It’s that time of year. SXSW Music (and Etcetera) is upon us again. As my annual public service, I offer you links to a wide range of music samplers and playlists, available for free around the Internet. They range from the venerable Unofficial SXSW Torrents to the offerings of record companies and show promoters. I update the post as links arrive, so keep checking back. If you know of more, please drop me a line, or leave a comment.
UPDATE: With the music portion of SXSW in full swing, I suspect the majority of samplers have been posted. As I worked through the various listings, I noticed that some of my favorite record companies and sampler curators have no offerings this year. It’s natural, I suppose, what with streaming services like Spotify and Soundcloud, and with the many changes in the music industry. I miss the samplers from eMusic and Canadian Blast, both of whom continue to have large SXSW presences. Amazon has always put out nice samplers, too, as did Bloodshot Records. Oh well, we still have the excellent NPR 100, and my favorite of this year, the New West/Normaltown offering. Please to enjoy it all, and if you know of samplers I’ve missed, please let me know.
We begin with the torrents:
- 2015 Unofficial SXSW Torrent, parts 1 and 2 are now available
And here are a couple of samplers:
- WiMP First Listen (stream)
- Highly recommended New West/Normaltown Records Sampler (account creation required)
- Chicken Ranch Radio Sampler (account creation required)
- NPR’s Austin 100
- France Rocks Sampler
- Daily Grind Sampler (stream)
- SXSW 2015 Day Parties Mix Tape (account creation required)
- SXSW 2015 Sampler by Discovery Scores (Spotify)
- Hip-Hop at SXSW (Spotify)
- Division of Sound Showcase Sampler
- TunedUp Sampler
- Dine Alone Records Sampler (contact info required)
- Tuned Up Sampler
- ATO Records Sampler (signup required)
- Portals Mixtape (streaming)
