FREE MUSIC MARATHON (LAP 3 / 4)

I'll be out of town until Wednesday but I didn't want to leave The Circle Pit hanging. So here's something I set up last week to kill all the memory left on your iPod.

THIS IS THE FREE MUSIC MARATHON!

We've helped promote a lot of free music over time. This is the cream of the crop. And it ranges from big bands to the deep underground. Click a link, any link. You may just find a new favorite. No matter what, you'll find free music and tunes available for the price of your choosing. All of these artists deserve support, so don't be afraid to throw some dollars if something really makes you happy.

This is the third lap of four. 25 links a day.

We'll officially be back in full operation on Wednesday.

TesseracT
Architects
Cloudkicker
Ovid's Withering
Substructure
Ascariasis
Empires Fade
Circles
The Northern 

Pomegranate Tiger 
Tharsis They
Bury The Silence

Colosso

Elysion Fields

Incendia Management 
Uneven Structure
Aronious
Set In Motion
Aestus
Mind's I 
Vampire Squid
Widek
Ophidian I
Sirens 
Cartoon Theory

CROSSING THE EVENT HORIZON - THE OTHER SIDE

Since leaving Mind's I, guitarists Patrick Philips and Joe Vanderhoff, along with bassist Sagar Nadgir have been creating fresh, psychedelic, atmospheric style progressive music in Crossing The Event Horizon. This is really an incredible project backed by inspired, beastly musicians. With shades of Pink Floyd, Cynic, and Meshuggah (interesting combo), Crossing The Event Horizon consistently puts out great, creative music. Honestly, the sky is the limit for these guys so I wanted to showcase some of their music to help get the name out there. They released a teaser for new music a couple months back and new music has finally arrived.

Did I mention this band had a psychedelic flare? If you can't tell from the spacey, unusual music you can tell from the video selection. "The Voidance Principle" is the newest song. It's video comes from the movie "Blueberry (Renegade)" which depicts an intense ayahausca trip, providing some serious eye candy to compliment the complex music. And the music is incredible. Under that is "Corridor", which gets stuck in my head easily with it's eerie groove. The video comes from the movie "Enter The Void" depicting a DMT trip. Finally, you can listen to the inspiring "Whence Came Creation". Don't know the movie, but you can watch existence take shape which is kinda cool I guess... Hopefully you guys enjoy the music as much as I do. Stay classy.

Links: Facebook // Youtube

MIND'S I RELEASE NEW EP (MORE FREE MUSIC!)

Either I'm experiencing déjà vu or I was literally just talking about these dudes a couple days ago. Mind's I is a band filled with potential. Raw talent and original ideas are what really set them apart. Members of Born of Osiris (Lee McKinney, Cameron Losch, and Joe Buras) saw this in them and brought them to Illinois to record their debut self-titled EP. Unfortunately, the band didn't have the funds to release the EP the way they wanted to. So they decided to put up the raw demos from Osiris studios to download for free here (my favorite price!). The free downloads on bandcamp expired within hours but you can still buy it there. After a couple listens, I gotta say the EP is solid (with the exception of the unproduced vocals). If you want to listen for yourself, take a gander below.

Links: Facebook // Free Music // Bandcamp

MIND'S I - THE GOOD NEWS AND THE BAD NEWS

Mind's I is a band overflowing with potential. Raw talent and original ideas are what really set them apart. Members of Born of Osiris saw this in them and brought them to Illinois to record their debut EP. So far only two tracks have been released but it's sounding eargasmic. Check out "Correlations Pt 2" below.

Recently, both good news and bad news came with this band. Let's start with the bad, shall we? Mind's I just parted ways with two band members yesterday. One of which was a beastly guitarist. They released the following statement:

"Dear Mind's I fans,
Khaled and I (Joe Vanderhoff) have decided to parts ways with Mind's I. We had a lot of fun creating and playing music together, but we all agree that it is time for us to go our separate ways. Marcy and Jon are really great musicians and we wish them the best on their future musical endeavors! Don't worry, they'll be lots of music coming from all of us! I will be pursuing my musical love, Crossing The Event Horizon full time now! We just uploaded lots of old demos to our facebook page, so please go check those out, like the page if you dig what you hear, and expect LOTS of new material in the near future! Khaled will be working with me in this band as well, so head over there for your fretless bass fix! I'm sorry to anyone that this may disappoint. It was wonderful to get to work with Marcy and Jon, but at the end of the day we all have different creative paths that we must follow!"

The good news? Mind's I will release their EP for FREE (my favorite price!) once their facebook hits 2,500 likes. Get on that people! Also the band isn't gonna let this stop them. They are seeking new members and fully intend to continue making music. And the final bit of good news is that Crossing The Event Horizon is just plain awesome. It's great when you can find good news in the bad. Joe Vanderhoff writes some incredibly trippy, thought provoking music. Check out the song "Corridor" (featuring a clip from possibly the trippiest movie ever, "Enter The Void"). Definitely looking forward to seeing what both of these bands do.

Links: Mind's I Facebook // Crossing The Event Horizon Facebook