cdbaby.com recommendations (with samples)
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Topic: cdbaby.com recommendations (with samples)
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Subject: cdbaby.com recommendations (with samples)
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 03:00
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Some of you might know the website http://www.cdbaby.com - cdbaby.com ... in the next few weeks I'll post some recommendations of albums which are available on that website. NOTE: Instead of most other online cd shops cdbaby.com offers extensive high quality samples ... simply click the "play all files" button in the left sidebar of the album pages ... that's one of the reasons why I chose to create a thread about this particular shop: You can listen to my recommendations. The other reason is that cdbaby.com is a really fair company in regard to the artists ... at least I have heard nothing but good things about them.  You can also have a look at a dynamic chart of cdbaby albums on my website: http://progtology.com/home/charts.xhtml?chart.source=cdbaby - http://progtology.com/home/charts.xhtml?chart.source=cdbaby (currently that list is not very long, but it will grow and then the filter options of the chart will come in handy) Let me begin with this album: http://cdbaby.com/cd/beyondtwilight3 - Beyond Twilight - For the Love of Art and the Making (2006) Brilliant "prog metal for people who don't like prog metal".  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to: 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 03:27
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Another one: http://cdbaby.com/cd/panzerballett - Panzerballett - Panzerballett (2006) also quite heavy, but rooted more in the Fusion domain. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 06:01
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Another nice and underrated/underknown prog metal band: http://cdbaby.com/cd/suspyre2/from/mikeenregalia - Suspyre - A Great Divide (2007) |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 09:13
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I am going to sticky this if that's allright with you Mike. -------------  |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 09:26
^ Thanks! Now for some retro prog: http://cdbaby.com/cd/anglagard - Anglagard - Hybris (1992) http://cdbaby.com/cd/anglagard2 - Anglagard - Epilog (1994, re-released 2003) Hybris seems to be permanently out of stock - but you can still listen to the samples. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 01:56
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Here's a really interesting rock/fusion album: http://cdbaby.com/cd/bryanbeller - Bryan Beller - View (2003) For those who don't know Bryan Beller: He's best known as the bassist of Beer for Dolphins and the Mike Keneally Band. |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 15:07
wow, I thought this site was pretty obscure its where I got Ocean Machine: Biomech from, and I must say, their delivery was quite timely and the CD was well priced *ends advertisin*
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 18:59
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^ it is pretty obscure ... you can tell by the rate of responses to this thread. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 19:01
well, I can say I'm a fan I wonder what other albums they have on that site, methinks I may be shopping there more in the future-------------
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MikeEnRegalia wrote:Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 22:58
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cdbaby is amazing. You can get somewhat well-known bands, as well as the most obscure stuff possible. My roommate recorded an album in his apartment studio last summer, and it is available at cdbaby. http://cdbaby.com/cd/adamlaw - http://cdbaby.com/cd/adamlaw Not entirely prog, but check it out if you like Satriani-style guitar stuff. ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 04:02
^ Listening to it now ... sounds very nice, really much like Satriani. A bit like Engines of Creation, only calmer.
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Posted By: superprog
Date Posted: May 24 2007 at 14:53
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come on ppl check out The Observatory........these guys can take on Porcupine Tree and Radiohead anyday ..........their latest album A Far Cry From Here is a serious progressive masterpiece i swear!!!! http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/observatory3 - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/observatory3 |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 25 2007 at 01:28
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^ very nice!
