The Ambient Music Blog

Mouhahahaha, the guys at Synthtopia are just crazy !

For their Free Music Friday this week, they just went mad with their readers:

They offer 500 (yes ! 500 !) electronic music tracks that you can listen on line and download !

Here is what they say :

It’s Free Music Friday at Synthtopia – so I ask you this:

How much free music do you want to download today?

* 10 tracks?
* 50 tracks?
* 500 tracks?

It’s time to make sure you’ve got some empty hard drive space, because Synthtopia readers have uploaded over 500 electronic music tracks that you can listen to online and, in most cases, download for free.

We’re talking ambient, techno, symphonic electronica, IDM, not-so IDM, abstronica, DJ mixes, remixes, downtempo electronica and more from some the most talented electronic musicians in the world.

Now what I say is : Go to The Free Electronic Music Motherlode and listen and download !

ps: You will notice they’ve used the SoundCloud more and more popular platform for this operation…

This one is a must have for EM fans out there !

MellowJet Records just released a wonderful sampler of some of their best artists, it’s a full length free download as mp3 of 70 minutes of pure EM wonder.

Lots of things will talk to Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream and Jarre fans, but Ambient listeners should give it a try too, because this is relaxing sequenced music !

The first MellowJet-Sampler with Wellenfeld, moonbooter, Erez Yaary, Uwe Reckzeh, Exposed, Stefan Erbe and MaEasy…

Download : MellowJet records : Electronic Musique Compilation 1

Found via LifeHacker and Synthtopia, LMMS (Linux MultiMedia Studio) is a free music sequencer for Windows and Linux users.

Very similar to FL studio and Fruity Loops, LMMS is a very nice solution for those who can’t afford a full package but still want quality software to make their music at home:

What is LMMS?
LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio®, which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of samples. You can have fun with your MIDI-keyboard and much more; all in a user-friendly and modern interface.

Features:

• Song-Editor for composing songs
• A Beat+Bassline-Editor for creating beats and basslines
• An easy-to-use Piano-Roll for editing patterns and melodies
• An FX mixer with 64 FX channels and arbitrary number of effects allow unlimited mixing possibilities
• Many powerful instrument and effect-plugins out of the box
• Full user-defined track-based automation and computer-controlled automation sources
• Compatible with many standards such as SoundFont2, VST(i), LADSPA, GUS Patches, and full MIDI support
• Import of MIDI and FLP (Fruityloops® Project) files

Come on and Download it to make some Ambient music this week-end !

Got this one from Disquiet: Amon Tobin is giving away one of the legendary electronic music live, the Foley Room Recorded Live In Brussels !

You can get this recording from the store of his website, but that’s a free mp3 download !

It is a mix of 1:17 long, available as 320 kbps MP3. The recording is the Foley Room Tour concert played at the world famous AB theater in Belgium and recorded by Studio Brussels.

Have Fun !