockingham. (…) Nash’s singing career got off to a slow start once he graduated from high school, but he found success in selling song lyrics after he met R&B producer Laney Stewart in 2001. (…) Paired with producer Chris “Tricky” Stewart (Laney’s brother), he continued to write songs for various artists over the next four years, such as the Britney Spears/Madonna duet “Me Against the Music.” His watershed moment came when he and Tricky created Rihanna’s 2007 international smash hit “Umbrella.” Several labels began approaching him so he could churn out more hits for their artists, particularly Def Jam, Rihanna’s label, which was reluctant to sign the singer/songwriter at first. [After releasing several successful solo albums...] The-Dream declared that Love King would be his final solo album, but he retracted the statement prior to the disc’s June 2010 release. Even while recording his own material, he managed to dish out songs for a wide range of popular artists, including Mary J. Blige (“Just Fine”), Mariah Carey (“Touch My Body”), Beyoncé (“Single Ladies [Put a Ring on It]“), (…) Justin Bieber (“Baby”), [and more]”

1977 is a free download from title="Terius Nash - 1977" href="http://www.radiokillarecords.com/">Radio Killa Records.

title="Grip Tapes Homepage" href="http://griptapessite.com/">GRPTPS vs href="http://www.potluckfoundation.com/" title="Potluck Homepage">PTLCK – Round One

Genre: compilation, pop, rock

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From href="http://trianglemusic.blogspot.com/2011/08/griptapes-potluck-records-give-away.html" title="Triangle Music Article">Triangle Music: “Local record labels Griptapes and PotLuck have teamed up to celebrate the Hopscotch Music Festival next week. They’re giving away a 13-song compilation titled GRPTPS vs PTLCK: Round One, which features a number of bands playing the festival. /> It features songs from Old Bricks, Gross Ghost, North Elementary, Heads on Sticks and Organos who are playing the festival as well as Schooner who is playing a few day parties. The other bands on the comp are Joshua Carpenter, Jphono1, Juan Huevos, Corey Pallon, Logan Pete, The Grapes and Doctor.”

Round One is a free download from title="GRPTPS vs PTLCK - Round One" href="http://grptpsvsptlck.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Jezus Factory Records Homepage" href="http://jezusfactory.bigcartel.com/">Jezus Factory Records – Jezus Factory Records Sampler

Genre: art, rock, folk, punk

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From their Bandcamp page: “It’s been over 5 years since the label began and it’s nice to look back at what a varied but compatible group of music we have released. Please download and share and please consider making a purchase of a nicely packaged physical release that can help us keep supporting good independent music.”

The Jezus Factory Records Sampler is a free download from title="Jezus Factory Records - Jezus Factory Records Sampler" href="http://jezusfactoryrecords.bandcamp.com/album/jezus-factory-records-sampler">Bandcamp.

title="Face Melt Chicago Homepage" href="http://facemeltchicago.com/">Face Melt Chicago – Chi-Sound

Genre: compilation, bass, dubstep, electronic, instrumental, hip hop

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From their Bandcamp page: “This compilation, presented in conjunction with Ground Lift Media, aims to define the ‘Chi-Sound.’ With so many producers in Chicago, and being as spread out as we are, different sounds develop. For Volume 1, we’ve producers spanning a couple generations in Chicago Bass & Hip-Hop music.”

Chi-Sound is a free download from title="Face Melt Chicago - Chi-Sound" href="http://facemeltchicago.bandcamp.com/album/chi-sound-presented-by-face-melt">Bandcamp.

title="Graham Colton Homepage" href="http://www.grahamcolton.com/">Graham Colton – Pacific Coast Eyes

Genre: indie, pop, rock

Graham Colton was href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-free-mp3-albums-country-folk-special-sound-sunday-12th/" title="Sound Sunday Edition June 12th">previously featured on Sound Sunday with his Twenty Something EP. On the introduction for Pacific Coast Eyes on NoiseTrade Graham writes: “Due to the overwhelming response to my Twenty Something EP I am once again partnering with Noise Trade offering my new CD, ‘Pacific Coast Eyes’ as a direct download for a very short time only. This is my first independent record since my first self titled album and it took everything I had to make this album happen. Thanks so much for your support! Oh yeah…tips are greatly appreciated!”

