Hvdson

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skies (demo)

This is a track I posted on soundcloud 6 years ago when I first started making music under the alias HVDSON BAY (which is now Hvdson)

Cashmere Cat has been a huge influence on the music I make so this was a track I made in admiration of him <3

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For Magnus

It’s been 2 years since this project has been released (11/22/2019) but I didn’t get a proper chance to fully push it out (RIP pandemic) - this new paradigm and wave of music NFTs seems like the perfect opportunity to push this project out again.

With Catalog being at the forefront of 1/1 canonical music NFTs and my involvement as one of the founding core engineers, it makes sense to post on Catalog as this is what I am capable of doing entirely myself as an auteur of music.

I’ve played, composed, recorded, wrote, produced, mixed and mastered music my whole life and this is the first project that I’ve been satisfied enough with to call my magnum opus.

This was the first full project I've released as Hvdson being a masked alias back in 2019 - the genesis project. I've always had a vision of making Hvdson this artist that everyone could feel like they were a part of so I tried my best to keep Hvdson a blank slate and make the narrative of a simulation of the persona/ego as inspired by the psychology of Carl Jung's id, ego and super-ego.

I guess the closest thing to what i'm thinking of is what Brud is doing with (Lil) Miquela and the already well known digital persona of Hatsune Miku, but a decentralized and white-labeled version of that in which people own a part of Hvdson and can use it as a composable base layer to build other projects on top of - a decentralized musical persona simulation.

The vision is to have Hvdson perform at a stadium full of people - all of which have either been contributors of the project or own some portion of it.

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In Security

Intro

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Still Think Of You

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Understand

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For Myself

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Cross My Mind

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Peace In Company

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Epilogue

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All The Ideas

decentralized musical persona simulation 🤖❤️🎵

anotha1

oshi

made in london, 2018

track 14 of the oshi archives vol. 1

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14 JERICHO

Yung.Raj

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hotbox 1.0

impending doom generator

Matthew Chaim

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PLACES

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MANGO

we come all this way to find we're mystery

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TREASURE

Devin Tracy

This is the very first song me and J.Robb have ever worked on together and around this time we haven't been in the studio to work we just ...clicked! 

"Thats Not Us" is about how a good relationship changed drastically without warning.  One person lost interest in the other, so chemistry isn't there anymore and now you're trying to get back that feeling of love and co-dependency. Not realizing that...thats not what we are anymore. Basically it's a person being in denial with where they are after a break up. Related right? 


Lyrics
If I could go back in time 
You know that I would 
You that I would 
If I could relax your mind 
You that I would 
I think that I should 

Remember the time when i would push you 
You said I'm on the run
Look what you conjured babe
And the time when I did love you 
You said it was such fun
Waiting for you to come back to me you see

Thats not us 4x

Baby baby come back to me 
What you say or do it should come naturally 
Why you got me here 
come back to me 3x
But I know 

What you tryna do when I'm lovin you so
What you tryna say walking out the door 
Where you tryna go 
But you don't even know
You don't even know 
Don't know 

Remember the time when I would push
You said I'm on the run
Look what you conjured babe 
And the time when I did love you 
You said it was such fun
Waiting for you to come back to me you see

That's not us 4x

Baby baby come back to me 
What chu say or do it should come naturally 
Why you got me here 
come back to me 3x

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That's Not Us

testoor

Jon Waltz

from the vault (2018-ish) 

.36 reserve for three six mafia 

hell, maybe i'll ship you some of my fav bbq sauce from Memphis for the winner

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KARMA

Dutchyyy

"The Lift"

Produced by: Dutchyyy
Album: Traversal
Track: 22
Released: December 30, 2015 (Bandcamp)
https://dutchmassive.bandcamp.com/album/traversal

Released: January 1st, 2016 (Streaming)
https://open.spotify.com/album/3dYlFQTK2ZHNEOxsWTv2AX

Released: December 2nd, 2016 (Cassette) via GrandGardenRecords
https://dutchmassive.bandcamp.com/album/traversal-grand-garden

---------------------------------------------------
Backstory:

+ https://foundation.app/@PeacePeaceGawd/traversal/9

Is it possible to do light work while also practicing the "Protect your peace" trend?.

