Lost On Purpose is an impassioned expression of indomitable humanity and personal resilience in trying times; an artifact of our experiences as humans surviving this inhumane time while maintaining our shine. It is, more than anything, an attempt to be as honest as possible regarding the human complexity of wanting to withdraw from the world completely while also voicing outrage in defiance of society’s absurdity and imagining a brighter future. It is a collection of heaters & healers designed to reignite and restore. It is a reminder to remember that, as Walt Whitman said, “...you are here—that life exists, and identity, that the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.” Get lost on purpose today.

Written & performed by Matt Gano / Entendres
Produced by Wffls
Recorded by Wffls in Wffls' & Blake Anthony's basement
Mixed & Mastered by Sendai Mike
Artwork by Dax Edword

Uncle Allen's Ghost

Dolorous Echo

Odes to togetherness. Created in isolation.

This is an album about togetherness, community & that universal type of love that is beyond mere romantic love and, in the end, beyond any attempted verbal description. It’s about a vision of love as compassionate understanding made manifest. It’s about love as vision, seeing as we wish to be seen. It’s about those profound little moments of connection & spiritual union that are more precious than anything else we experience in this life. 

It’s about living through over a year of deadly plague, being forced to live without so many of those loving moments. It’s about how we’ve attempted to make do without them.

But it’s also about the times I simply walked out of my front door and fell in love with the endless possibility and complexity hidden within every face I saw. It’s about the heights of euphoria and the valleys of disappointment that inevitably follow from our fallible, finite meddling with the infinite, transcendent & universal.

This is also an album about gratitude. More accurately, this is an album about the times that I’ve received the deepest forms of sacrificial love from my friends, family & partners even when I didn’t think I was worthy of it. It’s about how that love has transformed and continues to transform me.

This is an album about romantic love and us clumsily falling into it, too, but it’s more so about where we land when we fall. There’s really only one type of love, after all.

You’re all so beautiful, and since we’re all gonna die someday, I better take this chance to say,

Thanksluv. 
Wffls

All Songs Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Wffls 
Additional Keys on “Youtopia” by Seth From Above 
Artwork by Dax Edword 

Sweet State Records
DAY ONE ENT.
Urbane Haus

Worthit (always)

Luvagain

Withoutu (wrk2bdone)

Withu (honestly)

Worldofwondr

Nolimit2urluv

Youtopia (Album Version)

Sunreyes

1stsight

I could listen to this shit all day. Sample from the fantastic Myron & E and The Soul Investigators, along with some Jim Carrey. 

Ask The Universe

I don't see nobody but me - who I'm gon' lose to?

Wffls'Remixes

Lil Baby - Emotionally Scarred (Wffls' Remix)

Blake Anthony & Wffls present the "Must Be God" EP

The "Must Be God" EP is the latest project from the dynamic duo Blake Anthony & Wffls, released on March 21st, 2024. Comprised of four songs curated by Blake & Wffls, the "Must Be God" EP sets the tone for their much-anticipated full-length duo album, also titled "Must Be God," which is scheduled for release later this year. In the process of making "Must Be God," Wffls curated a sonic collage of beats interpolating classic lowrider soul, rhodes-soaked jazz & blistering psych-rock samples, then chopped & arranged acapellas of Blake's pre-recorded vocals to complement them perfectly, culminating in a unique display of their combined musical creativity & talent. Whether exploding out of the gate on "Hit Right" or whispering in the listener's ear on "Blue Rose," each track showcases a different facet of Blake & Wffls's versatile talents & collaborative chemistry. After seven long years since their last full-length collaboration, Blake & Wffls achieve an utterly beautiful symbiosis of sound throughout the "Must Be God" EP, leaving listeners on the edge of their seats in anticipation of the full-length album. Be sure to follow Blake & Wffls on social media @blakeanthny & @goodasswffls, and stay tuned for more.