Pacific Coast Eyes is a free download from title="Graham Colton - Pacific Coast Eyes" href="http://noisetrade.com/grahamcolton">NoiseTrade.

title="Sloan Homepage" href="http://www.sloanmusic.com/">Sloan – Select Singles 1992 – 2011

Genre: alternative, rock, pop

From their NoiseTrade page: “Four men, ten albums, twenty incredible years: ladies and gentlemen, Sloan! Sloan is a Toronto-based rock quartet formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1991. The band is known for their sharing of songwriting from each member of the group and their unaltered line-up throughout their career. To celebrate their 20th Anniversary, Sloan just released their 10th album, The Double Cross and are offering a NoiseTrade exclusive 14-song collection, Sloan select singles 1992-2011.”

Select Singles 1992 – 2011 is a free download from title="Sloan - Select Singles 1992 - 2011" href="http://noisetrade.com/sloan">NoiseTrade.

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Different music genres are a little like different languages. The more you listen to them, the more you get them. You start recognizing bits and pieces and although you may never become entirely fluent or enjoy the sound, you will eventually understand. To shape your understanding, I recommend you to listen to every genre featured on Sound Sunday, whether or not you like it. It will contribute to your musical education and will help you sharpen your ear and your unique taste.

If you discover something you like, please share your thoughts and post your feedback in the comments. I also welcome album suggestions and genre requests via email [tina at makeuseof dot com]. All input appreciated!

title="Unwoman Homepage" href="http://unwoman.com/">Unwoman – Unwoman Live

Genre: electroacoustic, pop, steampunk, pop, cello

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From her Homepage introduction: “Unwoman (aka Erica Mulkey) is a San Francisco-based cellist-singer-composer-producer. She performs with her solo voice-cello act in the Bay Area, is frequently featured at major steampunk, scifi and goth events, plays cello with Stripmall Architecture, Abney Park, Eliza Rickman, Vernian Process and other acts, and has also toured the US with Voltaire in 2009 and Rasputina in 2006. Unwoman also performs her songs with drummer Felix Macnee as the Heavy Sugar Duo.”

Unwoman Live is a name your price download from title="Unwoman - Unwoman Live" href="http://unwoman.bandcamp.com/album/unwoman-live">Bandcamp.

title="Brandon Garcia Homepage" href="http://www.brandongarciaonline.com/">Brandon Garcia – Super Exitos

Genre: rock, synthpop

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From his title="Brandon Garcia Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/brandongarciamusic?sk=info">Facebook Biography: “I’m a musician and producer from South Texas. I’ve lived within 20 minutes of the Mexican border most of my life. I love it all — 80s, country, tejano, Broadway, blues, rockabilly, trance/house stuff — and I love making music that reflects all those influences. I love making songs that I can listen to 10,000+ times in a row, and I love the freedom of being able to try whatever the fuck I want to. Becoming a musician has refined my humanity. It’s changed the way I think about everything. Hope you dig my tunes.”

Super Exitos is a free download from title="Brandon Garcia - Super Exitos" href="http://brandongarcia.bandcamp.com/album/super-exitos">Bandcamp.

title="Bodhi Jones Homepage" href="http://www.bodhijones.com">Bodhi Jones – Where Does The Time Go?

Genre: acoustic, alternative, indie, pop, folkrock

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From his title="Bodhi Jones" href="http://www.facebook.com/bodhijonesmusic?sk=info">Facebook Biography: “Over the past 6 years, Bodhi has recorded 6 EP’s and 3 full length albums, selling over 15,000 copies while performing on the streets of downtown Vancouver. in 2009 he was selected as Virgin Radio’s “BC Artist of the Month,” voted into The Peak Performance Project’s top 20, and named Vancouver’s best busker by the Georgia Straight. 2010 has brought even more exposure his way. (…) In September of 2010 Bodhi released a new full length album titled “Where Does The Time Go?” Produced by Winston Hauschild (Hannah Georgas) and mixed by Shawn Cole (Bend Sinister, Yukon Blonde, and You Say Party!), this latest effort is a big step up sonically and brings to light Bodhi’s heart, honesty, and song writing ability.”

