Indie Pulse - From Sweet Melissa Records

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Indie Pulse - From Sweet Melissa Records

A NEW KIND OF ONLINE MUSIC STORE

Have you ever--through whatever means--discovered an indie band whose music spoke to you? A solo artist who seemed to know exactly what she was doing?

Have you ever searched and trawled through the great depths of the web, starving for whatever taste of their music you could get, only to find that the only place which sold it is a tiny record store in Borgholm, Sweden, which does not ship overseas, or even seem to have an online store?

We're here to stop that happening ever again.

Sweet Melissa Records proudly presents IndiePulse, a one-of-a-kind web store dedicated to helping you find, buy and enjoy indie music whenever and wherever we can.

Each artist in our store has been personally selected by our small panel of expert music reviewers. Mostly, they are local artists who have garnered accolades in their own arena--we want to bring them out for everyone to hear.

We're constantly updating and adding new, great artists, so check back often, and you can also sign up for our mailing list (we promise: no spam. ever.) to keep up to speed.

 

A SHORT (BUT IMPORTANT) NOTE ABOUT AUDIO FORMATS

We offer two types of audio formats in our store: mp3 and FLAC.

Our mp3s are almost always CD quality (the highest fidelity mp3s can be), but this file type is naturally lossy due to the fact that it goes for convinience of size rather than preservation of quality. (Mp3s basically cut off the highest and lowest ends of the sound spectrum in the track--the stuff human ears can't hear very well--and squish the track into as small a file as it can.)

Our FLAC files are always CD quality or better, but they differ from mp3s in that they are naturally lossLESS; that is, they keep perfectly true to the original track. The only slight drawback is in their size--roughly twice the size of mp3s. However, these files are completely worth it: FLAC is the highest fidelity audio file which can be played on a computer.

(Note on the note: certain media players may not be able to play FLAC files. VLC media Player is free and can play any media format you may care to name. Email us with any questions you may have concerning media players and audio formats.)

 

WANT TO BE FEATURED ON INDIEPULSE? SEND US YOUR MUSIC!

If you're an artist (or part of a group) and want to be considered for a slot here at IndiePulse, email us a demo or mail one to us at:

IndiePulse

146 South Park Square NE

Marietta, GA, 30060

 

--By Ethan Davenport

 

 
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