Green Tone Bits

One year has passed - and on session #11 we celebrated past and future.

We had new releases, an 8-bit version of the ‘Happy Birthday’ song, two very special drinks (the Tiny Bit shot and the Green Tone cocktail) - and a green cake!

It was a blast of an evening - and we can only hope for a lot more to come.

Here’s the session’s playlist, so download away!

(to find out more about a certain label, artist or song, click the links below)

1. Jan Turkenburg and his pupils of the Geert Grote School - In My Spaceship @ Confort Stand
2. Feldmaus - Lively Inner Shore @ Passage
3. Brometer - From One Two @ SEM label
4. Entertainment For The Braindead - Run! (Xiqhhyiecryn Remix) @ aaahh-records (via SoundCloud)
5. Azeda Booth - First Little Britches (morgan greenwood mix) @ 23 Seconds Netlabel
6. Bluermutt - Androids’ Breath (ft. Leafcutter John) @ Bluermutt (via Bandcamp)
7. Anois - Homecall @ Aerotone
8. Norton - Kersche (Cars And Trains Remix) @ Aerotone
9. Psychon - hulkoakland @ Narrominded
10. Fuer.steps - Lunar Dust @ Error Broadcast
11. Mickey Eats Plastic - Zucchini Drive ft No Surrender / A brand new 39 [MEP original mix] @ Mickey Eats plastic
12. deef - Vor dem schwarzen Quadrat @ rec72
13. Lo-Fi Scientists - Spectral Temp @ Dusted Wax Kingdom
14. Kirby Ditko - Headfirst @ Error Broadcast
15. Robot Koch - Gorom Sen (Shlohmo Remix) @ XLR8R
16. fLako - 04500 feat Amenta @ Kwatro
17. Pixelord - Quartz Boy @ Error Broadcast
18. Tobrock - K-OS - 4321 (Remix) @ Kwatro
19. Grillo - Brown Box (Fulgeance Interstella Funk Remix) @ Homework Records
20. Karaoke Mouse - Shanghai Reggae (DJ Side’s Alternate Take) @ Surreal Madrid
21. Dabrye - Air feat. Mf Doom (fLako & Robot Koch Remix) @ Kwatro
22. AEED - Particles @ Error Broadcast
23. Pierlo - Keep On Zion RMX @ Upitup
24. Nuuro - Ilimuh @ Nuuro
25. Henrik José - Pinpointing The Problem @ 23 Seconds Netlabel
26. Cubenx - Cañada @ Cyan Recs
27. Audioteka - Simple Colors @ Astor Bell
28. Lefrenk - Telxíope (Original mix) @ Rawmatroid
29. Alfadeo - Dicrom - (Polium Rmx) @ Alfadeo (via SoundCloud)
30. Breitbandkater - more @ Phlow
31. Sven Laux - Hoy & Monk (Keinzweiter Remix) @ Miniatura Records
32. kilowatts - luna rd @ foundsound + unfoundsound
33. alec troniq - the hills ashore @ Broque
34. alexander stone - monday social insufficient @ Homework Records
35. Digitalism - Taken Away (Bufi remix) @ clstrfcuk
36. Club Collab - Please @ Brennnessel
37. So I’m Jo - Static @ Modularfield
38. Kamp! - Breaking a ghost’s heart @ Brennnessel
39. Michell Phunk - It’s not too late @ Brennnessel
40. Trash80 - At Teh Disko @ 8bitpeoples
41. Derris-Kharlan - My First LSDJ @ 8bitcollective
42. Steve - Chipset (Steve’s Vococder Dudez Version) @ kittenrock
43. Cronkan - Happy birthday @ 8bitcollective

Download all songs (in a zip file)

• Direct (fast)
• Internet Archive mirror (not so fast)

Session #12 is near - stay tunned. As usual: sad, empty iPods - or any other MP3 player for that matter - are welcome.

The eleventh Green Tone Bits session is just a few days away. Happy anniversary!
Mark your calendars: Friday, 19 February 2010, from 22:30 to 02:00 GMT.

Our first anniversary is here. For the past year, we’ve been showcasing and sharing some of the best free digital music from all around the globe, proving that - even though there are still some strong non-believers - free music can be just as good as its paid counterpart. We showed that “free” doesn’t necessarily mean “cheap” and that eksprimentell-teknisk-avantgarde-saer-dop-steikbra-metal-musikk isn’t the only music genre being released by netlabels. The bottom line: quality music can be free - and legal.

We had a reasonably good (live) attendance at the sessions. Online, people from several countries (the US, Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, the UK, etc.) tuned in to the live streaming and/or downloaded the session’s playlists. Still, we believe we can reach a lot more people.

So, next friday - February 19 - we’ll be celebrating the Green Tone Bits’ accomplishments and future - and free music in general. Ogâmico [map] is still our headquarters  - and there will even be a special drink to match the event!

Also, as usual: listen to the live streaming on the site if you can’t make it; if you do make it to Ogâmico, bring your sad, empty MP3 player and we’ll happily transfer the previous sessions’ playlists.

You really can’t say no to an evening like this, can you? Cya!

Recap alert! While some were busy railing against piracy and illegal downloading, we gathered all the songs played on Session #10 in a convenient ZIP file for easy download. Free music for a guilt-free download.

Session #10 featured some new releases from 2010 and a lot more stuff from 2009. Folk, hip-hop, 8-bit/chiptune - you name it.