That pseudo positivity practice instinctually feels like the biggest low vibrational bait trap out there.  "This person seems be going through it, having a really rough time,  I need to protect my peace and protect my vibration, they aren't as enlightened as I am"  

What a paradox huh?  

Self Preservation vs sacrifice.  which is really the low vibrational road to take.

This topic was always something I was passionate about.  Of course fight or flight is always a part of us, often the smart decision for self preservation is, cut ties, run...   This used to be a much harder fork in the road one would have to pause at before choosing a path.  Family members, Friends, Partners, Loved ones, acquaintances.    Choosing to evade conflict or turmoil or sacrifice your own peace for a chance of possibly lifting someone out of a dark place was not as easy to make IRL.  

In Modern times,  with everyone on the planet instantly connected at a moment's notice, all digesting fragmented short form thoughts and opinions.  quickly passing judgement and clicking "mute" is the new age "protect your peace".

Positivity isn't a personality trait, nor can it be a selfish act.  It definitely isn't something humans can realistically sustain in life without selfishly applying ignorance is bliss armor.  

I've wasted what feels like a lifetime, literally sacrificing peace by never giving on people.  The people I wanted to help heal the most, those closest to me,  I was never successful in breaking them out of their funk.  My Mother being the life long mission that I couldn't just give up on,  ironically I was finally able to break through and see positive change and impact after a lifetime of failing,  This song was specifically created for her.   The last year of her life,  she improved her outlook tremendously and I'm thankful to have witnessed the effort even if she ended leaving this world she found so heavy very shortly after.  

For all the people I cared about and couldn't impact through attrition and not giving up on them to "Protect my peace",  I was able to lift and inspire so many others in life.  I always wished there was someone to lift me, push me, motivate me, so how I could I could take the easy road and cut off someone clearly having a hard time just to "Protect my peace"    

Lightwork isn't supposed to be easy.   Don't let toxic positivity dressed up in cliche catch phrases fool you.  

Tiny Ripples are worth it.  It feels like the majority of the world, at least through the lens of social media, lost sight of this.  

Please, Remind your soul.

- The LIFT

 

Traversal serves as a means of pivoting in all aspects of life. Created in Headphones, For Headphones.

trav·erse

verb
1. travel across or through.

synonyms: travel over/across, cross, journey over/across, pass over; cover; ply; wander, roam, range

2. move (something) back and forth or sideways.

u·ni·ver·sal

1. of, affecting, or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases.

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Traversal

The Lift

Shae District

TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING

Grid Lines is our most revised track to date, two years in the making. Six different versions until we settled on what you hear now. The song started off in 2020 as a 9 minute instrumental. It was our first attempt at making something trance/progressive oriented and to be quiet frank, we loved it. The only issue was, the track didn’t really have much life to it at the time.

It wasn’t until our friend from the artist group Last Heroes joined us in the studio that the track got its legs. We chipped away at it and created new version after new version until we reached something we were really proud of. Our most favorite track to date and, one of our most favorite to perform live. It was a testament to who we had become, not just as songwriters, but as people.

Throughout the track we kept the elements of progressive house and trance, allowing it to breath when it called for it rather than rush it into something compact and digestible simply for the sake of commercial success. A slow emotive build of tension minute after minute, second after second, until it finally releases into a smooth club rhythm. The section in the middle is arguably the height of the track with layers and layers of vocals and little backing production. Our friend and collaborator Mellavora said it quite well,

“This is when the heavens open and a voice from above speaks directly to your soul.”

THE MUSIC VIDEO

It’s difficult to describe what making this video felt like. It was one of those moments where while creating it we were seeing ourselves grow in real time. We sat down with our long time collaborator and friend Hudson Ratzlaff to 3D render the video. We knew we wanted to create something otherworldly without being too disconnected from reality.

"Create the surreal from the real.”

This was our motto throughout the entire creative process and we are thrilled with how this manifested. Below you can see the “abandoned laboratory” vision we had. Wires strewn from rubbled pillars, all leading to a center door with a mysterious light emanating from it.

