cdbaby.com recommendations (with samples)

avestin wrote: Evans wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: ^ 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.  I haven't looked at any of the albums in the thread yet, but i have tried some other random samples and.. well... apart from being so EXTREMELY obscure, i think i'll like it :) I'm thinking of ordering a few cheap ones right now, actually...   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   There are more of course.   Like you said, there's this section - 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

Wow, thanks for all those other recommendations as well, i once met a guy who told me about Wayside, and i've been meaning to look it up. I'm trying some C'est Mortel right now, and i'll keep them in ming for next time. :)
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 ?

By the way, what exactly does "no plastic" mean?


Edited by Evans - September 15 2007 at 09:55

^ 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. 

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!

A taste of Chile.

Manatarms

http://cdbaby.com/cd/manatarms

CN

MikeEnRegalia wrote: ^ Thanks! Now for some retro prog: Anglagard - Hybris (1992) Anglagard - Epilog (1994, re-released 2003) Hybris seems to be permanently out of stock - but you can still listen to the samples.

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....

Chrome - Third From the Sun - everyone's favorite space/psych/punk/prog craziness! http://cdbaby.com/cd/chrome3

Edited by Minimalist777 - August 10 2007 at 18:02

MikeEnRegalia wrote: Another recommendation: Heaven's Cry - Primal Power Addiction Listen and be amazed!

http://cdbaby.com/cd/aghora3

Check out Aghora "Formless". One of my recent favorites.

The first one, simply titled "Aghora" is nice as well.

evilromero wrote: Going to recommend Dissonance Rising 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.

I was going to recommend it myself when I saw this thread.  It really is a great album, hasn't left my regular rotation.