Where Does The Time Go? is a free download from title="Bodhi Jones - Where Does The Time Go?" href="http://bodhijones.bandcamp.com/album/where-does-the-time-go">Bandcamp.

title="Boston Phoenix Homepage" href="http://thephoenix.com/">Boston Phoenix – The Phoenix Born Of Fire, Vol. 1

Genre: indie, garage rock, post-punk, metal

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Boston Phoenix is an outlet of the Phoenix Media/Communcations Group. They are an independent alternative weekly magazine that features the latest stars and releases in the New England media world. The Phoenix Born Of Fire, Vol. 1 is a metal compilation album and a joint venture between the Boston Phoenix and Born Of Fire.

The Phoenix Born Of Fire, Vol. 1 is a free download from title="Boston Phoenix - The Phoenix Born Of Fire, Vol. 1" href="http://bostonphoenix.bandcamp.com/album/the-phoenix-born-of-fire-vol-1">Bandcamp.

title="Alison Carney EPK" href="http://mim.io/123f01">Alison Carney – AlisonWonderland

Genre: indie, alternative, electro, pop, rhythm & blues, hip hop, covers

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From her EPK: “Alison Carney is a jack of all trades. A singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and an educator, Alison uses everything she does creatively to continuously foster her artistic growth. She is an experienced vocalist whose natural born ability to create sound, is a gift to us all. Born and raised in Washington DC, her sound transcends any categorization of how music is defined. Her live performance can be described as pleasantly energetic and astonishingly chill. With a firm understanding of how sound effects emotion, the structure around her songwriting is structureless. Thus, she presents herself to all in natural form, the result is honest music.”

AlisonWonderland is a free download from title="Alison Carney - AlisonWonderland" href="http://alisoncarney.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.

title="Terem Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Terem/149301218455400">Terem – Here and Now

Genre: jaz, soul, beats, hip hop

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From his Facebook page: “Hip Hop french beatproducer, Terem has worked with artists such as : Rockin’ Squat (ASSASSIN), Oxmo Puccino, Gimenez E, Kohndo (ex La Cliqua), Elodie Rama (Blue Apple Quartet / Hocus Pocus), Namor, Tonio Banderas, The ParanormL, Menacin Johnson, Braille of LightHeaded, Soulstice and Haysoos (Wade Waters), Melodiq, Sene, Miki Vale, Co$$ aka Cashius King, Sinuous, P-Able, Aarophat, Amad Jamal, Freestyle of The Arsonists, Just Brea and Johaz of Deep Rooted, Mr Brady of Deep Rooted, Sha Dula, LMNO, Moka Only, Trek Life, Audio Live, Enz, Sowlie, Liza Spada, Rony, Dj Atom (C2C), Dj Greem (C2C / Hocus Pocus) and more TBA…”

Here and Now is a free download from title="Terem - Here and Now" href="http://terem1.bandcamp.com/album/here-and-now">Bandcamp.

title="Tree Dusk Muir Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tree-Dusk-Muir/104725252891274?sk=info">Tree Dusk Muir – selftitled

Genre: hardcore, underground, hip hop

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From their title="Tree Dusk Muir Abolano Records" href="http://abolanorecords.com/post/3141912875">Abolano Records page: “Tree Dusk Muir was formed in 2006 by Ovate and Rezult, who had been making music together along with Toobz since 1999. Based out of Virginia and formerly known as The Hermetic Museum, TDM expanded to include Vyrus from the legendary EX2 crew, Wormhole from Hawaii, producers; Nakral from France and Abomination also from Hawaii to bring together a mass of energy completing this unstoppable force. /> A mutation of illness has been ravaged ever since and the forest continues to grow. Their first album, “A Propagated Molting”, was released in 2009. In 2011, their self titled, second album brought forth a completely original genre of music uninhibited as of yet. /> Tree Dusk Muir is Ovate, Rezult, Toobz, Vyrus, Wormhole, Nakral, & Abomination. They are influenced in this life by all that is creative and unique within its own skin. Through consciousness, darkness is required for light to rise from the branch filled horizon.”

Tree Dusk Muir‘s selftitled album is a free download from title="Tree Dusk Muir - selftitled" href="http://treeduskmuir.bandcamp.com/album/tree-dusk-muir">Bandcamp.

title="Space City Records" href="url">Space City Records – Space City Records Mixtape Vol 2

Genre: dance, rock, hip hop, rap

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From the Space City Records Homepage: “Space City Records is a new label out of Houston, Texas. Their goal is to bring a fresh style to Houston with original music, quality performances, and professional recordings. From Hip Hop to Rock, Space City Records brings something for everyone.”

