COLORSxCOMMUNITY (Beta Playlist)

Mark de Clive-Lowe

"Myōken" is the Pole Star - that guiding light which, in ancient Japan, was the focus of a Taoist movement in the 7th Century. I love the idea of mythical and folkloric symbolism tied to creative expression and narrative - the idea of old stories being one with futurist stories and using the wisdom of all that to guide us as we venture into a new reality...

This instrumental broken-beat track dips into so many things I love - freeform harmony, piano and synths painting the introspective opening - the Pole Star shining bright and universal... then the intro music gets resampled and flipped as we sidestep into the samples n beats world of my early 00's London underground club years - the urgency and intention of machine-gridded rhythms juxtaposed with the resampled organics of the intro. 

When it comes to tribalism in music, Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti is a perennial inspiration and I wanted to bring some of his vibes into the mix, writing a Fela-influenced melody hook and topping it off with breakbeats and jazz improvisations on the rhodes, bringing us full circle to all the things I love to blend... soulful harmony, syncopated rhythm and free-wheeling improvisation - the jazz soundclashed with something for the dancer's dancer. 

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Myōken

Tess Henley

Thank you for being part of my very first NFT. I’m very happy to be able to share a meaningful moment of mine for a song that is close to my heart.

-Tess

Self-produced by Tess Henley
Written by Tess Henley & Jesse Boykins III

Nothing More To Say (at home version)

alara

we all want to be happy but none of us actually know what that means. 

the owner of this NFT will optionally receive handwritten lyrics and a signed polaroid taken during the recording process OR a 30-minute 1-on-1 zoom chat.

written by alara
produced by alara and steven lafashia
artwork by monica chitre

everyone wants to feel good

Chaos

Content

Yasminah

'out of my mind' is a manifestation of unrequited lust \n\nthe one that causes you to overthink every \n\nemotion,\nconversation\nand exchange \n\nthe young unlearning of not conforming or abandoning yourself to keep the attention of another - you will go out of your mind trying to keep up the facade. \n\nmay you dance to this song, a lesson in lust and find relief.\n\nfrom my lips to your ears, \n\nenjoy\n\n\nwritten + performed by Yasminah\nproduced by Shyboogs\n

Out Of My Mind

Matthew Chaim

This song is intended to reawaken that within you which Knows. 

The assertive, creative, confident you.

The best language I have to describe this song is really in the lyrics themselves. 

With that, here they are...

Left my day job
Just to stay up late
And wait for Breadcrumbs
To show up on on my plate 
Make you feel special 
Then make you sit up straight 
Not for me
No no 

Flavours keep coming into my brain I can’t stop em
I try to save them and write them down
But they’re playful and rotten
They run away just as often 
I want to name em and call them 
My meditation to problems 
I swear they’re keeping me honest 

So get from my shoulder 
I’m back again I guess 
I’m 10 a years older
10,000 hours in my chest 
And I ain’t pushing over 
No more No more 
No more No more 
No more ya ya 

No more Mr. Nice Guy 

Never been on top
Never been no nothing 
Can’t put this on pause
Guess I got what I got what coming 
So I let go my steering 
move only through feeling
My numbers might weaken 
but Ill be soaking in meaning 
Cuz all these 

Flavours keep coming into my brain I can’t stop em
I try to save them and write them down
But they’re playful and rotten
They run away just as often 
I want to name em and call them 
My meditation to problems 
I swear they’re keeping me honest 

So get from my shoulder 
I’m back again I guess 
I’m 10 a years older
10,000 hours in my chest 
And I ain’t pushing over 
No more No more 
No more No more 
No more ya ya 

No more Mr. Nice Guy — 

"Nice Guy" was written + created by Matthew Chaim & Jason Wu (aka Rabitt).

Nice Guy

salem ilese

“Crypto ₿oy” is a wake-up call for all the chart-watchers, candle-counters, and JPEG-flippers that find a way to bring crypto into any conversation, no matter what it’s about.

We all know them — checking OpenSea like it’s instagram, obsessing over prices, hodling this, shorting that and unable to focus on anything except Discord.

As exciting as crypto is, and as likely as it is to revolutionize finance in the coming years, I want to shift our attention to a very urgent issue, which is the possibility of SCOTUS overturning Roe v Wade. This attack on reproductive rights is something we should be talking about as loudly as a crypto boy talks about NFTs*. It’s imperative that we band together and fight to protect our fundamental rights. To help bring this together I partnered with Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot, who I love and respect, to create the custom art for this NFT.

100% of the proceeds of the sale of this NFT will be donated to The Center for Reproductive Rights (https://reproductiverights.org), a legal nonprofit that is able to accept donations in cryptocurrency.

