Showing posts with label free download. Show all posts
Showing posts with label free download. Show all posts

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Never Forget The Cause



Never Forget The Cause is a punk rock/electronic/indie music collective from Quezon City in the Philippines that advances the DIY ethos of the early anarcho-punk movement.

Their recordings serve as a musical manifesto to a movement that believes that music need not be boxed as a commodity that can be sold, because we believe that no one has a natural right to make a claim of ownership to an idea, as all minds are free and so are the ideas that flourish from them.

We question the status quo of those who seek to put an iron hold on the music industry, by launching a crusade that is geared up on advancing corporate 'pop' music by subverting the underground music scene's aesthetics in order to create a more media savvy and blander version of such underground forms of music.

The band also is an advocate, the Open Source approach to design, development, and distribution of music.

Also they adhere to the free culture movement that promotes the freedom to distribute and modify creative works, using the Internet as well as other media.

They object to overly restrictive copyright laws, and intellectual property. Instead we promote the Creative Commons and Copyleft forms of licensing.

They seek to liberate the airwaves, from bland pop music as well as to confront the corporate music industry's spectacle of hype at its own irrelevance.

Ideas are free and so is music.

Viva Free Music!



Website: http://neverforgetthecause.wordpress.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/never.forget.the.cause
Description: http://neverforgetthecause.wordpress.com/about/
Current album offered for download is: Soundtrack for the Impending Apocalypse
Liner notes: http://bit.ly/j1IRRe
Album preview link: http://bit.ly/lZI9zn
Download link: https://www.yousendit.com/download/MFo3S3hkOW5lcEt4dnc9PQ

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Across The Sea No. 7: Archaic Smile


From the ashes of a year’s hiatus, melodic hardcore band, Archaic Smile is now back with a new line-up and a drive to make the Bristol hardcore outfit be deservingly heard. They have played alongside mighty bands such as It Prevails and All Guns Blazing from their past experiences, thus, proving their worth.

Archaic Smiles’ new 2-track EP album, “This City”, has a personality of sticking to their English roots. The first track, same name of the EP, opens up fervent screaming vocals thorough followed by spoken sung that gives the listener a surprise of that strong rhotic Bristolian English accent. The second track, “Ocean Related Trauma”, pops a melody that is much present in modern hardcore but is well crafted ending with fading screams to present the feel of darkness through a lyrically “dark” track.

Archaic Smile gives me a hint of sublime young hardcore horde with the fanatical screaming vocals mixing a twist of their inhabitant accent, and old-fashioned melodic guitar works that works with a more contemporary hardcore drum beats. Modern melodic hardcore bands are notable for their triplets and tapping guitar and bass, but this EP’s work is pretty old school having to use more authentic standard straight distorted guitar riffs. And this however amazingly bonds together with a more modern double pedalled drum work. This is a good paradigm where the old and new collide to pull off a great incorporating jar of complex techniques to vanguard the well-constructed album. This is the thing I like about this album overall. For a comeback, Archaic Smile simply bears out their musically-driven merit.

You can download “The City” EP and song lyrics for free by visiting: 
www.facebook.com/ArchaicSmileUK

By  Aiko Ilagan

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Mellow Del Prado - V Necks And Neckties

Some old release from our friends in San Pablo City, Laguna. Mellow del Prado is one of my favorite band back in the days. Thanks to Jade for sharing this link to us so you can download and listen to their songs. V Necks and Neckties is a full length release with  some songs coming from their EP "Pretending We're Actors" released in 2002. I definitely recommend specially if you didn't got the chance to see them perform live back in the days.


To other bands, if you have any recorded materials that you want to share just send us an email at batangashcpunk@gmail.com

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Across the sea no.8: DoneFor


1. Something To Lose
2. Sun City
3. Make Believe
4. Over The Heels

"Take it from me kid, dreams are better off forgotten, I have nothing left, just a chest full of broken dreams, and i still don’t know what life means." - Sun City

DoneFor is a melodic hardcore band from Brisbane Australia and they have a four track demo available for free download. This is indeed a great demo from this young band from Brisbane, reminiscent to the music of bands like Defeater and Ruiner. The songs are flying high on emotion matched with good lyrics and sincerity. I have nothing but praise on this demo. So if you are a fan of bands I mentioned earlier, I am sure your going to like this one. Download this demo and you won't be disappointed. 

I am now a fan.

Across the sea no.7: Oponente Interno



Voces Y Gritos EP
1. Voces Y Gritos
2. Activa Voluntad

Oponente Interno is a band from Ecuador in South America and they have a Digital EP called Voces Y Gritos that was released last year and this is available for free download. I always appreciate those bands who share their music for free, I strongly believed that music should be free specially if its on a digital format. 

Opening track Voces Y Gritos or Shouts and Cries in English is heavy, infused with some metal influence. This track sounds more like Earth Crisis and As I Lay Dying. Great guitar works and heavy pounding drums, high on energy, enough to start a moshpit and some sing along. On Activa Voluntad, the band tries to be melodic opening the song with bass line with complex guitar riffs reminds of melodic hardcore bands of the late 90's and early 2000. I just wish they include lyrics with translations or explanation since the songs were written in Spanish. 

For me hardcore is not just about music, it is always  important to have the lyrics sheet as well. I want to know the reason why are you screaming.

