An idea hit me this morning - I need to share more. Music that is, stay away from my kettle chips.
I've been enjoying free music for sometime now and I need to share it more. I recently had a conversation with someone where I plugged an artist, and at one time they had an offering of their music on Noisetrade (it has since expired).
I'm hoping 1x a week (Tuesdays?) to share a nugget that is available for free. I had this thought and then Andy Osenga just posted on Noisetrade an oldy of his that I got for free the first time around. Letters to the Editor, Vol 1.
The timing is also neat in that Andy O is the perfect example of how this process works for the musician and the listener.
Noisetrade artists put their music out there for free and it can be downloaded and enjoyed. The cost is your e-mail address and zipcode. The artist gets to build a listener connection. I say listener because in using these things I've been a listener to many singers/groups and have grown into a fan of a few of them. You can choose to leave a tip which I have done about 10-20% of the time. I am now an Andy Osenga fan. I supported (and greatly enjoy) his most recent album "Leonard the Lonely Astronaut". It's a stretch for my genre preferences but I find the album very moving.
That's how it works. Something out there for free. Sometimes artists giveaway music on their website directly so this won't all Noisetrade but that will dominate the idea.
Andy Osenga - Letters to the Editor Vol 1.
The album has songs that are from some fan letters that he converted into songs. Guitar and vocal layering but a fairly low production amount (which can be a very good thing). "The Ball Game" is one of my favorites; not just of this album but a favorite song all around. It's catchy and I like the pace.
A bonus on this offering is "Firstborn Son" from the Leonard album. It is one of my favorites from the Leonard album. That song holds the gem of a line "God help the man who helps himself, he needs no other devil". That line is magnifying glass melting my pride under the light of God's holiness.
So check out this free offering while it's still around.
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