Uwe Hermann | A slightly paranoid Debian developer

Some of my favourite sources for freely available MP3s, MODs and OGGs:

• scene.org — Huge demo scene archive, with lots of good MODs and MP3s.
• The Mod Archive — Another great archive of demo scene MODs.

Here are some links to streaming music I like to listen to occasionally:

• Radio Paradise — Eclectic Intelligent Rock. A great Internet radio station located in Paradise/California.
• Nectarine — Free Internet radio station playing great demo scene music.
• SomaFM — Listener-supported underground/alternative station from San Francisco. Provides several good streams, e.g.:
  • Groove Salad — Ambient beats and grooves.
  • Secret Agent — The soundtrack for your stylish, mysterious, dangerous life. For Spies and P.I.'s too!
  • Beat Blender — A late night blend of deep-house and downtempo chill.

Of couse, you can always browse the Google Directory and look for streaming MP3 stations you like...

If you're using Linux I can also recommend the streamtuner application which has a huge list of various online radio stations built-in.

Here are some samples (WAV files) which I have recorded. They are all licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL (version 2 or later). You are free to use them to create your own songs or game music, as long as those songs/games are released under the terms of the GPL, too.

• bells.tar.gz
• clap.tar.gz
• crunch.tar.gz
• drums.tar.gz
• flute.tar.gz
• guitar.tar.gz
• misc.tar.gz