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Double Malcos discount!

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:03:04 -0800

Hey folks, salesman SGX here, letting you know that when you buy the wonderful, awesome Ascension by Malcos, you can add his Daydreams album to your order for just $4. Just select the format (MP3 or FLAC) from the dropdown on the Ascension product page. Two Malcos albums for $9.99! How awesome is that? This won't be around forever. Happy listening.

Malcos - Ascension Album

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:56:57 -0800

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Malcos comes at ya once again with his smooth vocals, this time with some killer drum n bass beats and basslines.

37 minutes

Malcos - The other side

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:59:21 -0800

A second free track from Malcos' album Ascension, The Other Side is another venture into great drum n bass beats and RnB style vocals. Acoustic guitar chords and plucked strings throughout keep the track relatively light on the synth and complement the vocal melodies.

Malcos new album on the way next week!

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:45:53 -0800

Malcos is coming back at ya with a new drum n bass focused album next Monday the 9th! Stay tuned for Ascension!

Guest Release - Platonist - Beaten I Musiken

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:54:15 -0700

My buddy Platonist from over at other netlabel, Reunion, brings us a catchy, intricate, and fun jam in his tracker/somewhat chippy style trappings.

Malcos - More than just one night

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:51:53 -0700

Malcos comin' back at ya with a new track and a new album on the way. More Than Just One Night is a DnB-leaning piece with some of his vocals. It's got the trademark Malcos smooth you're familiar with from his album Daydreams with a big beat and synths. Grab it!

Guest Release - PhiJayy - Headroom

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:18:39 -0700

PhiJayy brings us a pretty unique piece of melodic and upbeat breakbeat goodness. Check them out at phijayy.com.

Flickerfall - Delayed Reaction EP

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:57:30 -0700

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Grab yourself a sugary-sweet synthpop EP snack! Amy's wonderful vocals and Vinnie's catchy production come together in Flickerfall's debut EP, cooking up a tasty music confection.

27 minutes

Flickerfall - Metro Underground

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:05:14 -0700

Electro-pop with female vocals, Flickerfall joins Protagonist with their catchy, "Metro Underground" off their upcoming EP release, "Delayed Reaction." Stay tuned for more details on the album!

Pollicer - Songs For Those Who Yearn album

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:36:07 -0700

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Songs For Those Who Yearn is Pollicer's debut electronica album. Varying styles throughout its playtime, Pollicer brings you through dark, epic, sugary, dirty, and upbeat tones. Songs like "Alive," "Until the Morning Light," and "For Those Who Yearn For More" show of his ability for emotional vocal tracks, while "Stargazer" and "Long Way Off From Home" are straight up club hits, and the epic "Who is John Galt?" is the perfect blend of electronic and film scoring.

Vocals on tracks 1, 6, and 8: David Cerullo
Vocals on tracks 2 and 5: Jillian Goldin
Vocals on track 3: Youngran Shim

64 minutes

Pollicer - Alive (feat. Jillian Goldin)

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:46:03 -0700

Off of Pollicer's upcoming "Songs For Those Who Yearns" comes "Alive", a track that reminds me a bit of a Shiny Toy Guns feeling with a slightly 80's sounding synth riff and superb female vocals from Jillian Goldin. Epic and a bit groovy, we hope you dig it.

Welcome Pollicer to Protagonist. Album preview!

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:16:02 -0700

I'm happy to welcome David Amber, AKA Pollicer to Protagonist Records! We'll be releasing his album, "Songs for Those Who Yearn" on Friday, the 24th of July. It will be a digital download and limited physical CD release. Check out the previews below!

Pollicer - Angel

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:31:55 -0700

Pollicer joins Protagonist with this uplifting epic trance track. It's got a nice ebb and flow, with epic buildups and breakdowns. Look for another Pollicer track next week, then the release of his album, "Songs for Those Who Yearn."

SGX - Span

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:30:23 -0700

Epic melodic trance with a piano lead and growling, pumping bassline. This song, or a version of it will be included in the Xbox Live Arcade Indie Game I am working on with a small team. The illustration in the tag is from our artist, Alayna Lemmer.

Zircon - Photosynthesis (OS Edit)

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:07:50 -0700

Great breaks, gated pads, string melodies, and chopped acoustic guitars bring us a very BT-esque track. This is from Zircon's original soundtrack to the upcoming XBLA Community Game, "Fittest."

Malcos - Don't tell me

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:27:24 -0700

Sweet beats over a syncopated synth bed and catchy vocals!

Malcos - Daydreams Album

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:51:54 -0700

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$5.99

Daydreams brings a unique RnB and hiphop flavor to Protagonist. Malcos' beats, vocals, and grooves ooze smooth throughout 16 unique tracks. Half vocal, and half instrumental, the pervasive electronica influence keeps the sound fresh and unique.
Illustration by Jacob East, coloring by Danny Adler.

52 minutes

Malcos - Who Knows

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:51:30 -0700

Your slick funk delivery is here. Keyboard riffs, jazzy flute, and plucked and bass string instruments, and a heavy beat come together in Malcos' "Who Knows" from the instrumental side of his new album, Day Dreams.

