Some circuitous route led me back to the excellent Blogariddims series that came out in what I reckon was the late 00s. The ones I remember were Woebot's jazz one (gateway to Gil Evans iirc) and the Grievous Angel one. The blog posts have vanished from what I can make out, but the mixes are preserved on Mixcloud.
https://www.mixcloud.com/blogariddims/
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Saturday, 16 December 2023 10:30 (five months ago) link
I can't find it now, but one that I liked for weird/psychedelic folk was called I think Babelblogue or something like that.
I know of a couple blogs like this that are still going.
https://www.fondsound.com/ is great for 90's new age / jazz / pop stuff from Asia.
https://www.listentothis.info/ is really in that classic music blog mode where you're getting one person's favorite obscure records along whatever genres they happen to like. Not as active these days but I think most of the links still work.
― OneSecondBefore, Saturday, 16 December 2023 15:27 (five months ago) link
ZippyShare went down in the last couple of weeks :(
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Saturday, 16 December 2023 15:47 (five months ago) link
tbh I'm pleased about that because you had to use a VPN to access it and it was annoying
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 16 December 2023 15:48 (five months ago) link
what about… gabba.net or whatever it was? classic layout! discovered italo disco via “spacer woman” there.Was originally gabba.amp I think? (By name if not by domain)How I discovered my favorite Ghostface track (Gorilla Hood)and I Luv U ofc
― what you say is true but by no means (lukas), Saturday, 16 December 2023 18:18 (five months ago) link
fond / sound is a real good 1
https://www.fondsound.com/tosha-suiho-四季の笛-die-vier-jahreszeiten-in-kyoto-1983/
― Deflatormouse, Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:30 (one week ago) link
Some circuitous route led me back to the excellent Blogariddims series that came out in what I reckon was the late 00s. The ones I remember were Woebot's jazz one (gateway to Gil Evans iirc) and the Grievous Angel one. The blog posts have vanished from what I can make out, but the mixes are preserved on Mixcloud.https://www.mixcloud.com/blogariddims/
Amazing this was preserved. I did #6, which is funny given I hadn't started my Musicophilia mix yet (began in 2008). I wish I could find whoever did this archive on Mixcloud, and see if they have mix in a decent quality file--I ended up with only a 128kbps mp3, sadly.
― Soundslike, Tuesday, 21 May 2024 15:06 (one week ago) link
i'm almost more curious about the lifestories of current host(esse)s of extant places like this https://ezhevika.blogspot.com/(particularly what's to be gained in 2024 (if ever?) by continuing to rip and post out-of-print albums?) than i am eager to hear the actual music
― reggie (qualmsley), Tuesday, 21 May 2024 21:51 (one week ago) link
Flabbergasted Vibes
this is the one i remember most. i returned again and again and found so much cool shit there
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 21 May 2024 23:06 (one week ago) link