Major Electronic Music Websites

The websites i mentioned below are rich in content w.r.t Trance and Electronic music.They are large and resourceful databases satisfying the thirst of hardcore electronic music fans.Visit them and have a blast!!!.

These websites are presented in the alphabetical order but not based on the order of preference. All are equally good in some or other categories.


BeatsDigital is a UK-based online music store, that specializes in electronic music, dance music and remixes.

Beatport is a US-based online music store located in Denver, Colorado that specializes in electronic music, dance music and remixes. They featuring a fully flash AJAX GUI to offer the maximum interactive and rich content to the user while they surf in Beatport.And they supply the three major format as user to choice while they download - MP3, MP4 and WAV. Vary on different format, they have different price, MP3 and MP4 almost same price, and WAV a bit higher than the forth format.

Discogs is a website that consists of a huge database of music discographies (recent stats: 440,444 releases - 267,319 artists - 39,073 labels). The content can be added or changed by anyone, but has to be approved by moderators. Formerly focused only on electronic music, it has been gradually extended to other genres, such as Jazz and Rock.


Djmixes2k is a non-profit website offering direct downloads as well as BitTorrent downloads to livesets and mixes. They re-opened April 26, 2001, when the previous owner decided to quit. They changed their concept a bit and decided to only post privately recorded livesets and mixes. The sets stay online for 10 days.


iTunes Store is a digital music store run by Apple Inc. Music is purchased at (typically) $.99 USD on a per-song basis. Files are available either in a Digital Rights Management (DRM) protected AAC format, or in a 256-Kbps AAC format with no DRM, known as iTunes Plus.




I:Vibes : EDM related community, focusing on news, reviews and articles.



Juno Records is a online retail store that selling dance music related items, such as : CDs, vinyl records, music downloads, music merchandise and DJ equipments. They not just selling a fixed major kind genre music, but a wide range genre music like : Garage, Downtempo, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock and more.


MP3.com.au is Australia's most popular Music Service Provider.Australia's official MP3 Music Service Provider, showcasing the latest Music news, reviews, competitions, software, MP3 chats, MP3 hardware and free downloads from leading Australian Musicians."




Rock Street Journal or RSJ is a monthly magazine covering the rock scene in India and South Asia. RSJ online is their website. Check out the new look Rock Street Journal, with new sections, and a completely new interface. Almost all albums released by Indian bands ...
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Trance.nu is a popular website related to electronic dance music, mostly Trance. The site offers news, articles, reviews, artist diaries, an online community, competitions and more.



Created as a labor of love by two trance fans who wanted to give back, TrancePosters is the first site to offer the community quality posters and trance related media.


Tranceaddict or "TA" is the world's biggest Trance related online community. Founded in 2000, it now has well over 50000 members from all over the world and the most hits per day of any trance related site. Among the community there can be found professional DJs & Producers, as well as a good base of amateurs who have the possibility to promote themselves and their work.


Vinylsound.com is a electronic music comunity for Spanish speakers. News , charts of best djs of world,reviews ,live sets online and more... .

Rock Street Journal

Ten years ago at any indian college fest, if you couldn’t identify Nirvana, U2 or Coldplay being spewed out by the flavour-of-the-month Indian band, chances of being labeled tone-deaf and uncool were quite high. But now, tables are gradually turning with a new genre of Indian rock music coming to the center stage. And whether it’s a romantic ballad or an electronica-infused number, one things stands clear: bands are no longer afraid to experiment with their own sound, rather than playing by the book. And with sustained efforts from magazines such as Rock Street Journal and subsequently platforms like Great Indian Rock (GIR) and pubrock fests, Indian rock music is on the cusp of breaking new ground everyday.

Rock Street Journal or RSJ is a monthly magazine covering the rock scene in India and South Asia. It was started in January 1993 in Allahabad by Amit Saigal and Shena Gamat Saigal after they realized the lack of support system for Indian rock musicians. The magazine has grown in popularity ever since and is now published from Delhi. It organizes the yearly Great Indian Rock Festival (GIR) to promote original music of new and upcoming rock bands in India.

