How do I download music?! My SoulSeek just died.

This Is Not Here · 05.17.2008, 12:05 PM

Okay, so as you might have gathered I know positively bugger all about computers, but for a few years I've been downloading through Soulseek, and it just stopped working. So from where, and how, do I download music now? Whats the safest, most popular software out there, and which will offer me the obscurities Soulseek didn't.

Your help will be greatly appreciated!

fugazifan · 05.17.2008, 12:25 PM

google: name of arttist/album/genre + blogspot

Everyneurotic · 05.17.2008, 12:51 PM

what do you mean died?

HECKLER SPRAY · 05.17.2008, 12:52 PM

It doesn't work ?

This Is Not Here · 05.17.2008, 01:04 PM

Yeah, it doesn't work, it does the searches alright, but it doesn't transfer the files.

Sonic Youth 37 · 05.17.2008, 01:10 PM

Try reinstalling the software. Otherwise, fugazifan's idea or learn to use torrents.

This Is Not Here · 05.17.2008, 01:19 PM

What is a torrent?

Sonic Youth 37 · 05.17.2008, 01:31 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.torrent

Basically a downloading system. I've got no other way to explain it.

You need to have a torrent client (I prefer µTorrent: http://www.utorrent.com/) and a place to download .torrents from.

Someone else here would probably more adept to help explain.

Torrents are great, you can download movies, music, programs. and they support swarming, so it's just not one-on-one downloading like with soulseek.

The only problem though is that you'll be confined mostly to full albums. Nothing is better than soulseek for finding a few specific songs.

This Is Not Here · 05.17.2008, 01:32 PM

I'm sorry but I tried fugazifan's idea and nothing that looked like a download site came up...

fugazifan · 05.17.2008, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by This Is Not Here

I'm sorry but I tried fugazifan's idea and nothing that looked like a download site came up...

try these for starters
untitled and anonymous- it has some cool world music and more fringe kind of rock
http://stewtheredshoe.blogspot.com/
experimental etc- ive posted this here before, it has lots of SCG and derek bailey and such. really great stuff, but most of the older links have expired
http://experimentaletc.blogspot.com/
sonic process- it has a wide variety of techno and folk and a lot of other things. some stuff they have taken down though
http://sonicprocess.blogspot.com/
annie's animal-punk, post punk.....
http://anniesanimal.blogspot.com/
vintage vinyl-they only have a few posts, the eraserhead ost and lots of TG and psycic tv
http://deadendmusicshoppe.blogspot.com/
cities on flame with rock and roll-as he calls it-music blog dedicated to obscure music from asia and the rest of the world
apparently the guy running it just passed away from cancer.
here is his blog
http://citiesonflamewithrockandroll.blogspot.com/
end of world music-world music
http://endofworldmusic.blogspot.com/
closet of curiosities-world music
http://closetcurios2.blogspot.com/
sure nuff nyes i do-a great blog that has some great blues albums (like the fantastic double cd of alan lomax collected prison songs) and some world music, electronic, and i think they even have the goslings
http://surenuffnyesido.blogspot.com/
zero g sound- i think its more jewish music
http://zerogsound.blogspot.com/
albums de metal melodico-im not sure about the blog itself but in the comments there a ton of albums
http://albums-metal-melodico.blogspo...tbreed-of.html
different waters-lots of cool world music and stuff like that
http://differentwaters.blogspot.com/
acefalia musical-lots of albums, theyve got some good sludge and stoner rock albums
http://acefaliamusical.blogspot.com/...max-results=11
not sure the name. this blog has some good albums. i think i bookmarked it because of he alan lomax cds
http://autov3rs3.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_archive.html
fe big drum-african music explaiins the world
http://febigdrum.blogspot.com/
7 black notes-weird horror movie soundtracks- i like the tur
key collection, it has a few neat tracks
http://7blacknotes.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_archive.html
mutant sounds-i think most people know this one, avant garde and whatnot
http://mutant-sounds.blogspot.com/
the manchester morgue-they have a lot of 60s-70s italian soundtracks
http://the-manchester-morgue.blogspo...immoralit.html

terminal pharmacy · 05.17.2008, 01:37 PM

ok seriously, you have had a computer and internet for a few years and can't use it.... stop stealing music and buy it

This Is Not Here · 05.17.2008, 01:38 PM

I downloaded µTorrent and I'm currently staring blankly at it, I have no idea whats going on with this.

Sonic Youth 37 · 05.17.2008, 01:44 PM

Do a search here http://thepiratebay.org/ for starters, find something you like, that has seeders, click it, click download torrent, open it with utorrent and you should be off and running.