Space City Records Mixtape Vol 2 is a free download from title="Space City Records - Space City Records Mixtape Vol 2" href="http://spacecityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/space-city-records-mixtape-vol-2">Bandcamp.

title="The Unknown Stuntman Homepage" href="http://www.theunknownstuntman.co.uk/">The Unknown Stuntman – The Best Of…Everyone Else

Genre: experimental, drum & bass, breakbeat

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From his title="The Unknown Stuntman Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Unknown-Stuntman/185581618151950?sk=info">Facebook Biography: “He works alone. His methods are unknown. The only person to witness him in his Casa Stuntman Studio, one Captain Willard, reported that he ‘didn’t see any method…at all.’”

The Best Of…Everyone Else is a free download from title="The Unknown Stuntman - The Best Of...Everyone Else" href="http://soundcloud.com/theunknownstuntman/sets/the-best-of-everyone-else">SoundCloud.

A. S. Hereb – V.I.T.R.I.O.L.

Genre: ambient, electronic, IDM

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From the album introduction: “V.I.T.R.I.O.L. is a concept album inspired to the alchemical spirituality and the metaphorical search for the philosopher’s stone. His message is very simple, as well as his musical structure. Four tracks represent the stages of the process (magnum opus), leading to the creation of the stone and to enlightenment. It’s important to remember that, although the operations are described as successive steps of a detailed procedure, this is not a linear path, but a series of narrowing approximations. A spiral evolution, which returns back on itself renewing each time, to match the beginning with the end, overlapping the opposites in the primordial principle from which each entity derives. To represent this continuous stretching and infinite approximation, the album cover is the symbol of the squared circle, suggesting the existence of the alchemist and his spiritual quest is an improving approximation of perfection.”

V.I.T.R.I.O.L. is a free download from title="A. S. Hereb - V.I.T.R.I.O.L." href="http://www.archive.org/details/foot184">Archive.org, where you can also preview the entire album.

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Despite being a relatively small country with roughly 9 million inhabitants, Sweden has produced an impressive amount of world-renown brands, such as IKEA, Volvo, H&M, or Ericsson, and let’s not forget the Nobel Prize! Swedes are very creative, which is also reflected in the local music scene. Since ABBA’s legendary victory of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, many famous bands have emerged from Sweden, including Roxette, Ace of Base, The Cardigans, Millencolin, and most recently Mando Diao. This edition of Sound Sunday is dedicated to Sweden and Swedish music.

Did you discover something you like? Please share your thoughts and post your feedback in the comments. I also accept album suggestions and genre requests via email [tina at makeuseof dot com].

title="Sey Hollo Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/seyhollo">Sey Hollo – Growth

Genre: instrumental, post rock

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Sey Hollo is a solo project of Sebastian Larsson. Originally born in northern Sweden, Sebastian is now located in Stockholm, Sweden. He describes his music as “instrumental post-rock based on rusty guitars and tramp organs.” Sey Hollo’s href="http://seyhollo.bandcamp.com/album/sey-hollo" title="Sey Hollo - selftitled">self-titled solo album was released in 2010.

Growth is a free download from title="Sey Hollo - Growth" href="http://www.mediafire.com/?dbdeevxoh3wayr7">MediaFire.

title="Strangers In Wonderland Homepage" href="http://www.strangersinwonderland.com/siw/">Strangers In Wonderland – Shadows

Genre: pop, rock

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From their homepage: “From Stockholm, Sweden comes duo Strangers in Wonderland with music from just this side of the looking-glass. /> Since 2006 we have dreamed, written, performed and produced songs about what we call Wonderland. Songs about life and love and how sometimes that world on the other side of the mirror slips through to trip us up. And how sometimes, when we look into that mirror, we want what’s on the other side. /> Strangers In Wonderland consists of Åsa Girgensohn, who does all the singing and everything else, and Lasse Thomasson who just does the everything else bit, except for maybe the odd backing vocal or so.”

