tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:35:14 +0000News about releases at WM Recordings, a netlabel operating from the Netherlands and specializing in "different" music.http://www.wmrecordings.com/newsblog.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)Blogger259125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-5198869656848309292Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:32:00 +00002010-04-16T15:35:14.364+02:00The NetLabel Coalition (NLC) is an organisation consisting of a group of netlabels who have a shared interest in promoting the free music ideal, as well as promoting their own catalogues and artists through collaborative efforts and projects. With this, the debut compilation album from NLC member labels, we're looking to spread knowledge about the group and what it's doing, as well as getting http://www.wmrecordings.com/2010/04/now-online-netlabel-coalition-volume-1.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-3246072367575070968Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:13:00 +00002010-04-16T00:14:27.432+02:00(via BoingBoing.net)http://www.wmrecordings.com/2010/04/copying-is-not-theft.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-293505542148016313Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:17:00 +00002010-04-06T12:17:42.221+02:00http://www.wmrecordings.com/2010/04/happy-elf-goes-crazy-with-balloons.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-2927407567011297479Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:28:00 +00002010-03-09T13:12:30.940+01:00Six international netlabels - including WM Recordings - have teamed up for one release to celebrate the idea of free music, and to simply bring you the shit de la shit!Up it up, Ego Twister, Peppermill, Proot, Cock Rock Disco, and WM Recordings share similar backgrounds and philosophies, and they are proud to present their "Greatest it". You might happen to know all of the 18 smash hits but if http://www.wmrecordings.com/2010/03/wm-recordings-presents-greatest-it.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-1091719293493040645Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:36:00 +00002010-02-19T10:53:26.018+01:00WM Recordings is very proud to present the release of the debut album by Molotow Brass Orkestar from Switzerland.Molotow Brass Orkestar combine swiss folk songs with a balkan brass playing style and add a little bit of ska to get their unique sound. The band was founded in fall 2007, when 6 friends sat together and started to rediscover songs they knew from their childhood.The album is available http://www.wmrecordings.com/2010/02/debut-cd-by-molotow-brass-orkestar-out.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-9043933461897085210Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:07:00 +00002010-02-16T13:09:22.789+01:00Now online, a new free album download by Italian musicians Stefano Roncarolo & Sandro Marinoni:Stefano Roncarolo & Sandro Marinoni - Mirage [WM104]http://www.wmrecordings.com/2010/02/new-on-wm-recordings-stefano-roncarolo.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-2199362609231795147Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:21:00 +00002010-02-03T11:28:25.313+01:00WM Recordings artist Gypsyliana will perfom in Berlin on february 14.Click on the picture for the announcement in pdf format.http://www.wmrecordings.com/2010/02/gypsyliana-in-berlin.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-2686313429077855319Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:57:00 +00002010-01-19T09:59:26.172+01:00Les Baudouins Morts existed between 1996 and 2000. They were a local cult band, with a strong following in the underground scene in and around the town of Leuven (Belgium). Their music, if that’s what you want to call it, was just an excuse to promote radical leftwing protest, make sick jokes, criticize everything and everyone walking the face of the planet and give everyone involved the http://www.wmrecordings.com/2010/01/new-free-download-les-baudoins-morts.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-4020952493567174073Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:34:00 +00002009-12-14T16:38:11.220+01:00A special trreat to keep you warm during the holidays:Get the WM Recordings "holiday package": 3 CDs for only $24,99 (includes free world wide shipping!)Free jazz by konstruKt (Turkey), playful progressive rock by Panicphobia (Denmark) and weird outsider songs by street poet Jack MacDonald (Canada). Three great, eclectic albums in one package!CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR ORDERhttp://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/12/wm-recordings-holiday-offer.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-6652838277422658611Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:26:00 +00002009-12-09T11:33:09.174+01:00"Music For Free", the track Rene Vis wrote for our 100th free album, has been covered by Camirrakiu:Visit Camirrakiu's YouTube Channelhttp://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/12/music-for-free-cover.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-3232938314542857824Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:07:00 +00002009-12-03T11:10:34.700+01:00Dutch publication "Spits", one of the largest free newspapers in the Netherlands, published an article about free music and Creative Commons-licenses today. We're proud to be mentioned as a example of a label that releases most of its catalog for free.Here's the main part of the article:[click on the image for a larger version]http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/12/wm-recordings-mentioned-in-dutch.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-1783884879807214375Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-11-18T12:05:42.448+01:00The Family Simpson, who released Montague's Lunchtime Speciale on WM Recordings is september, was recently featured in a local newspaper:Click on the pic for a larger version.http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/11/family-simpson-in-press.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-165408580892388480Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:32:00 +00002009-11-11T16:41:00.107+01:00Harold Schellinx, who contributed a track to the very first WM Recordings release five years ago under the name of DJ Harsman, has posted a very nice message about five years of WM Recordings and five years of DJ Harsman:Happy birthday, WM Recordings! Congratulations Marco Kalnenek!Time flies now, doesn't it? I greatly admire what Marco has achieved in these 5 years. The extremely divers and http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/11/so-what-has-become-of-dj-harsman.