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  • Best practices of the online promotion of new musical content

    As the regular readers of my blog probably know, I’m writing my graduation thesis about the future of music distribution. Due to some setbacks and unforseen circumstances, this thesis has suffered some delays. However, using the knowledge and insight I gained in the past month, while studying my thesis’ topic, I have compiled a paper called the Best Practices of the Online Promotion of New Musical Content.

    It looks at artists like Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, Mos Def, and Groove Armada, and analyzes what they’ve been doing right and wrong and why they’ve been doing it in the first place.

    So while you wait for the thesis and the launch of FutureOfMusicDistribution.com, how about going through this 20 page paper? 🙂

    To download and read the whole paper, just use this link:

    http://www.basbasbas.com/online_promotion_of_new_musical_content-Bas_Grasmayer.pdf

    And feel free to redistribute it, it’s licensed under a Creative Commons license!

    Love,
    Bas

    Image by Gary Simmons, shared under a Creative Commons license on Flickr.

  • Groove Armada’s New Mini-Album… For Free!

    Groove Armadas new EP... for free!Groove Armada, the famous big beat, electronica and trip-hop producers, are sharing their newest EP freely with their fans through a nifty downloading scheme. One of the guys from Groove Armada recently stated about filesharing that “it’s utterly futile to try and stop people, just like it was stopping people creating mix tapes once they had two decks and a tape recorder”.

    You can download Groove Armada’s newest mini-album by clicking here or on the picture (provided by aeter). All you need to do is enter your age, since the deal is sponsored by Bacardi rum and you have to be above the legal drinking age in your country, and your email address to receive the first song of the album immediately and to acquire the rest later.

    This is very interesting to me, since I’ll be doing my final thesis of my bachelor degree very soon and it will be about the future of music distribution. It is very obvious that labels need to adopt new business models and that the old models simply don’t work anymore, since music is going back to being a service, instead of a product, so access is the most important thing. Groove Armada have realized this very well and have started this music distribution campaign which is bound to go viral (it already is).

    Apparently Groove Armada spoke about this deal with Bacardi at the MIDEM Conference  in Cannes, France where the music business meets every year. Below is an example of one of their chillout songs, for two more famous songs, check out Superstylin (big beat) or My Friend (lounge/electronica) on YouTube.


    Groove Armada – Fly Me To The Moon from Giul Viera & Fabia Oliveira on Vimeo.

    For Groove Armada’s new mini-EP, click here. If you’re a music lover like me, also have a look at The MiX-Files where I post my DJ sets as Spartz (for drum ‘n bass), spacescape (experimental & psychedelic), and EvilAngle (house/eclectro/breakbeat).

    BasBasBas.com is about my life abroad. I regularly write about my adventures in Istanbul, Bulgaria and travels in the region, but like to ponder about the future also. If you’d like to stay up to date, you can subscribe to my RSS feed or get email updates in your inbox. You can also follow me on Twitter.

  • spacescape – FrigginChicken (Eclectic Mix Download!)

    As I’ve stated before, in my free time I love mixing music and DJ’ing, especially if I can get a little creative and experimental with it. I made a mix the other day in the dormitory I blogged about and I’m very happy about the result.

    Eclecticism at its best in this set containing dub, minimal, breakcore, dubstep, grime, world fusion, breakbeat and psychedelic. Not much to add. Just exploring the waves of electronica. Enjoy!

    Tracklist
    Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Steve Shehan – Ya Bouy (Shulman Remix)
    Headphonics – Corrupt & Immoral
    Nagual Sound Experiment vs Ital Roots – Forward
    Younger Brother – Sleepwalker Part 2
    Shulman – Fromage
    Ed Davenport – Apples
    Dave Seaman – Gobbledygook (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)
    Combichrist – Red Signal
    The Bug – Murder We ft. Ricky Ranking
    Mood Deluxe – The Living Receiver
    Beat Bandits – O.I.T.S.
    Venetian Snares – Öngyilkos Vasárnap
    Ott – Evil Do’ers
    Venetian Snares – Senki Dala

    Click to download as MP3 (VBR), 78 minutes

    Enjoy! And support the artists when you get the chance!