Crypto Boy

Sophia Alexa

hi guys !! i’m sophia alexa, and ‘kids’ is my second ever release as an artist. i wrote this song about a friendship from my childhood that started to get sour because of distance and us changing throughout the years. i was looking at old photos, and I started to relive our friendship and how easy it was. it brought up old memories like listening to my favourite Bob Dylan songs and spending our summers together. although nostalgia can feel sad, it can also remind you of the good times. this song is wishing everything could return to normal and knowing deep down that change is inevitable. i hope you can relate to it and enjoy it!

since I pressed my first record on Catalog, which was my genesis NFT, i’ve tried to soak up as much information as possible about the web 3.0 space by tuning into podcasts, taking part in twitter spaces and becoming active in several discord servers. compared to most social media platforms, everyone is so supportive of each other! I'd love to bring more songwriters and artists from my world into this space and show them there is another, new and exciting way to connect with an audience and be appreciated for the work they do. i am also looking forward to setting up my own discord to give space to songwriters and artists to collaborate by sharing lyrics, melodies and giving each other feedback! It’s such an exciting world that I want more people to be a part of. 

i hope you love the song, and it connects with you! 

1.5 ETH = option for the original owner to to redeem a 1/1 ‘Kids’ tote bag embroidered by me which I’ll mail to you anywhere in the world - see here: 
https://tinyurl.com/2p8zmc9p

kids

Alaina Castillo

hi, my name’s alaina castillo. i’m 22 years old from houston, currently living in los angeles. for me, music started in my bedroom in texas when i was by myself either after school, work, or sneaking away when life got stressful. i was in choir throughout my school years, but was always told to focus on my studies and things that would put me on a secure path in life. when i was about to finish highschool, i realized that all i wanted to do was break the cycle and make something for myself. i wanted to make those around me proud so that they could see the dream i had in mind was achievable. to them, not being able to see the end result was an immediate red flag for me to stop, but to me it meant that i could create whatever outcome i wanted. 

i started making covers on youtube, trying different things, & meeting the amazing people who supported me from the start. i still talk to a lot of them to this day & don’t know where i would be now if it weren’t for them supporting me and hyping up each upcoming video. starting with a small community was the part that i remember enjoying most. they saw my first video blow up, my channel start to grow, & eventually my move out to los angeles where i started doing small tours and festival performances. it was something that i had always dreamed of while making videos with just a camera and an instrumental track on my computer. 

when i started releasing music as an artist, there were moments where i thought i had found myself, but always had to ask if it was really me because i had no clue who i was or what i wanted to say. i would find it in lyrics of songs or melodies that made me feel something, but i always felt a disconnect. i didn’t realize until recently that the person i was looking for inside myself was hurt, broken & hiding. expressing myself was never something that came easy and i forced myself to forget my own problems to please the versions of myself that other people had. before the start of 2022, i went back to houston with this new mindset, recorded music in my spare room, & went back to the reason i wanted to start making music. the reason for wanting to desperately create a world that i could escape to. it came from sadness & trauma, regret & emotional abuse, but also from optimism. a desire to do more, achieve more & show people that i could make it because there was nothing that made me feel more like myself than making music. 

my new song, “sad girls always finish first,” was the first song i wrote when i got back to la in january. i was sitting in the studio and we had a beat on repeat and the words, “troubled girl,” came to mind. i had always told myself i could be the happy artist that writes about overcoming problems, but when i started to write “sad girls always finish first,” i realized i didn’t wanna lie. i didn’t wanna act happy, i just wanted to feel the emotions however i could so that i could stay sad and eventually come to terms with whatever demons i had. to everyone who listens to this song, whether happy or sad, i want you to know that being sad doesn’t mean you’re gonna stay that way, or miss out on things, or lose. it means you’re gonna experience the feelings that come with the sadness. the anger, the mania, & the confusion & it’ll push you to grow into someone who finally has a voice of their own. i wanted to create a sad world with a dark side of confidence because we all need to escape to that place once in a while. or everyday, u decide. i hope you enjoy it & i hope you’re excited for the art to come.

sad girls always finish first

Iman Europe

i make music for humans that are constantly evolving. constantly learning, unlearning, and striving to be better. not in search for perfection, but in search of progression, and a life that reflects our hearts' greatest desires. 

