Free Music Friday!

I'm free to do what I want, any old time. And right now I choose to point your browsing glands directly at some rather wonderful music. You lucky, lucky people.

First we have an artist who is no stranger to the concept of 'Free'. He's one of the few who is taking the internet piracy issue lightly and changing his tactics to suit.

British MC, singer and producer Dan Bull is acting as a one-man antidote to Lily Allen, Metallica, Muse and other artists in danger of disappearing up their own arses through anti-file-sharing frenzy.

In fact, he's written a free single, complete with video on the topic. Watch Dan's 'Open Letter To Lily Allen' below:

Refreshing to hear it told straight by such a talented artist isn't it?

And Mr Bull is backing his words up with actions. You can download the MP3 of 'Dear Lily' absolutely free of charge here.

But it doesn't stop there. Although Dan's album is available for sale on Freshnut Records, as well as iTunes, Amazon and Napster, he is also giving it away (in low-res format) on Megaupload and through torrents.

As with the single above, 'Safe' is witty, musical and uniquely British. If you enjoy it, play fair and buy a high-res copy.

If chunky, funky breaks are more your bag, then we've got a treat for you.

Gyre, aka Mike McGuire is a UK-based music producer, making breaks, house, ambient, chillout and various other forms of electronic music.

He's created two really rather rocking remix EPs of artists including Freeland, Poordream, French hipsters Iam, Erratech, Air and even Blur.

You can download them from his Soundcloud page and stay updated on his activities over at his blog.

Nifty stuff.

Finally this week we have an EP out on the excellent Plainaudio netlabel.

Matthew Stenning, recording as UV has fashioned a frankly brilliant 7-track EP of broken beats, lush floating synths, crisp acoustic guitars and occasional heavy bass that nods to IDM without ever entering 'abstract noodling' territory. I suppose you could label it 'chillout' or 'folktronica' but that wouldn't truly reflect the diversity of this EP.

In his own words: "The UV sound is a very insular one, and unintentionally disrespectful of genre - the point is to simply write what 'needs' to be written at that time, as opposed to curtailing to tempo, style or other restrictive boundaries - the mood could be dark, playful, energetic, organic, or technological - it really doesn't matter. A feeling, or vibe is prioritised, not category."

Download the EP here.

As always, if you like what you hear, spread the word, tell your friends and share the love that is Free Music Friday.

Have a good weekend people!