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Music may be figuratively good for the heart, but forthcoming compilation Beaterblocker takes heart-benefiting a step further. According to a press release, Beaterblocker curator Ed Godden created the "experimental mixed genre compilation...in aid of the ACU and Lamb Ward at the Homerton Hospital" in London. Godden's reason for doing so is simple: "I had a heart attack last year, and the album is a thank you to everyone who looked after me. It was scary. I was 21."

Beaterblocker features tracks from Marissa Nadler, Vladislav Delay, Ghosthype, Alex Smoke, Abdullah Flex, Marsen Jules, Klimek, Panda Bear/Ariel Pink collaborator John Maus, and Angel Deradoorian of Dirty Projectors. Its limited first edition will be available from a couple British shops and from the compilation's website on July 25, and all proceeds will go to the Homerton Hospital.

To celebrate Beaterblocker's entry into the world, there will be a free launch party tonight (July 24) at London's Flea Pit, featuring a live set from Abdullah Flex and DJ sets and visuals from Ghosthype, Dead Leaf Echo, Allez-Allez, and Upset the Rhythm. Copies of the compilation will be available for purchase at the launch party.

Beaterblocker:

01 Rhodri Davies & Louisa Martin: "Soldercup [Edit]"
02 Marissa Nadler: "Diamond Heart"
03 Marsen Jules: "Yara Series 1"
04 Alex Smoke: "It's a Carni Life"
05 Dead Leaf Echo: "Anti-Matter"
06 Loren Dent: "Winter During Wartime"
07 Vladislav Delay: "Raamat"
08 Robert Babicz: "If I Had a Dream"
09 Abdullah Flex: "Tell Me"
10 Ghosthype: "Sufferah"
11 Qwerty: "Butterjam"
12 John Maus: "Bennington"
13 Women & Children: "The Wolfman's Tick-Tock"
14 Klimek: "Kingdoms Here We Come"
15 Deradoorian: "Grey Teeth"