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Posted By: superprog
Date Posted: May 25 2007 at 03:06
| yeah hahaha just born and located in the wrong place..........but its still a gd time to be doin great music tks to the power of PA and all these online facilities! |
Posted By: Topographic
Date Posted: May 26 2007 at 00:04
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Well, speaking of bands on CD Baby who sound like Porcupine Tree and Radiohead, I'd check out http://cdbaby.com/cd/ambo - Ambo . One of the two guys in the group composed the soundtrack to the computer games Myst and Riven. Also has a slight country coloration to it. -Topographic ------------- Have you rearranged your liver to the solid mental grace today? |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 26 2007 at 00:12
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Time for another recommendation: http://cdbaby.com/cd/mktrio">  An entire Mozart Symphony played by a Jazz trio (piano, bass, drums).  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 12:41
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Just bought the following from CDBaby: Afenginn - Retrograd Afenginn - Akrobakkus Invert - Invert Invert - Between the Seconds Invert - The Strange Parade Not cheap, but not expensive. Oh another album you can get from there is: Astrid Proll - Astrid Proll (but I got my copy direct from Noisex Records). I also like the fact I can use PayPal on there, it saves all the hassle with debit cards. -------------   
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Posted By: Speesh
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 19:40
Haha, this thread's gonna make me go broke. I don't know whether to  or I recently found out about this fine website, my first order of 5 CDs came about a week ago. Here's some stuff to check out: Skywhale - World at Mind's End (remastered in 2006) http://cdbaby.com/cd/skywhale - http://cdbaby.com/cd/skywhale I can't get over how good this album is. Loving every one of the tracks a lot. Their description of "eclectic,soaring,melodic,progressive,jazz rock fusion" works well. Unfortunately the samples don't do it much justice, but still definitely worth a try. Deluge Grander - August in the Urals (2006) http://cdbaby.com/cd/delugegrander - http://cdbaby.com/cd/delugegrander Fine album from members of the fusion band Cerebus Effect (whose three releases you can also get from CDbaby). Fusion-esque symphonic rock. Check out the reviews here. Echolyn - As the World (1995, 2005 release) http://cdbaby.com/cd/echolyn8 - http://cdbaby.com/cd/echolyn8 Great album from Gentle Giant inspired symphonic prog group Echolyn. Check out their other albums on CDbaby especially Suffocating the Bloom (which I've yet to hear myself) and Mei. Black Bonzo - Lady of the Light (2004) http://cdbaby.com/cd/blackbonzo - http://cdbaby.com/cd/blackbonzo Nice hard rocking retro-prog. I've been told it is similar to Heep, though I've yet to hear a Heep song so I couldn't verify that. I've been listening to it this week and I quite like it. I'll be making another order of 5 soon. Certainly I'll be getting the Astrid Proll album, if Chamberry and Geck0 recommend it then I'm sure it'll be good. I'll also be trying to complete my Echolyn collection as well as checking out the recommendations here now. Thanks for the thread, Mike. |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 20:10
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Nice one, Speesh! It's not quite a 5/5, but it's at least a 4, almost 4.5 for me, so I hope that doesn't put you off! Astrid Proll will just get better I believe. I'm greatly looking forward to their next album. -------------
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Posted By: Speesh
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 22:11
Haha an almost 4.5 makes me want it much more now in fact  . The two reviews make it all the more interesting as well. |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: June 03 2007 at 22:17
It is a very good album.
May I also suggest this:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/lebanon - http://cdbaby.com/cd/lebanon
And these are also interesting:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/cestmortel - http://cdbaby.com/cd/cestmortel
http://cdbaby.com/cd/timeandtide - http://cdbaby.com/cd/timeandtide
http://cdbaby.com/cd/thatv2 - http://cdbaby.com/cd/thatv2
http://cdbaby.com/cd/conditionred2 - http://cdbaby.com/cd/conditionred2
(they're also part of the 5$ per cd if you buy 3 and above)
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 04 2007 at 20:52
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This cracked me up! Your CDs have been gently taken from our CD Baby shelves with sterilized contamination-free gloves and placed onto a satin pillow. A team of 50 employees inspected your CDs and polished them to make sure they were in the best possible condition before mailing. Our packing specialist from Japan lit a candle and a hush fell over the crowd as he put your CDs into the finest gold-lined box that money can buy. We all had a wonderful celebration afterwards and the whole party marched down the street to the post office where the entire town of Portland waved "Bon Voyage!" to your package, on its way to you, in our private CD Baby jet on this day, Sunday, June 3rd. Spleesh, I presume you mean Chamberry and my own reviews? It is a great album, I just hope you're not disappointed. -------------
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 02:55
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Another recommendation: http://cdbaby.com/cd/heavenscry/from/mikeenregalia - Heaven's Cry - Primal Power Addiction Listen and be amazed! ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: June 08 2007 at 01:42
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If you enjoy cdbaby, you might also enjoy Magnatune...I've been discovering a lot of new artists there as well. They also have a very fair policy in regards to supporting their artists, and you can listen to whole albums: http://www.magnatune.com - http://www.magnatune.com |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 08 2007 at 03:04
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^ nice website! They seem to have a somewhat limited selection of artists, but I like the concept ... of course I can see why the music industry doesn't support it.
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Posted By: Speesh
Date Posted: June 13 2007 at 23:37
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Ok, just sent out my second order! Astrid Pröll - Astrid Pröll (excited for this one) Tinyfish - Tinyfish Cerebus Effect - Acts of Deception Cerebus Effect - Dark Matter Cerebus Effect - Live at Orion Hectic Watermelon - The Great American Road Trip Condition Red - Condition Red Thanks to: chamberry and Geck0 for Astrid Pröll recommendation Avestin for Condition Red recommendation progismylife for Hectic Watermelon recommendation (I actually just found this on your last.fm page and it looked interesting )The Tinyfish thread for Tinyfish recommendation Over $100  . I'll regret it now but I'm sure in a few days I'll be quite satisfied. |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: June 14 2007 at 15:05
I've already said I like Astrid Proll a lot, but Cerebus Effect - Acts of Deception is a great album as well, good purchase!
