iamnick.eth

On Rotation

ryan whyman

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retrospective

Dutchyyy

Produced by Dutchyyy

Backstory:

In February of 2021 while in the Ableton Live project file for the title track of "The Uproot" A very overwhelmed & Adhd Dutchyyy got distracted by news of a new "The Kount" sample challenge. This was back when he would post drums for people to get busy over and submit flips...     Well, I accidently loaded up Kount drums from a Previous challenge into that Uproot session and ended up recording 3 + hours of Evolving Portals,  Before Finally taking time to refine and sequence a consumer friendly version to submit for the challenge.

https://dutchmassive.bandcamp.com/track/i-cant-kount-single


After the pressure of finalization was over, I went back into this session and mangled it more which resulted in me freestyling over that madness which ended up becoming the title track to The Reluctant Clap: Chapter V (Daily Rambles) [2020-2022]

https://dutchmassive.bandcamp.com/album/the-reluctant-clap-daily-rambles

Now there is about 3 hours of live recorded Audio you don't have access to:
"ICK" (Evolving Portals) but if you would like access to it, just reach out to me and I will send you a link to the mp3 version.

This entire session happened after being awake all night doing back to back Sample challenges in the Omari Jazz Discord,  so there was also an overlap of multitasking at the time, which can be heard in the last 2 tracks of "THERESTOFTHISSTUFF" (Evolving Portals) since I was also flipping one of old sessions at the request of the homie Olarian during all this.  From those 2 tracks you can kind of hear how I got from the Artifact documented that you are reading about now, to the title track of "The Reluctant Clap" since it's nearly impossible to hear without knowing it's the same sample =)

https://dutchmassive.bandcamp.com/album/therestofthisstuff-evolving-portals

***BONUS FUN FACT:

As stated prior in the backstory, this was created while getting distracted in the session for the title track of "The Uproot".

You can hear the original 2014 Flip below on Side A of The Uproot (Demo) at 2:22 

https://beta.catalog.works/playlists/d2fab35b-ee2e-4ee3-a99a-a43fed437e13

and you can watch a 15 second video clip of me creating that track in real time at the top of a mountain in Upstate New York on Foundation.app (Which @cxy collected <3)

https://foundation.app/mint/eth/0x6B2BD6396ADf71b892f7a2f2E8a99bcCFBd78b98/1

and thus, I Can't Kount was born...

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I Can't Kount

Mad Keys

This is the second half of The Hues of Your Smile. I felt this second idea was strong enough to live on its own. It felt like a new season and a new wave of thoughts and ideas.

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Currents EP

Currents

Gavin Gamboa

A dirge in the classical style, originally composed for a film that was later abandoned.

Anemoiac Elegy (2022)
for flute soloist and string orchestra

Flute Recorded and Performed by Gina Luciani
Los Angeles, California, United States

Artwork:
Despair
Mikuláš Galanda
1938

Auction Winner will receive: 
• a PDF of the full score
• equal distribution of their winning bid dispersed among the musicians who made this recording possible

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Anemoiac Elegy

AbJo

a jam inspired by j dilla, featuring my take on a slum village track, "the look of love, pt. 1" and one of my favorite beats/tracks of his off his "ruff draft" tape, "let's take it back".

thank you, jay dee...
🤟🏽

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interlude jams (for dilla)

Low Leaf

This rendition of "SVG LVR" from the project MiCRODOSE was recorded in front of a live audience at The Listening Garden in Ojai, CA on November 11th, 2023.

Remembering this evening feels like a dream that was destined to happen. I’ve performed hundreds of times in my life, but this time felt different. Since October of last year, I had been watching the genocide in occupied Palestine unfold through social media on my phone everyday.  I felt and still feel more than ever, the responsibility to use my gifts as a musician and healer to honor Earth’s divinity and her children. 

Music is medicine ! ! ! 

Recorded by The Listening Garden
Mixed and Mastered by Zeroh
Photo by Marc Alt 
Cover Art by Low Leaf

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SVG LVR (live at The Listening Garden, Ojai, 11.11.23)

Cristina Spinei

January is a song for piano and synthesizer that captures the stillness of winter. It opens with the piano in a mixed-meter theme. I wanted the music to sound familiar but to have a slightly unpredictable quality. The synth pads add a grounding element to the melody and offer an icy counterpoint.

