Most of these stores mostly cater to DJs and huge fans of dance and electronic music. If you don't consider yourself one or the other, we can assure you that there's lots of good tunes to shop for on these sites—including music that you would NOT expect to hear out at the club.






boomkat
[website]

Boomkat is an online record store from the UK. They have a huge selection of great independent music of many genres, especially electronic music, presented on a beautifully designed interface. The reviews are very well written, making this a great place to discover new music. You can listen to entire songs (with a beep every 30 seconds), and even make a playlist with their music player that allows you to listen while you browse the site.







Thinner
[website]

Thinner is a netlabel, releasing music solely in digital format. They provide many flavors of electronic music, using a set of—somewhat abstract—icons as tags to identify the general, multiple styles of a release (experimental, dub, house, etc). Thinner has put out free MP3s for 10 years, and has recently added some paid downloads, as well. The interface may be a bit oblique, but if you go to the "releases" section (top screen above), you can find tons of high-quality, free MP3s offered under the Creative Commons License, available to share and remix. Simply click on the image associated with a release and you'll be directed to a download window (bottom screen above). Most tracks are available at 192 kbps by default with additional options at 320 kbps and as “flac lossless.”








Juno Records
[website]

HIGHLIGHT: They guarantee that everything shown on their site is in-stock. Also, there's often dance music not released or available from U.S.-based stores that you can find here.

Self-touted as the world's largest online dance music store, with over one million tracks on vinyl, CD, and download. If ordering CD or vinyl, keep in mind they are in the U.K.

Genres include: Breakbeat/Electro, Broken Beat/Nu Jazz, DJ Tools, Disco/Re-Edits, Downtempo, Drum And Bass, Euro Dance/Pop Dance, Funk/Reissues, Garage, Hardcore/style, Hip Hop/R&B, House, Jazz, Leftfield, Reggae, Rock/Indie, Techno, Trance.







Beatport
[website]

HIGHLIGHT: They offer ten free digital downloads to get you started. Fantastic, intuitive interface. They meet the claim of "recognized" leader.

Beatport is the recognized leader in electronic dance music downloads for DJs and club music enthusiasts. Download high quality MP3s and WAV file formats. Weekly top ten DJ Charts. Buy from 600k+ tracks.

Genres include: House, Techno, Electro, Trance, Drum & Bass, Minimal, Dubstep and ten other dance music genres.







Dancetracks
[website]

HIGHLIGHT: Don’t need to be a club-going freak to find great music here...check out their Nu Sound/Nu Jazz and Soul/Funk/Classics sections...now selling WAVs for the same price as MP3s

Dance tracks has been in business for 16 years. Once a mainstay, brick-and-mortar establishment in East Village of New York City, they are now a force online. Their strength is providing everything soulful, funky and deep. The inventory extends beyond "dance tracks," too. They've sold to every major DJ in the world.

Genres include: Ambient, Brazilian/Latin, Breaks, Downtempo/Trip Hop, Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Electro, Electronica/Experimental, Global, Hip Hop/Urban, House, Indie/Rock, Jazz, Minimal, Nu Sound/Nu Jazz, Reggae/Dub, Soul/Funk/Classics, Tech House/Progressive, Techno.





Soul Seduction
[website]

HIGHLIGHTS: Great selections from European labels; significant “reviews” section, some of them quite substantive; offers a listing of future releases that includes a listening sample.

Genres include: Alternative/ Pop/Rock, Ambient/Electronica/Avantgarde, Big Beat/Breakbeat, Blues, Diverse,  Drum & Bass / Jungle, Dubstep/2 step, Garage/UK garage, Electro, Ethnic/World, Folk, Hip Hop, House, Jazz, Latin, Lounge/Easy Listening/New Age,  Nujazz/Headz/groove, Pop / Rock, Ragga/Dancehall, Reggae/Dub, Rhythm & Blues, R'n'B, Soul/ Funk/Dance, Soundtracks, Tech/Trance/Rave.





Bleep
[website]

HIGHLIGHT: Lots of recommendations from recognizable artists/producers/remixers...sells tickets for London shows/events

One of the first download stores to offer DRM-free high quality format music. Bleep was launched by Warp Records. Works closely with key independent labels  Domino, XL, Ninja Tune, One Little Indian, k7, Planet Mu, Stones Throw, as well as leaders and distributors of independent film, literature and publishing. Also sells vinyl and CDs.

Genres include: Skweee, Disco, Dubstep and Grime, Electro, Experimental, Electronica, Guitars, Soul/Funk/Jazz, House, Techno, Re-Edits





Turntable Lab
[website]

HIGHLIGHT: fantastic site design; Sells lots of physical merchandise including DJ equipment, production tools, clothing, books, Apple products; free shipping in the U.S. on orders over $99, 25% off on international shipping.

Over 90% of the Lab's employees are working djs/producers/musicians, which helps to ensure this high standard. Brick-and-mortar storefronts in NYC and Hollywood

Genres include: Downtempo, Electronic, New Disco, Electro, Cosmic, Dance, House, Minimal, Electro, Freestyle, Dance Classics, Funk, Soul, Latin, Disco, New Rock, Rock, Baltimore, Ghettotech, Juke, Dubstep, Grime, Baile, Hip-Hop, Indy, Experimental, Reggae, Acapella Tracks





djtunes.com
[website]

Download the latest MP3s from the best DJs & the leading labels DRM free. DJTUNES is the first & leading European dance download portal, designed to service the needs of the club culture of the future. Legally download thousands of the best House, Trance, Techno & Electro tracks, albums & DJ mixes from all over the world.