a repository of music projects but definitively not music by me.
I have involved myself in a wealth of music related things over the years. Ironically, I'm not a musician in the slightest and I promise that's for the best (tho, I did try).
here you'll find a sampler platter of some of those projects. this is as much for me to remember that I was involved with these as it is for you to potentially find something interesting. hope ya find something you like.
yk records
in 2009, i started a small record label named yk records (🗣️ "why · kay"). it's has a wide range of genres and a deep well of gems.
below you'll find a list releases from 2026 and a long running sampler I've maintained since 2016. I am biased but I think you should hit play.
if nothing else, join the mailing list, I send a good email.
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yk-167
Talking with Hands / Telefone
The Shit
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yk-166
Tower Defense
“Stop, I Think I've Heard This One Before” / “Effects Are Temporary”
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yk-164
Swimming Sisters
Latest Hits!, Vol 1 & 2
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yk-163
General Trust
PLANS 2
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yk-162
Coupler Ă— sugar sk*-*lls
New Impossible Object
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yk-161
Tower Defense
“Fit for Purpose” / “Artless Hands”
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yk-160
Trash Man
Direct Cremation
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yk-159
Infinite Limb
Seeds for Cosmic Radio
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yk-158
The Prudish Few
Music to Talk Over, Vol. 1
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yk-157
Bleary
Little Brain
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yk-156
Fetching Pails
“A Duchenne Smile”
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yk-150
The Features
Exhibit A (Original Sweet Tea Mix)
Yearly Enjoyables
Every year I end up with a playlist of songs that struck me. Sometimes these are songs that I've played 1,000 times over the course of a year or maybe they're a song I heard once and just felt something. Something worth revisiting. I don't like to call them "favorites" or "best of" - they're just a capsule of the year.
I don't restrict my playlist by any strict set of rules. I try not to repeat year-over-year but, even then, I allow myself the flexibility to include whatever. It's just a playlist after all.
In 2026, I switched over to YouTube Music. You'll find my 2026 Enjoyables there. For previous years, have a look at my Spotify playlists for 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020.
I also keep a playlist of Trial Music - aka music that I would like to form an opinion on but have not had the chance yet. For the extra curious, maybe you'll enjoy a scroll through there as well.
mixes
Before music streaming was ubiquitous, there was an era when people made mixes from CD rips, traded MP3s, and legitimately purchased ones. I tried to make this a monthly ritual. Finding music, sequencing it, making art. It's cathartic and rewarding!
Once streaming became commonplace, the "mix as destination" fell away a little bit. Lots of playlisting still happens. Lots of fantastic mixes still out there. The art is far from dead but the delivery format has undeniably changed.
Below you'll find a randomized archive of all the mixes I offered here on the site at one time. Many of the downloads still work. Don't tell.