Guest Release: Flexstyle - Imago Deo

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:30:31 -0700

Our first guest release on Protagonist Records! I think you guys will enjoy this slick epic breaks style track that reminds me of some of Zircon's work. Coming in with some nice atmosphere and delayed acoustic guitars, Imago Deo then builds to intense levels with a slightly repetitive but effective melody and churning bassline.

Check out more Flexstyle

Flexstyle recently released his latest album, "Elements of Creation" for free download. You can currently grab it at this link.

Protagonist open for guest song releases

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:23:26 -0700

Hey folks, in the interest of updating the site with more content more often, I thought I'd start taking on guest song releases. These would be free song postings from artists not in my current group of regular artists. If you want some extra exposure for your tunes, or you just want to share some cool tracks, consider submitting something.

I'll take submissions at sgxATsgxmusic.com. Do NOT send me files, but links to the mp3 on some hosting site. I appreciate if I can listen to it streaming first before I download it. Grab a soundcloud.com, soundclick.com, or whatever account if you don't have one and submit that way.

Include this information in your email:

- Your artist name as you would like it to appear on the site

- The name of the song

- Any website, or myspace account you might like me to link to in the song description text.

- Link to your song

- Text such as this (or verbatim), "I give permission to Protagonist Records to host and distribute "song name" by "artist name" and certify that I am the rights holder for this piece."

I am not going to post everything I get. I'll listen to everything and decide whether or not it is right for the site, and also good enough. I am not necessarily going to give you a critique or clearly thought out reasoning about why I decide not to post something. I may not give you a rejection notice either, as I may be saving your track for a rainy day down the road.

Looking forward to hearing your stuff! If you have questions, post in the comments here.

Audix - After Hour Martini

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:38:11 -0700

This is the second track we are releasing from Audix's contribution to the Goldeneye Source project. This is a dancy take on the classic Bond theme with a stylish synth solo section I'm really digging.

Welcome Malcos and his chill grooves to Protagonist!

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:44:17 -0700

I'm happy to announce that Malcos has joined us here on Protagonist Records! Malcos is bringing from the U.K. his sultry, laid-back grooves and vocal stylings. We don't have anyone who sounds like him here yet, so I'm excited to have this unique sound.

We're planning on an album release within a couple months, and will be releasing one or two more free downloads from that album so stay tuned. The album will have a vocal side and an instrumental side and I'm sure it will be packed with awesome tracks.

Check out some of his past work on his website and his game remixes at ocremix.

Malcos - Lightspeed

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:27:08 -0700

Malcos joins us with a track from his upcoming album. Lightspeed is a sexy RnB electronica track with butter-smooth vocals from Malcos himself. We haven't had anything that sounds like this on Protagonist yet and I'm looking forward to more.

NCAA Division I University of Virginia starting lineups video - music by Audix

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:27:06 -0700

Check out Audix's awesome tracks being played for a college basketball starting lineup segment. Rad!

Protagonists on Twitter!

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:18:33 -0800

What's up, folks? I just wanted to write a quick post letting those who use Twitter to follow people that Protagonist and most of the artists here do the twitter thing and you should follow us! Follow @sgxmusic for official updates on both updates here at Protagonist and my(sgx) music. @HyBound, @audixmusic, and @zirconst are all self-explanatory! Get on the Twitter bandwagon!

zircon - Mass Media Constant EP

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:51:50 -0800

MASS MEDIA CONSTANT is a 21st century drum n' bass odyssey for the networked generation. By drawing influence from such sources as LTJ Bukem, Photek, BT, Pendulum, and The Sims, zircon ensures no two tracks sound alike. His signature electro-organic style, developed over the course of four previous breakbeat and trance albums, has morphed and evolved with the fast tempos and scintillating colors found throughout this album. As you listen, imagine a scene conceived by the artist during the album's creation - walking through a super-stylized version of Times Square at midnight on a Saturday, looking at all the billboards, bathing in neon light, hearing music coming from bars and restaurants, and watching cars and buses fly by.

33 minutes

Zircon - Necromancy

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:06:13 -0800

Spooky, evil drum and bass from Mr. Zircon will invade your earholes.

Audix - GoldenEye Source: OST - Life of a Spy

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:34:42 -0800

Life of a Spy is an awesome take on the good old James Bond theme. With a great percussion groove, deliberate pace, strings, and a bit of atmosphere, the track really exudes the spy attitude. This track is a part of the recently released GoldenEye Source OST which Audix worked on with another artist known as Basstronix. You can download the .zip of the whole OST here. Below is a video preview of the whole OST.

Which Mass Media Constant track do you want released as a free download on Feb. 10th?

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:11:19 -0800

Welcome Zircon to Protagonist Records and get ready for his new EP, "Mass Media Constant"

sgxmusic@gmail.com — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:19:24 -0800

I'm happy to announce that Zircon has joined us here at Protagonist and is bringing us his new EP, "Mass Media Constant." Ten tracks and 33 minutes long, Zircon jumps into a largely DnB style with panache and technical excellence. Mass Media Constant is coming February 10th, available as digital download only in FLAC, or high quality VBR mp3 formats, for $6.99. Check out below for streaming previews!

Also, we'll be releasing another free track from Zircon on Feb 10th, day of the release!