Side A
Artist	Song
Clint Mansell/Kronos Quartet	Requiem for a Dream Theme
Sisters of Mercy	Alice
Skinny Puppy	Use Less
The Velvet Underground	Heroin
A Fire Inside	The Great Disappointment
Rammstein	Amerika
Marilyn Manson	The Last Day on Earth
Alkaline Trio	Lucretia, My Reflection
Tears for Fears/NIN	Shout/The Frail
Sisters of Mercy	Amphetamine Logic
Marilyn Manson	Holy Wood Sample
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
The Smiths	Everyday is Like Sunday
A Fire Inside	Fallen Like the Sky
Nine Inch Nails	Eraser
A Fire Inside	This Time Imperfect
Blue Oyster Cult	Don't Fear the Reaper
Pagoda	Death to Birth
Joy Division	The Eternal
Beethoven	Moonlight Sonata
Son of Sam	Songs from the Earth
Son of Sam	Invocation

Comment:

This tape was put together with apocalypse in mind. My intention was for all of the songs opening the tape to deal with mortal issues, then doubting the world and the world coming to a subsequent end by the conclusion of Side A (Of Mortal Decline). At the beginning of Side B (Soul Does Transcend), there is a bit of sadness and doubt in this new place. It is empty and new, despite whatever it may physically hold, just as kindergarten is for the quiet child who has never before been to school. Soon, however, the songs point in a direction of courage to explore and understanding (as with Don't Fear the Reaper and Death to Birth).
Eventually we come to Moonlight Sonata (that includes passages from Revelation being spoken my grandparents) which turns the tape into this new world entirely, giving the listener time to adapt and settle in.
We close Side B, and thus the entire journey, with two selections by Son of Sam. The first shows a bit of light at the end of the tunnel - suddenly there is observance of the downfall of others instead of destructive introspection; and just as we find that knew perspective, we are left with the mystery that lies in the track Invocation, right before the real journey of this place begins.

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