This week, we'll look at fair-trade music. Over the past several years, three things have changed the course of popular music, for better or worse. First came the marriage of music and video and the overwhelming marketing power it presented. It was an expensive tool requiring serious funding by record labels loathe to take chances on what they viewed as a commodity. Next was the advent of personal digital recording allowing bands to record professional quality music on a shoestring and finally the Internet offered the ability for bands to market their own music. Fair-trade music acknowledges this and offers a new relationship between artist and fan. Embracing the new paradigm are Laki Mera, The Chill Conspiracy, Lich, to the sea with me and Radio Orphans. I'm Jim Nye.
From a Glasgow warehouse studio Laki Mera define D.I.Y by writing and recording their debut album 'clutter' free from outside interference and pressures. This is 'How Dare You'
Download the entire 'clutter' cd on the honor system at www.lakimera.co.uk
The Chill Conspiracy is a Swiss Downtempo collective featuring the bass and turntablist talents of LiquidBass and DJ Psion augmented by Bulgarian drummer Apo and Swiss vocalist Lucy. Here is 'Trees'
There is much more on The Chill Conspiracy at www.myspace.com/thechillconspiracy
Polish violinist Kaska Paluch teams with producer Dopehead from the 'Rise of the Zwitch Kings' ep. Here is Lich.
You'll find that release for free at www.aquietbump.com and more from Kaska at www.myspace.com/kaskapaluch
to the sea with me is an online collaboration between electronic producer Estrechez and vocalist Jehn Cerron. Here is the ethereal 'waiting 4 sleep, ready 2 dream rewound'
Hear more at www.soundlift.com
Finneaus and Jaw Knee are Radio Orphans scrounging sound for musical puzzles. The is 'Ides of March'
Listen to their more tracks and their cool podcast at radioorphans.blogspot.com and look for show notes, scripts and links to the artists by stopping by www.idyllicmusic.com. You can find many of the songs heard on this show at eMusic, CDBaby or iTunes where you can also subscribe for free weekly downloads. Thanks for listening. I'm Jim Nye.
From a Glasgow warehouse studio Laki Mera define D.I.Y by writing and recording their debut album 'clutter' free from outside interference and pressures. This is 'How Dare You'
Download the entire 'clutter' cd on the honor system at www.lakimera.co.uk
The Chill Conspiracy is a Swiss Downtempo collective featuring the bass and turntablist talents of LiquidBass and DJ Psion augmented by Bulgarian drummer Apo and Swiss vocalist Lucy. Here is 'Trees'
There is much more on The Chill Conspiracy at www.myspace.com/thechillconspiracy
Polish violinist Kaska Paluch teams with producer Dopehead from the 'Rise of the Zwitch Kings' ep. Here is Lich.
You'll find that release for free at www.aquietbump.com and more from Kaska at www.myspace.com/kaskapaluch
to the sea with me is an online collaboration between electronic producer Estrechez and vocalist Jehn Cerron. Here is the ethereal 'waiting 4 sleep, ready 2 dream rewound'
Hear more at www.soundlift.com
Finneaus and Jaw Knee are Radio Orphans scrounging sound for musical puzzles. The is 'Ides of March'
Listen to their more tracks and their cool podcast at radioorphans.blogspot.com and look for show notes, scripts and links to the artists by stopping by www.idyllicmusic.com. You can find many of the songs heard on this show at eMusic, CDBaby or iTunes where you can also subscribe for free weekly downloads. Thanks for listening. I'm Jim Nye.
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