Any insight into rock music in India would be incomplete without bringing Amit Saigal(in photo), who played a pivotal role in recognizing the "original" potential bands carried way back in the 90s, into the picture. The first step in this initiative was through a column in RSJ devoted to reviewing original Indian music.

Features:

• RSJ regularly covers professional and college festival concerts throughout India.
• It also publishes reviews of new music albums, new bands,old bands and everything that falls under the gamut of the Indian and the international rock scene, they also publish reviews of Indian Bands along with extensive reviews and interviews of International bands.
• Its website(RSJ online) has an extensive database of over a thousand rock bands and musicians hailing from the Indian subcontinent, including desi rock bands from elsewhere in the world.
• The website also contains the official forums frquented by thousands of Indian rock fans.Currently boasting of a registerd database of over 40,000

Concerts and Music Festivals:

• RSJ organizes the Great Indian Rock Festival each year showcasing the best among upcoming talent in rock and roll in the Indian subcontinent.
• The first GIR was in 1997 in Kolkata. It is usually held in Delhi in the month of February, in the 11th year of GIR; Norways biggest Black Metal Act Enslaved were headlining.
• In addition, RSJ has organized several other concerts including the Concert for Tibet in 2003 in Dharamsala, and the Brotherhood of Rock in Shillong.
• RSJ has also conceptualised and executed events like the Pubrockfest and RocktoberFest which are now regular events in Delhi, however the PubrockFest went national this year going to 7 cities and with over 30 gigs in all.
• This year the Pubrockfest is bigger going to 20 cities with 60 gigs and also features two international artistes from Australia and Canada respectively. 2007 also saw the inception of a new festival called LiveAlive - Experience Jazz, Blues and Beyond, this festival focused on music like jazz, blues and other experimental music.
• Every year in November, Jazz fans in Delhi get a treat in the form of The Jazz Utsav which is organised by Capital Jazz in association with Rock Street Journal, the Jazz Utsav features some of the biggest acts in Jazz from across the globe.

Partners in rhyme

Technology has given a big impetus to the band’s popularity ratings. Music promotion has found a new ally in the form of downloads and through networking websites like MySpace.com, while popular labels sit in the other corner and cringe. Another fact that has affirmed the emergence of the new rock ‘n’ roll talent in India is the launch of its loudest proponent, Rolling Stone.

In fact, even the mighty Bollywood has begun to acknowledge the alluring power of the growing trend of rock ‘n’ roll. Artistes like Vishal Dadlani of Pentagram, and the trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have proved that giving rock a pop and jangly spin opens up a world of possibilities, apart from satiating the artistic appetite.

Michelle Lobo, lead vocalist for the band TUG (Toxic Urban Grove), believes that the rise in new talents has also been wrought by the shift of focus from bands to individual artistes. "There’s still a long way to go, but I feel that individual talents have garnered a lot of attention in the last few years. Now and then you see a vocalist sing for more than two bands, which shows that many are keen on experimenting with different sounds."

It is perhaps this open-mindedness that has brought a much-needed respite from the staid, unoriginal and ‘juvenile’ songs of the bygone era.

These aspects have definitely stoked the interests of the listeners and driven them to the umpteen gigs being held every week, although the same can’t be said about the album sales. But more labels are eying promising bands so it won’t be too long before the deal is signed. Till then, there are a lot of gigs to keep your calendars full.

Promising artists:

Karsh Kale:Tabla player trained in classical music; known for working with Anoushka Shankar on Breathing Under Water. Has 6 solo albums to his credit.

Raghu Dixit Project: Folk-based rock musician. His self-titled album was out in March.

Galeej Gurus: Were chosen to perform at the Dubai Desert Rock festival along with bands like Velvet Revolver and Machine Head this year.

