Your favorite free downloads (or 'name your price')

[Sunhillow]

I'm curious about albums that bands or artists offer as a free download, or offer customers to pay whatever they want (starting with nothing). Here a four of my current favourites (and they have all become top 10-albums of that particular year):

Battle Circus - Battle Circus
http://battlecircus.bandcamp.com/

Dream The Electric Sleep - Lost And Gone Forever
http://dtes.bandcamp.com/album/lost-and-gone-forever

Lagartija - Particelle
http://lagartijaband.bandcamp.com/releases

Sinister Street - Trust
http://sinisterstreet.bandcamp.com/album/trust

[tallliman]

I am the morning's debut: http://iamthemorningband.bandcamp.com/album/-

[singring57]

http://trurl.bandcamp.com/album/do-not-see-me-rabbit

Not free but only $2.

[Dave (in MA)]

http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/
http://www.john-wesley.com/

[Sunhillow]

I am the morning's debut: http://iamthemorningband.bandcamp.com/album/-

Good call! HowcouldIforget?

[gsl]

All the Myriad albums are "name your price" http://myriad.bandcamp.com/

[Sunlight Caller]

I am the morning's debut: http://iamthemorningband.bandcamp.com/album/-

Intrigued by the name, I just listened to this and it's beautiful, must get a copy.

Edit... just paid for a download after hearing the first half in full, superior music and deserves a higher profile.

[Big Ears]

Definitely Obiymy Doschu - Elehia (2009)

http://rain.in.ua/en.html

The band is from Ukraine and unfortunately don't sing in English, but I hope they are still together as they are exceptional.

[tallliman]

Intrigued by the name, I just listened to this and it's beautiful, must get a copy.

Edit... just paid for a download after hearing the first half in full, superior music and deserves a higher profile.

Glad you like it, it's a truly stunning album that I keep coming back to. Spread the word!!

[undergroundrailroad]

http://therebelwheel.bandcamp.com/al...ores-breakfast

[Liquid Tension]

I like this thread... Thanks for the recommendations!

Charts and Maps
http://chartsandmaps.bandcamp.com/

Jardín de la Croix
http://jardindelacroix.bandcamp.com/...ean-cosmonauts

[Liquid Tension]

Here are a couple of heavier bands.

Carving Colours
http://carvingcolours.bandcamp.com/

Meridian
http://officialmeridian.bandcamp.com...nifest-destiny

[trurl]

http://trurl.bandcamp.com/album/do-not-see-me-rabbit

Not free but only $2.

Thank you sir!!

[Yodelgoat]

What good does giving your music away make? People may enjoy it, but its not exactly going to help you in any way. I for one, feel obligatet to pay at least something for what I own. I know Y'all arent as rich as I am (ok, thats a joke) but if you are a fan of music and wish to encourage it, please, at least throw the artist a bone or there will be no more artists. Kudos are worth precisely "dick"

[trurl]

Well, I am a little Rand-ian in that I don't believe in giving value away for nothing. But I priced the Trurl project at close to nothing for several reasons. 1, it's a side project and a labor of love. I did it for my own enjoyment; that was the primary profit. 2, I don't have the time or energy to promote it very hard- I drop a reference here or on Facebook now and then and that's really about it. So, I price it to be appealing. When the day ultimately comes that maybe we give it a proper release that will change. It's interesting to see how many people just pay the basic two bucks and how many decide it's worth a little more to them. It's a bit of an experiment to me. Some day I may reprice the Bandcamp download higher just to see if the perceived higher value actually helps it sell more.

[Splicer]

I might either have to widen my horizons into metal or just face the fact that very little up there will be something I like enough buy.

[ThomasKDye]

http://trurl.bandcamp.com/album/do-not-see-me-rabbit

Not free but only $2.

Yep, love this.

[Liquid Tension]

What good does giving your music away make? People may enjoy it, but its not exactly going to help you in any way. I for one, feel obligatet to pay at least something for what I own. I know Y'all arent as rich as I am (ok, thats a joke) but if you are a fan of music and wish to encourage it, please, at least throw the artist a bone or there will be no more artists. Kudos are worth precisely "dick"

I feel the same way so I give them some money but was always wondering what a good amount would be.

Any suggestions????

[Liquid Tension]

Well, I am a little Rand-ian in that I don't believe in giving value away for nothing. But I priced the Trurl project at close to nothing for several reasons. 1, it's a side project and a labor of love. I did it for my own enjoyment; that was the primary profit. 2, I don't have the time or energy to promote it very hard- I drop a reference here or on Facebook now and then and that's really about it. So, I price it to be appealing. When the day ultimately comes that maybe we give it a proper release that will change. It's interesting to see how many people just pay the basic two bucks and how many decide it's worth a little more to them. It's a bit of an experiment to me. Some day I may reprice the Bandcamp download higher just to see if the perceived higher value actually helps it sell more.

I just checked out a few songs and I'll be getting it this weekend...

Good stuff....

How would I know if it's of higher value until I get a proper chance to hear it??? With it being on that site is great and way better then just samples but I need to down load it for a real chance to listen to it....

[Sunhillow]

What good does giving your music away make? People may enjoy it, but its not exactly going to help you in any way.

On the contrary. It can help a band expanding their profile. A good example is the debut of Dream The Electric Sleep. Their astonishing debut is a (real) free download, so it helped them to receive attention, and now their second album is due to arrive end of this month, yet this one costs $ 10. Good marketing, from where I stand (as a customer, consumer, music-fan and webmaster).

[mpoll]

Here's another just announced today: http://www.jollyband.com/freeaudioguide2download.php

Jolly's "The Audio Guide To Happiness, Part 2" is a free download for a limited time. This is a great release, as is Part 1.