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Sound & Signal
Legally free music, curated rather than simply dumped
freemusicarchive.org
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Free, no sign-up · online since 2009
Started by the radio station WFMU, the FMA collects music released under open licences, sorted by genre and vetted by curators instead of accepting whatever turns up. Tracks can be streamed or downloaded outright, with the licence terms stated plainly on every page.
The curation is what separates it from a free-music dump: someone with radio programming instincts decided which of these records were worth filing.
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Picked for a shared category and overlapping vibe, not for popularity.
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Independent artists giving their catalogue away, legally
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