This page contains links to sites that are of interest or contain useful
resources...
Last update:
24th February 2005
This page contains links to sites that are of interest or contain useful
resources...
Last update:
24th February 2005
Bands And Music
| oddmusic.com | A web site devoted to unique, unusual, ethnic or experimental music and instruments. It is an extension of the oddmusic internet mailing list (on Yahoo Groups) |
| ITDE | A web site for DaveX's experimental music radio show "It's Too Damn Early". The site contains playlists and archives of old shows. He plays a good variety of music and also has an improvsational section of the show where he mixes prepared music and field recordings. Sadly, he is no longer updating this site. |
| Mixing It | Web page for BBC Radio 3's Mixing It experimental music program (on at 11PM on Sundays). Great program! The web site has interviews, audio snippets, playlists. |
| 310 | Great quiet, reflective, sample-based, postal-enabled music. |
| Boards of Canada | Just wonderful stuff. Ambient without being trite. |
| Simian | Rather strange electronically enhanced psychedelic folk band from England. Suitably rather strange web site. |
| Cabaret Voltaire | Pioneers of electronic trance/dance and industrial music. Now no more, unfortunately. The Crackdown was probably their finest hour. |
| Chris & Cosey | Chris Carter and Cosey F.Tutti. Ex Throbbing Gristle. Electronic, experimental & ambient music. Their web site is very big, with a lot of stuff including Cosey's performance art & online album (etc) sales. Chris Carter has done a lot of gear reviews for Sound on Sound magazine. |
| The Enid | Prog rock lives! The Enid take progressive rock to the limit, with mighty orchestral synthesized arrangements. The concept (!) sounds dreadful, but when this stuff is done right (as by the Enid) it really is good. They live the life too - they live on a commune and produce & sell their records themselves. They also seem to be constantly on the edge of running out of money and being forced to give up. After a bit of a hiatus (running a cafe), they are now back in action. |
| Gong | From the planet... Gong. Founded by Daevid Allen, ex Soft Machine in 1969/70. They were the ultimate hippy band. They were into tape effects & hypnotic synth-driven mantras.You is the classic album, though I love Camembert Electrique. They became a fairly straight jazz-rock band after Daevid left. They are actually back together now with Daveid Allen. This site has lots of info about the band and its members, with on-line CD sales. |
| Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd | The Floyd were a brilliant original psychedelic band when Syd was with them in the late '60s. |
| The Residents | Very odd. Eyeballs for heads? What's that all about then?. |
| Shriekback | The ultimate undiscovered band. They should have been huge! Brilliant musicians & superb, innovative music. Dig out Sacred City or Go Bang if you can find them. My Spine Is The Bassline (from Care) is great!. |
| Attrition | A fellow Coventry band, brainchild of Martin Bowes. Electronic Darkwave. They've been working with classical musicians recently (viola, etc) which gives an unusual slant to their sound. |
| Recommended albums | This is a collection of some of the albums we would recommend from our CD collections. Might be of interest. |
Making Music - Resources
| SynthZone | A massive site, with information on almost all of the music equipment manufacturers and loads of other resources (discussion lists, etc). |
| Sonic State | Another excellent synth site - with information, user reviews, discussions, etc. And it's British. |
| Harmony Central | A superb, enormous, general musc making site. With sections for synths (including loads of user-reviews), recording, computer music, etc. Lots of news & useful information & advice. |
| Sound On Sound Magazine | The website of a UK magazine covering electronic music equipment. Very good it is too. The site has news, readers ads (lots!), & archives of equipment reviews (all the reviews, going back years), lively forums and a good search engine. |
| Future Music Magazine | Another UK electronic music gear magazine website. The site has news, some online tutorials & archives of equipment reviews (though unfortunately not that many). |
| Computer Music Magazine | From the Future Music stable. This one covers (surprise) music made with computers (soundcards, sequencers, digital audio). Online tutorials and (a very few) reviews. For a specialist computer music magazine, it has reviewed remarkably few soundcards. |
| DJ Mix Source | Very useful and constantly developing resource site for DJs and anyone producing electronic music. |
| International Computer Music Organisation | Don't know much about this one, but apparently has a lot of useful advice on making music using computers. |
