asphalt eden
a collection of truly gorgeous ambient podcasts. lush, warm, decadent sound textures selected with impeccable taste.
www.asphalteden.combookmat
a source of high quality music you may not have heard yet. the catalog is deep, but well worth sifting through.
www.bookmat.comdesign and the elastic mind
a very stimulating website from MOMA overloaded with interesting work at the intersection of art, engineering, and science fiction
moma.org/exhibitions/2008/elasticmind/freesound
a rich catalog of field recordings and environmental samples available for free download
http://www.freesound.org/index.phpglass satellite
web design business of nathan stueve (orchards) who built and maintains this site
http://www.glasssatellite.infointernet archives
a wealth of quirky self released music can be discovered if you're willing to dig
www.archive.org/index.phplittle darla records
if you don't know little darla, you've been missing out! a great source for intelligent experimental pop and well justified re-issues
www.darla.comlost children net label
online label distributing a lot of interesting experimental music for free, definitely worth checking out!
http://lostchildrennetlabel.wordpress.com/observatory online
dedicated to home grown electronic experimentation, puts out several free MP3 releases a month
http://www.observatoryonline.orgsmart electronix
makers of excellent freeware VST plugins for laptop based music production, especially if you love it chopped and stuttered!
mdsp.smartelectronix.com/virtual drums
if you don't have a drum set, but need one nonetheless, maybe you can get by with this online version (probably not!)
www.kenbrashear.com/