Free albums

Over the past couple of months of doing this blog I've received a few requests from artists to review or post links to their free releases. Well, I'm not much into the idea of reviewing mp3's or online streams, so here is a list of some of the more interesting ones you can download and evaluate for yourself.


Hollow Branches: Hollow Branches` second EP: Anchored in Sleep released for free on Strix Records. The EP contains 5 tracks of atmospheric rock which touches the borders over to several genres with a lot of variations of instruments. Limited edition vinyl and CD will be printed later, as well as shirts.

Each song comes with it`s each individual artwork presented in a 8 page digital booklet specially designed by :Kolån design and photography. The package include high quality audio both in MP3 and WAV formats.

Hollow Branches:
Robert Hunter, US, (Self Spiller, Coversations about the Light, A Crown of Light, Indelible)
Marius Sjøli, Norway, (Formloff, Self Spiller, Indelible)
Jason Walton, US, (Agalloch, Sculptured, Self Spiller, Indelible)

For more info see the booklet included in the download package.
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Marc Broude:
ALBUM: MEDICINE
RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 17, 2009
LABEL: NO ZEN RECORDS
GENRE: EXPERIMENTAL/AMBIENT

Tracklist:
01. Mineral Water (04:12)
02. Face Covered In Shit (05:39)
03. Fire On The Water (05:55)
04. Happy Like Jazz (07:48)
05. For The Flies (05:55)
06. War Of The Worlds (06:25)
07. Muerte (06:44)

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The Seed: The beginning of The Seed took place on January of 2006 when Alberto (drums) and Koko (guitars) met and decided to start a project influenced by 90's & 80's metal bands like Pantera, Sepultura, Slayer, Metallica, Machine Head... Later, Sergio (bass) who played with Koko in the death metal band Uruz, joined the band.

The Seed started making music lacking of the right vocals , but the duty of getting the right singer to fit the band became a living hell. So The Seed decided to try Koko as vocalist and lead guitarist. As a trio (Alberto: drums, Sergio: bass and Koko: guitars and vocals) The Seed recorded their first demo "Demonsterations" in 2007.

After recording "Demonsterations" Alberto and The Seed parted ways, so the band was incomplete again. After a year of trying lots of drummers, Furni (Avulsed, Terroristars) entered the band replacing Alberto, adding a new level of heaviness to the music.

With Furni at drums, Sergio at bass and Koko at vocals and guitars, The Seed played a couple of killer shows and began recording what will be their first record "From Nowhere To No One" (2009). At the end of the recording process Furni leaves the band because an old injury on his back, that led him to stop playing drums and focus on guitar playing.

Right now The Seed have released, "From Nowhere To No One" and new members have joined the band: Acaymo D. on drums and Samuel on guitar.

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