Where can I find obscure music tracks online?

June 29, 2004 1:23 PM

So, now that napster and audiogalaxy are long dead, where would you go online to find a really obscure song (like "Softcore" by Maurice and the Cliches, for example)?
posted by dogwelder to Media & Arts (10 answers total)

Emule has a lot of content, but can be very, very slow (queues stretching into the thousands).
posted by signal at 1:24 PM on June 29, 2004

Soulseek is a secret.
posted by the fire you left me at 1:50 PM on June 29, 2004

Soulseek is probably the best place left for seriously obscure stuff like that, but it doesn't even seem to be available there. You might try ebay, perhaps.
posted by reklaw at 1:56 PM on June 29, 2004

shhhh!
posted by mookieproof at 1:56 PM on June 29, 2004

*achooSOULSEEKachoo*
posted by Quartermass at 2:20 PM on June 29, 2004

Acquisition. I believe its just a Limewire connection, but it works well.
posted by tetsuo at 2:55 PM on June 29, 2004

Response by poster: I tried soulseek before I posted, and now I've tried eMule. I guess I'll give Acquisition a shot.
posted by dogwelder at 3:30 PM on June 29, 2004

Response by poster: or not, since I'm on a PC.
posted by dogwelder at 3:30 PM on June 29, 2004

Directconnect++ can alos be amazing if you find the right hubs.
posted by signal at 4:50 PM on June 29, 2004

Yeah, I was going to suggest DC++ too, but you need to share a lot to get in the hubs that have the really obscure stuffs.
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 5:43 PM on June 29, 2004