Metallica to darken Download's doorstep next summer

DOWNLOAD festival in Castle Donington will have Metallica onstage next summer, it has been announced.
The giants of metal are set to return to Castle Donington for the first time since 2006 - and will play 'the black album' in its entirity.
To listen to a rather empty playlist of Download 2012 acts, click here.

Park up and listen to Driver Drive Faster

I KNOW this blog is pretty void of posts these days, but as reward for coming back just in case, here's a free mp3 for you all to enjoy.
Up-and-coming band Driver Drive Faster, of Manchester, are set to release It’s All Over It’s Everywhere ahead of their album Open House.
And they've been kind enough to offer up a free download of b-side Gravel Dents.
Grab it here.

Unholy smoke! It's the Anti-Chris Mix vol 1

HERE it is, the most fun you can have for an hour with your clothes on.
Hell, take them off if you want, I know what you internet surfers are like.
Anyway, whatever you choose to do for the next 60 minutes, let the superb Anti Chris Mix vol 1 be the soundtrack, a mash-up from London-based DJ Anti-Chris who was on the Kissy Sell Out tour last year.
You can listen below, or download and check out the full track list at Soundcloud here.
Anti Chris - Anti Mix vol 1 by djantichris

Free Royksopp track

ELECTRONIC gods Royksopp have a grown up new album Senior out this, the follow-up to the rather juvenile Junior.
And to celebrate this fact a free track, Hus No 9, is being handed out.
The band said: "Between two pages, in a dusty old book we found this little number.
"It’s called Hus Nr. 9, and is currently haunting the halls of the RYXP mansion."
Click here to enjoy.

Show My Ass for free

HERE'S a cheeky freebie from Florida's Dominique Young Unique, Show My Ass.
The up-and-coming 18-year-old hip hop and electro singer has a new EP, Blaster, out this month, ahead of a UK tour.
And you can grab a taster in the form of Show My Ass absolutely free by clicking here - how's that for a bum deal.

A new Golden Age for Indiecater

IN A break from their jangle pop tradition, Indiecater Records are set to release Philadelphia-based producer Golden Ages' Tradition LP on Friday.
The work of one man, Francis Tseng, hopefully this epic electronic offering will set a new precedent for the label.
For a taste of the album, click here to grab a free mp3 of Golden Ages.

Frothing at the mouth for Foamo

CURRENTLY bubbling under in drum and bass circles is the sparkling talent of up-and-comer Foamo, whose single Jookie is out on April 26.
A spokesman for Fat! Records said: "Only his third release proper Foamo - aka Kye Gibbo - now cements himself as one of the leaders of the new guard.
"Having risen through the ranks, a product of the blogosphere, Jookie sees Foamo fulfil his potential and justify the countless comparisons that have been made between him and some of the finest."
And to mark the occasion, a free Warrior One remix of the B-side Centavo is being lathered all over the internet.
Click here to grab yourself a copy and get ready to whip yourself into a frenzy.

A taste of the future from Flashbacks

THE Lodger are looking to set up residence in your stereo come April 26, with the release of a new album.
And to mark their third LP, Flashbacks, the indie rock group are offering a free mp3 of album opener The Back Of My Mind.
Click here to download a copy.

Free Trapped Tigers track

DO YOU want a band you can count on?
Then live IDM act Three Trapped Tigers, who lay down Aphex Twin and Autechre style electronica on live rock instrumentation, are the band for you.
Because their debut release EP featured tracks called 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, and the follow-up EP2 was made up of 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Later this Spring, EP3 is released - and as a taster you can download a copy of 11 by clicking here.