in the same way that caterpillars become butterflies, i believe that we evolve, too. the covid-19 pandemic has served as a chrysalis phase for me. it gifted me with time to look internally and figure out who i wanted to be and how i wanted to show up in the world. and in that search, i found truths i could no longer ignore. the main truth was this: the web2 music industry was killing me. emotionally, spiritually, mentally, physically. it was breaking me. the feeling of being unseen. the betrayal i was told to get used to. it broke my heart and my spirit. it was a hamster wheel that, if i'm honest, i knew i no longer had the stamina for. the person i'd have to become in order to be successful, the values i'd have to ignore, the box i'd have to fit in— especially as a black woman— would have left me unrecognizable to myself. i couldn't chance that. so i reevaluated things. i took a step away and changed things. i changed me. i bettered me. and then i found web3. 

when people see my NFT success, they think that NFTs are what changed my life. and although they have in many ways, my NFT success is merely the result of the betterment i chose to make internally. and that's what this song "better" is about. a highlight reel of what those changes were for me, and a depiction of where those changes led me. 

i hope this upbeat track produced by kaelin ellis gets you up out of your seat. i hope this vibrant cover illustrated by khalidah c reminds you of your own light. and i hope that you keep choosing betterment; even when it's hard.

this is one of the best songs i've ever written. so excited to share.

with peace,
iman europe

lyrics:
i’ve been in the light 
finally 
feels like it’s the first time i’ve been free
had to get it right
silently
yelling at my old self (RIP, she gone!)
reborn and now i got some new wings
if you look good, you’ll see the God on me
damn it look good to see a smile on me!
=D

better than i’ve been
i’m so much better than before
i had to go and try again
i had to cry and let it go
i had to break what couldn’t bend
i had to kill what couldn’t grow 
now i ain’t afraid to take the win
i ain’t afraid to let em know
that i’m

better on my left
better on my right
better than the first day of my fight
present is a test
future looking bright
live it like my birthday, i just might
and i ain’t gon stress
it’s alright
i already had the worst days of my life
doin my best
still gon try
even if it hurt me

better than i’ve been
(i’m so much) better than before
(i had to) go and try again
(i had to) cry and let it go
(i had to) break what couldn’t bend
(i had to) kill what couldn’t grow
(i had to) cut off those loose ends
you cannot f* wit me no mo! WOAH

better on my left
better on my right
better than the first day of my fight
present is a test
future looking bright
live it like my birthday, i just might
and i ain’t gon stress
it’s alright
i already had the worst days of my life
doin my best
still gon try
even if it hurt me

i’m so much better
better x32

you’re better thank you’ve been
(you’re so much) better than before 
(you had to) go and try again
(you had to) cry and let it go
(you had to) break what couldn’t bend
(you had to) kill what couldn’t grow
(you had to) cut off those loose ends
THEY CANNOT F* W YOU NO MO! WHOA!

better

Jackintheway

All revenue from this NFT will go straight to the LegalAbortion.eth wallet to aid in the push for reproductive rights in the U.S. and across the world.

“Body & The Beast” is a song I wrote to my partner in order to help process the events of the last few weeks: beginning with the court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade.

Sometimes we can put these emotions into words, and sometimes the best thing we can do is to just be present with our loved ones, so that we feel (beyond language) that we aren’t alone.

As I finished the song, I realized that I wrote this for the world as well. To the people most directly affected by this change, my heart is with you. I am inspired by your courage and I am here alongside you.

The photographs in the cover artwork collage were taken by D.C. based photographer Robin Fader, documenting the demonstrations by activists and allies.

About Robin Fader
Robin Fader is a multi-Emmy award-winning commercial producer and photographer. Her photos have been featured on CBS Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley, Canadian Broadcast News, Washingtonian Magazine, Bethesda Magazine, Shutter Magazine, Michigan Today and on NBC Washington, DC.

She is winner of the documentary photography category for the 17th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers. On June 18th, she posted this personal story to her Instagram page:

“I had an abortion at the age of 14. It was PRE-Roe and I had to go to another state to have the procedure. The threat of Roe being overturned makes me recall that very frightening time of my life. While I do not remember everything, I do remember being on the operating table and the doctor saying to me just before the lights went out, ‘Shame on you.’

Without the abortion, life would not have granted me:
- the most amazing and loving husband and daughter
- the chance to go to college and graduate school
- a multi-Emmy award winning and fulfilling career
- the chance to truly give-back and do what I love most..take photos for non-profits and take to the streets to protest for what I believe in.

Today I give thanks to the people who are boldly taking this message to the streets: ‘Overturn Roe?? HELL NO!’”

Learn more about Robin Fader at http://robinfader.com

About LegalAbortion.eth
Launched by UnicornDAO, LegalAbortion.eth acts as a simple and safe wallet for funds that will go to a variety of vital nonprofit organizations via Endaoment.

