Sirona Records recently launched a new music player on their website, which features HUNDREDS of tracks from Sirona releases.
When I say hundreds, I mean 228 and counting. This playlist will likely grow massively in the coming weeks.
So do your self a favor, head on over to their website to access the endless showcase of underground talent.
Sirona Records puts out a new Mix Tape every so often. The Mix Tapes are themed, usually with a collection of songs with similar genres. These songs are pulled from Sirona’s massive library of free releases, hand picked by our friend Arnaude (Owner of Sirona)
Mix Tape #7 features 22 songs that hail from various metal genreS. It even features five tracks from Tunnel to Underground Volumes 2 and 3.
Not to mention, it features a couple tracks from our very own Shovel Bums here in the Tunnel. (MirroriM, No Class Assassins, The Wretched Corpse Anatomy)
So throw it in the player and start punching holes through the wall right away.
To check out Sirona Records collection of Mix Tapes CLICK HERE <-
This is a topic I have been pretty adamant about for many years now.
Today we are going to talk about why it is okay for you as an artist to use multiple net labels to host your free music download.
First, I want to make it clear that it is every Net Label’s right to want your release to be exclusive to their label. A Net Label with exclusive releases is one that stands out in a crowd.
However.
Just because a Net Label wants your release to be exclusive to their label doesn’t mean you have to, or that you even should. This is why.
Net Labels do not own the rights to your art. You do.
Normal Record Labels sign law binding contracts with artists and own the rights to most of their artist’s material. In return for this, they provide the artist with royalties, a very large amount of outreach, hook their artists up with shows, alot of times they will help with expenses such as recording costs and travel costs (but not always) ect.
Point being, they have alot to offer in return. Which is why most artists sign away their rights to these bigger labels. Net Labels typically will not supply any of these benefits whatsoever.
Net Labels are ran by hobbyists and enthusiasts for the most part, for free. Alot of times they use a third party hosting service such as archive.org, bandcamp, or media fire, and put your music out there on the net for everyone to download freely. It’s a beautiful thing really.
Net Labels have a limited out reach. Their outreach usually depends on their networking skills and how much time they have put into their resources and contacts.
Alot of netlabels have a very small outreach, while others have a fairly large outreach. But none of these labels usually have an outreach that compare to a legitimate record label.
Now the outreach thing is key to this topic.
Each Net Label typically has it’s own unique outreach and fan base. Every label you host your release on is targeting a different group of people (for the most part).
This is not ALWAYS the case. There are certainly Net Labels out there that share alot of the same followers. But, there are countless Net Labels in the world, and most of them do in fact have an outreach that they uniquely created over time.
This is the main reason why you as an artist should host your music on as many labels as you see fit. IT FURTHERS YOUR OWN OUTREACH.
As a free artist, it is important for you to know that you always hold the power over your content unless you sign a legal contract stating otherwise.
If you release an album or song on a Net Label that requests exclusive releases and decide later on down the road that you would like to try another avenue THEN DO SO. It is your right. The Net Label has the right to belly ache and maybe even take your release out of it’s free catalog BUT THAT’S IT.
Don’t ever take flack from a Net Label owner who is mad at you for doing whatever you please with your own music.
I do recommend that you keep this in mind when you are shopping for labels to host your work though. I personally research and avoid labels that requests exclusive releases. Like I said before, even though it is an unrealistic expectation for any net label to have exclusive releases, it is still their right to try. It is their label after all.
Let me list the reasons why Net Labels do not deserve exclusive rights to your content.
Here are the reasons why you SHOULD seek multiple Net Labels to host your release.
I am not writing this to bash Net Label owners. I have a deep respect for people that volunteer their time to help underground artists gain outreach. I ran a net label for three years myself and I know what these guys go through for artists like you and I.
When I was running my Net Label, alot of the artists on my label would contact me and ask me if it was okay that they submit their release to another label. Even though I thought it was kind for them to consider me, I always told them that the best thing to do was to submit their music to as many Net Labels as they possibly could to gain a wider audience.
And that’s the bottom line.
