Free Links to Dark Was The Night AIDS Compilation
| by Rad Parker on January 27th, 2009 |
So by now most have heard of this AIDS compilation that has everyone and their brother on it. Not sure if we have ever seen such a great combination of artists for a compilation. Have a look below at the track list if you haven't already. Sufjan's ten minute trip fest? Bon Iver singing falsetto over electric guitar? Ben Gibbard with Feist? Dirty Projectors with David Byrne? Grizzly Bear and Feist? There are some interesting match-ups and from what we have heard of the album so far, the artists aren't just treating this like some small charity deal, the songs are much better than would be expected for these kind of things.
We decided to scour the internet and find links to as many of the songs on the compilation so you can have a listen yourself. Please comment if you stumble across a broken link or if you have one that we are missing.
If you decide you like the album and would like support a really worthwhile cause, head on over to 4AD's website and pre-order the album. The compilation hits stores on 16th February '09 (17th in North America).
"THIS DISC":
- "Knotty Pine" - Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
(hosted by 4AD) - "Cello Song" (Nick Drake) - The Books featuring José González
- "Train Song" (Vashti Bunyan) - Feist and Ben Gibbard
- "Brackett, WI" - Bon Iver
- "Deep Blue Sea" - Grizzly Bear
- "So Far Around The Bend" - The National and Nico Muhly
- "Tightrope" - Yeasayer
- "Feeling Good" - My Brightest Diamond
- "Dark Was The Night" (Blind Willie Johnson) - Kronos Quartet
- "I Was Young When I Left Home" (Bob Dylan) - Antony with Bryce Dessner
- "Big Red Machine" - Justin Vernon + Aaron Dessner
- "Sleepless" - The Decemberists
- "Die" - Iron & Wine (live version)
- "Service Bell" - Grizzly Bear + Feist (live version sans Feist)
- "You Are The Blood" - Sufjan Stevens
"THAT DISC":
- "Well-Alright" - Spoon
- "Lenin" - Arcade Fire
- "Mimizan" - Beirut
- "El Caporal" - My Morning Jacket
- "Inspiration Information" (Shuggie Otis) - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
- "With A Girl Like You" (The Troggs) - Dave Sitek
- "Blood Pt. 2" (The Castanets) - Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
- "Hey, Snow White" (Destroyer) - The New Pornographers
- "Gentle Hour" (Snapper) - Yo La Tengo (live version)
- "Amazing Grace" - Cat Power with Dirty Delta Blues
- "Happiness" - Riceboy Sleeps
- "Another Saturday" - Stuart Murdoch
- "The Giant Of Illinois" (Handsome Family) - Andrew Bird (live version)
- "Lua" - Conor Oberst with Gillian Welch (Bright Eyes version)
- "When The Road Runs Out" - Blonde Redhead & Devastations
- "Love Vs. Porn" - Kevin Drew
UPDATE 2/9/09 4:37pm: We were contacted by websheriff.com and were asked to remove the links to the above songs. We're not giving into the man; this is for a good cause! Go out and buy it!
1. Paul wrote on January 28, 2009
Not cool man. Why would people go out and buy a benefits comp (where the proceeds go to CHARITY!) when you’ve provided half the songs here? Instead, link to the compilation MySpace, where they are streaming a song a day. http://www.myspace.com/darkwasthenight
2. Mark Jackson wrote on January 28, 2009
Paul,
We were late finding out about the free streaming on MySpace, as I’m sure many readers were. I reported on it when I found out (see post from 1/20), but we wanted people (like us) who didn’t hear about the free streaming to take advantage of it. And as Rad said in his post, these tracks are freely available on the internet, so we’re just spreading the word and making it easier for people. You make a very good point, but we feel that even after downloading these tracks, it is still worth it to buy the album.
-Mark
3. Carolyn wrote on February 1, 2009
Actually liked the cornucopia effect of the compilation artists. Feist is always a favorite for the sheer sophisticated angst of her sound but really enjoyed the piece by Sufjan Steven which took a few fresh turns.
Bye the bye; the link for Nick Drake is not working.
over and out, thai pepper