Resources:

Digital Defense Fund’s Guide to Abortion Privacy:
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Center for Reproductive Rights:
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LegalAbortion.eth
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Lyrics:

I don’t know what to say
But I’m here for you anyway
(I’m here for you anyway)
I’ll fight by your side
For your body and your mind
For the choice that only you can make

You’re right to be feeling rage
You’re right to be angry at this world
Wish I could reverse their change
Wish I could avenge your right they stole

It’s a cry from people that are dying inside
Lies they’re eating to avoid the new light
Find it tragic but I see the pattern
I pray for balance I pray

I will imagine you at peace
Imagine the apologies and sobbing at your feet
Imagine revolution for your body and the beast
Imagine retribution as you want it for your means

But you could be consumed with shit that makes you wanna suffer
Like you’re itching at a scab and then it bleeds into another
You’re searching for an answer but the question keeps changing
So it never lets you be, never lets you quite make it

I’m not sure exactly what you need but you can tell me
I will take action and listen
With patience and I will sit with
this helplessness we’ve been feelin
This isn’t just your issue it’s our issue
I will pause with you and then offer what I can

Fight for a world that we want our children living in
Fight for a world that we deserve to be living in
I couldn’t tell you what I think’ll happen next
but I have faith that where we’re headed will better than the past

I don’t know what to say
But I’m here for you anyway
(I’m here for you anyway)
I’ll fight by your side
For your body and your mind
For the choice that only you can make

You’re right to be feeling rage
You’re right to be angry at this world
Wish I could reverse their change
Wish I could avenge your right they stole

It’s a cry from people that are dying inside
Lies they’re eating to avoid the new light
Find it tragic but I see the pattern
I pray for balance I pray

I don’t know what to say
But I’m here for you anyway
(I’m here for you anyway)
I’ll fight by your side
For your body and your mind
For the choice that only you can make

I will imagine you at peace
Imagine revolution for your body and the beast
I will imagine you at peace

Imagine you at peace
Promise I’ll Imagine you at peace

Body & The Beast

LIFEOFTHOM

Bonnie & Clyde written by LIFEOFTHOM & LATASHÁ, produced by Gabe Monro is a classic off my EP "BUTTA" released 2018, with press from Lyrical Lemonade featuring artist OSHUN, STRO, BIGGDOGG, & SIIMBA SELLASIE 

BUTTA! was a project that allowed me to sonically peer further into the creations that i now hold, it was the bridge for me that connected the sound i was breaking from into the sound i was coming into! 

Making this song specifically i wanted to reflect an energy i knew only LATASHÁ could come through for, BONNIE & CLYDE to me means embodying all aspects of your being thus loving your collective completely, loving yourself, loving those around you, loving your family, loving the very things that build who you truly are! Loving the journey! 

Upon the purchase of this NFT, purchaser shall receive free LIFEOFTHOM exclusive merchandise, along with a download link to the rest of the project & a link to my new unreleased music being released 2022/2023.

BONNIE & CLYDE ft. LATASHÁ

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Coming 2 You

remcycles

yo :)

this is the instrumental to THROWED!, a song i created alongside my friend BadAlphabet, an amazing artist and human being.

I made this beat on a whim one day while I was experimenting with new styles. I use a lot of bass guitar and neo-soul / gospel chords on the piano but i usually drown it all out with a huge 808 or crazy processed drums lol
 this is the first song i'm releasing where i wanted to communicate just a groove and a feeling of smoothness. comfort and lush vibes, not dance breaks or extreme hype energy LMAO

how BA landed on the track was due to the magical connections and community in the outsider discord. One of the first communities in the web3 music scene that really is pioneered towards uplifting everyone and making sure everybody eats. I was playing some stuff in the discord  VC and when BA heard this beat, he was like: I NEED that. Sent him over the beat, he ATE , and the rest is history.

Whoever collects the beat, me and B.A. are releasing the song very very sooon so I would love to give you the full version for free, plus the WAV file so you can listen anywhere you would like. 

*also hit me up in the DMs on twitter as I have a special offer for you*

anyone who listens to this I hope you have a beautiful day night mornin rising whatever you call it and know that you are not alone in this journey. you will achieve every endeavor and every dream you set your mind to. keep shining your light. - rem/c

Artwork: Image of Galaxies found in NASA's Public Domain Image Library

THROWED! 2.0 (Instrumental)

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"GUSPY TACKLES GENRE-BENDING WITH EASE, AS HE EFFORTLESSLY FUSES TOGETHER ELEMENTS OF BEACH ROCK, INDIE POP, AND REGGAE TO CREATE A SOUNDSCAPE THAT IS COMPLETELY ORIGINAL." - EARLY RISING

Released Feb 26, 2021, on GUSPY'S 21st birthday as his debut single.