Tribe of Noise (www.TribeofNoise.com), a new service for free legal music, launched recently. Artists allow their music to be distributed through the website and then fans can get their free music downloads without fear of downloading copyrighted material.

While you may not have heard of most of the bands offered on the Tribe of Noise website, this is a good chance to check out some unsigned talent and download music that can be played on any MP3 player or music device.

Anyone can download the music, use it and share it, so long as the artist is always attributed.

The concept of this resource for free music downloads isn’t exactly something new, but the more websites there are on the Internet offering free music, the better it is for fans around the world. The trouble with a lot of these websites is that it usually takes a while before they have a decent range of songs for people to download.

The UK’s music scene has been on something of a rollercoaster ride when it comes to music downloads, filesharing and how people get their music. While the UK’s six biggest ISPs have agreed to start policing the Internet and send warning letters to some of the six million people who use filesharing services in the UK, 7digital has rolled out a service to allow ISPs to provide music to their customers.

7digital would offer DRM-free music that ISPs could then offer their subscribers. The music could be free, or it may be offered in a pay-per-song or subscription format. Nobody is sure yet.

ISPs have traditionally been keen on offering music to customers, but the government and the music industry have really forced ISPs’ hands when it comes to cracking down on filesharing. This would certainly be one way to attempt to appease disgruntled Internet users in the UK.