I am looking forward for a full length release from this band soon. You can visit the link provided above to download this EP.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Some Old Records For Sharing: Village Idiots "Needles to Say"


I used to have this CD back then, and I can't remember who borrowed or took this from my rack, One of my fave local pop punk band back in the days together with the likes of Richard Collier and Batangas' One Sweet Day and Settle Down. Thanks to Jade of Walk Me Home for sharing this to us.

Here's a little bio from their old Myspace page, probably outdated as well;

Started out doing Descendents and Greenday covers during their high school years around ‘95, Village Idiots became San Pablo’s premier punk band until their breakup last year 2003. Jade (main chief songwriter), RJ (bass), Delfin (guitars) and Alex (drums) spent countless weekend mornings in basement to write their early pop punk songs about school, teenage love and mainly about growing up. Their main influence during that time includes Descendents, Greenday, Goo Goo Dolls, Bad Religion and The Lemonheads. But after graduation from highschool (March ’96), three fourth of the band went separate ways and Jade is the only member left to continue the band. Now Jade’s first move is to find replacements. Luckily, he recruited Ebong from hardcore band Balance on guitars, Topet another highschool mate on bass and Jhay from post-hardcore outfit Thinline on drums. After completing the band line up once again, Village Idiots became much better, tighter and gaining more attention from the local San Pablo scene. And eventually from neighboring towns and cities sharing stages with Strap On Seven Inch, Goo, Mindrape from Manila, Feud, Hollywood from Cavite, Aunt Audrey, S.A.W., On A Day Like Today from Laguna and One Against All, Settled Down from Batangas are among their contemporaries. Year 2001, they released their parent’s produced demo cassette tape entitled “1-800-DIETSODA” which includes early songs like “cram”, “diet soda”, “hotshot”. 2 years later with more budget, they went inside Sound Creation to record their first and only full length cd entitled “Needles To Say” with Shinji Tanaka behind the glass. Before launching “Needles To Say” some of the songs was initially released on “Split Ends”, a cd split with Batangas’ punk friends Settled Down. The band played their final show in their hometown San Pablo City last 2003 in the Earth Decay show against US President Bush. Currently: -Jade is writing for his zine Coffeemug and playing bass for an indie rock band Walk Me Home. Also a proud father. -Ebong is proud father too and taking care of his pregnant wife for their second baby. -Jhay is a proud father too and also plays drums for Walk Me Home. -Topet is pursuing a career as a computer hacker.

Enjoy!

* We will post some old record as well from  San Pablo's Indie/ Power Pop outfit Mellow Del Prado next time, so watch out for that.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Across the sea: #5 The Kingsford Run MMXI Demo


1. Clubbing seals
2. Arrows
3. Dead dogs for quarter

The Kingsford Run is a harcore/metal band from Simi Valley in California and they have a demo called MMXI available for free download. 

The opening track Clubbing Seals is song is full of energy, for sure to wake you up in a dizzy Monday morning. The second song Arrows continues with the same energy and passion, while Dead Dogs for Quarter is a slower compare to the previous songs but this is my personal favorite. Compliment to the guitar works and vocal parts. This is great demo, I am really stoked when I heard this. Can't wait for their full length to be released. 

You should check this guys out, just click on the download button at the top. Add them as well in Facebook. Lyrics is available as well on their website at http://kingsfordsux.blogspot.com/

*If you want your demos and albums to be featured or reviewed here just drop us an email at batangashcpunk@gmail.com.



Sunday, March 27, 2011

Lakefest Sampler Vol.3

click on the image.

As promised from our previous post. Here it is the Lakefest III Sampler. Available for free download, thanks to our friends from San Pablo and to Jade of Walk Me Home and Coffeemug for making this compilation available free for all of us. This feature bands that are billed to play on this event. Also there three bands from Batangas like Settle Down from Bauan, Strenght from Within from Lipa City and The Morning After from Batangas City. 

This event is brought to you by Down for Life Clothing, Coffeemugazine and Seven Lake Hardcore. You can also download previous Lakefest compilation on the links below.

Free Download Links

Monday, June 21, 2010

The Morning After "Chasing lights EP" free download


themorningafter
"chasing lights ep"
1. Though emptiness I rise
2. Laguerta
3. Chasing lights
4. Memoirs of the old house



The Morning After is post-rock band from the city of Batangas. Started as a indie/power pop band way back 2002.  As they explore different type of music from post-rock, shoegaze, indie, punk, and  metal they were able to create this four track EP. Recorded and mixed at the comfort of their own room, everything here is D.I.Y. Thats why the band decided to give it away for free.

EP Review from Overtuneph:

The Morning After hails from Batangas and formed in 2002. The band creates fantastic post-rock. The group consists of amazingly talented individuals Lorenzo Reyes, Emmanuel Panopio, Mark Nino Cordova and Mark Anthony Ascinas. In early 2002, they started out as an indie/power pop band and continuously explore the music from post-rock, shoegaze, indie, punk to metal. Until early June, they have created a stunning EP that made me sit up and take notice when I heard the tracks. I have to admit that "Through Emptiness I Rise" and "Laguerta" reminds me a lot of Explosion in the Sky and God is an Astronaut, these 2 songs blew my socks off the moment I heard them. "Chasing Lights"is catchy while "Memoirs of the Old House" stayed mellow in its great soundscape not to drown you to sleep. In other words, The Morning After's Chasing Lights EP was beautiful, it is filled with 4 great tunes that you wouldn't want to miss. I would recommend this wholeheartedly.