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

Nightsalone: Redwoods, Vol. 1

Stoopside

Nightsalone

Outthere // Not2night

Blazeone

Flyme2themoon

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.