This Is Not Here · 05.17.2008, 01:58 PM

Hmmm, utorrent is telling me I have days to wait for it to download. Argh!

uhler · 05.17.2008, 02:01 PM

yeah i don't understand how it just died. i have had soulseek since 2002 and it never just died on me. when they were upgrading the software it wouldn't work but that's about it. click on connection in the upper left hand corner and click connect.

Sonic Youth 37 · 05.17.2008, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uhler

yeah i don't understand how it just died. i have had soulseek since 2002 and it never just died on me. when they were upgrading the software it wouldn't work but that's about it. click on connection in the upper left hand corner and click connect.

I've never had problem one out of Soulseek.

This Is Not Here · 05.17.2008, 02:10 PM

I'm about to give up with all of this, nothing seems to work. Basically, the problem with Soulseek, and this also seemed to be an issue with utorrent, is the files either didn't download or took incredibly long to do it. Whenever I used Soulseek web pages on internet explorer didn't load at all. I give up really

Everyneurotic · 05.17.2008, 02:39 PM

seems to me you have a port and/or firewall problem.

basically, the place through your modem that permits downloads is already being used by some other function or it's been blocked by a firewall.

try the help and faq sections of slsk.

Sonic Youth 37 · 05.17.2008, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Everyneurotic

seems to me you have a port and/or firewall problem.

basically, the place through your modem that permits downloads is already being used by some other function or it's been blocked by a firewall.

try the help and faq sections of slsk.

This is probably correct.

Under options/general options on Soulseek there's a test firewall/router option and that should provide some answers. You can also change your listening port there as well.

✌➬ · 05.17.2008, 07:14 PM

http://www.blogscope.net/

Make sure you have winrar if you are you using windows.

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This Is Not Here invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kingston-Upon-Thames, London Posts: 2,586	What is a torrent? __________________ http://images.google.co.uk/url?sourc...zLTl_B146tcuiw ~~Record of the moment~~
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05.17.2008, 01:31 PM	#8
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.torrent Basically a downloading system. I've got no other way to explain it. You need to have a torrent client (I prefer µTorrent: http://www.utorrent.com/) and a place to download .torrents from. Someone else here would probably more adept to help explain. Torrents are great, you can download movies, music, programs. and they support swarming, so it's just not one-on-one downloading like with soulseek. The only problem though is that you'll be confined mostly to full albums. Nothing is better than soulseek for finding a few specific songs. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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05.17.2008, 01:32 PM	#9
This Is Not Here invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kingston-Upon-Thames, London Posts: 2,586	I'm sorry but I tried fugazifan's idea and nothing that looked like a download site came up... __________________ http://images.google.co.uk/url?sourc...zLTl_B146tcuiw ~~Record of the moment~~
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terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	ok seriously, you have had a computer and internet for a few years and can't use it.... stop stealing music and buy it
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This Is Not Here invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kingston-Upon-Thames, London Posts: 2,586	I downloaded µTorrent and I'm currently staring blankly at it, I have no idea whats going on with this. __________________ http://images.google.co.uk/url?sourc...zLTl_B146tcuiw ~~Record of the moment~~
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05.17.2008, 01:44 PM	#13
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	Do a search here http://thepiratebay.org/ for starters, find something you like, that has seeders, click it, click download torrent, open it with utorrent and you should be off and running. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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This Is Not Here invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kingston-Upon-Thames, London Posts: 2,586	Hmmm, utorrent is telling me I have days to wait for it to download. Argh! __________________ http://images.google.co.uk/url?sourc...zLTl_B146tcuiw ~~Record of the moment~~
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uhler invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,615	yeah i don't understand how it just died. i have had soulseek since 2002 and it never just died on me. when they were upgrading the software it wouldn't work but that's about it. click on connection in the upper left hand corner and click connect.
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This Is Not Here invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kingston-Upon-Thames, London Posts: 2,586	I'm about to give up with all of this, nothing seems to work. Basically, the problem with Soulseek, and this also seemed to be an issue with utorrent, is the files either didn't download or took incredibly long to do it. Whenever I used Soulseek web pages on internet explorer didn't load at all. I give up really __________________ http://images.google.co.uk/url?sourc...zLTl_B146tcuiw ~~Record of the moment~~
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	seems to me you have a port and/or firewall problem. basically, the place through your modem that permits downloads is already being used by some other function or it's been blocked by a firewall. try the help and faq sections of slsk. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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