PRESS RELEASE, November 30, 2011:  

MUSICIANS UNITE TO SUPPORT WORLDWIDE OCCUPY MOVEMENT

Album Download (ZIP): http://spaz.org/~thmole/occupy/Occupy_International.zip [For promotional use only.]

Occupy International is both the title of a freely downloadable music compilation and a worldwide conceptual movement.  Featuring an array of artists from the US, Belgium, Chile, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, the 24-track compilation runs the gamut from hip hop to dubstep, with a little punk rock thrown in for good measure.  The "Occupy International" concept itself is simply the idea of spreading the sentiment behind the Occupy Wall Street protests to an international level, a movement which has already begun in places such as Belgium, Germany, Poland and Spain.

Birthed by producer/musician Jonah Mociun (AKA Th' Mole) of the Magical Bass blog and record label, "Occupy International" was originally just a two-word concept which quickly manifested itself in the idea to create a music compilation.  Primarily by using Facebook, Mociun contacted the artists directly, all of them agreeing to contribute tracks free of charge.  Popular artists such as Dead Prez responded surprisingly quickly.  Along with art by Bay Area-based Ezra Li Eismont and mastering by one of the contributing musicians, Bloodysnowman, the project apparently came together with ease, spurred by the momentum of the cause.

While the music on Occupy International ranges widely, including political artists as well as non-political ones, for the most part it is energetic, with lyrics relevant to the OWS movement.  While a few contributions, such as Blondtron's cover of "Wolf Like Me" by TV On The Radio, are not exactly protest music, most of the tracks, including Riddlore?'s "State Of The Nation" and Mochipet's Rage Against The Machine remix, are the perfect soundtrack for standing up and taking to the streets.  In the especially poignant track "I Think I'm Ben Bernanke" rapper Sole states, "We've been under occupation.  Time to occupy the occupiers."

Occupy International's official release date is December 11, and is available to stream or download at http://spaz.org/~thmole/occupy or http://dalycityrecords.com/the_mole/occupy.

Jonah Mociun can be contacted for interviews at jonah@mociun.com, (530) 292-9293.

High resolution cover art: http://spaz.org/~thmole/occupy/occupy.jpg

Dead Prez press photo: http://spaz.org/~thmole/occupy/dead_prez.jpg

Jonah Mociun press photo: http://spaz.org/~thmole/occupy/jonah_mociun.jpg

Track list:
01. Dead Prez "Globalization (Scene Of The Crime)"
02. Filastine "Btalla (featuring Rabah)"
03. The Tleilaxu Music Machine "You're Square"
04. Sole "I Think I'm Ben Bernanke"
05. Riddlore? "State Of The Union" produced by Black Mass Plastics
06. DJ 0.000001 "Institutionalized (Suicidal Tendencies Cover)"
07. Bloodysnowman "Animal Candy"
08. PT Burnem "Midas Touch"
09. Bit-Tuner "They Live"
10. Dadalú "Conmigo"
11. Revenge "Wandering Heart (featuring Ira Lee)"
12. Speed Dial 7 "Shit Is Real" produced by DJ Gordski
13. InDepth "Alternative Ways Of Sacrifice"
14. Astroid Boys "Welcome To The Zoo (Flying Skulls Remix featuring Lokae)"
15. Zucchini Drive "Howler Than Thou"
16. Curse Ov Dialect "Gargoyle Of Gold"
17. Pip Skid "Turn It Up" produced by DJ Kutdown, scratches by Skratch Bastid
18. Mochipet "Oh Just Another Bombtrack (Featuring Rage Against The Machine)"
19. Kaigen "Counterplan B"
20. Père Dodudaboum "Fait Le Bien Sur La Côte Ouest (Do It Fine On The West Coast)"
21. Infinite Livez "Magnetic Doo Doo"
22. Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits "Pac-Man & Pop Tarts"
23. Blondtron "Wolf Like Me (TV On The Radio Cover)"
24. Th' Mole "Chonga Chonga (Falcon Squawk)"