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- EvilBunnys, on 03/13/2009, -0/+40Direct .torrent links
Part 1 (2.45GB)-http://sites.google.com/site/sxsw2009torrent/files ...
Part 2 (2.61GB)-http://sites.google.com/site/sxsw2009torrent/files ...
Part 3 (1.09GB)-http://sites.google.com/site/sxsw2009torrent/files ... - benbrooks101, on 03/13/2009, -1/+30Downloading and seeding just for the fact that they are sharing DRM-free files.
- TomT127, on 03/13/2009, -1/+17Keep Austin Weird.
- brianpeiris, on 03/13/2009, -3/+19Number of files: 1267
Number of artists: 1000+
Total filesize: 6.15GB
Sticking it to the music industry: Priceless - MightyUpsetter, on 03/13/2009, -5/+20This does NOT mean that you can steal other music.
Support this and support the bands you like by buying their music. - kimonokiller, on 03/13/2009, -0/+13SXSW = WIN
- FirstDigg, on 03/13/2009, -1/+12I can't actually find anywhere where it says the songs are licensed under creative commons, are they? And if so, which license?
- jimmytango829, on 03/13/2009, -1/+11Are you that guy who sits and watches your torrents download? I'll fill you in...if you walk away from your computer, the torrent will continue to download. So you don't have to waste a week of your life. HOORAY!
- boneit, on 03/13/2009, -1/+10Maybe you should learn to use your torrent client properly? Each mp3 can be individually selected, this isn't a warez rar pack.
- HelAom, on 03/13/2009, -1/+10No... support the bands by going to their concerts and getting stuff there
Buying music will only keep the RIAA happy - jasperwillem, on 03/13/2009, -0/+8Downloaded them just to get a nice collection, will see what it brings!
- BootsElectric, on 03/13/2009, -0/+8Just as someone who's been going to the fest for 8 years running, Im going to go wayyy out on a limb here and assume most of these bands aren't signed to RIAA affiliated labels. Buying music will keep the artists happy.
- inactive, on 03/13/2009, -0/+7who cares if they are famous. do you like the music?
- Biscuitz, on 03/13/2009, -0/+7I'm downloading. Definitely open to new music!!
- samard2002, on 03/13/2009, -0/+6Since this isn't the "***** music the industry puts out", I assume this torrent will be far more popular than any other torrents which contain the "***** music the industry puts out". I really, super-duper believe that.
- douce2, on 03/13/2009, -1/+6That's amazing, I'm downloading them now. I really wish they had the short films too, but for ALL SXSW music DRM-free, that's still pretty damn awesome in my books, and I'm not complaining.
- Silentdrowning, on 03/13/2009, -0/+5Yes, this is a great idea. Keeps the wheels of promotion spinning. My group is on there. Enjoy.
- slantyeyed, on 03/13/2009, -2/+6so ALL the bands are on board with this? so no record company (whether small or large if a band even has one) will raise a stink about making these available? are these just live performances from SXSW?
- T8erT0T, on 03/13/2009, -1/+5Far out man, far ***** out.
- keyforce, on 03/13/2009, -0/+4There is way, way more music than this 6gb collection at SXSW.
- kelliillek, on 03/13/2009, -0/+3Not everyone thinks that. Who on here thinks that?
They have to differentiate, because SXSW is actually three conferences (and festivals) in one; Music, Film, and Interactive. Hence the long name "South by Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival. "Media" of course, includes more than just music. The whole thing started in 1987, and they added the Film and Interactive portion in 1994, which was only 7 years later, and certainly more than just a few years ago. You have to purchase different wristbands and badges for each one. For example, since I'm playing (and my stuff is on the torrent *gush*), I get an "artist" wristband, but that only allows me into other music venues. . .not the film or interactive happenings.
Here. . . why don't you read about the history of SXSW before you go off and call everyone else an idiot:
http://2007.sxsw.com/about/history/ - MightyUpsetter, on 03/13/2009, -0/+3jamendo
- diggymow, on 03/13/2009, -0/+3They aren't
- thestereofield, on 03/14/2009, -1/+4first of all matt2k, you're an idiot. Why would you pay $100 a ticket for a band you only moderately enjoy?
1. the bands he's talking about usually charge 10-15 per ticket, which is a great deal.
2. there's usually a couple other bands on the bill that you haven't heard before that could also be good.
3. do you have no respect for the art and spectacle of a good live show?
4. if it's too loud you're too old, and if it's too distorted you're listening to the wrong kind of music for you
5. ***** you
that is all - 4321234, on 03/13/2009, -0/+3Some bands have individual tracks you can listen or download here..
http://sxsw.com/music/shows/schedule?a=alpha&s ...
and torrents for past years...
http://hewgill.com/sxsw/ - bnl771, on 03/13/2009, -0/+3You've obviously never been...
- retop56, on 03/13/2009, -6/+8***** THE RIAA!
- bdbr, on 03/13/2009, -0/+2I'm a big fan of indie music, and I've been downloading these for a few years now. I'll warn you guys: a lot of the music in these torrents tend to be, well, pretty bad, though some of it is very, very good. It takes a lot of time skipping through the bad music to find the good ones. So far I'm seeing 160kbps, so I think there's around 70,000 hours of music in there.
