3:58 minutes (3.64 MB)

If you've been following Siamey since before Protagonist you may have heard this yummy trance brew constructed with both contemporary trance sounds and a dash of chiptune synth. If so, check it out again. If not, check it out for the first time!

3:05 minutes (4.23 MB)

Dark, percussive, and moody, Hy Bound brings us some good movie trailer fodder tunage.

3:01 minutes (2.77 MB)

To be available on Zircon's upcoming EP, "Mass Media Constant", here is Fiberoptics! Frantic dnb breaks, distorted growling bass, and syncopated synths come together in a sparkling electronic composite.

3:46 minutes (5.17 MB)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.

3:06 minutes (2.94 MB)

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

3:22 minutes (3.08 MB)

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.

4:56 minutes (6.77 MB)

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.

5:36 minutes (12.82 MB)

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.

3:34 minutes (6.38 MB)

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.

3:38 minutes (3.4 MB)

Sweet beats over a syncopated synth bed and catchy vocals!

4:19 minutes (4.98 MB)

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.

7:06 minutes (9.76 MB)

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."

5:38 minutes (5.17 MB)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.

4:42 minutes (6.5 MB)

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!

8:15 minutes (19 MB)

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

4:23 minutes (6.79 MB)

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

4:10 minutes (4.77 MB)

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.

4:55 minutes (7.54 MB)

De-tuned melancholy piano, grit atmospherics, crunched beats, and a raw bass synth come together for a tasty ambient industrial groove. This is part of wauterboi's free four-song EP of tracks from his recent full album release, Null. Download the Conversations With Myself EP HERE.

5:15 minutes (12.03 MB)

jayyAustin, half of the phijayy duo that has submitted before, brings us a slick progressive house track. Jay takes his sweet time developing the track, but it never is boring and really takes you places. Great song! Enjoy your holidays!

6:06 minutes (8.99 MB)

Track three of John Torkington's latest album, "No Headphones Required", "The Silence" showcases vocalist Katie Hardy along with the musical stylings of John Torkington in a lush, clean sound-scape. This is a great track to chill out to; the leisurely progression ebbs and flows naturally and envelops you.

8:19 minutes (9.61 MB)

HR, skilled electronic music producer/huge Colorado Rockies fan (seriously, all of his pages have almost more Rockies content than content relating to his music!) brings us a high-energy melodic trance track from his album, Parka. Trance standby arpeggios, syncopated saw synths, epic buildups, and dreamy piano leads come together for a solid trance experience. Check out HR on Soundclick and grab Parka for free.

4:17 minutes (5.94 MB)

The synthy, mallet line featured in this ambient/industrial piece strongly reminds me of the theme that plays in the PS2 game ICO when you die. That was quite a helpful association, wasn't it? This is a dark, yet beautiful, somewhat minimal piece of music. Check out more Kewk on his myspace.

4:31 minutes (11.24 MB)

Woah! We haven't had anything like this on Protagonist before, and it is awesome. Crazy aggressive electro chopped up breaks, defective synths, wild vocals (avoid this if you don't like colorful language). This is the first track off of Bankai's freeTeen Slut Pimp Strut EP. It looks like all his music is free. How noble! Check him out. I am!

5:00 minutes (11.48 MB)

The first track off of his new A Sense of Urgency 2009 album, Chain Reaction comes at ya with a groovin', plodding, almost swingin' standout beat, dirty, lofi bass, and syncopated synths for a pretty killer album-starter. Stream his album, or name your price to download it HERE.

7:42 minutes (11.94 MB)

Developing slowly from a pretty minimal, dry, piece of electronica, to a full trancy/club track with a lofi, chiptune-esque slant, it takes a while to get going, but getting there is great. Check it out.

3:51 minutes (8.82 MB)Here's another free track from Malcos' recent album, Ascension available here on Protagonist for $5.99! Love this DnB beat with his smooth RnB vocals and jazzy piano. If you haven't checked out Ascension yet, you are really missing out.

Ascension Available NOW

7:07 minutes (12.7 MB)

Some epic breaks style comin' at ya. Unctuous spends five or so minutes rocking some speedy breaks, and unloads a pretty badass breakdown section and climax to finish it off.

1:57 minutes (2.37 MB)

Probably not the type of stuff you'll hear here a lot on Protagonist, but I thought it was interesting. Freeform jazz/ambient electronica recorded live. Quick, mellow groove. This track is from their live album 404 Live at River Road available at cdbaby.com

6:24 minutes (8.82 MB)

Hope everyone is having a chill Friday. If not, take a listen to this smooth ambient IDM track from Vitz. Etherial pads, chime-esque synth melodies, and a cool slow breakbeat percussion element come together for a really dreamy, groovy piece.

9:15 minutes (21.18 MB)

DJ SBX hits us with a slick progressive trance track featuring some chippy synths, syncopated saw bass, piano melodies, and the traditional trance DJ long intro and outros. Happy Monday.

7:23 minutes (10.18 MB)

Awesome! Pollicer has given us a new, awesome breakbeat epic trance anthem track with wonderful female vocals. Definitely a great, uplifting track. Say goodbye to this week and hello to the weekend!

There's more like this on Pollicer's Protagonist-released album Songs for Those Who Yearn available for $7.99. Check out the streaming previews!

Songs For Those Who Yearn Available NOW

3:49 minutes (7.5 MB)

Some of wauterboi's work is beginning to remind me a bit of NIN. This track has massively overdriven rock drums, electric guitar, screeching synths, buzzing bassline, and a very NIN-like delayed ambient piano bed. If you dig this track, check out wauterboi's Null EP here on Protagonist.

wauterboi - Null EP available now. $4.99

7:28 minutes (13.67 MB)

Great Progressive Trance from Hollidayrain today. He keeps giving us quality stuff! Here's hoping for more in the future. This is one of my favorites so far.

4:29 minutes (4.3 MB)

Really cool electro type jam with vocals by 835. Check out his album, I'm a Genius.