Shadows is a free download from title="Strangers In Wonderland - Shadows" href="http://strangersinwonderland.bandcamp.com/album/shadows-remixed">Bandcamp.

title="tifuos Facebook" href="http://sv-se.facebook.com/tifuos?sk=info">tifuos – the basement session

Genre: indie, acoustic, folk, blues, rock

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Jansson, Greve, Pirfält, and Zackrisson started tifuos in a reaction against the superficial music where the message is secondary. tifuos aim to make music that means something, music that expresses something, something from the heart.

the basement session is a free download from title="tifuos - the basement session" href="http://tifuos.bandcamp.com/album/the-basement-session">Bandcamp.

title="My Lost Youth Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/mylostyouthmusic?sk=info">My Lost Youth – I Want To Find You, Thank You & Kill You

Genre: indie, powerpop, emo

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This band from Helsingbord / Göteborg, Sweden is not to be confused with the band of the same name from the UK.

I Want To Find You, Thank You & Kill You is a free download from title="My Lost Youth - I Want To Find You, Thank You & Kill You" href="http://mylostyouthmusic.bandcamp.com/album/i-want-to-find-you-thank-you-kill-you-ep">Bandcamp.

title="Zero-G Sunrise Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zero-G-Sunrise/221634817847011?sk=wall">Greger – Zero-G Sunrise

Genre: instrumental, ambient, rock, hard rock, psychadelic

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The album was recorded in May 2011 using only an electric guitar, a bass guitar, and a hand full of effects. The following month, Lost Days, which also contains some guitar solos and drums, was released.

Zero?-?G Sunrise is a name your price download from title="Greger - Zero-G Sunrise" href="http://snegreger.bandcamp.com/album/zero-g-sunrise">Bandcamp.

title="Döda Djur Luktar Homepage" href="http://www.dodadjurluktar.se/">Dead Animal Smell – Dead Animal Smell and the Sunday prog

Genre: pop, rock, dadaism

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This album is a re-recording of the band’s 2003 debut album Döda Djur Luktar och Söndagsproggen. For the present release they translated the original lyrics from Swedish to English using href="http://translate.google.com" title="Google Translate">Google Translate. Consequently, the band’s name is Döda Djur Luktar, which in English means Dead Animal Smell. Harmless little nonsense like this probably provides the best insight into Swedish humor.

Dead Animal Smell and the Sunday prog is a free download from title="Dead Animal Smell - Dead Animal Smell and the Sunday prog" href="http://dodadjurluktar.bandcamp.com/album/dead-animal-smell-and-the-sunday-prog">Bandcamp.

title="LVD BEATS MySpace" href="http://www.myspace.com/lvneph/music/playlists/lvd-beats-389776">The Out of Body Experience – Out of Body Instrumentals

Genre: instrumental, beats, electronic, hip hop

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Out of Body Instrumentals is a massive album of exactly 100 instrumental electronic beats tracks. Unfortunately, I was not able to track down more information about the artist himself, who is probably also known as LVD Beats.

Out of Body Instrumentals is a free download from title="The Out of Body Experience - Out of Body Instrumentals" href="http://lvdbeats.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-body-instrumentals">Bandcamp.

title="Interzone Inc Homepage" href="http://www.interzones.se">Interzone Inc – Two Tears

Genre: alternative, ambient, electronic, avantgarde, experimental, noise

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From their homepage: “Interzone Inc is an ongoing process whose aim is to explore different sonic and harmonic landscapes, their attributes and the energies within. Interzone has existed in different shapes and formations since 1980. Its output is a combination of experiences drawn from the past years of sonic experimentation and collaboration, and the ambition to explore completely new areas.”

Two Tears is a free download from title="Interzone Inc - Two Tears" href="http://music.interzones.se/album/two-tears">Bandcamp.

title="Labbed Homepage" href="http://labbed.net/">Labbed – Labhits 2010

Genre: bitpop, chiptune, electronic, game music

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From his href="http://www.last.fm/music/labbed" title="Labbed Last.fm">Last.fm profile: “Labbed is a hobbyist programmer, artist, game developer and musician from Sweden. He mostly uses MilkyTracker, and samples made in his own sound generation tool href="http://labbed.net/software.php?id=labchirp" title="LabChirp">LabChirp. He’s the brother of the artist href="http://www.last.fm/music/Ozzed" title="Ozzed Last.fm">Ozzed.”

