Today we're honored to welcome a new member to our family of artists, Jeremy Macachor. Jeremy is one half of the group Innocent Bandits. You may recall them from their appearance on "netBloc Vol. 30: aldartea". After that appearance, he approached me about releasing his self-titled solo album and after hearing it, I jumped at the chance!
Jeremy's sound is a unique blend of low-tempo rock and electronica. This blend of "indietronica" is something that would be a perfect fit for a long road trip through wide open expanses. When you hear the album, I think you'll know what I mean... so be sure to check it out on March 15th.
Right now, we've got his first single from that album, "Choice". It features the incredible album cut plus a collection of eclectic remixes from a few producers who are becoming familiar names here at blocSonic -- dustmotes, Sleaze, Tha Silent Partner, vik44, & the Zengineers!
Thanks to Jeremy, for coming to blocSonic with his fantastic album! Special thanks to the producers who managed to get these great remixes done in such short notice!
Most importantly, thank you for taking time out to visit blocSonic and give our releases a moment of your time! We've got lots in store for you in 2011 and we hope that you'll stick around and watch things develop.
Remember... keep the music moving... share it... blog it... podcast it... if you're in radio... support truly independent music and broadcast it!
Peace
Mike Gregoire
Founder/Curator blocSonic.com
Want high-resolution album art, liner-notes or lossless FLAC audio? Check out the blocSonic release page!
About blocSonic
For the past decade an alternative culture of music has been sprouting up outside the wastelands of the increasingly formulaic and compartmentalized mainstream music business. This world of "Netaudio" is generally released freely, either independently or through Netlabels. As this culture continues to grow, the amount of available music grows exponentially making it increasingly difficult for folks who are new to the culture to filter the good from the bad. Each of our free releases, in one way or another, are an attempt to shine the spotlight on what we think is the best of what this world has to offer.
Consider blocSonic a filter through which you can discover this vibrant, global culture! Currently there are three ways which we spotlight what the netaudio world has to offer:
Originals
During our travels through the wide-world of netaudio culture, we find artists who stand out and who we feel would be perfect to spotlight independently in original blocSonic album releases. Each Original features:
Available in a choice of three high-quality audio formats -- Lossless FLAC, 320kbs MP3 and 192kbs MP3.
Complete album art is available in three formats -- EPS, PDF and TIF.
40+ page PDF booklet with complete liner-notes, lyrics, photos and album credits.
Xtended Editions
Each of our Xtended Edition (XE) series is essentially a re-release. A re-release of an album that blocSonic found to be an exceptional example of the quality that the netaudio world is capable of producing. These re-releases contain the original album as well as at least a bonus disc worth of material (remixes, demos, outtakes, new material and/or other unreleased material). They also feature fresh album art and as with all our releases an extensive PDF booklet. Each Xtended Edition features:
At least 1 disc worth of bonus material
Available in a choice of three high-quality audio formats -- Lossless FLAC, 320kbs MP3 and 192kbs MP3.
Complete new album art is available in three formats -- EPS, PDF and TIF.
40+ page PDF booklet with complete liner-notes, lyrics, photos and album credits.
netBlocs
Each of these eclectic releases shine a spotlight on ten or so international audio gems culled from the Netaudio culture. Each netBloc features:
Available in a choice of three high-quality audio formats -- Lossless FLAC, 320kbs MP3 and 192kbs MP3.
Complete album art is available in three formats -- EPS, PDF and TIF.
30+ page PDF booklet with complete liner-notes, track credits and artist photos.
Xtras
These special collections feature Creative Commons licensed tracks that for one reason or another blocSonic couldn't acquire official permission to use but find them worthy of extra attention. Since no formal permission has been acquired, links to the original files are provided rather than compiling them into a proper release. However, a cover and a tracklisting is provided in order for you to burn them to disc, if you'd like.
Why do we do what we do? We love music, we love netaudio and have found that the quality and variety of what's coming out of this culture is superior to that of much of what's coming out of the mainstream music industry. We feel more secure donating to netaudio artists/labels then we do purchasing formulaic music-product from the majors. We'd like you to also feel that way toward the netaudio culture. We realize that most people don't have the time and/or patience to filter through it all to find the good stuff, so we invest the time to find the gems in the ruff and deliver them to you in our releases.
In between releases, you can also look forward to blog posts about netaudio news or topics relating to DRM and online music.
So subscribe to our feed and discover great new openly-licensed music every month. Be sure to spread the word!
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