Xiu Xiu on Benefit compilation

Exclusive Tracks from Dan Deacon, Mount Eerie, Xiu Xiu, WHY?, Jim O'Rourke on Darfur Compilation

Starting today, online magazine Tiny Mix Tapes (http://tinymixtapes.com) is selling a CD/LP benefit compilation exclusively through its website (http://www.tinymixtapes.com/FOR-SALE-Tiny-Mix-Tapes-Vol-1). Titled Tiny Mix Tapes Vol. 1: Darfur, the 11-track compilation features *exclusive* tracks either recorded specifically for the comp and/or have not been released elsewhere. 100% of the profits will be donated to the International Rescue Committee (http://www.theirc.org), an "independent, impartial, and secular aid organization," who are currently aiding Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad, southern Sudan, and the Central African Republic.

The LP version comes on heavyweight vinyl, housed in a beautiful jacket designed by artist Keith Kawaii (http://keithkawaii.com), while the unique CD jacket was lovingly crafted by Stumptown Printers (http://stumptownprinters.com), an environmentally responsible Portland-based print shop. The comp was mastered by Carl Saff (http://saffmastering.com).

Tiny Mix Tapes Vol. 1: Darfur tracklist:

01. Jim O’Rourke - "Seven Stars"
02. Balroynigress - "Dress the Ship in Black"
03. WHY? - "Eskimo Snow (sock hop version)"
04. Frog Eyes - "Bushels (acoustic version)"
05. Burning Star Core - "Incurable Beauty of the Master’s Demise"
06. Xiu Xiu - "Farther On (Traditional)"
07. Mount Eerie - "Calf In Pasture"
08. Wooden Wand - "No Stranger"
09. The Flying Luttenbachers with Henry Kaiser - "Trapped in Ice"
10. nmperign - "Remote Sensing"
11. Dan Deacon - "I Have So Much to Donald"

You can purchase the comp here:
http://www.tinymixtapes.com/FOR-SALE-Tiny-Mix-Tapes-Vol-1

Visit the International Rescue Committee here:
http://www.theirc.org

Read more about the Darfur situation at the following resources:
http://www.theirc.org/special-report/darfur-growing-violence.html
http://www.theirc.org/where/the_irc_in_sudan.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_conflict