Feel free to share the playlist with that friend of yours -  yeah, that one -  that keeps listening to the same old stuff over and over again because he has no idea were to get new music and didn’t even know all these great songs could be free and… Anyways, download ahead:

(to find out more about a certain label, artist or song, click the links below)

1. Jan Turkenburg and his pupils of the Geert Grote School - In My Spaceship @ Confort Stand
2. gillicuddy - instrumental #2 @ Clinical Archives (via Internet Archive)
3. Crepusculum - Abaculus Perceptive @ 12rec.net
4. Emilie Lund - Rewind @ aaahh-records
5. Derrick Hart - Rest Well @ 12rec.net
6. Noidboy - Moody @ Upitup
7. The Wind Whistles - Treehouse Lullaby @ aaah-records
8. Uniform Motion - Earthly Diamond @ aaah-records
9. Kismet - White Castle (acoustic) @ Beep! Beep! Back up the Truck
10. everyone - I Love Rock’n'Roll @ Peppermill Records
11. Jóvenes y Sexys - Gold Day (with joiejoiejoie) @ Poni Republic
12. Bakers At Dawn - Mesmophone @ Peppermill Records
13. Jan Felipe - Quiet people @ Jan Felipe (via Last.fm)
14. Alexandre Bateiras - O Regresso @ Merzbau
15. Ödland - La chanson du parasite @ Aerotone
16. Ottilie - Crayons Quelque Chose @ Acoustic Fireworks Records
17. Real Combo Lisbonense - Dois Estranhos @ Optimus Discos
18. fLako - Yeah Yeah Yeah feat. Versis @ Versis Music
19. AEED - Velvet Night @ Error Broadcast
20. B-Ju - Philly Run @ Error Broadcast
21. fLako x Noir - Milky Way @ Kwatro
22. Willbe - Brooklyn Bridge @ Willbe (via Bandcamp)
23. IJO - Hh Pin @ Sutemos
24. Grillo - Double Rare Tender @ Homework Records
25. Risch - A raindow in the brain @ petite@jolie
26. Henrik José - Possibilities @ Henrik José
27. MoR - Emo Riff @Beatismurder.com
28. Paper Plane Pilot - This Place @ Corpid
29. Montag - No Aloha (The Breeders cover) @ Peppermill Records
30. Roglok - :P @ Upitup
31. The Discoghosts - Mr. Shake It Up @ Upitup
32. Tracky Birthday - Eöööhh! (with The Discoghosts) @ Upitup
33. Rupert Falsch - Bisher waren wir Kinder @ Corpid
34. Lucky Misu - Intertwine @ Corpid
35. Dan Brasco - Trouble With Dad @ Astor Bell
36. Keyboard - Lejanias @ Corpid
37. the menu - moss eisley canapé @ Silenced Music
38. AXMusique - Faith @ Brennnessel
39. Kino Oko - The Doggy Bag @ Digital Diamonds
40. Maniqui Lazer - Sonic Sex (Bufi Remix) @ Cyan Recs
41. Bufi - Homeless Hero @ Poni Republic
42. The Slips - 3.0.3 @ The Slips
43. Feder - Draw Power (MICROLABEL) @ Nettare
44. glomag - Disco Nostromo @ 8bitpeoples
45. Rabato - We Are All On Drugs @ Pterodactyl Squad
46. Mesu Kasumai - Mikes Monday (Skippin School) @ 8bitpeoples
47. Dr. Zilog - Kids @ Dr. Zilog (via Myspace)
48. Firebrand Boy - Oh Deer @ Firebrand Boy (via Last.fm)
49. L’homme Manete - Pause for a side change @ Enough Records (via Internet Archive)
50. IJO - My Little Oooday @ Sutemos

Download all songs (in a zip file)

• Direct (fast)
• Internet Archive mirror (not so fast)

Session #11  is now less than 30 days away - and it will be our first anniversary! So expect something big. And remember, you can take your sad, empty iPod - or any other MP3 player for that matter - and fill it up with all the previous sessions’ playlist, in case you haven’t been downloading them off the site (shame on you!).

The tenth Green Tone Bits session is just a few days away. Great!
Mark your calendars: Friday, 15 January 2010, from 22:30 to 02:00 GMT.

Session #10 is our first session of the ’10s; the first after our December break.

We’ll update you with all the good stuff that was released during our break - and you can also expect to hear a couple of releases from 2010.

As usual, Ogâmico is the place where everything happens - or, if the heated footrest is your best friend, you can listen to the live stream of the whole set right from the site (just click on the fancy “listen” button on the right).

See you there!

Last December, Phlow Magazine - a reference in the free, creative commons music culture - made the most exciting advent calendar. Each day, a free music lover was asked to pick the best creative commons music moments of 2009.

We were kindly invited by Phlow - thanks guys! - to choose our highlights of ‘09. Go ahead and check Green Tone Bit’s selection of the top five songs, the top netlabels and the best creative commons albums of the year: Green Tone Bits’ Creative Commons Music Netlabel Moments 2009.

Also, make sure to check all the other 23 tops on Phlow’s homepage - and while you’re there, download the 1.3GB “heavy gift in a ZIP” with  all the top songs of 2009. Enjoy.

And from all of us at Green Tone Bits, have a great (free-music filled) 2010!