Yards

Having taste matters more than having good taste.

Breathe in. Release. Season 4. Happy 2026.

Check in with yourself more than once a year

On the importance of feedback on your ideas and creations

A lil recap

On cost, price, value & the future for creators

"Archive" talks about archiving as storytelling. Individual works connect to the larger story and sometimes seeing it all at once creates fresh perspective.

Distribution is the final boss of ideas

Everyone needs these kinds of homies. 1155: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4114766064 20: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x78de0d4a559915257245d1eb95e1907bb79a0a78

On monetizing the group chat and retreating to The Dark Forest NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4114069744 Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0xe1e626b18a6e0c183d535e96da23ce82adb3aa68

The Race of life, not THAT race!

"Holistic Audit" talks about my desire to "lock in" once I got back from Japan and realizing how silly it is. Checking in on myself usually means "how's work coming" and this is a reminder that I need to approach it with more of my whole self in mind.

Distro is king. This time inspired by these 2 things:1. Searching for recommendations in Japan2. A bigger artist using the same sample I did for one of the songs on my album for one of the songs on their album NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4139020528 Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0xc5cdff4a31b87a641ec90151af5328f37377feb4

"Biggest In Japan" is a album release week dump. Enjoy. My album, That Time I Found An Abandond Mech and It Turned Out To Be A Gundam and I Became The Greatest Pilot in The Universe, releases October 20. This video is an NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4134396144 This video is a coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0xa42142a1ad913ff499e3dec818a568f01feefce6

A journal entry on losing the plot NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4129923312 Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0xa9dc14f3b7d9c549282fb6c1ffa8f5dffbf1b461

I made an album in 45 days (that you should listen to at blackdave.xyz ) and this episode focuses on my reflections learnings and thoughts from the other side. NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4159033584 Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x781f9eca704f807a7b6854fa4a30592585222a74

About our choice to post everywhere in such a noisy world Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x04e73a3dcfbe60bc15078bac4dcde3396df3fe16 NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4158619888

"Rap Music Is Dead" talks about the decline of rap music in current pop culture, and what we can learn/do from it. Collect: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4153213168 Gamble: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x24252a56c2cfbe06ce62450ab87d4305b2bb89b7

An episode about my (and all everyone's) need to make prototypes, samples & sketches. NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4151976176 Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x103b1a1bddb0de9e492ca77f4c5bdbac63c27fb9

"Vs Expectation" is a compilation of thoughts on the role of expectations as I get older. It feels like I'm constantly at war with them. Constantly. NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4177170672 Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x3f7a7f308f31b2724e5f6f966b60e2159fc42d32

On the return to all things physical NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4169281776 Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0xbfbd3ab0d847c964ec6c4febde293237f81ce9bc

I'm gonna make an album in 45 days. Here's my manifesto.

Some thoughts on music focused social media pages. Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x33fb7d629cfda3c54fe0d8982f016cc97f337786 NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4161075440

An episode on treating your social media like a media network instead of a social channel

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