What was this an area for? Where is this? Why are these jelly fish still inhabiting the space, dancing around it in an almost ritualistic way? These are the things we asked ourselves and leaned into as we brought to life what was in our minds.
CATALOG OWNER
The owner of this 1/1 NFT will receive:

- GA ticket for themselves and a friend to a future Shae District headline show.

Thank you for your support and belief in this project. With the proceeds raised from our past Catalog releases we’ve been able to expedite the creative process by subsidizing expenses (audio engineering, marketing, visual accompanying art, and live performance fees). We plan to continue this and create at the highest level possible.

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Grid Lines

HALEEK MAUL

HALEEK MAUL - BURDEN

Written by Haleek Maul

Produced by Modulaw & Xzavier Stone

Mixed by Brandon Peralta

Recorded at The Lattice

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INNER

BURDEN

0x-Jitzu

"Loop" is a series of condensed electronic tracks that I compose thinking about the peculiarity of the new "media": the NFT. 

Each track is a tight conglomeration of sounds that represent some shorts and compacts sound sculptures, which can be repeated inexorably as  loops.

The artworks are circular graphic representation of the track through its own frequency spectrum.

Soloop is the fifth NFT of the series.

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Soloop

Mr. Mitch

One of the lead tracks from my third album 'Lazy'.
Created in the hills of Ibiza 2019.
Finished in London 2020.
Released 2021.

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Lazy

In the Hills

Genesis project - original write up from 2019

The overall theme is insecurity, with the album title In Security being a play on words of insecurity. This general theme came from the realization that, as humans, we all have our own inner demons and insecurities to deal with, stemming from a combination of factors, such as societal norms, mental health issues, genetic predispositions, etc…, but there’s still a social stigma surrounding vulnerability and insecurity. With Hvdson being a genderless, raceless, and faceless entity with a mirrored mask, this creates separation from the listener and audience, and allows people to project themselves onto the character. Though the character I am trying to convey through Hvdson is essentially ‘not human’, the underlying, fundamental truth coming from the music touches upon a common emotion that has recently been more prominent in the information age - loneliness. The advent of hyperconnectivity gives us instant access to almost anyone or anything in the world. Even some relationships are built through online personas, some never coming into fruition. With technological advancements, we are able to create perfect online personas - a projection of our perfect image. But perhaps in this pursuit, we distance ourselves further from reality. This will be criticised through a “paradoxical superhero”; though Hvdson appears to have the external look of a powerful being, the character and persona of Hvdson will be sensitive, powerless and fragile. The album plays with this idea through the use of auto-tune and pitch correction. On the listener’s journey, at the beginning, the vocals are manipulated and corrected very obviously, as a crude attempt to cover up imperfection. But as the album progresses, the use of pitch correction and vocal manipulation is minimized, and symbolizes Hvdson coming to terms with the idea that nothing can ever be perfect.


This Space Is Based

The Lunar Veil

nocturnal maximalism — 

The Lunar Veil is Thys, Hvdson and Samsonite. 

Static Twist was created at Songcamp Genesis —  a two-week virtual songwriting camp that ran from April 12 - 26 2021. 

This digital record comes with one (1) invitation to Songcamp’s Patron House.

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Songcamp Genesis

Static Twist

McClenney

Top 2 bidders get airdropped a free McClenney visual NFT, regardless of who wins the final auction! 

About 'just stay':
just stay is one of the fastest songs I've ever produced & written. It's a direct response to the 2020 lockdown. Its genesis came from both an emotional & practical place. My fiance and I for the first time in a while had an opportunity to spend even more time together 7 days a week as the world shut down. It gave us time we needed to bloom into the next phase of our relationship together. "just stay" is very literally inspired by that notion of us "staying in" but also the sentiment of passion & romance in the purest/rawest form. 

From a practical POV: As an indie artist, the world was shutting down, concert dates I had planned for the fall of 2020 were now in question and studio work was inevitably slowing down. I did probably what any artist would think to do: write my way out of any situation. Just stay was born from the emotion I was feeling and the necessity to hopefully soundtrack feelings of the pandemic with a song that could secure stability in my career at that time. Fortunately the song went on to become successful on streaming platforms, and was essentially the quickest I've ever written and released a song. I wrote, recorded, produced, mixed and distributed the song within about a week or two. 