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Posted By: evilromero
Date Posted: June 15 2007 at 14:05
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Going to recommend Dissonance Rising http://cdbaby.com/cd/claywithrow - http://cdbaby.com/cd/claywithrow Mostly because we haven't sold but two CDs. Please check it out friends. It's a travesty that it goes unexplored. |
Posted By: Ghandi 2
Date Posted: June 16 2007 at 18:59
Hahaha, you gave yourself away there, mate. Next time try to be more subtle when shamelessly promoting yourself. ;-) I also don't think you're in a neutral enough position to declare it a "travesty," which I'm pretty sure http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/travesty - you are misusing . ;-)
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Posted By: Speesh
Date Posted: June 19 2007 at 21:54
Thanks. Just came in recently, along with MCM - Ritual Factory which I forgot to mention. They are somehow affiliated with the Condition Red album you mentioned, sounded interesting so I grabbed it also. |
Posted By: evilromero
Date Posted: June 20 2007 at 13:19
I wasn't trying to be subtle in the least. I AM Clay Withrow. And I worked my butt off on the CD and hope people will give it a listen. So check it out and let me know. Trust me, I wouldn't try to hide this fact. I'm about as proud as one could be.
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Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: June 24 2007 at 18:08
I was going to recommend it myself when I saw this thread. It really is a great album, hasn't left my regular rotation. ------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: June 24 2007 at 18:16
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I'm glad CD Baby expánded, I know them from some time ago but they used to be focussed mostly in New Age, it's goo to find they are bigger and much more interesting.
Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: spo1977
Date Posted: June 30 2007 at 13:35
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http://cdbaby.com/cd/aghora3 - http://cdbaby.com/cd/aghora3 Check out Aghora "Formless". One of my recent favorites. The first one, simply titled "Aghora" is nice as well. |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: July 01 2007 at 16:34
I love them! Good recommendation...I second it! |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: July 13 2007 at 12:16
Wow Mike! This is great stuff!  ------------- 
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: July 24 2007 at 16:22
I know you've mentioned you like Astrid Proll already, but are you still enjoying it? I'm just curious. Has it stood the test of time so far? Cheers. -------------
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Posted By: Minimalist777
Date Posted: August 10 2007 at 17:59
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Chrome - Third From the Sun - everyone's favorite space/psych/punk/prog craziness!
http://cdbaby.com/cd/chrome3 - http://cdbaby.com/cd/chrome3
Edit: Kudos to Clay Withrow, based on the samples the Dissonanace Rising cd sounds like some quality prog-metal ------------- WWOSD? What Would OliverStoned Do? |
Posted By: ComfortablyNumb
Date Posted: August 13 2007 at 17:06
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Check this band out. %20 - http://www.myspace.com/telesma
Their CD is available at cdbaby |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: August 13 2007 at 17:50
Hybris is indeed out of stock. Firefly mentioned in the Anglagard track (correctly spelled, unlike mine here) that the band is considering releasing a reprint of the albums not to long from now. Apparently, only 5000 copies of Hybris exist worldwide.... ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: August 30 2007 at 15:01
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Ambient soul pop with elements of hip hop, jazz and a dash of punk mix it up and flow on this spirited ascension: http://cdbaby.com/cd/norinebraun5 - http://cdbaby.com/cd/norinebraun5 Jazz influences combined with a willing mix of the esoteric, metaphysical, folk and soft rock make Crow an eclectic companion: http://cdbaby.com/cd/norinebraun3 - http://cdbaby.com/cd/norinebraun3 |
Posted By: ComfortablyNumb
Date Posted: August 30 2007 at 15:44
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A taste of Chile.
http://myspace.com/manatarmsdechile - Manatarms http://cdbaby.com/cd/manatarms - http://cdbaby.com/cd/manatarms CN |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: September 08 2007 at 04:33
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http://cdbaby.com/cd/suspyre2/from/mikeenregalia - Suspyre - A Great Divide (2007) Great prog metal released earlier this year - includes a rich variety of styles, from Dream Theater style melodic prog to Symphony X style neoclassical power metal, and some Avant-Garde bits too. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: September 15 2007 at 06:33
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http://cdbaby.com/cd/diabloswing/from/mikeenregalia - Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom (2006/2007) Listen to the samples ... an exciting mix of metal, jazz and classical with a heavy dose of humor! ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: September 15 2007 at 09:20
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# CREDIT or DEBIT CARDS: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover # OTHER: PayPal, check, money order, international money order, cash, >chocolate<. Seriously, what kind of site is this? i feel very compelled to buy from them, if only for the humour that they seem to to possess, but there is nothing there i know or have even heard of! ------------- 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: September 15 2007 at 09:22
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^ so none of the albums mentioned in this thread have sparked your interest? Did you notice that lengthy, high quality samples are available for all the albums? CDBaby.com is a website which specializes in independent artists ... most albums are self produced by the artists, and most of the money you pay for the albums goes directly to the artists.