Keep digging that fucking tunnel. ❤
Last night I decided to check out a recently posted release at Torn Flesh Records, and low and behold it turned out to be gold .
Zelophilia can only really be described as an Avant Garde/Mathcore band. But that title really does them little justice, because this album is so much more than that. I haven’t stopped listening to it since the discovery. It’s that good.
It deals in dark themes, most of which are sexual in nature. Between the heavy/raw riffage you get these awesome Sinatra esque vocals.
Every now in then we get some narrative filler, by what sounds like a demented freak the likes of Clown from the Spawn comic books.
The production value is great, we have layers upon layers of interesting sounds. Makes for great atmosphere.
I don’t want to get into it much more, because I am still devouring this thing. But I recommend this to anyone who likes a little experimentation with their heavy.
Fucking A.
Download and Stream Zelophilia’s “Lust, Loathing, & Love.” HERE
Check out the band HERE (Facebook) and HERE (Bandcamp)
And Keep updated with Torn Flesh Records/Netlabel HERE
Gotta hand it to Torn Flesh for always finding that Diamond in the rough ❤
Earlier this week I learned that Justin Lefebvre (Deadskin, DJ R3v3r3nd Murd3r, Deadknife Records ) was launching a new Net Label called: Murder Gore Records.
I was pleased to learn that every Tunnel to the Underground comp to date would be co-hosted on the label’s new catalog!
Very exciting news. Go check out Murder Gore Records new catalog HERE.
A big thanks to Justin Lefebvre! for his continued support of the Tunnel to the Underground.
A few weeks ago we told you about Sirona Records 666 compilation.
We are happy to report that there is still time to jump aboard this offering to the devil!
Sirona announced the current compilation roster earlier as well.
Siro666, tracks received from: [[[SE AM RIP PER]]], Robotic Joe, Alpha Hydrae, Bassookah, Buffalo Pink, glasscarpenter, 2nnt, Deadskin, Dethccentrik, Dick Van Troglodyte, Subbase, Dj R3v3r3nd Murd3r, djozr, Doomettes, Toxic Chicken, Yalta, Exclamation Point, Exedo, Icolmkill, Josef Nadek, Kamikaze Deadboy, Master Toad, MirrororriM, Noisesurfer, Sven Meyer, Nurses With Knives, Lunatic Finnshits, Rapacious Pretense, Re: Gainer, subQtaneous, The Dark Electronic Poets, The Wretched Corpse Anatomy, Vanth, R. Lobster.
35 tracks – 2 hours and 30 minutes!
That’s a hell of a line up! So head on over to Sirona Records and contribute to this evil beauty! VISIT THE OFFICIAL PAGE HERE.
Happy to announce that both Torn Flesh Records and Sirona Records have released Tunnel to the Underground Vol.3 on their Archive.org catalogs.
These versions also include a 122nd track that could not be uploaded into the Bandcamp version. So go and download it!
Together we dig the tunnel.
Click on the logo to be redirected to their Archive Release.
Well, it’s been eight whole months, but without further delay, Tunnel to the Underground proudly presents to you: TUNNEL TO THE UNDERGROUND VOL.3!
This is a MASSIVE compilation that features 122 tracks from over 70 artists from different genres. It starts here, and will continue to grow as it is released by various Net Labels through out the world. ANY NET LABEL OR LABEL CAN DOWNLOAD AND RE-RELEASE THIS COMPILATION FREELY!
Keep checking back to this page to see the lists of labels grow in number. Links to each labels version of the release will be listed here. LET’S MAKE THIS BIG.
Okay, enough chit chat, you might want to put on some headphones and dedicate a few hours to this, it’s a doozy.
CHEERS EVERYONE!
DOWNLOAD LINKS
STREAM AND DOWNLOAD HERE! [TRF742] (Features Bonus Track #122)
STREAM AND DOWNLOAD HERE! [Siro662] (Features Bonus Track #122)
STREAM AND DOWNLOAD HERE [Dead05333] (Features Bonus Track #122)
STREAM AND DOWNLOAD HERE [MGR003] (Features Bonus Track #122)
For years now, I have missed what looks to be one of the coolest music festivals in the underground scene. I have heard nothing but good things about the annual Placenta Recordings organized Mental Spaghetti Fest. Even the name is cool right?
