Thursday, April 26, 2012

THE BIG DIPSTER HAS MOVED

Please read the post below for details. I have chosen tumblr for my posting needs.

NEW SITE: + Other links
 http://thedipster.tumblr.com/

I still working on some stuff for the blog, but I want to start updating daily with news, reviews, album leaks etc.

Thanks everyone for reading, and I hope you will keep reading. Keep sending submissions too!

KB

Wednesday, April 25, 2012


Its been about a month since my last post.
Sorry about that. I have a couple reasons why.

 My mediafire getting suspended was a major reason for the slowing of posts. I have also not been listening to much new music, mostly stuff I'm very familiar with. So most submissions (until recently) have been ignored because of this. I have also been doing a blog about gaming and chiptune music. (anyone interested in reading that? Probably not)

So here is my plan for the future of The Big Dipster. Work mainly on posting from submissions, supplying new, free, independent music for the readers. For other music released on major labels I plan on writing small reviews for the albums. I will probably link you to another blog if you wish to download these albums. I do not want upload any major releases anymore.

I also have two major changes in mind.

The first of the two changes will be the name. I always refer the blog as The Dipster when I talk to people about it, so I'm dropping big from the name. Second, I will be changing locations (maybe Tumblr?) I don't like how blogger is set up anymore.

I plan on getting this all rolling soon and kinda starting fresh. Help is also appreciated. Send suggestions etc. to bigdipster@yahoo.com or just comment on this post. 

Thanks for reading everyone

KB

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Pie Are Squared - (Hungover in) Siberia [2011]

Pie Are Squared
(Hungover in) Siberia
2011
Ambient/Experimental/Noise
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For fans of: Deaf Center, Ben Frost, Air Liner


This is a submission from Mohammed Ashraf, a member of Egyptian post-rock group Feed Me! Pie are Squared is his side project, and his sound ranges from dark ambient and noise, to experimental electronic. A great listen overall! You can download all of his original material and some covers by Fuck Buttons and 65daysofstatic for free from the bandcamp link.

KB

Saturday, March 24, 2012

A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex? [2010]

A Great Big Pile of Leaves
Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?
2010
Indie / Pop
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For Fans of: The Speed of Sound In Seawater, Look Mexico, Menomena

Download/Buy (Bandcamp)

No free download unfortunately. All mediafire links I have found have been removed. Check out these guys still, this whole album can be streamed on their Bandcamp, and its worth the $5 it costs. Check out the Tumblr link too and see if any of the downloads work there. They didn't work for me, and there is a link for this CD (11 of 13 tracks free) on their site. I may upload my personal copy in the future, but if you have noticed I have been trying to avoid doing that. Enjoy the music, support the artist etc.

KB

Friday, March 23, 2012

Bubonic Bear -Fleshworld [2011]

Bubonic Bear
Fleshworld
2011
Punk/Sludge
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Download 1 (Medafire)
Download 2 (Bandcamp)

Bubonic Bear is a Punk/Sludge duo from Philadelphia. Check out their self released full length Fleshworld. Thanks for the submission guys!

KB

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Knife City - EP [2012]

Knife City
EP
2012
Chiptune/Dubstep
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For Fans of: Anamanaguchi


Knife City is a solo electronic music project by like Silas, who also plays drums for Anamanaguchi.

KB

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

While Giants Sleep - EP [2011]

While Giants Sleep
EP
2011
Post Rock/Alternative
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For Fans of: Thrice, Mew, Oceansize


Great Submission From Swedish band While Giants Sleep. Loud emotional rock with some post rock Influences.

KB

Monday, February 27, 2012

British Theatre - EP [2012]

British Theatre
EP
2012
Ambient/Alternative/Experimental
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For Fans of: Oceansize, Amplifier, Porcupine Tree


A very chill EP featuring members from Oceansize. It only cost 78 cents to buy the EP, so I am not going to include a free download link.

KB

Sunday, February 26, 2012

SMILETRON - Vision [2012]

SMILETRON
Vision
2012
Electronic/Chiptune/Experimental
--------------------------
For Fans of: IYAD, Ilke, or classic video game music

DOWNLOAD(Smiletron.org)
DOWNLOAD/STREAM(soundcloud)

Download all of his music for free at Smiletron.org. Most of his music uses elements of chiptune mixed with a modern electronic sound. Some is more ambient and experimental, some is more 'dancy'. All of its great though, check it out.

NOTE: The Download link on his official website appears to be down. You can still stream and download from soundcloud.