Just stay also marked my return to mixing my own music, and was an affirming experience exploring that space again as an artist from start to finish. It was also a turning point for me as a mix engineer. I mixed my first album, Portrait in Two (2017) and had largely been doing rough mixes on my work until 2020. I've always mixed, but just stay brought me back on the forefront of the final presentation of my music in a creative way that I had missed. Engineering is something I'm passionate about and spend time studying and learning.

Why release on Catalog:
This song has always been an important part of my catalog; my journey as a songwriter writing catchy songs with pop sensibilities, while remaining in my own creative lane. just stay is one of the first songs I wanted to mint, and now it's one of the last songs in my "legacy" collection, before I released brand new music on Catalog. I hope you enjoy it. 

Credits:
written, produced, performed, mixed by: McClenney
mastered: Mike Bozzi
photography: Kanya Iwana

lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Goddamn, I like the way you're looking at me, oh-oh yeah
I'm your man, if you give me that chance to be, oh-oh

[Pre-Chorus]
You got, that look in your eye
that you can't hide

[Chorus]
Just stay with me
Now stay with me
Just stay with me, yeah
Now stay with me

[Verse 2]
Goddamn, what took so long for you and me? why?
I've been, waiting on you to give me the green (Tell me what you really want to do)

[Pre-Chorus]
You got, that look, in your eye
That you can't hide

[Chorus]
Just stay with me
Now stay with me
Just stay with me, yeah
Now stay with me

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just stay

Daniel Allan

WTW is a song I produced when I was on a house kick. 

The $OVERSTIM series is an attempt to create value for my community by reinvesting 50% of profits back in to the $OVERSTIM treasury. 

10 $OVERSTIM will get you into the discord where you will be able to see developments in the project and interact with other community members. The $OVERSTIM will come out of my personal token supply.

- The .wav file of the song 
- The .jpeg artwork 
- A 15 minute FaceTime with me
- 10 $OVERSTIM

Note: This song is free and open source

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WTW ($OVERSTIM)

Adder

On processing heartache when no one's watching.

W+P, recorded, performed, mixed+mastered by Adder.
Artwork by Jay Park.

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¡Lucha!

Dabow

Presenting: Dabow - Dead Weight 
It's my first ever NFT and a new vibe i've been working on! 
In collaboration with Deffie on Artwork @deffie 

Hope this piece finds the perfect owner!

Thanks to Catalog for giving me the space,

best!
Dabow-

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Dead Weight

i will be uploading my works that probably wont ever see the light of day (bc i have so fucking many) exclusively on catalog <3

this is a track i made that i knew i would never finish, but makes me feel all the things due to who it reminds me of.

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MOMENTS_DNB_wip_16/05/21

Flower Boiz

Flower Seeds won 1st place in Songcamp’s first ever Minicamp — becoming the official theme song for Seed Club’s new podcast. 

Minicamps are mini songwriting competitions presented by Songcamp.

Flower Boiz is made up of greydient, Hvdson and Future Trees.

Artwork by Peace Node.

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Minicamp

Flower Seeds

Thys

Suddenly I see myself reflected in the glass of my phone, I see what I'm doing. I'm ranting again, it looks like.
But it feels right to vent about this weird and fucked up world. It feels right to let these thoughts and theories out, to test them against others. My DoomTimelineTM rants are spontaneous bursts of energy that find their way out, potentially leading to a meaningful conversation with others, potentially hitting a deaf and blind wall. But if I don't share these insights, I get stuck.
//
But besides ranting on twitter about politics, climate change, human psychology, music industry, and other stuff that bugs me, what I really do in life is obviously this: I make music. But working on club music was really weird for a while during restrictions. It felt weird to make music that I couldn't experience in the setting I designed it for. But since then, I've been going to clubs again. I've been going out to hear others, and going out to play myself. It makes so much more sense for me to be making club music again now. So what better time for distorted 808s and breakbeats than right now?

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XOR002

DoomTimelineTM

camoufly

"To close the full circle, the last track brings back the kawaii vibes that have characterized camoufly since his early releases. The formula is simple, a catchy vocal line, some colorful synths and a happy, energetic drum pattern, but it’s hard to properly explain how much I love it." - Alessio Anesi, FUXWITHIT

A song about catching feelings, about love at first sight. This is "Oh Dear".