Written & Recorded by Blake Franklin
Produced, Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by Wffls
Artwork by Ashley Quarterman

Thank You for Listening

MUST BE GOD (feat. F R E S H)

BLUE  ROSE

GIVE IT UP

HIT RIGHT

Based on the timeless sounds of classic R&B/Soul records from the 1960s and 70s, “Ovragain: Pure Maple, Vol. 1” showcases Wffls’ consummate sample-chopping abilities while also representing a distinct elevation in his talents as a composer and instrumentalist in his own right. Occupying a unique lane within hip-hop, Wffls has crafted a sound that builds on the rich tradition of sample-based hip-hop while setting himself apart from the dime-a-dozen beatmakers crowding “chill lofi beats to study to” playlists. The result is music that feels polished & raw, simple & sophisticated, familiar & sui generis all at the same time. 

Known for his production work with artists such as DoNormaal, AJ Suede, Yodi Mac, and Scribemecca, “Ovragain: Pure Maple, Vol. 1” marks Wffls’ first release as a solo artist as well as the inaugural volume in his forthcoming “Pure Maple” album series.

Credits:
Produced by Wffls 
Mixed & Mastered by Sendai Mike 
Artwork by Dax Edword 

Sweet State Records / BADYOSHI

Ovragain: Pure Maple, Vol. 1 - FULL ALBUM

Nightcalls is the second single from Wffls' upcoming beat tape "Nightsalone: Redwoods, Vol. 1"

Recorded, Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Wffls
Additional Trumpet & Flugelhorn by Marissa Kall
Artwork by Wffls

Nightcalls (feat. Marissa Kall)

It wasn’t all that long ago - before our post-privacy era of relentless distraction - that solitude was viewed and experienced not as a curse to be avoided but as an essential component of a healthy life. "Nightsalone: Redwoods, Vol. 1," the first volume of Wffls’ new jazz-influenced "Redwoods" beat tape series, is a meditation on the beauty and necessity of solitude in an age where it is all too often hard to come by. 

Inspired by the timeless sounds of the world’s great jazz musicians, "Nightsalone" is a testament to the benefits of time to one’s self, or as the jazz gods would call it, “woodshedding.” In the dark of the night while the rest of the world sleeps, Wffls can be found, like many artists, in a state of nocturnal creative ecstasy. Free from the din of modern society's incessant babbling and in liberated pursuit of long-forgotten musical gems waiting to be rediscovered, Wffls conjures the spirits of musicians past and present and distills their wisdom down to its raw musical elements, re-contextualized and reimagined. 

True to the form of hip-hop’s original genreless-ness, Wffls draws from sources as wide-ranging as Brazilian bossa nova, German krautrock, and ethnomusicological field recordings to weave a unique tapestry of musical impressions that speak to the feeling of universal unity one receives only in the company of one's own soul. In this way, "Nightsalone: Redwoods, Vol. 1" will inspire even the most extroverted socialites to ditch their phones and escape to the nearest nowhere, where they might encounter that most long lost of companions - their true selves.

Recorded, Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Wffls 
Additional Trumpet & Flugelhorn on "Nightcalls," "Not2night," & "Seeurvision" by Marissa Kall 
Additional Guitar on "Peaceking" by Sam Bogle 
Art Direction by Wffls 
Cover Photo by Sendai Mike 
Artwork by Dax Edword

Seeurvision (feat. Marissa Kall)

Peaceking (feat. Sam Bogle)

Stoopside

Blazeone

Alonetro // Nightcalls (feat. Marissa Kall)

Contact: wfflstheapostle@gmail.com

For Wffls' DJ mixes go to @pure-maple-radio & @DJWffls

Wffls is a music producer, drummer & DJ based in Seattle, WA by way of Cary, North Carolina. Known for his jazzy, soulful, and cinematic sound, Wffls makes hip-hop inspired by the paradoxically sublime melancholia of life as a millennial American. Wffls's music feels simultaneously contemporary and classic, tragic & euphoric, polished & raw. In addition to his instrumental albums, Wffls has produced songs for revered Seattle & Tacoma artists such as: Blake Anthony, DoNormaal, Perry Porter, AJ Suede and Yodi Mac. Wffls was also consecutively nominated one of Respect My Region's Favorite DJs & Favorite Producers of 2018 & 2019 in their Northwest Hip-Hop Awards, and has been featured multiple times on Apple Music's Official BEATstrumentals playlist. Follow Wffls on social media @goodasswffls, and listen to his latest album, "Thanksluv: Pure Maple, Vol. 2," available wherever you listen to music.

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