Sound Advice hit in the Googles

ATTENTIVE readers of Sound Advice will have noticed a recent post has disappeared.
A download I offered, of Marina And The Diamond's track Hollywood that had been remixed by Mr Fogg, has had a claim for copyright infringement filed against it under United States law, so will be temporarily unavailable.
For some time by the looks of it, as despite Google, who host this site through Blogger, being an Internet company, they don't accept e-mails over the subject, only faxes or letters, to California, at my own cost.
I digress - the reason for this post is to reassure readers that all my downloads are offered in good faith and totally, 100 per cent legally.
In this case, a trustworthy PR company working on behalf of Mr Fogg submitted the file for posting, and I even confirmed with them that I would be okay to host and post before doing so.
Please do not hesitate to check out any of the other mp3s on this site, without fear of breaking any laws, and hopefully I can rehost the Marina remix in the near future - in the meantime, please avoid purchasing any of her records and funding her overzealous representatives.
● UPDATE - After consulting with the PR Company who submitted the file, the Mr Fogg Remix was an uncleared, unofficial remix, and as such will not be reposted.

Benefit from band's bash at Bjork

ANOTHER fantastic freebie is being palmed off on Sound Advice readers today - an intriguing cover by Wild Palms.
As a B-side to their forthcoming single Deep Dive, out on May 17, the London band have tackled Icelandic legend Bjork's classic Human Behaviour.
Grab a copy of the track by clicking here.

Egyptian Hip Hop on board

DON'T walk, dance like an Egyptian, courtesy of a remix of up-and-coming Mancunian indie act Egyptian Hip Hop.
The group's debut single Wild Human Child, which features production from Castle Donington band Late Of The Pier's Sam Eastgate, has had a going over by friend-of-Sound Advice Radient Dragon.
And you can grab a free download of his "spaced out" reworking of the track here.

Free Donut for every reader

NOISE merchants Castrovalva are set to release a new album We Are A Unit this April - and the album sees a new sound for the group.
The raucous grinding experimental sludge-punk of their previous self-titled release Castrovalva has been cranked up, with thunderous junglist drums and primal chanting thrown into the mix.
And you can sample the delights here with a tasty taster in the form of non-album track Donut.

Fogg it

SCANDANAVIAN sensation Mr Fogg, who fashions traditional singer songwriter fare from less-than-traditional building blocks of fuzzy electronics and subdued drum machines, has a new album coming out later this year.
And to celebrate this, the Brit-born artist is offering a free download of the Jakwob Remix of new single Moving Parts, out on April 5.
Click here to grab an mp3.

Free These Monsters

AHEAD of their debut album's release on March 1, These Monsters are offering a taster in the form of the LP's title track Call Me Dragon.
A mammoth prog rock pounder, you can grab the roarsome track here.

Free booty from Basement Jaxx

THOSE old romantics Basement Jaxx have put together a song for the lovers just in time for Valentine's Day.
The duo, of Simon Ratcliffe and former Loughborough schoolboy Felix Buxton, have crafted a Booty Shaking Remix of ABC's classic smoochathon The Look Of Love.
A band spokesman said: "Valentines Day is approaching fast.
"Worried about what to get for your loved ones ? Don’t panic! Basement Jaxx provide the perfect romantic gift."
Click here to grab a copy.

Free Grasscut track a snip

ODDTRONICA act Grasscut are set to release a second single, Muppet, on March 1, ahead of a debut album's release later this year.
And the duo of Andrew Phillips and Marcus O'Dair are offering a free taster, in the form of a Nathan Fake remix of the forthcoming single.
Click here to grab a copy.

Set Yourself On Fire in March

FORMER Loughborough University student Envy has announced her debut album Set Yourself On Fire will be released on March 22 next year.
A spokesman for StopStart Records said: "Please be patient just a little bit longer for this much awaited debut!"
And to celebrate, a new track from the rapper, a collaboration with brooklyn-based MC Devenom, titled Through The Day, is being offered for free.
Click here to grab the track.

Ericson's Xmas present

SWEDISH singer songwriter John Alexander Ericson has handed Sound Advice a gift from his excellent, understated LP Songs From The White Sea.
Click here to grab a copy of Always Leave Them Wanting More, Johanna.

Join the Club

IF YOU like a lot of doom on your indie biscuit, join Club Smith.
The up-and-coming act release a new limited edition EP next March, titled The Loss - and it could be our gain.
Check out the group with this tasty free download of Courtyard by clicking here.