As far as getting people to hear new music goes this must be the quickest, surest and widest distributing method. The artists that choose to put their music on HI.ARC.TOW as a free download are not out to make a profit from their music. The goal that unites them and us is art, but since a turd with a sticker on it can be -art- we mean better art, that is both proficient and relevant to our lives. Making decent art and giving it out free gets around all the bullshit associated with modern music marketing and distributing and cuts straight to promoting the art for no reason other than what it stands as a work of art.

Its not our policy that all bands we host will give their music away free, but some will. If you are one of the few who can see past the money = value control meme, give us a listen.

.Rar files are compressed file archives. This means they can contain multiple files at a fraction of their original size in just one file. We use them to pack entire albums into one easily downloadable file. To unpack the RAR file you need WinRar – which you can download for free here.

Send us a message via our contact page with a link to your songs and we will get back to you.

All work available from the HI.ARC.TOW website for free download is licenced under a Creative Commons Licence. This makes it free to share (to copy, distribute and transmit the work) and to remix (to adapt the work) provided you properly attribute the artists and do not exploit the work for commercial purposes unless given permission.

As a matter of courtesy its probably best to contact the artist in question and at least let them know what you intend to do with their work (contact can be established by either dropping us an email or by sending a message to the artist\’s Myspace page).

You can find hi.arc.tow at these social networking sites:

myspace.com/hiarctowproductions
facebook.com/hiarctow
youtube.com/hiarctow
twitter.com/hiarctow
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