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The artists in the following list all have at least some free downloads available from their page here at last.fm (some also have higher-quality downloads available from their own website). Note that "dark electronic" spans a rather broad spectrum- including dark ambient, industrial, electro, rhythmic/power noise, EBM, trip-hop, drum & bass, IDM, etc. (and not every track from every artist may fit the description). This list was copied from the one at the Independent Dark Electronics group forum. You can also hear music from these artists & more by checking out the ide radio tag radio station.

CyberLotion
Beatslaughter
a broken moment
Ad·ver·sary
Cholostase
R6.3zist
verstaerker
amorphix
Defrost
MKDELTA
Escape from the Head Cube
Saluki Regicide
Exoxen
Tree Helicopter
Infetu
Mind Necrosis Factor
Sonic Area
Five Step Path
Arzt+Pfusch
Cogitate
skin contact
Coreline
Djinnestan
3am

CRUZH
Fleischwald
1nfraBu5e
Dyad
Thoekk
Kyn3ticXR
…

15 tracks, all freely downloadable here on last.fm. Includes tracks from both known & unknown artists. Vol 3 coming later.

Wave Workers Foundation – Bellows Grin
Five Step Path – Don't Talk About It Anymore
Fugue State – WTF?
A Bit Crusher – System Bump (2nd Edit)
3am – tooth4
Sandpaperdemon – Mr12000 Is Sad Most of the Time
Dyad – Man Suit
Digita'lis/Phlox – Salvinorin A
Solipsism - Switch Off The Light
Tree Helicopter - Count Control Control
Downliners Sekt - Manvantara
Fake Plastic Heads – Demons
Pixieguts - Pixiegraf (mix dementio13)
Transient – bliss is tearing me apart

A few of my musical friends from over at kvr recently put together a free compilation featuring a great selection of electronic music from the four of them. Links:

http://jazzyspoon.com/A%20LA%20KART.htm - download here

http://www.myspace.com/alakart1 - myspace page

Here are links to their individual homepages:

http://www.3amnoise.net/ - 3am

http://www.zoozither.com/ - Polyslax

http://jazzyspoon.com/MELODAY.htm - Meloday

http://jazzyspoon.com/JAZZYSPOON.htm - JAZZYSPOON

Enjoy!

The companion to the CD-length mix(es) of industrial & stuff, this series will focus on other nifty electronic stuff on last.fm. More volumes coming in both series.

Here ya go, all freely downloadable here on last.fm:

Amish Rake Fight – Sir Wellington du Beuf
Wave Workers Foundation – In the Whirlpool
Fugue State – Switchphase
The Ghost That Walks – Blindsided
Pixieguts – Tall Man (with Electromagnetic Impulses)
3am – untitled love song
Colophon – Random Acts of Violence
Five Step Path – Get This Disease Away From Me
Dyad – spin
Exoxen – e2
Hangman alive – Camon, Wake Up!
Transient – dink
Rolling Calf Sinfonette – Dragon Bowl
Saluki Regicide – 06. Tipperary

Enjoy!

Playlist now at 101 tracks. w00t.

http://www.last.fm/listen/user/synthgeek/playlist

Additions since last posting:

Five Step Path, a broken moment, Second Skin, 3am, Run Level Zero, Escape from the Head Cube, Rolling Calf Sinfonette, Matvey

Here's more links to some cool music from folks who post over at the kvr forums:

3am - http://www.3amnoise.net/

SIGHUP - http://www.sighup.ca/

rachMiel - http://rachmiel.org/music/music.htm

Liqih - http://www.liqihsynth.com/Liqih_Sound/

Gigawatt - http://www.myspace.com/gigawatt