Music Scenes
267 sites
http://m-base.org/sounds.html
The audio archive for M-Base, the influential jazz collective founded by Steve Coleman, offering free downloads of out-of-print CDs, previews, and original sound files including live concerts and workshops. Visitors can explore albums like 'Motherland Pulse' and 'Anatomy Of A Groove' alongside an essay by Coleman on his philosophy of freely distributing recorded music.
http://thenostalgiamachine.com/
The Nostalgia Machine lets you pick any year from 1951 to 2025 and instantly streams hit songs from that era, making it a fun interactive trip through decades of popular music. It's a simple but clever tool for reliving the soundtrack of your childhood or exploring what was topping the charts in any given year.
https://hotlinecafe.com/
Fionn's Hotline Cafe is a lovingly crafted personal site styled as a fictional cybercafe in 'Pavilion City,' packed with synthwave and vaporwave music tapes, MIDI files, animated artwork, SSTV photo experiments, and a cozy lounge journal. With sections spanning an arcade, museum, and file downloads, it's a rich aesthetic experience dripping with retro-internet nostalgia and original creative work.
https://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/index.php
Zenius-I-vanisher is a comprehensive community hub dedicated to Konami rhythm games including DDR, beatmania IIDX, SOUND VOLTEX, GITADORA, and many more arcade titles. Visitors can track scores, browse song databases, download simfiles, find arcade locations, and participate in tournaments and forums with a large active community.
https://www.fruvous.com/
The official website for Canadian folk-comedy band Moxy Fruvous, featuring lyrics, discography, tour dates, live show reviews, a picture gallery, multimedia, and news updates spanning the band's active years. A comprehensive fan and band resource that captures the full Fruvous universe, including solo projects from band members like Jian Ghomeshi and Murray Foster.
https://lucrenaut.neocities.org/
LUCRE-NAUT is the official web presence for an electronic music project releasing lo-fi pop, vaporwave, and tape-hiss futurism under the Aggregatron Records label, with multiple full albums available on Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music. Visitors can stream full tracklists directly on the page, watch live performance videos from venues like Bogotá's matik-matik, and explore releases such as 'escapesequence.midi' and 'Synesthesia' built using tools like TidalCycles, VCV Rack, and Pure Data.
https://ocremix.org/
OverClocked ReMix is a long-running community dedicated to celebrating video game music through fan-made remixes and arranged albums, all available for free download. With 25 years of history, thousands of remixes spanning hundreds of games and systems, and a thriving artist community, it stands as one of the most comprehensive archives of VGM fan arrangements on the web.
https://kaliyugametal.neocities.org/
Kali Yuga is a metal review blog covering death metal, black metal, and heavy metal releases spanning years of archived writing, with a monthly digest called 'Frost Vision' and occasional philosophical essays. The site digs into obscure underground acts alongside cult classics, making it a compelling resource for fans of extreme and underground metal.
https://zephicola.neocities.org/
Zelda's MySpace-inspired personal page showcases their interests in bands like Deftones, Motionless in White, and Pierce the Veil alongside games, TV shows, and a self-described 'stuck in 2015' aesthetic. The site features a profile-style layout with a playlist, blog entries, and personal details presented in classic old-web social networking fashion.
https://britlinks.co.uk/bands
Britlinks is a comprehensive directory cataloging Christian artists and bands from across the UK and Ireland, organized alphabetically, regionally, and by search. Now preserved as a historical archive, the site offers a fascinating snapshot of the British and Irish Christian music scene with hundreds of listed artists, album features, and discussion boards.