We’re big, big fans of Z Tapes here at Wake the Deaf. If you’re new to the Bratislava-based label, I’d highly suggest checking out the Z Tapes tag here. Imagine our excitement then when we heard Filip had a benefit compilation planned for Christmas. Simply titled Christmas Benefit Compilation, the album brings 14 festive tracks by some of the Z Tapes roster. There are some killer covers, including those by Fox Academy, Dying Adolescence and The Washboard Abs (who provides one of two covers of Advance Base’s ‘Christmas in Dearborn’, a great track from his latest album Nephew in the Wild). We love The Washboard Abs and we love everything Owen Ashworth does, so we were particularly excited about this one.
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There are also some original tracks, for example from Pet Cemetery, Real Swell and EP. The latter’s track, ‘Such a Clatter (No Christmas)’, a slightly hyperactive-sounding lo-fi casio track. Check it out below:
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This being a benefit compilation, you can rest assured that all profits go to a good cause. As Filip explains:
“This year we wanted to do something special for Christmas and give something back to people that need help. We created this Christmas compilation to support a small, but amazing Slovakian organization running a shelter for battered women and helping kids without proper families in a small town, not far away from the place where I grew up. I met them this summer, and from that point on I wanted to help them financially. They need a lot of money. Therefore all profits from this compilation will go towards their honest work. Please help this organization build a better home for people in need.”
You can get the Z Tapes Christmas Benefit Compilation now via Bandcamp. You’ll get some great festive music in time for Christmas and you’ll help out some people who really need it. What have you got to lose?