Lucky Criminal is the nom de plume of William Arthur Clark who is from Michigan. The track appeared on netBloc Vol. 46: #returnofthenetbloc.
The netBloc series is a product of blocSonic. Each edition features a wide range of artists and styles. Cool.
Lucky Criminal pieces appear on Bandcamp and Soundcloud. His latest work has a metalish sound and he bills it as alternative metal.
The Indifference is a lovely piece of song writing in the electropop tradition. Fantastic find. Love it.
Lucky Criminal - The Indifference
Who can resist a "Blind-folded Musical Exquisite Corpse"? This is a track from a pretty cool Various Artists release called My Invisible Friend, Vol. 1. It features 14 different artists. Each track has a lead artist with a complementary artist.
We love The Coconut MonkeyRocket so we are posting Aunt Fish. There is some amazing work on the rest of the release from June 2014 which is found on the Bandcamp and released by Amalgamated Futureless Artists (AFA).
The release and process are described on the release page:
"A BLINDFOLDED MUSICAL EXQUISITE CORPSE"
Meaning what? 14 artists from all around the world collaborated with each other to make some music. The twist is they did it without knowing who they where collaborating with. They just sent us (AFA) their unfinished songs, and we assigned those songs to other artists to finish it.
It is a special event.
The Coconut MonkeyRocket with The Cow Goes Moo - Aunt Fish
We love new traditions. Creative Commons Affiliates has put out a mixtape of 25 different artists from around the world who are using the license to get their music out there to share. Released on netwaves records, this is a tremendously diverse grouping of musical talent and styles.
For our post today we offer this tune from South African-based Ugandan artist, Mc Norman. His music is published on Jamendo.com and features a popish reggaeton sound. This tune is very catchy and worth a listen.
As mentioned above, the mixtape provides an incredible window into the international Creative Commons music world. The artists release their music on a wide-range of platforms, including Jamendo, Free Music Archive, Soundcloud, Archive.org and Bandcamp. There really is something for everyone on this release.
From the release notes:
Across the world millions of creators are using Creative Commons licenses to promote and spread their creativity and to find a global audience. Many of these are music artists, performers and songwriters and for this year’s tape a whopping 25 countries have contributed, covering 4 continents of amazing music cultures and artistic talents of all audio trades. Dive in to discover what the world has to offer while at the same time appreciating sharing culture. Enjoy!
I expect that we will be revisiting in the next several days. But don't wait for us, follow the link and get it yourself. You'll be drilling down into the music before you know it.
Mc Norman - Why
Bam! Just like that I find my new favorite artists. As I write this I'm looking across the East River at their hometown of Brooklyn and thinking I might have to be in the City for their February 20 performance at the Mercury Lounge on Houston. Don't know how I can stay away.
Miracles of Modern Science have a lot of material up on Bandcamp, but I found a small selection of CC material on the Free Music Archive. Enjoy this little taste. Power string pop with spirit. The FMA page describes their 2013 release:
Their new EP, MEEMS, pushes the limits of their
acoustic instruments even further, ending up both crazier and catchier
than its predecessor. The results resembles pop music, but you can sense
the band ripping apart and rearranging its underlying mechanics like
mad scientists.
Love this stuff...
Miracles of Modern Science - The Singularity