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January

tyler coolidge

This is a re-imagination of "PRIVACY" -- the lead single and track #3 from my debut alt-R&B project, "MOONSIDE" which was released independently to moderate success (750k total streams to date) in May of 2021. This track, crafted with R&B clubs and dancing in mind, features a fantastic verse from the quickly-rising R&B singer Joyce Wrice. This one brings me back to the feeling of feeling good at high-school house parties, or the exhilaration of dancing with a cute girl at any of my legendary middle-school and high-school dances. Good, good times.

100% of this sale's profit will go towards:
1) getting a new much needed MacBook, which will tremendously help my workflow and development, and
2) Buying my ticket to the 2024 Grammy's, where I've been nominated as a producer in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song category for co-producing "Your Power" by Lecrae and Tasha Cobbs-Leonard. Going to the Grammy's would definitely be a once in a lifetime kind of thing and full of opportunity. The tickets are expensive though, and I can't currently justify paying for the tickets in my current financial state.

The winner of this piece will receive:
•1 physical transcript copy of the lyrics
•1 signed print of my album cover with a personal appreciation note
•A 25% share of all streams if/when a slowed version of my album is released to streaming platforms

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MOONSIDE

PRIVACY (SLOWED EDITION)

Dutchmassive

"The Love" 
Written & Record by: Dutchmassive
Produced by: Remot
Originally Written in 2006  
(to "The Sun God" Instrumental - Produced by Hi-Tek)
Re-Recorded in 2009 
(for the "Eclectic Relaxation" Mixtape/album (w/ a few extra bars added Addressing my sentiments about how Lupe Fiasco handled the 2007 VH1 Hip Hop Honors Awards where he was blessed to cover a ATCQ classic and fumbled that honor w/o any grace.)

[context]  https://www.mtv.com/news/tdf95p/lupe-fiasco-vs-a-tribe-called-quest-a-fiascogate-timeline

The version you hearing today was recorded specifically for:

DJ Chong Wizard Presents: "Eclectic Relaxation" (A Tribute To A Tribe Called Quest)

An album where DJ Chong Wizard paired his favorite emcees at the time, with producers who all recreated/re-imagined their favorite A Tribe Called Quest beats.

+ Originally Released via Thick Magazine & KevinNottingham.com (Jan 5th 2010)
+ Re-Released on 100 limited Cassettes (November 9, 2018) for the 20th Anniversary of "Midnight Marauders" by A Tribe Called Quest 

https://chongwizard.bandcamp.com/album/eclectic-relaxation-a-tribute-to-a-tribe-called-quest

Tracklist:
01. DJ Chong Wizard - Check The Classic (prod. by Complexxx) 01:14
02. El Da Sensei - Can I Kick It (prod. by LoKeyNote) 02:36
03. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Lyrics To Go (prod. by Bidimridim) 04:09
04. The Lessondary (Tanya Morgan, Jermiside, A Brother Named George & Elucid) - Check The Rhime (prod. by Bidimridim) 03:55
05. Muneshine ft. Roshin & DJ Sonik - Steve Biko (prod. by Muneshine) 03:14
06. MeccaGodZilla, Junclassic & Monsta X - Award Tour (prod. by Zup) 03:24
07. Frank Nitti - Eclectic Relaxation (prod. by G.C.) 01:35
08. Jovi Rockwell - Gotta Get Out (prod. by Ro Data) 03:26
09. Dre Biggity - Find A Way (prod. by Damar Davis & Fonkee 1) 03:23
10. Moka Only - Push It Along (prod. by Moka Only) 02:59
11. Jeff Spec & Moka Only - Butter (prod. by K-Murdock) 03:18
12. Phoenix Jones & Big Norf Da God - Verses From The Blaq ETz (prod. by DJ Chong Wizard) 03:37
13. Phoenix Jones & Jis The Future - Jazz (prod. by Has-Lo) 03:12
14. The Googlenaries (Moka Only & Bootie Brown of the Pharcyde) - Skypager (prod. by Moka Only) 02:23
15. Donny Arcade - The Scenario (prod. by Don Joe) 03:59
16. Dutchmassive - The Love (prod. by Remot) 02:38
17. St. Mic & Tomorrow's Yesterday - Pad & Pen (prod. by St. Mic) 03:47
18. Wax & EOM - A Date Called Quest (prod. by EOM) 03:26
19. The Movement Fam - Oh My God (prod. by Bidimridim) 03:17

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Lyrics:
[Verse 1 – Dutchmassive]