So what is Mental Spaghetti Fest you ask?
Mental Spaghetti Fest is a weekend long, underground music and culture festival that features a HUGE line up of artists and bands that range from Metal to Noise, and any other underground and experimental genres you can really think of (Especially those of electronic nature.) Also, it’s one of those cool pitch a tent and camp out for three days festivals. Fucking awesome.
So anywaysssss. Earlier today I received my invite to Mental Spaghetti Fest #4! WOOHOO! It’s going to take place on the weekend of August 16th and run until August 19th. And god damn, they already have a killer line up going. Already I see familiar names such as RedSK, Dental Work, Watabou, Bubblegum Octopus, tooth_eye. I also see an exciting new addition, the local Detroit based grind band DEADCHURCH! I have been diggin on DEADCHURCH lately so I am psyched to see them live. Because I WILL be going this year, so fucking help me.
Tunnel to the Underground will be CAMPING OUT and covering this event, getting all kinds of cool photos and footage, and hopefully getting some interviews to post on the youtub page.
Here is the line up thus far.
Geronimo Arafat (Los Angeles, CA)
Bubblegum Octopus (Verona, New Jersey)
Dromez (Austin, Texas)
Crochetcatpause (Detroit, MI/Pittsburgh, PA)
Dental Work (Traverse City, MI)
The Bayside Bombshells Burlesque Troupe (Traverse City, MI)
Whitey Alibaster (St. Petersburg, Florida)
Medicinal Groove (Traverse City, MI)
DJ Fungus (Traverse City, MI)
Eric’s Disastrous Social Life (Ann Arbor, MI)
Drill Scare (Chicago, IL)
Khrysalis (Detroit, MI)
Tooth_Eye (Chicago, IL)
Selector Catalog (Detroit, MI)
Eprom Colony (Detroit, MI)
Steve Cattin (Switzerland)
Grave Slave (Arizona)
Fluff (Frankfort, MI)
Barbeque (Detroit, MI)
Watabou (Ann Arbor, MI)
Kessenchu (Lansing, MI)
RedSK (Detroit, MI)
Little Mack (Ann Arbor, MI)
Lady Lebanon (Detroit, MI)
Lionghoulman (Detroit, MI)
Total Hipster Crusher (Fowlerville, MI)
Kevin Summers (Manistee, MI)
Faction Disaster (Gaylord, MI)
Bruxism (Fenton, MI)
Dead Church (Detroit, MI)
Snesei (Detroit, MI)
MEGAskyfish (Traverse City, MI)
Joestep Stalin (Lansing, MI)
Inflatable Best Friend (Kalamazoo, MI)
Nikola Whallon
The One Electric
Tell All Your Friends (Detroit, MI)
Detroit Dad (Detroit, MI)
Amigo (Flint, MI)
Sycamore Smith & The Gray Beast (Marquette, MI)
Silence Dogood (Marquette, MI)
All Odds Against (Vanderbilt, MI)
Consumption (Marquette, MI)
Mold Loaf
Bert
Pep-Step
Flylingual
Thug Bites
+ MORE TBA (Contact me here if you are interested in performing, we have a few slots left! placentarecordings@gmail.com)
We will keep you guys updated on any developments. Until then, check out the official event page HERE and check out Placenta Recordings HERE
Also, check out this killer video from last years fest. It showcases the variety of genres and the fun times to be had. Dig It.
Happy to announce that Deadknife Records contacted me today and would like to release Tunnel to the Underground VOL.3 on their net catalog.
Why is this so awesome? Cause! Deadknife Records is one of the original organizers and co host of the Tunnel Series. So it is awesome to have so many familiar faces on board this compilation, which is turning out to be MASSIVE.
Deadknife Records is a Net Label founded in 2006 by the musician Deadskin. It focuses on various electronic and experimental genres as well as various metal genres. And is fucking AWESOME.
So check out Deadknife Records HERE.
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