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Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: September 15 2007 at 09:32
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'Let's give it another fifteen seconds..' |
Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: September 15 2007 at 09:43
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By the way, what exactly does "no plastic" mean? -------------
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: September 15 2007 at 10:33
Hi Evans.
Like Mike said, there are very good albums here, by bands who try to get a break on their own. The obscurity of it doesn't always mean it's not any good.
I'll give you one example - I posted here about an album by a band (or rather side project) called C'est Mortel and this album, is not only an excellent example of progressive rock (or even metal), but unjustifiably unknown and disregarded - http://cdbaby.com/cd/cestmortel - http://cdbaby.com/cd/cestmortel
There are more of course.
Like you said, there's this section - http://cdbaby.com/sale - http://cdbaby.com/sale which has nice albums for cheap.
I do most of my album purchases online and while this is not my main soruce of purchase (it's usually Greg Walker, Wayside/Cuneiform, Laser's Edge/Ken Golden, Big Balloon which has closed, Kinesis, Of Sound Mind, The End Records, ReR, Indie Jazz and others) but CD Baby is a good place to look for those less exposed musicians/bands. There are good gems to be found.
There's also the convenient genre classification in there which helps scout for music.
Have fun
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Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: September 15 2007 at 10:46
But, once again, is "without plastic" recommended? Does that mean i will just get the discs with a piece of paper stuck in between or what ? -------------
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: September 15 2007 at 11:31
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^ "no plastic" means that you'll get the regular CD without the jewel case. You'll get the disc itself, booklet and paper inlay (don't know if this is the right word) ... you just need an empty jewel case to complete the CD. this simply reduces shipping cost. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: September 15 2007 at 15:47
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Posted By: ComfortablyNumb
Date Posted: September 20 2007 at 17:07
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Try this release from a group of kids just entering college. They're unsigned, probably not for long though. Love cdbaby!
http://www.myspace.com/bushwhack - myspace http://cdbaby.com/cd/bushwhack - cdbaby 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 19 2007 at 15:04
To everyone who reads this:
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 07:36
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Two excellent blasts from
the past: Lancaster and Lumley's Marscape and Peter and the Wolf (which
was new to me.) Also all of Phideaux's catalog except Chupacambras,
which I will get around to soon.
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Posted By: bongofury
Date Posted: November 24 2007 at 03:13
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Guys- Check out this band: http://cdbaby.com/cd/helmetofgnats One of the best instrumental purchases I've found online. I think many of you will dig it. Also, these guys intrigue me: http://cdbaby.com/cd/gostaberlingssaga And this band, who I befriended on myspace: http://cdbaby.com/cd/abigailsghost And, a shameless self promotion: http://cdbaby.com/cd/milestomars This is my band. Not prog, but spacey and melodic enough that many may enjoy from PA (at least, I hope!). I love CD Baby! And thanks for the Ambo recommendation: http://cdbaby.com/cd/ambo Very cool stuff!! |
Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 10:12
I have heard of Helmet of Gnats but haven't picked that one up yet. I do have the Abigail's Ghost album called Selling Insincerity. Wonderful album - a must have for all PT fans. edit: The Helmet of Gnats album has a great fusion jazz sound - Brand X/Mahavishnu like. |
Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: December 18 2007 at 21:00
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For fans of post-rock: Followed By Ghosts http://cdbaby.com/cd/followedbyghosts - http://cdbaby.com/cd/followedbyghosts |
Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: December 19 2007 at 10:33
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CD Baby's a wonderful company. They're extremely artist-oriented, and there's a great community of artists there that helps each other. Plus, you can find all kinds of weird music there, like this: http://cdbaby.com/cd/specimen372 - http://cdbaby.com/cd/specimen372  ------------- Pure Brilliance: 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: December 19 2007 at 10:34
^ cool album! I picked it up from justforkicks.de simply because I didn't know it was available on CDBaby.com.