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APOTHEOSIS

oh dear

made today in about 30 minutes, strictly for fun
shoutout to grady for the inspiration for that one eth bar

lyrics:

blockchain, blockchain, blockchain x 4

top of the leaderboard, fuck is you feenin' for?

these niggas be talking that shit, but really they slackin

it's so unappealing bro

cos i'm with the gang, i'm with the team

we making money convert it to eth

i been on my grind since i was 16

i put in the years and the months and the weeks

i am a gemini but i'm not two-face

i wanna ball, i ain't talkin bout 2K

niggas stay talking, i don't care what you say

sound of the gun and they bolt like they usain

i keep a check (czech) near me, something like ukraine

smoking that gas, smoking that butane

blockchain, blockchain, blockchain x 2

you can not compete with me lil nigga cos ur 

off the chain x 4

blockchain, blockchain, blockchain

you need to get some decentralised hoes

i'm about to decentralise your nose

maxi this, maxi that, boy decentralise your tone

i'm bout to decentralise my home

i'm bout to decentralise my loans

i'm bout to decentralise every fucking thing that i've ever owned

blockchain, blockchain, blockchain

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BLOCKCHAIN!!!

Haich Ber Na

Written & produced by Harrison Bernard.

Winning bidder receives 
- The .wav file of ‘TODAY (Demo)’
- The .jpeg file of original artwork
- A signed physical copy of the ‘From Then ‘Til Now’ EP on Vinyl (original winning bid only)

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From Then 'Til Now

TODAY (Demo)

HENO.

PTSD - "A CONDITION OF PERSISTENT MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL STRESS OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF INJURY OR SEVERE PSYCHOLOGICAL SHOCK, TYPICALLY INVOLVING DISTURBANCE OF SLEEP AND CONSTANT VIVID RECALL OF THE EXPERIENCE, WITH BLACK THIS OUT TO OTHERS AND TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD."

EVERY ASPECT OF THE DIGITAL WORLD IS MONITORED TO SOME DEGREE: PHONE RECORDS, FINANCIAL RECORDS, FACIAL RECOGNITION, ONLINE SEARCHES, BLACK THIS OUT, ANALYTICS, AND APPS. 

I FEEL MUCH SAFER OFFLINE AND OFF THE GRID, BUT I’M AN BLACK THIS OUT, I HAVE A LIFE THAT REQUIRES MAKING DIGITAL CHOICES TO IMPROVE MY REALITY. A REALITY THAT’S UNDER HYPERSURVILLENCE. 

I’M TIRED OF HYPERSURVILLENCE. 

MY EXPERIENCES WITH AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT MADE ME AWARE OF MY OVERALL STANDING IN SOCIETY. AT SIX YEARS-OLD I WAS RACIALLY PROFILED AND HANDCUFFED BECAUSE A POLICE OFFICER MISTOOK ME FOR A DRUG DEALER. AT EIGHT YEARS-OLD I SAW MY BROTHER GET SLAMMED ON TOP OF A POLICE CAR BY AN AGGRESSIVE OFFICER. 

I’M TIRED OF POLICE BRUTALITY. 

AMERICA LIED TO MY PARENTS WITH THEIR PROMISE OF AN “AMERICAN DREAM.” THERE’S NO LAND OF THE FREE WHEN YOU AREN’T THE SHADE OF CHALK.

THE INTERNET ISN’T A LAND, THOUGH, IT’S A LANDSCAPE. A DIGITAL WORLD. AND WEB3 IS THE FUTURE. 

PAY MY REPARATIONS IN ETH. 

("PTSD" IS A PART OF AN ONGOING SERIES EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF HYPERSURVEILLANCE ON THE BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS)

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PTSD [demo]

LATASHÁ

for the raps. 
for the ego. 
for the truths. 

produced by Kaui. 
written by Latashá.

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REVOKE THEE.

DLG.

been looking for my mind in the cracks of my couch

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SCATTERBRAIN

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LUNA

Allan Kingdom

Yebo means “Yes” in the South African language of Zulu. Yebo Life is also the name of Allan Kingdom’s  non-for-profit organization.

