One year has passed since Starquake Records entered the scene. Well this was a hell of a ride. Happy Birthday to all artists and the label owners – you deserve it!

To celebrate this Birthday, Starquake released the fantastic Star-Cake compilation. Eat it. Well known names like Prof. Kliq, the Crossfaders and Sebastian Love are there. Go listen and download.

Download The Crossfaders – Zero Kill [Creative Commons license]

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Thanks to Starquake Records for the tip.
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Electroacoustic. That’s the word that best describes Jerusalem-based Sasha Raskin‘s sound, a seamless blend of classical instruments and electronic noise. “Only Music” mixes breaked rhythms and synths with everything from brass and funked-out guitars to plucked violin strings and lonely saxophone lines.

For Raskin, it’s all about giving to others what music has given him.

“Music saved my life. Whether if you’re a musician or not, I guess
that in some part it did the same for you.”

Atmospheric laid back tunes.

Download Sasha Raskin – Ride on feat. Adaya [Creative Commons license]
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Thanks to diym Netlabel for the tip.

Lata is the dub and electrolatino project from chilean Andrew Collyer, under which he has released music on labels such as Akwaaba (France/Ghana), Post World Industries (USA), The Rebel Sounds (Canada), Pueblo Nuevo (Chile) & Japon Records (Argentina).
Andrew lives and works in Santiago, although as a youth he lived in Arica, the chilean city closest to both Peru and Bolivia, sandwiched between the desert and the ocean. So, spending a lot time in the desert and in the ocean as a kid exposed him to the primary ideas of space, rhythm and flow. Playing every rock instrument in many bands growing up helped too. And later, going to architecture school and then working as an architect by day and making music at night sealed the deal.

Globalized dub.

Download Lata – No Signal Mildtape Remix [Creative Commons license]
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Thanks to LibreCommeLair Netlabel for the tip.

Coming up from the underground, dusting himself off, standing in a gloomy worrying light, here comes “Evade The Grave”, the very first EP from italian producer DISCOFORGIA.
A nocturnal and sinister exorcism, a distorted electrified remedy, a raging and hectic effort to escape from what we are all headed for. A nocturnal and sinister exorcism, a distorted electrified remedy, a raging and hectic effort to escape from what we are all headed for.

Get down to the dance floor.

Download DISCOFORGIA – R.I.P. Smitech Wesson Remix [Creative Commons license]
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Thanks to Starquake Records for the tip.

Stealther is a Dj and producer from Rome. He collaborates with the labels Truckstop76th, for which he made ​​several vinyl releases, and Stato Elettrico where he releases his productions as a free download. His tracks are characterized by dark and winding melodic turns that fit on the rhythm sections in 4 / 4 decided and constant. Techno and electro are the foundation of his sound construction.

Melodic 4/4 techno.

Download Stealther – Global Disease [Creative Commons license]
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Thanks to Stato Elettrico for the tip.

From Poland to UK through Uruguay and the Netherlands, with fiddles, accordion, and acoustic guitar on hand, Sebastian Dudko proudly presents his biggest project ever – Golden Fish from Azotic Compounds Laboratory.

Don’t feed the synth fish.

Download Sebastian Dudko Pablo V Remix – Odd One Out [Creative Commons license]
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Thanks to Faturenet Recordings for the tip.

This is a selection of recordings made in 2010. Compiled and produced by Iñigo Diaz B. ”Replica” is the title of the composition specially commissioned Mario Feito pianist whose trio completed two years of weekly performances at the club five minutes. Earthquake is the theme that leads this new collection.

Jazzy tunes.

Download Mario Feito Fedusa Trio – Replica [Creative Commons license]
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Thanks to 001 Records Netlabel for the tip.

Meanwhileproject.ltd is M. Adam, family guy, musician and teacher. Today is Sunday is his first official release as a solo artist. He also plays guitar in the two alternative rock bands Lunatic Skydance and Concerto HiFi. M. Adam lives and works in Cologne, Germany.

Solid dark acoustic guitar rock.

Download Meanwhile.ltd – That Day Joey Burns Offered Me A Job [Creative Commons license]
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Thanks to WM Recordings for the tip.

The 20th Budabeats release will bring you back to the smokey late sixties with a collection of lo-fi tracks of bands hailing from the States, England, Spain, Germany, Belgium Hungary and even Guatemala. Pop-jerks, psych-pop, rockabilly, garage, beat, surf and some spaghetti western feeling on this one.

A wild, wild west.

Download Pajaro – Santa Leone [Creative Commons license]
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Thanks to  Budabeats for the tip.

Be Brave Benjamin makes compact indie-pop songs with childlike instrumentation and lowest of lo-fi production (read: simple, not noisy). But the aforementioned Benjamin is nothing akin to a pussy, wussy or wimp. Instead, his songs have a surprising toughness, a kind of Calvin Johnson-esque baritone without an ounce of the dreaded “lilt”.

Minimalistic pop songs.

Download Be Brave Benjamin – He only loves you when you’re sleeping [Creative Commons license]
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Thanks to Error! Lo-Fi Recordings for the tip.