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Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: December 19 2007 at 10:42
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Thanks dude! Justforkicks is also really cool! ------------- Pure Brilliance:
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: December 25 2007 at 22:03
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THE STRAWMEN: Saving Faded Dreams http://cdbaby.com/cd/strawmen Jangly guitar pop diary about love, God, and desperation. . .not necessarily in that order. 1 - Runaway 2 - It's A Miracle 3 - Cut It Loose 4 - Can't Satisfy 5 - Old News 6 - Aggravation 7 - Saving Faded Dreams 8 - The Reason Why 9 - Everything's Turned Blue 10 - Innocent 11 - Find A Reason 12 - I Don't Live There Anymore 13 - Amputate This record is a catchy collection of pop tunes with just the right mix of jangle and melancholy to convince you this band plays from the heart. From the opening, "Let's ditch this haunted house and catch a bus downtown"(Runaway) to "Now that my heart is gone, I'm a harmless man" (Amputate), the songs could be a soundtrack for most of our lives. One reviewer (NotLame.com) says "Saving Faded Dreams" is "Absolutely fantastic jangle-pop par-excellance! Imagine Del Amitri and REM-insprired Byrds jangle and you have The Strawmen. Oceans of gorgeous jangle, an army of melodic hooks and thought-provoking lyrics." However. . .we all know there's too much BS and too many exclamation points used to sell stuff nowadays. So, in a modest attempt to limit our contribution to that general psychic pollution, CDBaby and The Strawmen are providing MP3 samples for all our songs. Click and see for yourself. If they don't float your boat, go find something that does. . .life is too short to listen to music you don't like. But if they do, then buy our CD so we can make a little money and do this again. Either way, Peace to you and yours. The Strawmen are: Bill Harmon: Lead singer, lyricist, guitarist, and songwriter. . .Bill once upon a time had the rare opportunity to pitch some songs to the late Johnny Cash in person. The Man in Black didn't care for those particular tunes, but appreciated Bill's spunk (Bill had chased Cash down in an open field on Cash's property) and told him to "never put that guitar down". Bill has never been quite sure of the wisdom of that advice. Mark Harmon: Bassist, guitarist, songwriter, background vocalist, recording engineer, and producer. . .Mark's love for the bass shows in his lyrical approach to the instrument. If you like bass parts that contribute to the atmosphere as well as provide a rock-solid bottom end, then you'll like Mark's playing. Check out the sample from Track 12 ("I Don't Live There Anymore") to get a flavor. Mark and Bill are brothers. David Leonhardt: Main guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and hook-meister extraordinaire. . .David's inspiration for many of his guitar parts comes from Johnny Marr of "The Smiths". You can hear Dave's chimey melodies particularly well on "Can't Satisfy," "Saving Faded Dreams," and "The Reason Why." "Saving Faded Dreams" also features: Mike Roe: Producer, guitarist, background vocalist and relentless promoter. Mike is on the road a lot with "The Lost Dogs" and "The 77s" and is always talking up The Strawmen. Mike's tasteful electric and acoustic guitar work is all over the record. Bruce Spencer: Drummer for "The 77s", Bruce volunteered to play drums on this record just because he liked the songs. He's a musician's musician. Scott Reams: Percussion and post-production work. My father purchased this online in MP3 format, and it's definitely worth checking out... |
Posted By: Speesh
Date Posted: December 28 2007 at 22:57
Hehe sorry its been a while, I shortly afterwards moved up to university and was too busy for music for a while. But I've been listening to it again a lot lately, and I can confidently answer yes. 88MHz is just fantastic, sometimes I love it and sometimes I can't even understand it. Reminds me of King Crimson at times. I'll have to write up a review sooner or later. |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: December 30 2007 at 11:42
| Update on The Strawmen: I've been listening to the album repeatedly now, and it has grown tremendously on me. Definitely a recommendation! |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: January 15 2008 at 19:51
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https://cdbaby.com/cd/shaolindeath - https://cdbaby.com/cd/shaolindeath
GO GET SHAOLIN DEATH SQUAD NOW..... ------------- 
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Posted By: frantic
Date Posted: January 16 2008 at 03:27
i have got the album recently. it seems to be one of the surprising finds for me, so unique, great combination of different genres...
i second the recommendation, go get it... ------------- hunger for more prog can never be quenched. |
Posted By: sixandeight
Date Posted: March 07 2008 at 14:55
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A little shameless self-promo...
Din Within's http://cdbaby.com/cd/dinwithin - Awaken the Man ( http://cdbaby.com/cd/dinwithin - http://cdbaby.com/cd/dinwithin )
• "Debut of the year" - Norwegian progressive rock radio show "Glasshuset"
• "Top 10 Prog Albums of 2007" (#7) - "Epic Prog with the Lurker" at ProgRock.com If you like Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, Dream Theater, Styx, Kansas, Kevin Gilbert...