| Keyboard Magazine Online | US based electronic keyboard magazine. Some very good articles. You have to hunt a bit for the archives now. |
| Analogue Synthesis Explained | This is one of our own pages - explaining the basics of analogue synthesizers, with diagrams and sounds. |
Musical Equipment Shops
| A & C Hamilton | Electronic musical instruments and guitars. Product lists and prices. 2nd Hand gear list. No online ordering. |
| Academy Of Sound | Electronic music gear - synths, samplers, computer audio, etc. Has list of in-store specials for each shop. Online sales. |
| Actionmusic.co.uk | Dedicated online music shop. Wide variety of stock (orchestral, rock, electronic, computer stuff etc) Online sales. Some discounts from RRP though I haven't yet seen any real bargains. |
| Advanced Sounds | New and used music gear. Also does studio/keyboard repairs. List of stock/prices on web site only - no online sales. |
| Analogue Systems | UK-based manufacturer of RS modular analogue synth systems. Modules and complete systems can be ordered direct from the company (though not online). Loads of very detailed info about the modules, with demo MP3s. Lovely stuff! |
| Andertons Music | Guitars, synths, FX, recording, PA, software, DJ stuff. Online sales. Has lists of offers and 2nd hand gear. |
| Blue Systems | Music PCs, computer music hardware/software. "Specials" not updated very often. No online sales. |
| Bonners Music Superstore | Wide range of instruments, including orchestral. Online sales, including 2nd hand items. Shops at Eastboure and Brighton. |
| Brixton Exchange Mart | New and used music gear. Online ordering available. |
| Crystal Pro | New and 2nd hand audio equipment. No online sales or even price list for new gear. But there is a list of 2nd had gear (mainly PA/recordng - never any synths/keyboards) with prices. |
| Dawsons | 6 shops now, all North England. Has some decent bargains from time to time. Online sales (I've bought several things from them online). Watch out for their Sales - they have some great bargains. |
| Desktop Music.com | Online sales of music software and hardware (soundcards, sound modules). Also backing tracks (MIDI/MP3 files) for singers/artists etc. |
| Digital Village | A wide range of synths, studio gear & computer music gear. Several branches in the South of England and the Midlands. Online sales. |
| DJM Music | Musical instrument sales and hire. Online sales. Mostly orchestral instruments, but has a home keyboard section. Online sales. |
| Dolphin Music | Computer music equipment & some synth modules. Online sales. |
| Gerald Duncan | Gerald sells a selection of used musical equipment from his web site. He can also track down equipment on request. Also does instrument repair and vintage keyboard hire. |
| Earth Music | Sell used music gear. Online sales with extensive catalogue. |
| Ebay UK | Online auction site, with music instruments section. Good (and popular) musical equipment section, but remember you are dealing with privates sales, not shops - so no guarantees. Also, prices often seem to go higher than the 2nd hand price you would pay in a shop (and sometimes higher than new prices!). |
| Electro Music | Based in Yorkshire. Quite a wide range of products. Online sales. |
| Electrofix | Second hand and ex-demo music gear (under Classified Sales section). No online sales. They also do music gear repairs. |
| Electronic Music Studios (EMS) | Makers of the VCS3, Synthi, etc. Still going - and you can apparently still buy these classic synths! Site also has a history of the company, with pictures. |
| EMIS | Based in Bristol. New and used gear (including Doepfer analogue synths). Stock list with prices, but no online sales. Also has a 'synthesizer museum' section - though this just seems to list a few synth makes/models with v.little info. |
| Elektroniq | Oxfordshire based used hi tech music gear. Stock list with prices, but no online sales. |
| EntsWeb - Musical Instruments and Suppliers | Links to manufacturers and suppliers of musical instruments - mainly accoustic, hand-made instruments (UK and US). |
| Eric Lindsey | 2 shops (London/Reigate). Electronic music gear - synths, samplers, etc. Some online sales. |
| Euroshima | German based online sales of vintage synthesizers, drum machines, effects, etc. NB prices are in Euros. You will also have to think about delivery charges and taxes if buying from the UK. |
| Fair Deal Music | Birmingham based shop, Guitars, brass, woodwind, keyboards/pianos, hi-tech, amps and PAs. Web site just gives description of shop and departments (no stock list or prices), though there is a small special offers list with prices. |
| FindIt | (Muscial Instruments Section) Personal classified ads for music gear - for sale and wanted. |
