(Indie/Hip-Hop/Electronic/Downtempo) VA - Waxploitation Presents Causes 2 - 2009, MP3, 320 kbps

The second album in the label's ongoing benefit series for Darfur. 100% of the profits from this release will go to Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam America. Album includes rare and exclusive songs from some of the most compelling artists in the indie and alternative worlds: Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Decemberists, Devendra Banhart, Diplo, Federico Aubele, Gnarls Barkley, LCD Soundsystem, My Morning Jacket, Matthew Dear, Mum, Neon Neon, Richard Swift, RJD2, and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, as well as a contribution from Adult Swim's Tim & Eric.
It s easy for fatigue to set in when a crisis goes on for a number of years, but no one has given up hope that things can change for the better in Darfur says Waxploitation founder Jeff Antebi, who executive produced the album. There are untold numbers of people committed to changing the outcome. It takes humanitarian assistance, tenacity and political will.
Waxploitation was founded over a decade ago as a home for innovative artists. Waxploitation s roster includes Grammy Award winning artist and producer Danger Mouse, Grammy Award winning artist Gnarls Barkley, as well as innovators like Black Moth Super Rainbow, Dangerdoom, Teargas & Plateglass, Tobacco and Tweaker.
Human Rights Watch is one of the world s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, it gives voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. Its rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, targeted advocacy build intense pressure for action and raise the cost of human rights abuse. For 30 years, Human Rights Watch has worked tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and has fought to bring greater justice and security to people around the world.