  • spacescape – 4DimensionalLove (Psydub & Ambient Mix)

    Free Download!

    Made by Shannon

    spacescape – 4DimensionalLove

    It’s time to shed off all negative energy gathered in the winter and start opening up to the world again. Experience the time of the Spring Equinox through the groovy, chilled-out psychedelic ambience presented in this mix! Filled with even more good vibes as the last mix! If you’re listening to the mix and like a particular artist, please feel free to check out their work through clicking on their names in the list right here. Support the scene! Enjoy! (download below the tracklist)

    Tracklist
    Ott – Rogue Bagel (00:00 – 08:16)
    Hallucinogen – The Herb Garden (06:57 – 13:30)
    Carbon Based Lifeforms – Reaktion (12:54 – 18:10)
    Saiko Pod – Go Fly A Kite (17:48 – 25:29)
    Cyberbabas and Paul – G (24:44 – 30:45)
    Ultimax – Noir (30:23 – 36:13)
    The Orb – Vuja De (35:25 – 41:20)
    Cujo – Cat People (39:48 – 45:11)
    Killing Joke – Requiem (43:40 – 52:46)
    Niyaz – Golzar (50:07 – 55:03)
    Kaya Project – Stone Turns Black (54:36 – 60:10
    MIDIval Punditz – 136 [Gautam’s Downtempo Mix] (59:23 – 65:19)
    Carbon Based Lifeforms – Comsat (65:10 – 69:51)
    Mahamudra – Irish Cream (69:31 – 74:04)
    Ott – The Queen of All Everything (73:52 – 79:32)

    🙂 Enjoy! 🙂 Enjoy! 🙂

    click >> Download the whole mix in MP3 << click

    🙂 Enjoy! 🙂 Enjoy! 🙂

    Remember, a lot of hard work has gone into producing the tracks used in the mix. Please support the scene by seeing these artists live whenever you get the chance or by buying their CDs through the links provided in the tracklist.

    Thanks go out to Shannon for the artwork. Click here to see more. Support the scene; PayPal donations are welcome at purchase[at]shannonmcgill[dot]com. Also check out the artist’s homepage.

    A polite disclaimer: some of the links provided in the tracklist are affiliate links with Amazon.com. It is not my intent to make money. I exchange whatever profit I make at Amazon for vouchers and purchase work from deserving authors or artists like the ones above to help out the scene. These works will be reviewed on this blog. Being a student, I have very little money, so I try to help in every way I can. I could also just download.

  • EvilAngle – NoPastNoFuture

    Decided it’s time for me to blast out some progressive tunes! Some microhouse, progressive house, minitech, Neo-trance, some breakbeats, electrohouse… A solid and refreshing drop! Check this out! It’s going to be the sound of 2008!