“Yebo” is also a word you’ll hear across the continent of Africa when the community gets lit! The song was produced by Blk Orchid, & written by Allan Kingdom and TiKA. The song was mixed, engineered, and mastered by Allan Kingdom. The artwork was also created by Allan Kingdom. 

The inspiration for the artwork is a play on the American Gothic classic painting. The intention was to show what taking up space can look like for Black Folk in art. Although a parody, the picture is a powerful reminder that we are all Kings and Queens. Hence the importance of the Nefertiti Chain on TiKA and the Chain of the continent of Africa on Allan.

With Blk Orchid's being of Jamaican descent, and TiKA’s being of Trinidadian and Jamaican descent, this collaboration is an amalgamation of the unification of the diaspora.

Allan Kingdom being of South African/Tanzanian descent was deeply inspired to give back to his community and members of the diaspora. His mother being his influence, built wells for her home village in the Serengeti once she was able to give back. 

Allan is honored to be able to carry the torch, and use his notoriety to donate thousands of pounds of goods every year starting in his hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota. 

In life, we hear more no’s than yes’s which amplifies the importance of the song and the organization! Say yes to a life of love, health, and prosperity.

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Yebo Life ft. Tika

Ben Kessler

a song about changing seasons

artwork by working holiday
written by ben kessler
produced by ben kessler & laiko

the winner of this NFT will receive:
- .wav file
- .jpeg artwork 
- stems of the song
- access to private discord channel
- access to private page on benkessler.world

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april

Jack Larsen

“Spirit” is the opening track & lead single off of my debut album Mildew released under Closed Sessions. During a brutal Chicago winter in 2019, I distinctly remember waking up in the middle of the night and writing this song within the closet of my mold filled studio apartment. I didn’t know it at the time, but this single would set the tone for my music and career to come. 

In many ways, I believe “Spirit” represents who Jack Larsen is—it’s a timeless; futuristic; expansive; and most importantly, freeing anthem.
These are the same feelings that Web3 brings to me. I believe in blockchain the same way I believe in my music. It’s frightening not knowing where the future of art and music will lead, but I might as well enter this new space with a bang. There is no other track I hold near and dear to my heart more than this one.

So here it is: “Spirit” is available to own; a fragment of my core up for sale.

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Mildew

Spirit

Reo Cragun

This is an instrumental I made while we were creating my upcoming album. Interesting story behind this song. 

The collector will receive a handwritten journal entry describing the details of the song, commercial rights for the beat, and stems. Please reach out via Twitter @reocragun to claim stems.

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Journal Entry 1

Excerpt 3: La Di Da

Great Dane

Single - 2020

The first single from the album Delta Fly 

Included is one of the final remaining Delta Fly pins 
- 50.8 MM x 36.4 MM raised, antique silver metal on black

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Delta Fly

Former Friends

bloody white

my ex girlfriend and i were sitting by a fire.  we had been through so much together.  we had spent a couple years making beautiful memories, getting to know every detail of each other, fighting and breaking each others hearts.  we always had so much to say.  this time it was quiet.  i was pulling leaves from the branches of the tree beside us and throwing them into the fire.  she was grabbing the small rocks surrounding us and casting them in.  after years of going back and forth, i think we both knew our time was finally up.  there was a bittersweet feeling filling the atmosphere around us.  

soon after, she sent me a poem she had written titled ‘throwing leaves, casting stones’.  it was beautiful, as her writing often was.  

a year went by and i reflected on that moment in time, and all that had happened since.  writing and releasing songs was my way of keeping in touch.  this was my last message to her.


owner recieves:
-access to private demo playlist
-.wav file
-.jpeg artwork

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throwing leaves, casting stones

Hablot Brown

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SOFA

ROMEYS HOMIES RELEASE 002 SOFA - FRIENDS!

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SLATE

FRIENDS!

Valentin Hansen

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Crisis (The Album)

Devin Morrison

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Dream Lobby Vol. I

Vybe

MADI

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LEVEL/SEASONS

SEASONS w/ oshi

tyler coolidge

"SLOW BURNER" was a single from my 2021 debut album "MOONSIDE" that has since made its way onto the official NBA 2K22 soundtrack by the sweet...so very sweet...grace of the universe. I was born and raised an NBA fan, and been playing NBA2K since 2007. To be able to think to myself, any time I want, that I'm in a video game somehow makes me very very proud of the work I've put in.


