Sounds of Idonesia (Revisited)… with tracks by…Bottlesmoker, Kavvah, Saharadja, Penumbra, Terbujur Kaku, Jogja Hip Hop Foundation, Mess, Space System, Indie Art Wedding, The Upstairs, Dandy Gilang, Setabuhan, Prabumi, Y-Dra, Ruang Ketiga, The Clouds, Oldboy Melody
Shadows… with tracks by…We Three Kings, Giriu Dvasios, Edamame and Andrew Rothschild, Cloudwarmer, Dziungliu Dvasios, Eskimo Lunettes, Craca, Khiyo, Rise Kasm, Last of the Fallen Angels, Hannah Robinson, The Shadowbrook Project, Astrowrong, O.P.A.L.
Building Bridges… with tracks by…Archie Sagers, Halted Instant, Tlackdub, Orgonon Sound Machine, Cutside & Trey, Artifices, Phil Keaggy, Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta, 4T Thieves, Laylah Arruda & I Neurologici, Relative Q, The Moment Klktv, Werner Niedermeier
Astronaut Dreams… with tracks by…Dutch Criminal Record, Alex Figueira, Stan-B, Secret Archives of the Vatican, The Brotherhood Foundation, Buddhist Bubblegum, Another Day, Stellaterra, Tribe Of Astronauts, Dieter van der Westen, Picard Jolibois, ELLiS-D, Vodor L Zeck
Them’s The Breaks… with tracks by…Static In Verona, Caslo, King Elizabeth, Effectator, Fallen, Vietnam II, The Dream Is Dead, ATYN, Rose, Fields Ohio, Arce, Kyle Robert Spear, Marie Wilhelmine Anders
Everyone knows about Record Store Day. Did you know there’s another day. Netlabel Day. It’s on July 14th every year and it’s been going since 2015.
Netlabel day is all about, well Netlabels, which distribute music electronically via archive.org, bandcamp.com or other platforms. Most of these netlabels have been setup by artists with similar interests in common and a desire to avoid the big record label hype. Many of these labels release music using Creative Commons licenses, that protect the copyright of the artists, but promote music sharing, attribution, remixing and enabling music to be used in other projects, such as videos. Many of these labels release work for free or “name your price” models, which channel money directly to the artists for much greater returns that standard commercial contracts.
Netlabel day was setup to celebrate these Netlabels, and provide a focus on new releases in the same way as Record Store Day. But you don’t need to queue, and you don’t need to have been pockets. Just head along to netlabelday.com on July and take a look at what’s available to download.
Netlabel day is a global initiative so the day begins at the international date line in the Line Islands in the UTL+14 time zone, all the way through Autralasia, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas and ends in the Cook Islands in the UTL+12 time zone.
This year there’s more and more labels have got involved and we’re sure you’ll find new music that you’ve never heard of by artists you’ll never see in a conventional Record Store.
So, sieze the day. Netlabel day on July 14th at netlabelday.com.
What’s the difference between Record Store Day and Netlabel Day?Pete2022-07-10T17:02:40+00:00
Netlabel Day has been going since 2015, but was almost cancelled this year, following the difficult years of the COVID Pandemic. Omar Willey from the Seattle Star has now taken the reins and I met up with him yesterday, one month to the day before the event on 14th July and discussed what it is all about, what is going to change, what you can expect to happen and how you can get involved. I, naturally, recorded the discussion and it’s now available on YouTube…..
What’s new for Netlabel Day 2022?Pete2022-06-15T14:39:51+00:00
Front Row Seat… with tracks by…The Fiends, Tribu Baharú, ABU & The Rhytm Partners, Adolf Plays The Jazz, Claudia Colom, Hoodna Orchestra, Lapkricio Dvidesimtosios Orkestras, Lord Vadher, New Blade Runners Of Dub, Paul Zasky, Périsélène, Wanubal‚, New Asia, Infractus