| First 4 Media | Sell audio & data media (tapes, CD-R, minidisk, DAT, etc) with a very good range- particularly of audio media. Online sales. |
| FX Rentals | A musical equipment rental company that sell off some of their ex-renatl gear. |
| Gear4Music | Online music shop. A good range of stuff (though no Roland, strangely). Online sales. |
| Gear Online | Used gear sales. They produce a catalogue of current gear every 2 days (in .pdf format). No online sales. |
| Gig Sounds | Web site seems to be just description of shop (with big, slow loading photos) - no online sales or stock/price list. |
| The Guitar, Amp and Keyboard Centre | Sell guitars, amps and keyboards, but also other hi-tech music gear and studio equipment. Online sales. Product descriptions for most (all?) items. Some decent special offers from time to time. |
| Guvnor.com | A site that provides an online showcase for a number of smaller music gear shops. Keyboards section really only includes home keyboards. |
Herga Music  |
General music shop - electric and traditional instruments, though no synths/computer audio. Online sales. |
| Humbucker Music Centre | New and used equipment. Guitars, Lighting, Backline, Effects and Multitracks, PA. Also a small keyboard/synth section on the Effects page. No online sales, but stock lists with prices. |
| iMuso.co.uk | Online music gear retailer. Guitars, PA, DJ, Studio (incl. synths etc). Online sales. Has some good prices. |
| Inta Audio | Sell audio related computer hardware and software. Based in Coventry (Crescent Avenue). Online sales. Some decent prices. |
| Intasound Music Centre | Based in Leicester. No online sales or even price lists, though has product lists & descriptions. |
| Jarberry Music | New and 2nd hand gear - synths and recording gear. NB no onlne trading - just has lists of current stock/prices - prices are very good though, and the 2nd hand stock list is frequently updated. |
| Keyboard Direct | Keyboards, synths, recording, PA. Online sales. Free UK delivery. |
| Keys Music | Mainly home keyboards and sheet music. Online sales. |
| Kingfisher Music Company | Guitars, PA, recording, (home) keyboards. Has 2nd hand section (though mostly guitars and PA). No online sales. |
| Loot | Site holding adverts of private sales (from sellers in the South of England) - including many music instrument ads. You have to pay to see contact details for ads when they first appear, though you can see them for free after they'be been there a while. Remember these are private sales - caveat emptor. |
| The M Corporation | Nottingham & Hampshire. Site currently being redesigned. |
| Macaris | Online guitar shop. Nice cartoon graphics. Online ordering, but slow to load. |
| Make Music | Synths, guitars, brass, synths, computer audio, DJ, etc. Online sales. |
| Making Waves | The creators of the Making Waves music software have a web site where they also sell music related hardware (soundcards, mixers, etc). Not a great choice, but some good prices. Online sales. |
| Millennium Music | 2 shops (London/Nottingham) Computer music + synths, samplers, etc. Online sales. |
| Musical Deals of Swansea | Specialise in Roland equipment (synths, recording, etc). Site doesn't seem to work currently. |
| musicalinstrumentsales.co.uk | Private ads - second hand musical instruments for sale and wanted. Wide variety of categories (orchestral, electric, etc). No dates on ads though, which is odd. Also some links to music shops - though not many hi-tech shops listed. |
| Music Central | Shop based in the Isle of White selling guitars, drums, PA, brass/woodwind, etc. No synths. Online sales. |
| Music Store Köln | German site, but can display in English (mostly). Has some very good prices - which inlude VAT apparently. Prices displayed in DM and Euro, so you'll need a currency converter (e.g. this one). |
| MusicianShop | Web-based shop selling guitars and guitar accessories (effects, amps, etc). Online sales. |
| Musicians Web West Midlands | Private sales of second hand musical instruments, etc. Doesn't seem to be very popular currently. |
| Music Centre | Guitars, drums, PA, DJ equipment and car stereos (!). Hi tech soon. No online sales. Stock list, but no prices. |
| Music Control | Music Control specialise mainly in vintage synths and other electronic music/studio equipment. You can ask them to find something special and they will hunt it down for you. They advertise current stock on their web site, but no online sales (though they do sell a lot of stuff online via their Ebay store). |
| Musicians Gear | German based site that ship to the UK. Quite a wide range of stuff. You need to read the section on the site about shipping abroad. |
| Music Mart | A site hosting classified ads for music equipment sales. |
| Music Technology | Synths, recorders, computer audio, etc. Strangely laid out site. Online sales. Has special pages for schools. |
