''50minutes'' is a 2006 charity album, consisting of
indie
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*Indie art, fine arts made by artists independent of commer ...
,
folk
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* Folklore
** Folk art
** Folk dance
** Folk hero
** Folk horror
** Folk music
*** Folk metal
*** Folk punk
*** Folk rock
** Folk religion
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* Fo ...
,
electronica
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, and
alternative
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artists from across the world, with all proceeds going to the
Medical Foundation
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. The concept of the album is 50 one-minute long tracks from 50 different artists. It is compiled together in such a way as to produce a continuously flowing piece of music of exactly 50 minutes length.
Track listing
Bonus Audio
There is a bonus interactive CD ROM on the disc. This has a selection of streamable bonus songs. These include Exercise1's favorite songs that did not make the final compilation due to bands recording more than one song or submissions that were entered past the deadline. The track listing for these songs was:
References
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External links
official 50minutes webpageMedical Foundation official webpageHuw Stephens BBC Radio 1 show – currently playing a track a week from the album
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