Last Update: Nov 03, 2011
Welcome
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elcome to the Digital Meltd0wn Music Blog Aggregator & Blogroll. The aim of this project is to build the most comprehensive list of music blogs available on the internet, and categorize them according to genre for your convenience. You can click the link above, scroll down, or select a category from the drop down menu at the top of the page to skip directly to the list of blogs. I hope that this blogroll will serve as an invaluable resource for music enthusiasts everywhere.
I strive to ensure that this list contains blogs of the highest caliber. Each blog must meet several requirements in order to make the list. It is inevitable that some visitor's favorite blogs will be excluded as a result of these restrictions, yet it will ensure that the blogs listed will be of a much higher quality. I should also mention that blogs which contain commercially available material will not be listed here. Digital Meltd0wn does not advocate piracy, yet we are not responsible for the content of the blogs listed here. Our aim is to promote blogs which focus on rare material that is out of print or otherwise unavailable. If you find a blog on the list that fails to meet this criteria, please report it.
I would like to take the time to thank all of you music bloggers out there, whether you are on this list or not. As a music blogger myself, I know how much dedication and hard work goes into running a blog. Your work does not go unappreciated, and this list would not exist at all were it not for you.
Please visit my regular music blog: http://digitalmeltd0wn.blogspot.com
Featured Blogs
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The Chronic Music blog has been going strong since January of 2008. One of the first things you will notice upon visiting the blog is the simple, yet stylish three-column layout, which features a number of different navigational options to choose from. The thing I love the most about this blog is that it is truly eclectic, offering up everything from acid jazz to melodic death metal. I love exploring the tag clouds on blogs such as this, as they tend to be a invaluable resource, either for broadening my knowledge of genres and artists that I know very little about, or introducing me to those that I am completely unaware of.
It is evident that a great deal of time has been spent perfecting this blog. Several modifications have been made in order to provide a variety of methods for navigation. Dropdown menus replace the traditional archived posts and labels lists, and as I mentioned above, he has also added a tag cloud for labels. Chronic Music also provides more information than the average blog about the content being posted. In addition to the great write-ups, you will also find links to the artists' official sites, wikipedia entries, discogs page, a preview track, and links to several different sites where you can buy the album. The Chronic Music blog certainly believes in offering a broad range of choices to it's visitors.
Chronic Music: http://chronicmusic.blogspot.com
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Weirdo Music is the first non-blog to be featured here. You may be wondering why the featured blog isn't a blog at all. The reason I chose to feature Weirdo Music is because it's owner does a great deal to promote and share music that would remain largely unnoticed were it not for his efforts. The site is operated by Marco Kalnenek from Heerlen, the Netherlands. Weirdo Music is a multi-purpose site, delivering news, reviews, and columns, in addition to serving as an online record shop. One of my favorite areas of the site is the downloads section, where Marco features a revolving collection of music blogs which focus on rare and unusual music. In addition to Weirdo Music, Marco has also been operating his own net-label, WM Recordings, since 2004. The WM catalog features a rather eclectic selection of independent artists, offering everything from Pop to Afrobeat. The majority of the WM Recordings catalog can be downloaded for free, but there are also a few commercial releases available at a generous price. Marco is also an accomplished independent musician in his own right, having self-released several full length albums and EPs. You can read more about his musical projects here.
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The Chocoreve music blog hardly needs any introduction to many within the music blog community. It's operator, Chocoreve has been going strong since February of 2005. During it's first few months of existence, it simply linked to other websites, pointing out where to find quality albums. However, in June of 2005, Chocoreve started to serve up albums from his own collection. During the last couple of years it has developed into a vast treasure trove of vintage music from around the world. Chocoreve is probably best known for it's huge collection of compilations of rare garage rock and psychedelic tracks from the 60's and 70's, the majority of which contain tracks that you won't find anyplace else. It is a simple site in terms of presentation and design, remaining largly unaltered in appearance since it's first inception. Most of the albums do not feature reviews; however, don't let this small fact discourage you from downloading any of them, as the majority of them are unsung gems well worth listening to. Chocoreve is a legendary blog to all who are familiar with it, and if you're unfamiliar with it, upon visiting it you will soon understand the reason why. Have you left your comment today?
Chocoreve: http://chocoreve.blogspot.com
- I am in the process of adding the remaining featured blogs. Please check back soon
March 20, 2011
March 10, 2011
Featured Blog - सølγ שаябlɛş
As some of you may know, I recently reversed my decision to close the site. Fortunately for me, a couple of individuals by the name of FourSteps (aka Don) and VelvetBob agreed to contribute here, and have rapidly been breathing new life into the site. I have been very impressed with the progress they have managed to make in such a relatively short period of time. In keeping with the spirit of progress I have decided to resurrect a feature which hasn't been seen for a long time here, the Featured Blog. In the future I'm going to do my best to deliver a new featured blog post at least every two weeks. Eventually I would like to enlist the help of others in order to make it a weekly feature.
This week's featured blog is a relative newcomer to the scene, having been around a little under a year; however, he has attracted a lot of attention during that short period of time. The blog in question is none other than Holy Warbles, or सølγ שаябlɛş if you prefer. The site is operated by øשlqæda, a man who certainly knows his music, which is clearly evident from the very detailed and informative posts he regularly serves up. Once you visit the site it doesn't take long to realize that you have just immersed yourself within a world of obscure oddities, which each have their own story to tell. Aside from the quality of the music presented, there are a couple of things that really set Holy Warbles apart from many other blogs in my opinion. First of all, there is literally music from every corner of the globe represented there. You can find field recordings of traditional ethnic folk music from tiny Pacific islands, in addition to music from modern industrialized nations. The second aspect of the site that really struck me was the sheer number of genres represented, as evident by the lengthy list of labels present in the sidebar, which may even number more than 1,000. Be prepared to devote several hours to browsing through the archives, which is reminiscent of visiting an amazing antique store for the first time, as you make one amazing discovery of obscure music after another. Then you realize that despite the fact that you have devoted several hours of your time marveling at one item after another, you will undoubtedly require several more equaly lengthy trips to satisfy your curiosity. Click the link below to visit one of the best music blogs on the internet.
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