KB

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

North Korea - Basement Tapes Vol II [2012]

North Korea
Basement Tapes Vol II
2012
Alternative/Post Hardcore/Experimental
----------------------------
For Fans of: Envy on the Coast, Deftones, Dillinger Escape Plan


Released for free today! I personally think Vol I is a bit better than this EP, but this is still a strong one. This is also a proper mediafire link, unlike Vol I which looked annoying to download off their website, sorry for those who tried to download there. Enjoy!

KB

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Burn Everything - Last Run Through The Ruins [2011]

Burn Everything
Last Run Through The Ruins
2011
Metal/Harcore/Mathcore
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For Fans of: Burnt by the Sun, Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge


This was a submission from a couple months back. You can download from the bandcamp link, or head over to Keepgem and grab the medifire link. Great album, highly recommended for fans of the bands listed above.

KB


Friday, February 17, 2012

North Korea - Basement Tapes: Volume I [2011]

North Korea
Basement Tapes: Volume I
2011
Post Hardcore/Alternative/Experimental
-------------------
For Fans Of: Deftones, Dillinger Escape Plan, Envy on the Coast


This group features members of Dillinger Escape Plan and Envy on the Coast. Really happy I discovered this EP. Basement Tapes: Volume II comes out next week, I'm really looking forward to it. Below is a stream of a song from the upcoming EP.


KB

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Earthship - Athena / Boundless Void [2012]

Two new songs from post metal Band Earthship [Side Project from Robin Straps of The Ocean] Both tracks are from their upcoming album 'Iron Chest', which I am now very excited to hear. I am searching for download links for the songs. I will put them together and upload them if I can get my hands on them. For the time being you can just stream them here.





KB

Rotten Sound - Cursed [2011]

Rotten Sound
Cursed
2011
Metal/Grindcore
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For Fans of: Antigama, Agoraphobic Nosebleed


KB

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Monday, February 6, 2012

Nvll - Nvllcept [2010]

Nvll
Nvllcept
2010
Metal/Math Metal/Progressive
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For Fans of: Tyrant of Death, Ketha


This is just good metal. Couldn't think of many bands like them, even though they aren't super original. I'm not too sure the tags and similar bands listed provide enough insight on these guys. They just include elements of math and progressive metal in their music, they really don't belong into either of those sub-genres. Ill provide a link to a song below so you can check them out before you download.




KB

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Irepress - Sol Eye Sea I [2009]

Irepress
Sol Eye Sea I
2009
Instrumental/Post Metal/Experimental
-----------------------------
For Fans of: Tephra, Isis, Zozobra, Or any post rock/metal band


This is probably one of my favorite (mostly) instrumental records right now. The heavy parts are sick, and the more ambient parts are hypnotizing.

KB

Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise [2010]

Circa Survive
Blue Sky Noise
2010
Rock/Experimental/Emo
----------------------------
For Fans of: The Sound of Animals Fighting, A lot Like Birds, Thrice


Note: Don't let the emo tag prevent a download. I added that tag because of the of the higher pitch vocalist, and some of the lyrical content. Here is a youtube link of what I think is a good song by them, this will give you an idea of their sound.




KB

Oceana - Clean Head EP [2010]

Oceana
Clean Head EP
2010
Rock/Experimental
-----------------------
For Fans of: Tides of Man, Of Machines, Amplifier


KB

The Dipster Lives On!

Hey all,

Just wanted to let you guys know that I will keep updating the blog after the loss of my partner. I will be making a couple small changes to the blog, nothing that is really going to effect the blog much, so worry not.

First I am no longer going to be uploading anything to my personal mediafire account. I'm just going to supply links from albums already posted on the internet. I will upload smaller local stuff if I need to. I will also make sure the downloads are high quality and will still be using mediafire links as the primary download solution.

Something I'm sure regular readers will notice will be the selection of music ill be posting. Say goodbye to regular noise and power electronic stuff. DW posted all that, and Its not really my thing. Not to say I don't like or listen to the genre, I just don't search around for it. DW also posted a lot more than me, and with one person updating now the posts will be less frequent, sorry!

Last, Ill probably be making a new banner, and probably a new blog layout. Gotta change things up every once in a while. If anyone wants to throw ideas at me that would be cool. This is a future plan for when I have time. Im also going to try a new posting format, thinking about adding some additional info like a for fans of section.

Thanks for reading guys! And thanks DW for posting so much music in the past year and a half. Ill be posting a couple albums shortly.

KB