Escapements
An album about the mechanisms that move us through time, is out now!
I did everything but take the raw photos
and all DSP
This one feels really good
got awarded a healthy art grant im so fucking grateful 🥲
grinding shit out with no budget making it work hustling 9 different ways without a degree or classical training ive always been intimidated by grant applications afraid i wouldnt use the right language.
BUT WE UP 2DAY
been a minute since i dropped a new embroidered tee … youtube to mp3: an ableton producer’s best friend 💻🎼
tees available any size $ 24.44 + shipping. Local pickup available. DM or email tron
@grape
-god.com to cop!
we aint tryna blow up we tryna get hella good at what we do any attention is a side effect we over here learning new skills & expanding our craft while yall just come up with new excuses. we aint weird, weird is saying ur an artist but never making shit or taking risks. les go
“Thugger Teaches Beethoven How to Mix Vox in Pro Tools”
NEW 16” x 20” oil on canvas painting for sale, dm or email tron
@grape
-god.com to bid.
Bidding starts at $500
+Prints available!
From my new series, “Repainting History”
Holla for commissions!
the year is 2023… the gov’t has began issuing ketamine to treat post-monkey pox depression. gas is $19/gallon. jeb bush just announced his run for president against the rock. the google ai just hit
#7
on the billboard hot 100. in a legal k-hole, u look back fondly at july 2022…
2014 i was shroomed out eating at lardo when i heard loud ass Lao music and looked over to see my grandpa mobbing down hawthorne. hopped into his car at the red light then we looped the block and he got out for a pic. think this might be my fav photo of all time
heres a gofundme link for Krystál’s healing/recovery fund. im a lil delirious off no sleep writing this from the ICU but i wanted to get the ball rolling to raise money for her. shes still under heavy sedation but is stable on the ECMO. ill update soon🙏🏼
i had a full-time salaried job for 8 years from 19-27 got laid off and said fuck that blacked out and promised id be a painter that night…never looked for another job, 5 years later & i’m still livin off the easel. idc if i pop outside pdx im livin off my art i already made it.
just finished this 4’ x 8’ mural at a new Starbucks in Sherwood ! first gig on my own doin mural commissions (not my design) now i know how to do these whole thangs start2finish, ready to fo bigger... hire me!
my poker friends got this commissioned 4 me by my favorite performance artist
@uespiiiiii
!! i’m so fuckin stoked this is the greatest shit ever im fuckin flabbergasted
i put in so much fuckin work across several mediums and at the end of the day people can just describe me as “weird.” if i didnt look like this would i be poppin? if i moved to LA would i get famous friends to validate me? who knows who cares im building a timeless landmark baby
i released 300+ songs last year because i was very depressed after losing my baba and childhood homie and was tryna save myself. idc about doing things “the right way to blow up.” im doin this to feel ok.
people clog up their own creative flow by putting so much pressure on how shit will be received that they’re scared to drop. artists gotta be less scared of being disliked. just do your fuckin thing and it will make sense
if u an underground / diy artist u have the advantage of zero pressure to make other people money. u can do whatever u want. be your full self, ur not famous ur not next up but u can still inspire your peers & make meaningful shit no matter whos watching. ur freee! act like it
why would anybody write about a portland artist working with 40 other portland artists to create a huge collection of original music every month for a year? naw lets just tell you who we saw at the last party we went to
we didnt know when DOOM died then we didnt know what day he was born i think this sheds a light on artist : fan relationship in an era where there is too much transparency from artists and little mystery. privacy is power, discretion gives boundaries to appreciate someones art.
theres a lack of funk in underground post-backpack rap shit… the tough guy/sad guy monotone shit get boring quick people dont sound like they havin fun just tryna prove some shit and im not sure what that is? who cares about your pen if your personality is lame
EATING OVER THE TRASH
Album
#41
: fully self-produced/recorded/mixed/mastered.
15 joints, only feature is
@saigewolley
on BODY:BAGGAGE.
15 of my heaviest joints ive ever made. This is 4 those who care.
2019 i had my gas off for 8 months, no furnace no hot water, while doing a tape a month. now im 5 months into being able to rent another room in the house for a studio all off painting/embroidery/verses/recording. shit works out when u keep fucking going. aint no other option!!!
last year i was supposed to have my first ever shoe collaboration drop but right after we finished the first sample my friend got hit with a cease n desist. only one pair exists in the world and im still waiting to feel worthy wearing em, hopin to make another shoe soon
this advice is fucking dumb. i hate that all people care about is release strategy, and not the freedom of the artist. do whatever u wanna do and dont listen to anybody. the business side really robs music of its soul. man.
artists pls stop releasing projects with no real fanbase
the internet does not want to listen to an artist they've never heard before for 30 minutes straight
singles singles singles singles
weed 2 good n 2 cheap in ore. to be confrontational thats y everybody yields in traffic & when u ask hows it goin ppl say “can’t complain” $40 oz? fuck goin to la or nyc to chase my dreams im stayin here & makin em come to me & if they dont atleast i lived within my means lmao
u can skip a lot of of effort tryna be cool by just having fun. genuinely try to have the most fun you can making yr art and see what happens. its the “i gotta take my shit so serious im miserable with expectations” that stunts your creativity. ur supposed to explore n be free‼️
u didnt become an artist to play it safe… you are not a politician u dont need the majority of people to like u. u needa carve paths untraveled, go deeper, take risks. USE that creativity. dont just do what comes easily. challenge yourself. stop tryna conform to preserve yr ego.
yall artist social media “strategies” are just justification 4 narcissism + being fake as fuck you know posting 30 stories a day aint makin your shit better u just want instant gratification no matter how small it is, ur just putting bread in zuck pockets hate2breakit2 dot edu
found out yesterday that krystal was considered “50/50” before she was put on life support, probably a good thing they didnt tell me til she was alright. those are not great odds and it’s crazy how fast she beat it after ECMO. should be coming home this afternoon…
270k plays so far on spotify alone for the two joints on soul trash. before that i only had like two songs break 1000 streams anywhere. hyped for all the people coming across the whole catalogue n diving in !
Rather Be A Bootlegger Than A Bootlicker
New embroidered shirt now available made to order dm to cop u cant get this shit anywhere else
34.44 shipped
30 pdx pickup
i had to come up with 90% of my rent in a week so i came up with a new shirt idea every day of the week and made it happen. no begging no droppin my cashtag just made some shit posted it and kept it movin. feelsgoodman
CABERNET SAYER
OUT NOW EVERYWHERE
Co-production by
@PartyonMarz
on Buzzed Rickson & Patch Atoms
Co-production by
@JaneiroLockhart
on Buzzed Rickson
Produced/Written/Recorded/mixed/mastered/art by Old Grape God