This is a cool one because I actually dreamt the chords and other intertwining guitar parts. Luckily, when I woke up I had my guitar right next to the bed, so I immediately recorded everything into the Garage Band app on my phone. Later that day I made a demo for the chorus, and was super stoked about it because it was the first time I had been able to record/mix my vocals to where they didn't sound like absolute trash lol. I had a harder time arranging the rest of the song, as I originally wanted the length to be like 3-3 1/2 minutes, but nothing was feeling right, so I landed on the very short 2 minute structure you're listening to now. Hope ya like!

Velcro

came up with the idea for this song one random night while playing acoustic guitar on my girlfriend's couch. i was just beginning to learn about scales and what kind of chords can fit where in any given key, so i was fiddling around with chord progressions in Ab minor and came across this really mischievous progression that sounded nice. i immediately started forming an idea of what a potential vibe could be and such, and i recorded the progression on my phone with some notes on how to record the song. cut to like 7-8 months later and i finally got around to doing a proper recording the damn thing. i recorded and arranged almost the whole instrumental in one evening, and wrote the lyrics/added the vocals over the course of a few days. 

for me, this song is kind of an ode to good times with friends -- that feeling of empowerment and invincibility when you're cruising down the street and getting into antics with those closest to you, but sometimes you can go too far and those antics can backfire. whether it's being pressured into doing something, or maybe experimenting with something, sometimes in can cause you to question your relationship with those friends and even yourself. once you're older and look back on those times though, there's usually not much regret in the long run haha. the friendship will always be there and those memories will have a nice rose tint.

WHEELIE

Invited a few friends to remix some of my songs across my entire official discography (as of October, 2022). Fun times all around.

PostUp - Grizzzila Remix

Absolutely pains me to put this back up as public, but i need to face my demons. If you wanna see me/this beat get roasted over the fire (mostly this beat), check out Fliko's video that documented the whole battle (timestamp for my beat is 3:41): https://youtu.be/E6oN0o7NtXc?t=221

Kenny hated it lol. 10th place though!

Kenny Beats Beat Battle 11 - 19 - 22

The result of me trying to just have fun making music, and not hold back in terms of making the stuff I really feel like making. I've spent the last couple of years putting a lot of pressure on myself to make music "work," and I think this is the first step for me in getting away from that toxic mindset and just re-teaching myself how to use music as a vessel for expression and enjoyment. I'm really proud of this beat tape, and feel a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders for doing something a little more unorthodox and deciding to put this out (which is something I never would have done even a few months ago).

All of these beats were made in about a 3-month period, with about 90 other beats ending up on the cutting room floor. Most of these were just made for practice/fun, and I just so happened to like them enough to release them. I took lots of inspiration from artists like J Dilla, Spell, Kenny Beats, Andrew Huang, Tom Misch, Mike Shinoda, Mac Miller, Khruangbin, and Flying Lotus.

This project came together from lots of love and fascination for the craft of producing & making music, and I hope my little contribution to that world succeeds in bringing some enjoyment to you.

Slapped

Beats

spell ripoff beat

despise the lyrics in the verse/pre-chorus, but they're kinda placeholder/for fun anyway. just thought this was a sick vibe.

juswannasee

goofy beat running through the vinyl sim on my sp-303 OMG I LOVE THIS THING!!!!!

spelunked

first beat in a minute

currently building up a drum kit (i've been wanting live drums FOREVER), and the snare and hi hat showed up yesterday (bass drum's still on its way). been messing around with learning some grooves on the hat and snare, and have already experimented with recording them in my studio, so i came up with this beat today. hope ya like.

shark infested waters

quick lil something i made today. just got home from vacation yesterday so a bit melancholy

Back Home

Boogie

In My Way

made this on stream

come hang out! i stream on both Twitch & YouTube:
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/carogacrib
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yxBLG0vYO3TqVjc_OCf1Q

practice session 8-8-23

rural stargazing

mixed this on my headphones (which i'm not very accustomed to yet), so sorry if this sounds like booty

makeout snitch

Everything is written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by me in my bedroom. Thank you for listening •❂•

SamKing

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