Knew beginnings.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/file/sm4cbys1rx1tewm/Mirage.mp3

Original/track sample: Erykah Badu feat. Kristen Agnesta "Incense" (prod. by Madlib)
Mixed by: @DolapoInc

Mirage - Single

Mirage

Mirage (Prod. by Madlib)

What would Chris Rock do?

Written and Performed by Tedsson
Produced, Mixed, and Mastered by Dolapo Inc.
Sample: "Somehow" by Phony Ppl

Morale

Morale (Prod. by Dolapo Inc.)

Production/Sample: Kid Atlaas "Winter Is Coming"
Written and Performed by Tedsson
Mixed by Dolapo Inc.

I was listening to Ibeyi "Think of You" when at around the 2:52 mark the beat dropped out. An obscure, beautiful sample faintly came in and forced me to give my favorite reaction to any art: "What the fuck is THAT?"

I said that out loud. I was driving alone in the car. 

After getting home I did some research and found out it was sampled from an artist named Kid Atlaas from Paris. The track is called "Winter Is Coming". After more research I found out he died in 2014. The (1994-2014)listed on all his pages means he was likely only 20 or 21. 

I didn't know him personally. I don't know how he died. I was/am worried how he or his family would feel about me using a piece of his art post-death. How does any artist feel about that? How does any human feel about that? The stories and things we have of them after they leave. What we choose to do with them.

I read the comments on his work and wonder if he knows the things he left behind are helping to keep the world spinning. I wonder if that was his goal or if he was just making what he felt or for fun.

This sample I heard instantly sparked the inspiration for a concept I've been pondering for a while. The concept of a hero from the bottom, that only helps the bottom. And no one else. Hopefully it plays a smart part in helping your world keep spinning.

R.I.P. Gabriel Jourde (Kid Atlaas)

Whispernomics 

Whispernomics (Prod. by Kid Atlaas)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyziLZ0P3-U

Written and Performed by Tedsson
Produced by Unicorn Waves
Mixed by Dolapo Inc

Self Help Soundtrack

Intro to Self Help

Intro to Self Help (Prod. by Unicorn Waves)

Written and Performed by Tedsson
Produced by River Weinfurtner
Mixed by Dolapo Inc
Mastered via LANDR

Califloridacation, Act I

Just Talking (Prod. by River Weinfurtner)

When I first plotted out this Califloridacation series I knew December would be perfect for act III. I knew the project was going to be about the past couple years. What happened after I left home. What happened after the Rush of the new city wore off. What happened when I was right back where I started. I knew it wasn't going to be something that commands your attention. It was going to be something to sit in the quiet with. To reflect with. For people who deal with the holidays in isolation for whatever reason. For people who feel like they haven't moved forward a year and decade later. For people getting grilled by their family during the holidays about life plans and don't have answers. For travels. For quiet time. For reflection.

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