Uwe Hermann | A slightly paranoid Debian developer

Here's a fine instrumental guitar piece from Reza Manzoori. Lean back and relax to the soothing sound of "Rain".

(found via New Artist Podcast)

Song: Reza Manzoori - Rain (4:02 min, 3.8 MB)
License: CC-by-nc-sa 1.0
Source: magnatune.com

"Looking Up in Heaven" is Paul Westerberg's contribution to the The WIRED CD, a CD full of Creative Commons licensed songs by famous artists such as the David Byrne (Talking Heads), the Beastie Boys, Thievery Corporation, and lots more.

Song: Paul Westerberg - Looking Up in Heaven (3:11 min, 5.1 MB)
License: CC-sampling-plus 1.0
Source: archive.org

And now for something completely different. Dark, dark, goth-style music from Mercy Machine with ingeniously great vocals.

Song: Mercy Machine - Damascus (4:13 min, 5.6 MB)
License: CC-by-nc-sa 1.0
Source: magnatune.com

Some more electronic music for you: "Waiting for Dawn", a melodic trance track from Memories Of Tomorrow. Great female vocals and a great rhythm. Turn up the volume.

Song: Memories Of Tomorrow - Waiting for Dawn (7:04 min, 6.5 MB)
License: CC-by-nc-sa 1.0
Source: magnatune.com

A short but nice and groovy electronica piece from CJacks.

Song: CJacks - Streetwalker (1:39 min, 1.6 MB)
License: CC-by-sa 2.5
Source: opsound.org