    Tracklist
    DJ Pippi vs. Willie Graff – Hyper Space [Space Dub Mix] (00:00 – 08:34)
    Michael & Levan – Distant Closeness (06:32 – 15:20)
    Moonbeam – Cocoon (12:56 – 19:19)
    Purple Code – The Rising [Deadmau5 RMX] (18:51 – 24:04)
    Faithless – Insomnia [Tommy Trash Private Bootleg] (23:34 – 28:29)
    Liquid – Sweet Harmony [Dave Spoon & James Talk Mix] (27:13 – 33:08)
    Bigwigs – Snack La Vista (32:08 – 39:00)
    Hustle Athletics – Feel For You (38:19 – 43:35)
    Sasha – Who Killed Sparky? (41:04 – 50:12)
    Green Velvet – Land of the Lost (48:42 – 52:40)
    Chris Lake – To The Point (51:12 – 57:57)
    Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso – 555 (56:27 – 63:54)
    Noir – Super Skunk [Deadmau5 RMX] (62:25 – 69:54)
    Sasha – Coma (67:35 – 74:53)
    S.U.N. Project – Frisco Machines [S.U.N. Project RMX] (73:36 – 79:19)
    Daft Punk – Human After All [Alter Ego RMX] (78:34 – 87:52)
    Coburn – We Interupt This Program (86:16 – 91:52)
    Hustle Athletics – Fearless Funk (91:08 – 94:20)
    Hardfloor – Lost in the Silver Box (92:07 – 99:08)
    Adam Freeland – We Want Your Soul (96:46 – 101:59)
    Aquasky & Meat Katie – Overneath (99:01 – 102:01)
    Detroit Grand Pubahs – Sandwiches [Krafty Kuts Toasted Mix] (101:40 – 103:45)
    Nick Muir – G Platz (102:30 – 111:47)
    Alter Ego – Rocker [Stanton Warriors RMX] (109:33 – 115:33)
    Dubfire – Roadkill [EDX’s Acapulco At Night RMX] (113:31 – 119:12)

    Download
    http://uploaded.to/?id=k8xgtb
    or
    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XZETS4GV

    If you like a certain record… Please consider supporting the artists by buying it or at the very least go check ’em out live next time you have a chance!

    Enjoy and leave a comment!

  • High Contrast vs Ice MC – Take Away The Basement

    Made a mash-up out of Ice MC’s “Take Away The Colours” eurohouse hit… and High Contrast’s Basement Track.

    You should check it out now, right here:
    http://uploaded.to/?id=jh5at5

  • EvilAngle – AroundYourWorld

    THIS IS IT PEOPLE! Welcome to a brand new WEEKEND!

    Here’s a brandnew pumping mix to get you in the right mood for the weekend! Some of the best new electro, house and house tunes! Download link below the tracklist!

    Enjoy!!


    Tracklist
    John Dahlback – Nothing is for Real [Mark Knight RMX] (00:00 – 05:10)
    Groove Armada – Song 4 Mutya [Out Of Control] [TV Rock RMX] (04:11 – 10:06)
    Michael Jackson – Thriller [Laidback Luke RMX] (07:40 – 12:58)
    Rilectro ft. Peet – I Don’t Like It (12:11 – 14:11)
    Ragsy vs. Laurent Konrad – This Beat Is (13:57 – 16:54)
    Public Enemy vs. Benny Benassi – Bring The Noise [Pump-kin RMX] (15:56 – 21:21)
    Daft Punk – Around The World [Kid Dub RMX] (19:59 – 27:04)
    Jakatta vs Vincent – American Dream (26:05 – 30:28)
    Sebastien Leger – Hit Girl [Whelan & Di Scala Evissa Mix] (29:25 – 36:07)
    De Huilende Rappers – Butje (35:38 – 37:06)
    Bass Kleph – Bump Uglies (37:03 – 42:21)
    Daft Punk – One More Time [Breaks RMX] (41:21 – 46:00)
    Masters at Work – Work (45:01 – 49:06)
    Gusto – Disco’s Revenge 2004 [Laurent Wolf RMX] (48:37 – 51:01)
    Frank Ti-Aya ft. Yardi Don – One Love, World Love (50:45 – 53:20)
    The Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up [Mantrix Electro Mix] (52:10 – 55:46)
    Brazilian Girls – Jique [MSTRKRFT RMX] (55:32 – 58:11)
    Noir – Super Skunk [Deadmau5 RMX] (57:42 – 63:35)
    Polysics – Ceolakanth Is Android [MSTRKRFT RMX] (63:00 – 66:50)
    Kid Dub – Tetris (65:53 – 71:54)
    Dirty South & Paul Harris – Better Day [TV Rock RMX] (70:42 – 76:59)
    Pryda vs. Tears for Fears – Genesis vs. Shout [Peter Brown Bootleg] (75:59 – 81:55)
    Queen – We Will Rock You [DJ Vini RMX] (80:21 – 83:36)
    Tiga – Sunglasses at Night [Sean Finn & Gino Montesano RMX] (83:07 – 85:46)
    Daft Punk – Technologic [Vitalic RMX] (85:17 – 88:49)
    Sasha – Coma (87:45 – 92:56)
    David Vendetta – Love to Love You Baby (91:52 – 95:11)
    Armand van Helden – My My My [Klass RMX] (94:56 – 99:27)
    Pryda – Genesis (98:29 – 103:35)
    Larry Tee ft. Princess Superstar – Licky [Work It Out] [Sebastien Leger RMX] (103:05 – 107:39)
    Noisia – Gutterpump (107:39 – 110:54)
    Dirty South – Minority (109:57 – 117:25)
    Eric Prydz vs. Pink Floyd – Proper Education [Pig & Dan RMX] (115:32 – 119:14)
    Chris Lake & Deadmau5 – I Thought Inside Out (119:00 – 124:10)
    Roman Pushkin – Bad Babysitter [Dub Mix] (123:44 – 128:18)
    Alex Gaudino ft. Crystal Waters – Destination Calabria [Club Mix] (128:03 – 128:54)
    >> [Paul Emanuel RMX] (128:54 – 132:31)
    >> [Laidback Luke RMX] (131:06 – 134:27)
    Daft Punk – Around The World [Kid Dub RMX] (133:45 – 140:13)


