With the recent awakening of a few record labels and independent artists adapting to the changing consumer, there is a lot of legit free music on the internet. What’s most surprising is that some of it is not absolutely terrible. Some of it is actually awesome.
Enter Cloudkicker. From what I gather on the internet, Cloudkicker is a one-man instrumental project by a guy named Ben Sharp of Columbus, OH. Cloudkicker is rhythmic, syncopated, and heavy. What separates Cloudkicker from the rest of the rhythmic and syncopated is that there is a heavy atmospheric element in the music with a dystopian/utopian melodic element. How does this guy think of these melodies that sound so melancholic and rife with human misery, yet uplift and inspire? The music is genius, beautiful, and original.
I just discovered Cloudkicker after the release of ]]][[[. It is the 3rd EP and fourth release of the project. What’s the second best part of all this (the first part being the incredible music, obviously)? All the releases are completely free—from the debut full length The Discovery to the newest release.
Click here to go to Cloudkicker’s release page.