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Posted By: scummyjob
Date Posted: March 24 2008 at 20:15
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this might float your boat
http://www.cdbaby.com/stravinsky - http://www.cdbaby.com/stravinsky
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 29 2008 at 04:19
Thanks for that one, I got it and it's very nice. I wouldn't compare them too much to PT or Radiohead. Stereolab comes to mind first. One of the vocalists sounds a lot like Greg Lake, also. I also ordered Phideaux's Chubacabras with that and just to try something new, Alitheia Chthonick. More on the metal side of prog than my typical taste, but I liked it. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: BallisticBuddha
Date Posted: July 24 2008 at 10:07
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I think i still have to sya that one of my favorite aspects of CDBaby is the order confirmation email they send you. Aside from that, Ive gotten some pretty good cds that I simply couldn't find anywhere else, such as: http://cdbaby.com/cd/4front - Gravity - 4 Font also, a friend of mine recently released an album and started selling it via CDBaby and he said it was a great tool for any degree of indie artist to start selling albums |
Posted By: ChrisG
Date Posted: August 19 2008 at 12:08
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Hello All -
This post is a self-promotion exercise - just to be clear and straight-forward. I put together a project mentioned elsewhere in this forum - Reflections - An Act Of Glass. It features several prominent prog rock players and it is available on CDBaby.com. The links below will give details and samples -
http://cdbaby.com/cd/andrewgorczyca - http://cdbaby.com/cd/andrewgorczyca
http://www.myspace.com/actofglass - http://www.myspace.com/actofglass
Thanks for listening!
Peace,
Chris G
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Posted By: grimmald
Date Posted: September 02 2008 at 20:53
| Check out "Theories of Tension" by Roulette Notations. Complex. Genius. |
Posted By: SolariS
Date Posted: December 10 2008 at 00:18
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Here's some of my recent purchases: "A punk-jazz version of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition" actually saw this advertised on progarchives, but it's really good haha. http://cdbaby.com/cd/slavdehren2 - http://cdbaby.com/cd/slavdehren2 I know it's a crime to mention hip-hop on this site..I don't usually buy it, but these guys are good. jazz+rock+funk+hip hop. It's real music..any doubts listen to 'delhi kuts'. Fun/political lyrics with the occasional instrumental track. http://cdbaby.com/cd/coldduckcomplex - http://cdbaby.com/cd/coldduckcomplex http://cdbaby.com/cd/coldduckcomplex2 - http://cdbaby.com/cd/coldduckcomplex2 This album is based around a tape these guys found in a thrift store. An audio letter to family..It's pretty funny and kinda interesting..5$ budget buy. People who like quirky/funny music will like this. http://cdbaby.com/cd/unibrows - http://cdbaby.com/cd/unibrows A japanese opera singer (with an amazing voice) backed by orchestra singing famous opera arias. $5 http://cdbaby.com/cd/asakotamura - http://cdbaby.com/cd/asakotamura String quartet, modern composition, somewhat impressionist/avant-garde, $5 http://cdbaby.com/cd/luckettaditi - http://cdbaby.com/cd/luckettaditi Some really good sound collage stuff, $5 http://cdbaby.com/cd/sunburstcarrier - http://cdbaby.com/cd/sunburstcarrier Excellent solo piano, original composition, highly recommended if you like somewhat minimalist solo piano stuff, $5 http://cdbaby.com/cd/darianstavans11 - http://cdbaby.com/cd/darianstavans11 Deranged lyrics, Zappa fans would like this. Lots of instruments, great vocalist...hilarious! $5 http://cdbaby.com/cd/cleaver - http://cdbaby.com/cd/cleaver ha as you can see I buy a lot from the budget section (buy 3 and get each album for $5)...but I've rarely been let down so I'm going to keep going with it...I don't have enough money to feed my music addiction, but this helps :P. -------------  
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Posted By: jeffn1
Date Posted: February 15 2009 at 18:05
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Sorry for the double post, but I just noticed this is dedicated to CD's on CD Baby.com. So here is info about my CD: Surfing the Solar Winds.
This album has taken me about 15 years to make. It is inspired by older Rush (Hemispheres is one of my favorites) and synthesized J.S. Bach (Don Dorsey's version of the fugue from Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, from his BachBusters CD, is a favorite).
Although aggressive guitars are prevalent, everything is played using synths and samplers. I believe that new technology can auger in a new generation of creative progressive rock, in particular if you are a keyboardist.
The music is more on the rock side of progressive rock (I don't love meandering slower/softer parts).
Time-space Continuum is probably the most progressive (with interesting time signatures), but please check out Trick or Treat and Surfing the Solar WInds too (or course, I would love for you to listen to the full CD).
You can stream the new album for free here: http://www.soundclick.com/jeffreynaness - www.soundclick.com/jeffreynaness
You can pick up the album here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/naness2 - http://cdbaby.com/cd/naness2
I think the album has been very well received.