    Download:
    At uploaded.to

     

    Presented by The MiX-Files

    Shout out to themagicke!

  • EvilAngle – LiberTea

    A new mix, filled with dance. A bit more energetic than the last one. I close it with Noisia’s new release “Yellow Brick”. A smashing tune. This mix is worth a download even if it’s just to hear that track!

    Tracklist
    Yahel and Tammy – Radio (00:00 – 07:41)
    Hujaboy – Language of the Future (06:47 – 08:46)
    BK – Stay High (08:20 – 12:45)
    Underworld – Born Slippy (11:58 – 13:36)
    Wizzy Noise – Sisters of Darkness (13:13 – 17:39)
    Yoji and Romeo – Six Hours (17:26 – 22:23)
    Bas Mooy – Fantoompijn (22:10 – 25:02)
    Melvin Warning – Muzika [Marks and Gates Mix] (24:35 – 31:37)
    Kold Konnexion meets DJ Luna – Magic Minus (31:09 – 33:45)
    Thomas Bronzwaer – Constellation (33:19 – 38:50)
    Ekon – Carbon (37:57 – 41:47)
    Steff Da Campo – Candyman (41:47 – 44:08)
    Freaks – Creep [Get On The Floor] [Thomas Gold RMX] (43:55 – 47:42)
    John Marks – Carnival [Global Warming Vocal Club Mix] (47:28 – 52:43)
    Mario Piu – Communication (52:22 – 55:51)
    Cara Dillon vs 2Devine – Black is the Colour [Above and Beyond’s Devine Intervention Mix] (55:37 – 62:48)
    MIDIval Punditz – 136 (61:53 – 67:52)
    Hardfloor – Mahogany Roots (66:45 – 71:18)
    Noisia – Yellow Brick (70:36 – 77:59)

    Download
    At uploaded.to
    At MegaUpload

    Presented by The MiX-Files!

  • EvilAngle – DanceMonkeyDance

    Just some easily accessible dance music. Hope you enjoy!

