One Post in Gameplay (ft. Sylven & Fedele)

‘One Post in Gameplay’ is a Christmas album by NationStates Today, featuring prominent gameplayers Sylven and Fedele.

This album was released as the final part of our 2019 Christmas charity fundraiser for Amnesty International, which raised over £200! You can continue to donate to our charity here.

All of the songs were exclusively recorded in one session for this album. The album is free to download, but please view the disclaimer for licensing exemptions to this album.

View and download the album in full here or click the button below.

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Listen to this album preview:

Preview: Someone – Sylven

Licensing Disclaimer

The audio files that constitute the ‘One Post in Gameplay’ album produced as part of NationStates Today’s 2019 Christmas charity fundraiser are exempt from our usual licensing. You may download, consume, and use the files in a personal capacity. You may not, however, distribute the files yourself, sell them commercially, nor transmit them to others in anyway not otherwise authorised by the Executive Board of NationStates Today.

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