Thanks for listening.
Jeffrey Naness ------------- For original progressive electronic rock, check out: www.soundclick.com/jeffreynaness |
Posted By: leonalvarado
Date Posted: March 05 2009 at 20:36
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I got my own album on CD BABY: http://cdbaby.com/cd/leonalvarado There are sound snippets for each song but there are better snippets on my own site: http://www.leonplaysmusic.com/Site/Music_%26_Credits.html I think the CD Baby snippets happen from around ten seconds into the songs up until thirty seconds after. The main problem I had with that was that some of my songs "build up" into them and so it seems as if they are very slow. Best thing to do is to go to the address on my site first and then check out the cdbaby.com snippets to get a more rounded feel for it. Overall CD Baby is a great place to find music. More and more musicians are opting to release their material directly (this is more so the case with Progressive Rock bands), there are some very cool music on their site.
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Posted By: Zappa
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 11:51
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Try this. We released it last month. Steve Rothery from Marillion plays on the track "Oh Look! A Rainbow!!" http://cdbaby.com/cd/mrsoso3 - http://cdbaby.com/cd/mrsoso3 ------------- Time is a great healer. Unless it's a rash, then you're better off with ointment. |
Posted By: spacerocker
Date Posted: March 14 2009 at 11:46
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Check out Aeolian Race. Some floydish sounding spacey, prog rock. http://cdbaby.com/cd/aeolianrace - http://cdbaby.com/cd/aeolianrace |
Posted By: superprog
Date Posted: March 23 2009 at 22:05
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hahaha Greg Lake? i gotta go tell Leslie the singer.....
anyways if u is liking Stereolab and other Krautrock-style experiments n' stuff do check out my band I \ D...............we've got a cd out called Midnight Hot:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/midnighthot - http://cdbaby.com/cd/midnighthot
GET KINKY GET KRAUT GET HOT................
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Posted By: drummsrus
Date Posted: April 06 2009 at 16:35
 I must have " HYBRIS " is there anywhere I can get it ????------------- DARCY DIXON |
Posted By: Speesh
Date Posted: April 19 2009 at 14:37
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http://cdbaby.com/cd/agentmoosehead Agent Moosehead - Neil, Throw the Switch My latest discovery, found em completely by accident on youtube. Progressive Avant-Jazz madness. Sometimes gets a little too cacophonic for my tastes but I'm continuing to listen with an open mind. I'd describe it as a mix between Zappa's great big band composition, John Zorn's avant-craziness, and Estradasphere's randomness (not to mention reverence to video game music). Check it out if you're into any of the above. They definitely deserve to be listed on PA, though I believe they're unsigned so they might not fit the requirements IIRC. Either way if anyone involved in artist submission reads this, give em a try. I think you'll agree with me. |
Posted By: The Old Road
Date Posted: July 04 2009 at 04:27
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A recent favourite is The Difference Machine by Big Big Train:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/bigbigtrain - http://cdbaby.com/cd/bigbigtrain
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: July 04 2009 at 04:39
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^ great album! BTW: I think they'll be releasing a new album this year.
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Posted By: gulliman
Date Posted: August 07 2009 at 08:43
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I would be really glad if somebody would check out: http://www.cdbaby.com/pantokraator - Pantokraator - The Storm Eaters |
Posted By: Guitar1Jesse
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 19:10
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Check out The Games of Scholars: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/gamesofscholars - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/gamesofscholars It was my first attempt at recording...not so great haha. The songs are good though! ------------- Take a few minutes and listen to this! http://www.myspace.com/jlangmusic |
Posted By: Guitar1Jesse
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 19:17
I have no idea what they are saying, but I like it! ------------- Take a few minutes and listen to this! http://www.myspace.com/jlangmusic |
Posted By: leonalvarado
Date Posted: August 15 2009 at 13:50
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I'll push my cause at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/leonalvarado - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/leonalvarado
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Posted By: gulliman
Date Posted: August 16 2009 at 12:35
hehe... Thanks for checking them out!
