Contrastream

Tap into the wisdom of crowds,with community filtered indie music.

contraband + mainstream = contrastream
Contrastream is a new way to find indie music by having the indie community take over the role usually held by journalists/reviewers; who have had control over filtering music (and deciding what's worth listening to). Usually the best way to find music is from word of mouth and this is a way to hear those recommendations from a community of indie fans instead of just a few friends (or pretentious reviews). Why CS was Founded
Independent music has seen a flood of new albums as it becomes easier to create and distribute music. Technology has cut down the barriers of independent music but the fans won't benefit unless they know what's worth their time. Contrastream is not limited in the way traditional review magazines/sites by allowing more people to contribute, no limits on the amount of albums, and hearing it straight for the indie fans.

Everyone now has a voice in filtering the good from the bad and by leveraging the power of crowds we can improve the standard of music we listen too. We believe the success of albums should be measured by the quality of the music not marketing budgets.

How it Works
With a simple interface, albums can rise through the ranks by being hyped (voted) by users.

The Fresh Albums section showcases high quality albums that are climbing the ranks and very active among members. It is also easy to find highly anticipated New Releases, the Top Ranked albums, and Latest submissions.

Any indie album can be submitted but for now we are focusing on 3 genres. Indie rock, underground hip-hop and indie electronic.