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Introducing our second maxBloc, Tha Silent Partner’s “Starksy”
With this final maxBloc single for “Tha Complete Platters Sessions XE” we’ve got another stack of bonus gems for you — more unreleased tracks from the Platters sessions and a fantastic remix by Minneapolis electropunk artist Mach FoX. Check it! When you’re done with Starksy, if you haven’t alrea…… Read “Introducing our second maxBloc, Tha Silent Partner’s “Starksy””
Tha Complete Platters Sessions XE brings oodles of funky gems
Here we are with the second in our Xtended Edition series. XE releases are meant to give albums, that were originally released on defunct labels or independently, a second chance at getting much deserved shine. Each XE release is packed with the original album, features fresh art and contains at lea…… Read “Tha Complete Platters Sessions XE brings oodles of funky gems”
Welcome Tha Silent Partner to blocSonic and say hi to maxBloc
Tha Silent Partner made his first blocSonic appearance back in 2007 on “netBloc Vol. 11: The Raw And The Cooked” with the spaghetti-western flavored “No Mas”. He then re-appeared, along with Unknown aka Formula as MUTE, on “netBloc Vol. 15: this album won’t eat your gas money” with the powerful an…… Read “Welcome Tha Silent Partner to blocSonic and say hi to maxBloc”
It’s here! netBloc Vol. 27: Straight Outta The FMA
As of the time of this writing, not even a year after it’s launch, WFMU’s Free Music Archive already boasts nearly 18,000 free music tracks from a wide array of genres. It’s an interesting collection in that it not only features music that comes from the world of netaudio/netlabels, but many signe…… Read “It’s here! netBloc Vol. 27: Straight Outta The FMA”
A preview of netBloc Vol. 27: Straight Outta The FMA
Boy do we have a treat for you this Tuesday! We’ve got a special netBloc release focusing on Creative Commons licensed gems from the vast WFMU Free Music Archive. After spending a few months listening to thousands of tracks, 11 tracks were finally selected. Let me tell you it was incredibly diffic…… Read “A preview of netBloc Vol. 27: Straight Outta The FMA”
The evolution of blocSonic continues with “Songs About Something XE”
We set things off in 2007 with our premiere release, “netBloc Vol. 1: The Opening Salvo”. Even at that early stage, I knew that I wanted blocSonic to be a bit more than your standard “netlabel”. I didn’t want blocSonic to be completely self-serving… it was to be a promotional vehicle for netlabels…… Read “The evolution of blocSonic continues with “Songs About Something XE””