In the entire Digital Download evolution, like Qtrax aiming to make everything free and gathering income through adverts and you giving up a lot of privacy, there’s only one site I’m really feeling. Not that I’ve checked them all but this one feels correct at first sight. I’m talking about Ithinkmusic. What makes it so special is that it brings together a lot of decent independent labels and provides them the possibility to create a shop of their own and sell their music through that. Or like they say:

“Ithinkmusic enables a community of independent record labels, artists and retailers to create and sell a catalogue of music to the public. This community can manage and display content online, network between buyers, sellers, and creators of music, as well as manage revenues from the sale of digital music files.

Ithinkmusic provides its user base a complete solution for the distribution and merchandising of digital music online. The user base includes professional and amateur artists and labels, as well as their fans, customers who buy music and their friends. Ithinkmusic creates an interactive network of musicians, fans, and music stores that ties each of them together using the same application to make online record stores that sell digital content.”

This is all great, no doubt, but it would be worth nothing if the music stinks. But luckily it doesn’t. With labels and artists like Restless Soul, Freestyle, Sick Trumpet, Wah Wah 45 and alike the quality is solid. So if you buy Digital take a look at this site first. It’s not as big nor complete as some others but you’re supporting the artists and labels more.