- Phantompyro, on 03/13/2009, -0/+2Bands that are "famous" get that way because their music labels which they're signed to, which won't allow you to download their music, spend millions on advertisement to whore those bands out to the feeble minded sheep Americans that buy it.
- theDBC, on 03/13/2009, -0/+2unless it's a zipped file, you should be able to select the files to download individually in your torrent client
- odyss3y, on 03/13/2009, -0/+2Yes, "Hey Terp" is in part 2.
- FUR10N, on 03/13/2009, -0/+2already uploaded 20GB at average speed of 3MBytes/s
- thestereofield, on 03/14/2009, -0/+2he's right. most of these bands do suck. I downloaded this last year and actually made it through hundreds of songs and found maybe 3 artists i actually found interesting. It's too much generic indie rock and ***** like that. there is plenty of metal though. most of it is also bad.
I still think the idea of all this stuff compiled together for free is pretty awesome. even if most of it's bad... - thestereofield, on 03/14/2009, -0/+1agreed.
- bdbr, on 03/14/2009, -0/+1Sorry, now that I have it, I see its 'only' about 100 hours. Listen to it all day at work, and you'll be through it in a few weeks.
- moothemagiccow, on 03/14/2009, -0/+1I live in Austin. It's gotten worse every year. The SXSgods will deign to send me a text message, at which point I drop everything, run out of work get in line and blow $130 on a wristband to see two bands I like that won't come back here for another 2 years at least. Oh, and they're each playing a little over 45 minutes. Hooray.
- dalittle, on 03/13/2009, -0/+1You can just check the label to know if you are giving money to the artist or the RIAA. If it is by Sony, Warner Bros, EMI, or Universal, if you buy it almost no money will go to the artist. If it is a label that is not owned by one of these then there will be money that goes to the artist.
- RIAAagent, on 03/13/2009, -0/+1http://sxsw.com/music/shows/schedule/?a=list&s ...
- bobvila23, on 03/15/2009, -0/+1RE: HelAomHelAom:
The RIAA is not the record industry, it is a collection of labels and artists who choose to be part of the RIAA. They are a private rights advocacy organization; I work for a label which, like many independent and even some larger labels are NOT part of the RIAA and, in fact, operate in a way that is primarily designed to support the artists, not make the executives rich or exploit the fans. Not picking on you specifically, but this type of generalized view has actually led to a very skewed perspective of how the music industry, as a whole, operates. There are plenty of very ethical music lovers involved in it, and by actively not supporting all labels as a whole you are in fact hurting the bands on those labels.
I'm not saying never download and I'm not saying that we have anything against people who only go to shows and don't buy our records, I'm just saying that if you do your homework first and find out where your money is going, there are plenty of ways to support artists and their labels that is an ethical, responsible expenditure of your dollar. - sinembarg0, on 03/23/2009, -0/+1I will seed these until my total ratio in transmission is 1. Only 124GB left to upload.
- bdbr, on 03/13/2009, -0/+1Independent-label contracts aren't the same as major-label contracts. Often the label gets 100% until the a certain number of albums are sold (to cover sunk costs), then they split the profit 50/50. Obviously buying the music is very important in this case.
- jpop, on 03/13/2009, -0/+1I always thought it was a music festival and was confused with the recent Buzz Out Loud podcasts where they were talking about going to it for some computer related stuff...
- ostracize, on 03/13/2009, -0/+1So is there a comprehensive list anywhere? I don't have a torrent client on my work computer.
- Matt2k, on 03/13/2009, -1/+2Why would I want to pay ~$100 for a ticket, arrange for a sitter and meal plans, drive a city or two over for a concert and spend an hour waiting around, and a couple hours listening to overly loud and distorted music for a band I moderately enjoy, pay $7 for a beer, and come home way too late on a work night when I could just give them $15 for a CD, or < $10 for a digital copy that I can play anywhere.
I really enjoyed NIN's Lights in the sky act, for as much the music as the live performance, but in general I'm much happier just purchasing music and having it at home. - kelmaster1, on 03/13/2009, -0/+1That's the idea with stuff like this, get your bands name out there by releasing it in a major package. Then if you like it, they hope you come and see them or buy their music.
BTW, depending on the contract, artists get $0.10 to $3.00 for a $15 cd.... Whereas buying a $20 shirt at a concert, the band probably gets at least $10 of that.
^kopiwrite
It is interesting though, many melodies, harmony's, chords ect. have been used multiple times with no copy write. That world gets very complex when determining what is 'unique' and therefore copy-writable or what is universal, such as a beat or melody. Still, it's someone's creation, so it can't be everyone's. - sinembarg0, on 03/21/2009, -0/+1If you download 6GB and seed 200MB just for the sake of sharing DRM files, you are effectively wasting bandwidth.
- aggiejaa, on 03/13/2009, -0/+1Is there a band or track listing anywhere from the torrent?
- PedleZelnip, on 03/13/2009, -0/+1The boonies? So given that I live in Victoria, BC, Canada, the capital of the province, and I onlly get 160KBps I must be in the boonies. Granted if I went with the lone other ISP in town I could get upwards of 400KBps, but I'd almost double my Internet bill in the process.
- solid12345, on 03/13/2009, -2/+3So because I don't feel like downloading poor outdoor recordings of second tier bands thus I like Britney Spears?
- bryannnnn, on 03/13/2009, -2/+3Cant wait for all the free day parties!
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