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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””
Introducing ETHX “Boom To Bloom”
This fantastic release has been in the works since ETHX first contacted blocSonic back in May. In it you’ll find a few high-profile peeps he’s managed to connect with – folks like Boots Riley who you may know from The Coup, Zumbi from Zion-I and Myron Glasper who’s sung background vocals for every…… Read “Introducing ETHX “Boom To Bloom””
Enjoy netBloc Vol. 26: N.E.T.A.U.D.I.O.
I want to first send out a heartfelt Happy New Year to you all! May 2010 be a year in which we all set the wheels in motion for a positive and happy decade. For blocSonic, our first year featuring original releases was a good one and it was the year that we began planning the good things to come…… Read “Enjoy netBloc Vol. 26: N.E.T.A.U.D.I.O.”