State Of Art – Sleeping Together (Live Rehersal Demo)
Nobody – Blitz
Actor's Studio – Brave Runner
Jeunesse D'Ivoire – The Sea
1. Aus Decline – Goin' On Jot
2. Oh Oh Art – Cosmic Desease
3. Der Blaue Reiter – Drowning
4. Other Side – An Impossible Dream (Live)
5. Cast Of Thousands – Hit My Mum
6. 2+2=5 – Meeting Mc.L (Dubmix)
7. Monofonic Orchestra – Overground
8. After Budapest – House You Never Lived
9. La Maison – You Night Head
10. State Of Art – Sleeping Together (Live Rehersal Demo)
11. Nobody – Blitz
12. Actor's Studio – Brave Runner
13. Jeunesse D'Ivoire – The Sea
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