... and darkness came, by Various

... and darkness came

by Various

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cmshroud There's a lot to unpack here. Definitely worth multiple listens. Favorite track: An Ocean Black as Night.

ea Collective atmospheric and dark.

McNapkin A wealth of optimistic soundscapes, each assuring us: the Total Darkness of non-being is haunted by the Eventuality of Life. Favorite track: Dust Of.

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This colossal compilation has been curated by Headphone Commute to benefit all of those affected by Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, which has devastated portions of the Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States in late October 2012. 100% of all the proceeds generated from the sale of this album will be donated towards two charitable organizations: Doctors Without Borders and The Humane Society. The artists on the release have been hand-picked to showcase the world's top talent in ambient, modern classical, and experimental music. The unprecedented selection features many unreleased pieces composed exclusively for the cause.

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1.	The Frozen Vaults - A Year Without Summer 04:50	info
2.	Fabrizio Paterlini - There's a light we might see 03:10
3.	Helios - In Everything Was Given 04:26	info
4.	Marcus Fischer - Rising Landfall 04:56	info
5.	Simon Scott - For Betty 03:37
6.	Monolyth & Cobalt + Évo Lüthi - Dust Of 05:37	info
7.	Takahiro Kido - Sweet Silence 05:00
8.	Maps And Diagrams - Lakewood 04:20	info
9.	riverrun - Maallinen Kuu 04:40	info
10.	Aria Rostami - Delta 05:08
11.	Marcus Fjellström - Blomster 04:10
12.	Kane Ikin - Slipping Away 04:11
13.	Roel Funcken - Trideo Vaperz 03:45	info
14.	wndfrm - Gleneden Beach 05:00	info
15.	SaffronKeira - Endless Agony of Being Sick (Edit) 04:18	info
16.	Sun Hammer - Incantations (for Sandy) 04:31	info
17.	A Bleeding Star - As Time Stood Vexingly Still...I Decided to Watch the Flood Rise from My Window Sill 03:01
18.	Black Swan - Of Land And Water 07:57
19.	Pleq feat. Strië - Our Words Are Frozen 04:20
20.	Autistici - A Concise Model Of Power Outage 03:23	info
21.	Kreng - The Midnight Hour 04:59	info
22.	Somatic Responses - Fear Chasing Hope (Zombie Subway HC Edit) 04:18	info
23.	Julien Neto - Los Cien Enamorados 04:54
24.	Netherworld - Skotos 04:45	info
25.	Machinefabriek - Waterspiegel 04:20	info
26.	Pinkcourtesyphone - pixels came and broke your heart 04:56	info
27.	Gen Ken Montgomery - Sandy Drain 04:55	info
28.	Simon Scott, Tomoyoshi Date, Corey Fuller, Marcus Fischer - Quartet (Introduction) 04:08	info
29.	Seth Chrisman - Halcyon 03:11
30.	Mike Jedlicka - Beach Machine 04:15
31.	Wabi Experience - Still Burning II 04:03
32.	Minus Pilots - Illuminating The Dark Fields 03:07
33.	Absent Without Leave - How The Winter Comes 06:13	info
34.	Ex Confusion - One 02:22	info
35.	Hammock - The More You Drink From the Well...The Higher the Waters Will Rise 06:07
36.	M.Cadoo - In Opaque 05:20	info
37.	Dalot - Aptera 05:28	info
38.	Anoice - Drops 04:40	info
39.	Good Weather For An Airstrike - Fred's Song 04:06	info
40.	David Newlyn - When The Season's Over 02:30
41.	Kate Carr - An Ocean Black as Night 05:22
42.	Honig + Templeton - Reginald Cousins 04:58	info
43.	Hummingbird - Above The Ruins 04:24
44.	Lawrence English - Coda For A Fading Tideline 03:03
45.	Last Days - Copper 04:42	info
46.	loscil - The Tempest 04:16	info
47.	Peter Broderick - The Last Christmas 01:44
48.	Waves On Canvas - Endless Summer 03:28	info
49.	Nils Frahm - Sol 02:29	info
50.	Yuki Murata - Prologue 04:54
51.	Ólafur Arnalds - Tomorrow's Song 02:57
52.	David Wenngren - Short Composition #2 02:11
53.	Antonymes - Elegy IV 04:28	info
54.	Ben Lukas Boysen - 16° 03:36
55.	Jóhann Jóhannsson - Melodia (iv) (Live at Ancienne Belgique) 02:17	info
56.	Dakota Suite & Quentin Sirjacq - Now I Am Lost 05:53
57.	Rival Consoles - a.m. 04:28	info
58.	Olan Mill - Echo of Tomorrow 03:56	info
59.	Clem Leek - A Modern Hymn For NYC 04:18
60.	:papercutz - Redencao (Echoed Edit) 03:36	info
61.	Dustin O'Halloran - Fragile N.2 02:51
62.	Christoph Berg - Silence 02:45
63.	Max Richter - Non-Eternal 04:35
64.	Leah Kardos - The Closeness of Distance 04:17
65.	offthesky - Still Breathing 04:21	info
66.	Hauschka feat. Samuli Kosminen - Spark 04:05	info
67.	Clint Mansell - Merry Christmas (It's The End Of The World) 05:00
68.	Erik K Skodvin - Amber and Glass 02:44
69.	Valgeir Sigurðsson - Big Reveal 03:57
70.	Bersarin Quartett - Was Auch Passiert 05:47	info
71.	Brambles - Reflected Consciousness 05:53	info
72.	Talvihorros - Dyspnea 04:58	info
73.	Rafael Anton Irisarri - Waking Expectations 06:55
74.	Stray Ghost - Aubade 05:30	info
75.	Ezekiel Honig - Plastic Rumblings 03:37
76.	Floods - We Broke Down (Life After Sandy - At Work Instrumental) 03:32
77.	Scanner - Amore too 03:00	info
78.	Boy Is Fiction - Sunlight Through Glass 05:27
79.	Trifonic - Calling 03:21
80.	Ian Hawgood - King of Light and Shadows 07:26
81.	Peter Prautzsch - Überwintern 04:08
82.	James Murray - Still Waters Rise 04:58
83.	Infinite Scale - Never Let Go 04:48	info
84.	Radere - Everything Dies, But That's Alright (Version) 05:16	info
85.	Jase Rex - With Sword and Salt 05:22
86.	Celer - Drowned Melody 01:44	info
87.	Christopher Willits - The Greatest Rain 03:59	info