Avial:The band from Kerala featuring former Motherane guitarist Rex Vijayen. Their eponymous album has been getting rave reviews.

Shair n Func: Pentagram guitarist Randolph Correia collaborates with New York-based Monica Dogra to create a unique electronic sound.

10 most extreme accessories for computer geeks

Here are the Top Ten Computer Accessories for Web Search computer geeks; Computer geeks are notoriously difficult to shop for, but these geeky gift ideas will help you get your holiday shopping done - and it's all from the comfort of your own home.

1. Digital Picture Frame with Remote

Instead of using up valuable hard drive space to store your digital photos, simply pop the memory card out of your digital camera and place it into the Digital Picture Frame - you can view all of your photos as a slideshow, control fadeouts, and you can even add music. Very cool; comes with remote control. Perfect for geeky grandparents, perhaps?

2. Illuminated Mouse Pad

For those of us whose Dilbert mouse pads are sadly losing their flair. This Illuminated Mouse Pad comes with seven different color combinations, and is a "Gaming enthusiast approved mousing surface". I just think it looks really cool.

3 Antec PC Case

In the market for a good, solid, no frills (well, maybe a couple) PC case? A friend of mine just bought the Antec PC Case and couldn't be happier. Features "10 drive bays, a removeable motherboard tray, and a low-speed 120mm fan...front-mounted USB, firewire and audio ports."

4. Rear View Mirror For Your PC

Say you're at work, and you're playing a hot game of RuneScape online against your fellow cube slaves, and your boss keeps catching you, leading to awkward explanations? Squirm no longer, because a simple rearview mirror will save you.

5. USB Optical Liquid Mouse

This USB Optical Liquid Mouse is a great way to give your hand and wrist a bit of a break while surfing the Web.

6. Illuminated Keyboard

As someone who makes their living on the Web, I spend a lot of late nights blearily propping up my eyelids with toothpicks just so I can report on the latest Web trends and actually get some work done (that part about the toothpicks was kind of a lie-that would hurt). So, this Illuminated Keyboard is just the thing for us late night Web surfers.

7.Logitech Internet Chat Headset

For anyone who telecommutes and needs to talk via Skype or Google Talk, this Logitech Internet Chat Headset is a solid solution. "The Internet Chat Headset has it all at a great price: rich stereo sound, a noise-canceling microphone, in-line control for extra convenience, and a sleek behind-the-head design. The 9-foot cable gives you plenty of room to move around." I've got one of these on order from a friend's suggestion-he said that it was "the best one he'd found out there."

8. Mobile Edge Madison Tote-High Style Laptop Carrying Case for the Geeky Girl

Available in a stylish black or two-tone (gray and black) design. This does not look like the run of the mill laptop carrying cases out there; it looks more like a largish Hermes bag, if you ask me (and that's why I like it so much). Real leather accents, SafetyCell computer protection compartment,and extra compartments for all your extra stuff.

9. SnapStream Beyond TV 3 - PVR Software and Setup

Your PC can be used for a lot of things: work, play, surfing the Web, and watching and recording your favorite TV shows and movies. With SnapStream Beyond TV 3 (formerly PVR), you can "use your PC to record, watch, pause, and SmartSkip your favorite programs using the award-winning ViewScape interface." No clunky video tapes needed, and you can record and store all your favorite shows from one central location-your PC-and then download and stream them to any room in your house.

10. Wi Fi Signal Locator-Use Your Keychain To Find Hot Spots

Just the other day, I watched and waited as four different people had to boot up their laptops and manually search for a signal. This would have been a lot faster if we would have had the Wi Fi Signal Locator. This is the world's smallest Wi Fi signal detector, and fits easily on your keychain. Best of all: you don't have to boot up and waste valuable battery time, you can just let your Wi Fi Signal Locator do the work. Next time I go to the local coffee shop to surf the Web, I'm taking this.

By Wendy Boswell, Extracted from About.com