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best websites for dance music

  • 23-04-2012 12:28pm
    #1
    NinjaK
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 963 ✭✭✭


    Whats yours?
    Im using beatport and juno download. Reason im asking is I just got back into the scene and want to know what everyone else is using..


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  • #2
    ThirdMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭ThirdMan


    NinjaK wrote: »
    Whats yours?
    Im using beatport and juno download. Reason im asking is I just got back into the scene and want to know what everyone else is using..

    It will depend on what type of music you're into. I use Boomkat and Bleep. Both have a wide range, but they don't deal in overtly commercial dance music, meaning no Trance, etc. They're specialist music stores, and have built-in quality control, so although you'll find plenty of music you wont like, you wont find much rubbish.

    But in terms of just straight-up dance music, Beatport is probably the best, in so far as it's a good one-stop-shop. They also have exclusive rights to some cool labels, particularly some of the US house stuff.

    One thing though, if you're gonna stick with Beatport, make good use of your 'favourites' list. Don't add every label and artist you buy from, but over time add those artists and labels that are consistently good. Very soon you'll have a Beatport-within-Beatport, featuring only your sound & your style.


  • #3
    NinjaK
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 963 ✭✭✭NinjaK


    nice1, what you think of itunes? I bought a couple of albums off there last night.


  • #4
    bedrock#1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 514 ✭✭✭bedrock#1


    you could also try clone.nl their digital store is similar to boomkat and bleep in terms of quality control etc.


  • #5
    ThirdMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭ThirdMan


    NinjaK wrote: »
    nice1, what you think of itunes? I bought a couple of albums off there last night.

    It can be a little expensive. Most stores give you a discount if you buy an entire album/release. iTunes don't.

    It's fine if you know what you're looking for, but it's crap for browsing. You can't search by record label, which is a mortal sin as far I'm concerned.

    iTunes music is 256kbps AAC, while Beatport is 320kbps mp3. There's some debate about whether iTunes music is suitable for DJing, and the general consensus seems to be that it isn't. But from what I've read AAC is better (meaning less compressed) than mp3.

    http://www.stereophile.com/features/308mp3cd/


  • #6
    SmallBalls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 533 ✭✭✭SmallBalls


    Beatport, Decks.de, Soundcloud. Really depends on your music.

    I find Soundcloud great for free legal downloads. A lot of small producers/individuals putting up stuff for maybe 100 free downloads, creating a bit of a buzz and then maybe a record label picking it up for a proper release. I'd say I've gotten 20-30 quality tunes off Soundcloud this year for free. Also great for bootleg/white label type tunes, stuff that never has a hope of being commercially released because of copyright infringements.

    As ThirdMan says keep your favourite/following list's up to date and edit often or else you'll be swamped with stuff you may not be in to.


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