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Our 'Thank You' Mix

2009-11-30T01:15:13-05:00

This month CASH has been conducting its first public fundraiser. We're raffling off rare, signed, and one-of-a-kind things from artists like Kristin Hersh, Deerhoof, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Andrew Bird, Mission of Burma, Xiu Xiu, Family Of The Year, Meanest Man Contest, and many others.

A few weeks ago we added a 'Thank You' mix to our site — free to stream and downloadable with a donation of any amount or any kind of participation in the fundraiser. Not all of the tracks were able to be licensed under a Creative Commons license so we didn't initially upload the entire mix to the Free Music Archive. Rather than add half a mix, we cleared a few tracks and added some new ones, resulting in a great (and fully CC-licensed) mix for the FMA.

New to the FMA 'Thank You' mix are 'Swear To God' by New York's Emilyn Brodsky, 'Losing My Mind' by Rhode Island's Hope Anchor, and 'Let's Go Down' by Family Of The Year; replacing their rad Kid Rock Cover that's still up over at cashmusic.org.

So check out the FMA/CC version of our 'Thank You' mix here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/CASH_Music/Thank_You/

And our fundraiser runs through November 1, so please give it a visit. The raffle has some really unique things, and the playlist features additional music from Portugal The Man, Earl Greyhound, Faces On Film, and a new track from Former Ghosts.

Thank You!

Spend an Hour with RENMINBI / 50FOOTWAVE

2009-09-24T07:12:20-04:00

I'm so pleased to be able to post RENMINBI's 'The People’s EP' to the FMA. In its current form it's 3 quick songs, packed full of awesome, that go a long way towards explaining why I'm so excited about their upcoming Surface EP.

The People’s EP can be found here:

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/RENMINBI/The_Peoples_EP/

Unless you're one of the bands close friends, there's a good chance you've never heard this EP, and that's a damn shame. It opens right into 'Drug Song' with an unapologetically quick tempo, forcing you to get up for it. Only two songs left one thing is apparent quickly: you'll need to hit the repeat button more than a few times.

And while we're on the subject of excellent back-catalog gems, let's not lose track of Kristin, Rob, and Bernard's excellent work in 50FOOTWAVE. Their entire catalog is sitting here, ready to hurt your ears in all the right ways. That can all be found here:

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/50FootWave

or for lossless downloads direct from the tap here:

http://50footwave.cashmusic.org/

So right there you've got an hour+ of listening, and if its new to you it'll be a good hour. RENMINBI's Surface comes out in just over a week, July 7, and it'll be a CC-licensed digital release right from the start, with vinyl and a few physical release options available. And Kristin is still pushing out songs at a staggering pace, some maybe destined for 50FOOTWAVE treatments, but all available as solo pieces now. To dive in check out:

http://renminbi.cashmusic.org/

http://kristinhersh.cashmusic.org/

Enjoy!

Next time I plan on writing a bit more about some of the great things available here in the FMA that we haven't uploaded. There's SO MUCH. (As a hint, try searching for 'Kurt Vile' way more than you'd expect!)

word,

jesse von doom

Congratulations to the FMA

2009-09-24T06:52:40-04:00

As of this writing the Free Music Archive is set to go live in a handful of hours. At CASH we're busy as ever and in the middle of a particularly vital push right now, but I'm taking the time to make sure we've tweaked the little details of our profile, uploaded and properly categorized music, dotted 't's and crossed 'i's. Why? It's simple:

The Free Music Archive is important.

Just in case that seems somehow obvious or overwhelming let me repeat myself with a little more emphasis.

The Free Music Archive is important!

Jason Sigal, WFMU, and the team behind this effort have been working like mad to accomplish this, and it's no small feat. The development of this site and the principles on which it stands are important now more than ever. The FMA represents an archive of music that is culturally significant and open to the public.

The FMA, backed by one of the finest radio stations in the world, will not only ensure that this music doesn't fade away, but that it remains visible, accessible, and available for discovery and sharing.

I could go on. And will again. But for now I simply want to say congratulations — and impress upon anyone who reads this just how vital this project is.

Congratulations, and thank you to all who've had a hand in building this.