LYRICS:
(INTRO 1)
Coolraunch, coolraunch
Coolraunch, coolraunch
(Coolidge!)
Coolraunch, coolraunch
Coolraunch, coolraunch
Coolraunch, coolraunch
Coolraunch, coolraunch

(PREHOOK 1A)
Shawty riding shotty
Playing Party 
Left the party early
She was shakin’ on me
Gauging, tryna see if I was worthy
Now she cozy in the Jeep 
Rollin’ up some liquid courage
She too fine to be this nervous 
My, how the table’s turnin’

(PREHOOK 1B)
Talk, we can do that baby
Smoke, we can do that baby
Grub, we can do that baby
Fuck, we can do that baby
Whatever you want baby
They talkin’ hella crazy
They talkin’ hella crazy
Ohh (x4)

(HOOK 1)
Inside, bit shy
Outside, too fly
Whole night, lil’ while
Yo’ body, you decide
West side, moonlight
Mood right, you fine
You name it, you got it
You slept on me huh?

(BRIDGE 1)
Catchy
I’m catchy
I’m catchy
Tryna go and she won’t let me
(She won’t let go)
Catchy
I’m catchy
Catchy
Oh, I’m catchy

(VERSE 1)
You broke up witcha’ boy last night so you wanna have fun
(So you wanna have fun)
I know you hittin’ them squats ‘cause them buttcheeks sittin’ on DUBs
(‘Cause they sittin on DUBs)
Damn near lil’ baby you lookin’ as good as I feel
I got lost, glowed up, came back to the town with the vengeance
And I won’t front
Shawty I’m here to stunt
And it’s got my ego buck (Buck!)
‘Cause they said I wouldn’t be much
Couldn’t getcha back then now what (What, what)
Cliché but I can take you to the view
Let me do what I do
Give you an impromptu V-day
Get you in yo’ feelings

(PREHOOK 2A)
Shawty riding shotty
Playing Party 
Left the party early
She was shakin’ on me
Gauging, tryna see if I was worthy
Now she cozy in the Jeep 
Rollin’ up some liquid courage
She too fine to be this nervous 
My, how the table’s turnin’

(PREHOOK 2B)
Talk, we can do that baby (we can do that)
Smoke, we can do that baby (we can do that)
Grub, we can do that baby (we can do that)
Fuck, we can do that baby (Oh yea)
Whatever you want baby
They talkin’ hella crazy
They talkin’ hella crazy
Ohh (x4)

(HOOK 2)
Inside, bit shy
Outside, too fly (too fly, too fly, too fly, too fly)
Whole night, lil’ while
Yo’ body, you decide
West side, moonlight
Mood right, you fine
You name it, you got it
You slept on me huh?

(PREHOOK 3A)
Shawty riding shotty
Playing Party 
Left the party early
She was shakin’ on me
Gauging, tryna see if I was worthy
Now she cozy in the Jeep 
Rollin’ up some liquid courage
She too fine to be this nervous 
My, how the table’s turnin’

(PREHOOK 2B)
Talk, we can do that baby 
Smoke, we can do that baby 
Grub, we can do that baby...

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MOONSIDE

SLOW BURNER (NBA 2K22 OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK)

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panoramic

thxk_u

made this on my iPad at work during my night shift grind. was working on my polyrhythms at time trying to level up on my drums. was attempting to create some atmospheric vibes. this was just intended to be a loose track i posted on my Instagram page and the response that i received was mind blowing. my og and the legend himself DutchMassive hit me up and said this was the one. beyond grateful and humbled by this opportunity.

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the sixteenth

FRQ NCY

Alternate cover art sent to first purchaser.

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OVERWHELMED

calli.

Wanted my first release on here to be really representative of me and bring some electronic Brazilian Funk beats to Catalog. I've decided to make another version of the track, as I was not feeling so good about releasing it on digital platforms but didn't want to leave this one here sitting on my hard drive, so I'm proudly putting this one here exclusively on Catalog and hope you enjoy it, as some close friends and I have :)
New version coming soon on DSP.

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