Labhits 2010 is a name your price download from title="Labbed - Labhits 2010" href="http://labbed.bandcamp.com/album/labhits-2010">Bandcamp.

title="Chipchoppin Order Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chipchoppin-Order/161771837323?sk=wall">Narkimic & Genius Enis – Jag Och Min Dj

Genre: hip hop, rap

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Narkimic & Genius Enis are members of the Chipchoppin Order, a Swedish Hip Hop collective located in Örebro. The album title Jag Och Min Dj translates to Me And My DJ.

Jag Och Min Dj is a free download from title="Narkimic & Genius Enis - Jag Och Min Dj" href="http://chipchoppin.bandcamp.com/album/jag-och-min-dj">Bandcamp.

title="Black Emperor Bandcamp" href="http://blackemperor.bandcamp.com/">Black Emperor – Athenaeum

Genre: dark, ambient, black metal

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We conclude this edition of Sound Sunday with a rarely seen genre: metal. Unfortunately, this is yet another band that prefers to remain in the dark. I hope the attention they receive here will encourage them to step forward and introduce themselves. Feel free to post the band’s Homepage, Facebook, or MySpace link in the comments!

Athenaeum is a free download from title="Black Emperor - Athenaeum" href="http://blackemperor.bandcamp.com/album/athenaeum-ep">Bandcamp.

New to Sound Sunday? Past editions of Sound Sunday are available title="Past Editions of Sound Sunday" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tags/soundsunday/">here.

Feel free to get in touch with me [tina at makeuseof dot com] to share free material, suggestions, and feedback or simply add your comments below.

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class="align-right" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mute-sound-firefox.jpg" alt="mute webpage" />It happens to all of us. We love using class="vt-p" href="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/">browser tabs to open more and more links in the background and then go through them one by one. However it is really irritating when some of the tabs in the background auto-play video or audio files which interferes with what you are currently listening to or which distracts you from your normal browsing or working routine.

Luckily, there are a few handy tools that could prevent that annoying experience or at least help you quickly cope with the distractions. The tools below will come in handy to:

• Disable sound from unwanted ads (especially on pages which were open in the background and you can’t quickly find the source of the sound);
• Open several flash games or YouTube videos in background tabs and play the sound from the one tab only;
• Browse without the fear that someone at work will find out what you are really doing;
• Browse pages with auto-playing videos and audio files without being distracted from what you are currently listening to.

Firefox

There’s no instantly available option in Firefox that lets us quickly mute sound in a (background) tab but luckily there are a few workarounds that make disabling auto-playing and muting sound at least easier to access.

Audio Controller

class="vt-p" href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/audio-controller/">Audio Controller is a little FireFox addon that lets you quickly switch the sound off in your browser via the addons bar icon.

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It is also supposed to work via the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Alt+M) but that didn’t work for me for some reason.

Flash Block

class="vt-p" href="http://flashblock.mozdev.org/">Flash Block is a great addon that disables all auto-playing videos and class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-block-annoying-ads-in-firefox/">helps you get rid of unwanted ads in FireFox. The addon instead displays a “Flash” icon.

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Hover over the icon to play the video on request:

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Obviously, it will only help you mute sound coming from flash videos and ads.

Google Chrome

class="vt-p" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nmkbaaijgpppbokgnhhoakihofedkgcc">Mute Tab is a dream extension for any browser owner. It lets you quickly control the sound of any open tab in your browser:

• Quickly identify where a sound is coming from using the list of all possible sound sources or track down the source of the sound via an icon (optional);
• Control the sound of a single tab, all tabs, or all tabs but the current one – from the toolbar icon – or mute all sounds in the background by default.

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From Options You Can

• Set to automatically mute all background tabs;
• Change icon when tab might have sound;
• Show specific possible sound sources

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Opera

class="vt-p" href="http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/846/">Opera’s built-in options don’t give you any way to quickly mute sound from a webpage or a plugin. Even using those options (you can quickly trigger them using the F12 keyboard shortcut on Windows), sound from flash applications might still go through.

There’s one possible solution Opera recommends to mute webpages on its official guide: a very old class="vt-p" href="http://indev.no/flashmute.aspx">Flash Mute program that is still supported by Opera (it doesn’t seem to work for Firefox though). The tool works on Windows and sits in the system tool tray letting you quickly mute any flash video with the CTRL+ALT+M keyboard shortcut:

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Do you have any other useful tips on muting webpages in a browser? If so, please share them in the comments!

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