Some time last year I followed this link from Cool Hunting to Alex Young’s Milieu blog about netlabels. Little did I know the world of new music it would open. A netlabel is is similar to a record label, except that it distributes its music primarily via the internet, often for free. I was suspicious at first about this concept. Wouldn’t it simply be a recipe for really bad music? Surprisingly, as I found out from the releases highlighted on Milieu, the answer is not always. In fact I’ve discovered some jaw-droppingly good music coming from netlabels — mostly electronica, but occasionally other genres are represented.
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