Best of 2012 instrumental mix

Pictured: Toto

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01 Evenings - Golden
02 Snow Palms - Blue Yonder
03 Andrew Bird - Things Behind The Barn
04 Two Bicycles - Voice Clouds
05 Message To Bears - Farewell, Stars
06 Dead Rat Orchestra - Salt Slide
07 Alamaailman Vasarat - Riistomaasiirtäjä
08 Black Prairie - Evil Leaves
09 Mount Eerie - (something)
10 Library Tapes - End of the Summer
11 dalot - haiku 16
12 Indian Wells - In The Streets
13 Errors - The Knock
14 Balmorhea - Artifact
15 Godspeed You! Black Emperor - We Drift Like Worried Fire
16 Memory Tapes - The Black Reel

~90 minutes counting the last two tracks, ~45 without them. Think of it as a 2-part deal if you want, or just skip the long tracks at the end, idgaf. It was a good year for instrumental music. I could have made this go on for hours, easily. I left most of my favorite ambient stuff off since a lot of the same artists are on the Hurricane Sandy Relief compilation posted below, which you should really check out in lieu of any mix I could make.

...and darkness came [2012] - First Impression

I'm only really thirty-eight or so songs into this absurdly large (86 tracks!) compilation, but i'm fairly confident it's worth recommending to you. I haven't heard a bad track yet, and still to come further down the list are the likes of Nils Frahm, Ólafur Arnalds, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Max Richter, Hauschka, Clint Mansell, Celer, and many, many more of your favorite ambient, drone, and modern classical artists. The album is free to listen to, but if you choose to buy it, 100% of your $10 for a download in a format of your choice (including FLAC) will go to Doctors Without Borders and The Humane Society. And, thanks to this compilation, I'm now subscribed to the excellent electronic music review mag headphonecommute, which I hadn't known about until now. Whether you're really into this kind of thing, are feeling particularly contemplative on a grey day with nothing to do, or just need some pretty music to fall asleep to, this 86-track monstrosity is probably for you.