"Live between a crisp drum kit / Reviving what you miss on some overseas tip, you can feel the sun in this / rich in nutritional substance, you grow when listen, in warmth in abundance, cooked in soul kitchen / we the mission that's completed, feeding you needed, we share the same vision so plan is proceeding / now move forward, this the sound of the new age, when old souls combined and form thoughts on a loose page / The Stage has been set, Pictures been painted, Welcome to Eclectic Relaxation / Training for a new day, departure this very night, the midnight marauder and i'm leaving on the next flight / Florida to France.... I'm still sitting at the Bus Stop, Chilling in a B-Boy Stance / and now that the movement is in,  I'd like to tell y'all how my day first begins.../ I wake, Stretch it out, it's a new day today, nothing new under the sun, I feel great / Lift off, I'm heading towards france and I may, cancel all U.S. tour dates / the weights off my shoulders and fine, and this time i'm not even searching for sign / I'm packing it up and i'm leaving with my my / Juicy Jazz  T-shirt for the ride well, Flyyyyy / I'm High into orbit and thinking that that's it / no turning back Dutch, you got this! / Drop all the drama you carry and uplift, dont quit, sit back, relax and land quick / (sigh) I think about a path everyday......, I wish I knew which one to take......, this break needs to fall into place, before exit into outer space, space, space... / you should have seen my face, I'm watching hip-hop honours and some ones out of place / how you get the chance to show tribute to the greats, then you fumble all their lyrics, cus you never bought their tapes?!?! / This the new-age Native tongue / The Spit Kicker, Beat Fanatic, Re-defining love / If you don't appreciate the value of the glove, then pass over the torch over to someone who does"

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Fun facts:

"The Love" was released as A Maxi Single on DSP's in 2010
[ https://open.spotify.com/album/0GcK2NQMsuAI5ETTE4BNYv ]

and was later added to the Bandcamp version of "Crush Your System" 
[ https://dutchmassive.bandcamp.com/album/crush-your-system-rawkus-version-bonus-tracks ]

******If Requested, Collector of this 1/1 will receive my copy of the sold out "Eclectic Relaxation" Cassette

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Crush Your System

"The Love"  - Produced by Remot

allem iversom

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stuck

OAKK

My track ‘Butter & Gold’ embodies characteristics of being warm and enveloping in their purest form. Appearing as a love letter of sorts, it's shy-verging-on-anxious and dripping in a romanticism, captured in the motif ‘I just wanna say how I feel about you’.

After its release in the fall of 2021 the track has taken on a world of it's own and become a staple and key moment in all of my live shows. 

Every owner of one of my NFTs will receive guest list to any show that I am billed on (excluding festivals). To redeem, please contact  oakkmusic@gmail.com with proof of ownership prior to event.

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Butter & Gold

Elcee the Alchemist

In the 20 months since its release, Coasting has gained just over 3,000 streams on Spotify. This is around £10… and I really couldn’t care less. This song (and its accompanying video) is one of my most cherished works of art, I love it with all my heart and it was never created for anyone other than me.

Which is why I have chosen to decide the market value of this piece, not the audience.  I have contemplated what would be my first release on Catalog since before my Sound genesis and feel that there is no other song I would be more proud to publish than Coasting.

Everything you hear and see was created by me. It was produced, written, recorded, mixed, directed, filmed and edited all within 24 hours. I uploaded it to SoundCloud and social media the next day as part of my Odyssey series, but I knew this one felt different, it needed its own life.

Coasting was created during a 2 day escape to a seaside town where my friend lived. It was a period of my life where things were falling after a wave of highs and I felt truly sombre. I felt that I wasn’t living up to the person I presented myself to be, both as an artist and as a human. At that time my parents were going through a divorce and had just moved out of our family home that same week, which came with its own struggles. I was also in a really confusing and hurtful situation with that (now former) friend, little did I know things would get a lot worse before they got better.

This song is nothing more than an honest translation of my inner feelings. Every sound, word and shot has a deep meaning and memory attached to it for me. How you interpret it is up to you. It was never made for an audience, which is why the fact that it has brought solace to others is so profound to me; no number of streams can balance the weight of another soul resonating with my own creation. Coasting always brings me this strange feeling of melancholic nostalgia, looking back on a time filled with so much uncertainty and doubt. For me, this piece of art captures the very essence of my life in that moment in time and through this, that part of me will live on forever.

I don’t care if this sells tomorrow, in 10 years or in an eternity. What I care about is that I had control over how it is valued in the world, not streaming platforms. Therefore, I’m minting it at 1 Ethereum. Of course, to me it is priceless, but too often we allow others to dictate the value of our work, whether it be likes, views or sales. This is a piece of our universe channeled through my lens and frozen in time. Take it as you will.

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