They sing in Estonian indeed, yet all the lyrics have English translations in the booklet. ------------- http://www.panto.ee/eng http://www.cdbaby.com/pantokraator http://www.myspace.com/pantokraator |
Posted By: Virtual Scott
Date Posted: August 19 2009 at 08:56
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If I may be so bold as to add my band (and our new CD) to the CDBaby list thread: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/oceansofnight - Oceans of Night. Thanks for your time, support and attendance! ------------- http://www.oceansofnight.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Porcupine_cookie
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 18:03
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How about this??? http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/halfpastfour - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/halfpastfour
I love this band :)
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Posted By: AgentSpork
Date Posted: December 14 2009 at 14:11
| http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/amberlight - The Amber Light - Goodbye to Dusk, Farewell to Dawn is a fantastic album, well worth checking out. It currently has to be backordered though, unfortunately. |
Posted By: danjam
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 13:31
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Checkout this new progmetal band "Floodline" I found there cd's on http://www.cdbaby.com - www.cdbaby.com They sound like Opeth yet different, They have there own style going on. Here is a reveiew that i wrote about there new album entitled "beneath the waves", Peace. Floodline is a very talented new progmetal band that I discovered on myspace. This is the band I’ve been waiting to hear!!! I was first pulled in from there cover art and later found out that Ed unitsky did the album art. Ed unitsky has done cover art for "The flower kings" "The Tangent" "Unitopia" and many other great prog bands. Another reason I was pulled into Floodline's music is Randy George plays keys on there new album "Beneath The waves". Randy george plays bass with Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy for those who don’t know. Lets get back to Floodline, the new album entitled "Beneath The Waves" is a well produced and thought out concept album that is very dynamic in the vein of Opeth. This album is in my top 10 prog metal albums for 2009. Floodline Reminds me of Opeth yet different, They have there own thing going on. If Opeth and Alice in Chains had a baby it would sound like Floodline. This is an amazing album from start to finish, many twists and turns in between. I bought the cd at www.cdbaby.com but I think you can find it elsewhere. Check these guys out at www.myspace.com/floodlinemusic you wont regret it! Peace........ ------------- I love prog!!!!! |
Posted By: Eapo_q42
Date Posted: January 14 2010 at 20:37
Yeah, I bought that yesterday from CDbaby, along with Little Atlas - Hollow http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/LittleAtlas - http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/LittleAtlas Zeroesque - Multipick Technique http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Zeroesque - http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Zeroesque Very awesome site for obscure prog! |
Posted By: xaribus
Date Posted: January 16 2010 at 11:14
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Hello peoples! I read through your thread, and thought I might suggest my band to you for a listen! (Not trying to be cocky, but if I didn't promote, I wouldn't be doing my job!) We are on CDbaby, myspace, facebook, all that good stuff. We are called "Sleep Siren." Please take a listen and let me know what you think! -Snead- CdBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/SleepSiren - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/SleepSiren Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sleepsirenmusic - http://www.myspace.com/sleepsirenmusic Thanks everyone! P.S. - We are out of hard copies on cdbaby. We lose money selling our hard copies, unfortunately. However if anyone wants one, I'd be happy to handle the transaction myself. :-) ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: tkurki
Date Posted: June 11 2010 at 13:53
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Check out Chinese Beard's Shades of Tomorrow: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ChineseBeard - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ChineseBeard Stream's on MySpace http://www.myspace.com/chinesebeard - http://www.myspace.com/chinesebeard |
Posted By: berger_king
Date Posted: August 01 2010 at 20:22
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Well, not surprisingly my old band is on cdbaby too. Technically we are now defunct. There is a little prog influence but it's mostly post-rock. Now I'm not suggesting anybody buy this, unless it strikes your fancy. But I guess it's worth a listen: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/antimatterfox - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/antimatterfox There is also this excellent band: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/teaclub - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/teaclub
Whose second album I can assure easily surpasses this, although I'm not sure exactly when it will be available
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Posted By: thechrisl
Date Posted: August 20 2010 at 15:19
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I used to be a CD Baby addict. It starts by searching for bands you know so the site will pull up bands that (allegedly) sound similar. I've discovered some pretty great stuff this way. Not long ago I decided the cons outweighed the pros when it came to owning CDs so I mainly download all my music now (as long as it's high bitrate and non-DRM). Fortunately CD Baby does that too! I finally put my own thing out there recently. It's currently being considered for inclusion into PA but you're welcome to check it out: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/PetroleumFalcon - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/PetroleumFalcon |
Posted By: GY!BE
Date Posted: August 25 2010 at 18:49
Thanks for the info I didn'r know this site they got all bunch of stuff but i'm surprised they have no gy!be  maybe they didn't want to give the copyrights...
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Posted By: Deleuze
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 07:48
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Posted By: Marcusmax
Date Posted: September 22 2010 at 18:08
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I'll join in the general throng here and humbly submit my CD. I recently got accepted into Crossover so this is probably quite timely. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/duberry - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/duberry
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Posted By: dcappe
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 08:55
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my band Tempus Fugit (not the Brazillian band but the Toronto band) has a new album Shallow Water Blackout which is up on CD Baby at http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TempusFugit" rel="nofollow - http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TempusFugit FYI we will be playing on April 8 2010 between 1PM and 5PM at Brutopia in Montreal in conjunction with The Marillion Convention - which will be a mix of originals and Marillion songs. |