    Tracklist
    Transform – Transformation (00:00 – 03:34)
    Sunfreakz ft. Andrea Britton – Counting Down the Days [Axwell RMX] (02:32 – 08:22)
    Soul Providers – Rise (07:51 – 09:57)
    Olav Basoki – Waterman (09:40 – 12:00)
    The Course – Ready or Not (11:29 – 14:01)
    Gusto – Disco’s Revenge (13:31 – 15:39)
    Syndicate of Law – I Like to Move it [12″ Mix] (15:09 – 20:17)
    Dennis Christopher – It’s Not Right [Simmons and Christopher Dub Mix] (19:15 – 25:32)
    Paul Johnson – Get Get Down 2006 [Kurd Mawericks Addicted to Drums RMX] (24:32 – 30:03)
    Black Legend – You See The Trouble With Me (29:48 – 33:07)
    Queen vs. the Miami Project – Another One Bites the Dust [Club Mix] (32:53 – 36:41)
    Junior Jack – Stupidisco (35:41 – 37:41)
    A.T.F.C. – Bad Habit (37:26 – 40:24)
    De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig – Shenkie (40:03 – 42:30)
    Akcent – Kylie (42:15 – 44:08)
    Bon Gar̤on РFreek U (43:51 Р45:14)
    Alcazar – This Is The World We Live In (45:06 – 48:33)
    Dr. Kucho! ft. Andy Sherman – Lies to Yourself [Original Mix 07] (47:00 – 53:57)
    Justin Timberlake – Lovestoned I Think She Now [Tiësto RMX] (52:58 – 55:51)
    Freaks – The Creep [Get On The Floor] [Thoamas Gold RMX] (55:36 – 60:32)
    Steff da Campo – Candyman [Extended Mix] (60:18 – 64:02)
    Infernal – Ten Miles [Spank@The High Mile Club Mix] (63:02 – 67:17)
    Brielle Davis – Take It Off [Andy Calldwell RMX] (67:03 – 70:56)
    Paul Oakenfold ft. Pharell – Sex N’ Money [Benny Benassi Pump-kin Club Mix] (69:01 – 75:42)

    Download at:
    MegaUpload
    Uploaded.to

    Presented by The MiX-Files

  • EvilAngle – Tranceportation

    Some of the best trance classics… Just look at the tracklist.

    Tracklist
    Ferry Corsten – Everything Goes
    Monika Kruse & Zafra Negra – Latin Lover (02:56 – 04:12)
    Dance Nation – Sunshine (03:44 – 07:00)
    DJ Jose – Stepping to the Beat (06:44 – 08:49)
    DJ Tiesto – Traffic (08:34 – 11:11)
    Mauro Picotto – Komodo (10:54 – 14:12)
    Energy 52 – Cafe Del Mar (13:40 – 19:09)
    Scooter – The Logical Song (18:41 – 21:43)
    H.A.Z.A.R.D. – James Brown is Dead 2002 (21:16 – 23:47)
    Luna – Mindspace (23:24 – 25:53)
    David Forbes – Space Funk (25:39 – 32:00)
    Svenson & Gielen – The Beauty of Silence (31:05 – 33:57)
    Paffendorf vs. the Real Booty Babes – Where Are You 2007 [Club Mix] (33:27 – 37:25)
    G-Spott – No Comment (37:08 – 39:00)
    Ultrabeat – Pretty Green Eyes (38:33 – 41:45)
    DJ Jose vs G-Spott – Wrong Is Right (41:28 – 43:30)
    Quo Vadis – Sonic Boom [Life’s Too Short] (43:03 – 45:59)
    Refresh – A Step Too Far [DJ Tony Remix] (45:31 – 48:00)
    William Orbit – Barber’s Adagio for Strings (47:32 – 50:53)
    Jurgen Vries – The Theme (50:39 – 53:34)
    Thomas Bronzwaer – Constellation (53:07 – 59:37)
    Wizzy Noise – Sister of Darkness (57:36 – 65:05)
    Kold Knnexion meets DJ Luna – Magic Minus (64:39 –
    Zany – Science & Religion [Science Mix] (67:06 – 69:39)
    Black Identity – Blckr Thn Blck [Belgian Beatz Mix] (69:25 – 71:24)
    Infected Mushroom – Becoming Insane (71:11 – 78:26)

    Download
    at megaupload
    at uploaded.to

    Presented by The MiX-Files.

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