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-3180186809761091194Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:59:00 +00002009-11-09T00:01:14.988+01:00Happy Elf's video for "Online", the opening track of our 100th free release:http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/11/happy-elf-online.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-2480059664311773427Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:50:00 +00002009-11-07T10:54:22.965+01:00Five years, 100 free albums, nearly 1000 free tracks. That's WM Recordings in a nutshell for you. We celebrate our fifth birthday today with the release - yes, our 100th! - of this special compilation of cover versions, remixes, and tracks about free, legal music. We hope you'll celebrate with us.Various Artists - WM x 100 / 100 x WMhttp://www.wmrecordings.com/releases/wm100.htmhttp://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/11/wm-recordings-5-years-100-free-releases.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-2509279853611195833Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:09:00 +00002009-11-03T19:14:12.545+01:00WM Recordings artist Jan Turkenburg, known as "Meneer Jan" to his pupils, has released a great new mini album: "It Must Be One Of Those Days". The title track is so catchy that it will stick in your head forever. Don't believe us? Watch the hilarious video, featuring Ton Ruckert:"It Must Be One Of Those Days" is available from iTunes, Amazon mp3, and on CD directly from us.http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/11/it-must-be-one-of-those-days.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-2604714650832115066Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:50:00 +00002009-10-15T20:53:27.438+02:00Mashable is proud to present their 3rd annual Open Web Awards online competition. The Open Web Awards is an international online voting competition that covers major innovations in web technology and achievements in Social Media. This year, they've extended the length of the campaign by one month and also have created some new and engaging categories for their audience to reflect the changes in http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/10/nominate-wm-recordings-at-mashables.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-7238183280362877274Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:13:00 +00002009-10-07T14:13:47.708+02:00The release of the 100th free album download on our label is rapidly approaching. We have lots of activities coming up to celebrate this milestone. One of the projects surrounding our 100th free album will be a specially themed compilation: We have already invited you to submit a cover version of your favorite WM Recordings tracks, but since so many people asked about it we will expand the theme http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/10/updated-submissions-wanted-for-our.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-6769078207695546049Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:41:00 +00002009-09-29T11:42:28.044+02:00The latest release by Happy Elf can be downloaded here.http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/09/new-clip-by-happy-elf-whats-happening.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-4196548676303461645Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:18:00 +00002009-09-23T15:21:28.607+02:00WM Recordings artist Barbara de Dominicis has recorded a great video for her track "Disremembering Echo" from the album Anti-Gone. Buy Anti-Gone from iTunes or CD Baby.http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/09/new-videoclip-by-barbara-de-dominicis.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-6900968065252144681Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:01:00 +00002009-09-16T14:08:54.783+02:00Copy Feast 24 - 25 - 26 september 2009, City Library, Leuven, BelgiumThe 'Copy Feast' is a three-day festival during which the copyright, and more specifically the copying of creative works is taken under consideration. Using music, film, debate and workshops the Copy Feast teaches the public that downloading and distributing certain works indeed can be done legally. The Copy Feast is a http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/09/can-we-copy-yes-we-can.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-9047134742376149705Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:39:00 +00002009-08-31T08:42:42.910+02:00Komakino Zine has published a nice review of "Anti-Gone" by Barbara de Dominicis:"Elegant, soothing, often mesmerising, exotic and vulnerable: Anti-Gone is Barbara De Dominicis, and viceversa, pop electronica and avant-folk meet the greek myths, along the coordinates of early Goldfrapp, Portishead, Zero 7, just to help You to find the way for Her Olympus.Native from Naples, formerly in http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/08/komakino-reviews-barbara-de-dominicis.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-3329597185812219567Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:19:00 +00002009-08-28T16:24:35.601+02:00New free album download, online now:Claudio Nunez - Odd Times, Uneven DreamsClaudio Nunez was born in Buenos Aires in 1959. He studied classical guitar during the 70s, composition with Hilda Dianda and obtained a choral conductor degree in 1980. Claudio lived in the USA between 1981 and 2004. He has released 7 CDs: "Algunas revelaciones sobre el tango chino", "La zappatilla de zappa" "El zen del http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/08/new-claudio-nunez-album-online-now.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-6631259971332265381Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:20:00 +00002009-08-25T23:10:37.933+02:00The release of the 100th free album download on our label is rapidly approaching. We have lots of activities coming up to celebrate this milestone. One of the projects surrounding our 100th free album will be the release of an album of cover version of tracks from the WM Recordings catalog.Pick your favorite WM Recordings track from www.wmrecordings.com and... cover it!We'll post submission http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/07/submit-your-cover-version-for-our-100th.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844353.post-7716482652535303925Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:24:00 +00002009-08-10T10:27:40.289+02:00We have been sending out newsletters for our label for a while now, but up til now there was no official way to opt-in or op-out from receiving the newsletter.The good news is: you can now easily subscribe to the monthly WM Recordings Newsletter through our website:http://www.wmrecordings.com/newsletter.htmPlease sign up if you would like to keep updated about new releases, free downloads and http://www.wmrecordings.com/2009/08/opt-in-for-our-newsletter.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Weirdomusic)