| Nevada Music | Mostly guitars, etc - keyboards section is quite small (Roland, basically). Also small used gear section. No online sales. |
| Noise Works | Guitar shop. OK, the web site isn't live yet, but it IS based in Coventry!. |
| PieDog | An online shop. Very wide range of musical stuff. Also sell accessories (guitar strings, leads, etc) online. |
| Pro Audio Europe | Recording gear - recorders, mixers, effects, mikes, etc. Pro-level stuff - no budget - though. |
| Professional Music Technology | Not a massive range of gear, but OK and it gives prices. No online sales, but you can request more info for any items online. |
| QXL | UK Online auction site, with music instruments section (under Entertainment). Doesn't seem very popular with electronic music gear sellers (or buyers). The odd bargain crops up, but remember you are dealing with privates sales, not shops - so no guarantees. Don't forget to budget for the postage when you make your bid. |
| Red5 Audio | Manufacture and sell studio microphones. Online sales. |
| RL Music | Based in Reading, specialise in the sale of vintage analogue synthesizers. |
| The Red Submarine Computer Company | Specialises in music PCs & computer music hardware & software. Seem to have good prices. Online sales. |
| Rocking Rooster |
"Musical Instrument Megastore" - Quite a large range of gear, mainly traditional rock/home instruments. Only a few synths. Online sales. |
| Rose Morris Specialist Guitars | London based guitar shop. Price lists, but no online sales. |
| Rose Morris Pro Audio Store | Electronic music and studio gear. On line sales available. |
| Row Audio Sales | Used, ex-demo, new synth/recording music gear. No online sales, but has stock listing with prices. Full information given about postage and warranty. Also has form to request more info about stock. Not a massive stock listing, but generally have some very interesting stuff. Nice! |
| Sound Control | Guitrs, DJ, Synths, recording, PA etc. Some good bargains from time to time. Online sales. |
| Sound Generation | Used synth/recording equipment. Frequently updated stock list with prices. No online sales, but you can send a message to them (with your phone/email address) if you are interested in something (and they reply quite promptly). |
| Sound On Sound Readers' Ads | Music magazine website. Excellent and frequently updated readers' ads. NB use Search option to get ads in date order. Remember - private sales, so no guarantees. |
| Sounds Great Music | Mainly a guitar shop - v.little in the way of synths etc. But I bought my BR8 from there online at a very good price so... Online sales. |
| Sounds Live | Based in Newcastle. Veru wide range (guitars, synths, recoding, PA, DJ, etc). Online sales. Good descriptions of items - with links to manufacturers pages when available. Postage prices shown when you select an item. |
| Steinberg UK | Has an online shop, in which they sell Steinberg (and related) hardware and software. |
| Studiospares | Stuff you might need in a studio (leads, mixers, audio processors, etc). Online sales. NB prices shown do NOT include VAT. |
| Tech Mate | Seem to mainly sell rock and traditional instruments. Lots of broken links last time I looked. Have they gone under??? |
| Thomann Cyberstore | Online sales of a variety of music gear. Good prices. Based in Germany, but displays prices in pounds, with VAT included, & deliver to the UK at decent rates. |
| Tune Inn Music Store | New and used guitars, synths/keyboards, studio gear. Small online shop, but also has separate stock lists and prices for new and used gear - which aren't available to buy online. |
| Turnkey | Synths, studio gear & computer music gear. Large B-stock and clearance lists. Online sales. |
| Wernick Musical Instruments | Manufactureres and retailers of unusual electronic percussion instruments and MIDI controllers (e.g. Xylosynth). |
| X Electrical | 2nd hand shop, with music section selling synths, samplers, fx, recording etc. Gives prices, but no online sales. |
MPEG Layer III Files
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The Australian version of MP3.COM is still going strong - outlasting the orignal! |
| WinAmp | This is an audio player for 32 bit Windows (Win 95 or NT) which does a very good job of playing MPEG3 files. It also plays MIDI and WAV files, and probably many others. And best of all... it's now free! (used to be shareware) |
| Electronic Cosmo's MPEG Suite | This is an MPEG encoder for 32 bit Windows. It has apparently now been updated to work under Windows 2000/XP. It seems to work well, is quite small and it's free (though the developers would welcome donations). |
| MP3 Search | This is a web search site dedicated to finding MP3 files. I have put our page on their database. |