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A note from HC:

I would like to personally thank all of the artists who contributed to this compilation. They all deserve my highest gratitude and appreciation for donating their precious time and heartfelt work for this humanitarian cause! This couldn't have happened without you!

In addition, I'd like to extend special thanks to all of my friends who have helped me through this process (listed in no particular order):
... Lawrence English // Room40
... Keith Kenniff // Unseen
... Simon Scott // Keshhhhhh
... Daniel Crossley // Fluid Audio
... Sofia Ilyas and Robert Raths // Erased Tapes
... Michael Waring // Futuresequence
... Alessandro Tedeschi // Glacial Movements
... Ezekiel Honig // Anticipate
... Richard Chartier // Line
... Ian Hawgood // Home Normal
... Kate Carr // Flaming Pines
... Mike Cadoo // n5MD
... Erik K Skodvin // Miasmah
... Monique Recknagel // Sonic Pieces
... Tim Martin // Handstitched
... Taylor Deupree // 12k

And most importantly, I want to thank all of you, for purchasing this release. I hope you find this selection of artists worthy of your contribution, while your funds will go towards a great cause! And don't forget to spread the word! :)

Thank You!
~HC

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released December 10, 2012

Cover Art by HC, taken on the night of Hurricane Sandy, as the waters rushed in to flood the park on the pier.

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