Supporting Independent Music

196 services/22 mailouts/25 stations/6 cities

●A community · est. 2026

Commune is a community for independent music.

A directory of the tools, services and dispatches it runs on — curated by people who care, free to use, outside the major-label machine.

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Dispatches · 22 newsletters

Read past the algorithm.

Independent newsletters covering the music underground — writers, labels, promoters and artists, straight to your inbox.

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Penny Fractions

Water and Music

Tone Glow

Aquarium Drunkard

The Disco Express

Editor pick·The Disco Express · London

London disco label and community with a Bandcamp subscription model — fresh edits, classics and members-only releases delivered direct from the label.

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Michael Gray

Now broadcasting.

Underground, community and independent stations broadcasting around the clock. No algorithm, no playlist tyranny.

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NTS Radio

London / Worldwide · Electronic · Experimental

Independent online radio broadcasting from London, Manchester, LA, Shanghai and Tokyo. 24/7 specialist music across every conceivable genre.

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Rinse FM

London · Electronic · Hip hop

Founding home of UK garage, grime and dubstep. Now a full broadcast station championing underground UK club music across generations.

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Refuge Worldwide

Berlin · Electronic · Experimental

Berlin community radio rooted in club culture and social justice. Profits fund refugee support and mutual aid in the city.

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Voices Radio

London · Electronic · Jazz / Improv

Community-focused online station from East London centring underrepresented voices and emerging selectors across club, jazz and beyond.

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SWU.FM

Bristol · Electronic · Experimental

South West Underground — Bristol-rooted internet radio platform, now a key UK hub for bass, dubstep and leftfield club music.

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Dublab

Los Angeles · Electronic · Experimental

Listener-supported, non-profit web radio from Los Angeles since 1999. "Future Roots" — forward-thinking music, art and culture, championed by Flying Lotus, Daedelus and the Gaslamp Killer.

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Indie services · 196

Top services for independent music.

Tools, platforms and labels worth knowing about — vetted picks first, then everything else in the directory.

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Absolute Anthology

01·Music Distribution

Absolute Anthology is a music compilation/curation service.

Acid Nation

02·Music Sales

Acid Nation is a music sales platform, formerly Ac55id, focused on digital music distribution.

Airbuds

03·Streaming

Airbuds is a social music widget and app that lets users see what their friends are listening to.

Airtime Pro

04·Online Radio

Airtime Pro is a professional internet radio broadcasting platform, a product of Sourcefabric.

Alter K

05·Music Distribution

Alter K is a music publisher and sync licensing company.

Amplify

06·Music Sites

Amplify (amplify.link) is a link-in-bio tool for artists, with features for building a blockchain-based presence.

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