About Sound Archives
Fewer tabs. More music.
I was looking for recordings I could use freely and ended up with hundreds of tabs. Great music, but not an easy listening experience.
Sound Archives brings different archives into one player, so you can explore and keep listening without switching websites or interrupting the flow of the music.
All credit to the artists and archives.
The credit belongs to the artists who created these recordings, and the collectors, archivists, institutions, and platforms that preserve, digitize, and host them. This project simply makes their work easier to discover.
Audio stays with the original archives; I don’t host or own it. Each track keeps its source links and rights notes. Inclusion here does not mean a recording is free to reuse everywhere.
- Library of Congress · National Jukebox
- Open Music Archive
- Citizen DJ · Library of Congress
- Internet Archive · Community Audio
- Internet Archive · Gathacol Radio
- First Sounds
- UC Santa Barbara Library
Nothing to buy. Just listen.
This is a personal project: no subscriptions, nothing for sale, and no plans to monetize it. Just a more convenient way to listen.
Know another great archive? Use Submit archive to suggest it. Feedback is welcome, too.
A note on how this was made
Yes, this is a “vibe-coded” project, built with AI-assisted development. The tools helped build the player. The artists and archives are the reason it exists.
Before you judge, give the music a listen.
Explore the archives