the Murmur

A collection of thoughts, discoveries, and ideas spanning music, art, tech, and design—because creativity knows no boundaries

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This Might Be the Best Bilal Performance I Have Ever Seen

Stumbled on this late-night, and I’m still amazed. Bilal’s vocals are raw, layered, and deeply spiritual. It’s rare to see a performance so technically masterful and emotionally unguarded all at once.

Chills, man. Chills.

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Mr Duckworth Does it Again!

This album is incredible. I feel like I’m being transported to late 90s early 2000s LA. If you know, you know. I won’t say too much on that, but thank you for putting the city back on, Kenny. 

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Only You, Forever

Every once in a while, a track drops you into another world. Steve Monite’s Only You is one of those records. I play it on repeat in my house. It also reminds me of a time in Nigeria I wish i could have been around to experience.

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What does my Spotify Wrapped say about me??

Music is such a major part of my life, and my Spotify Wrapped doesn’t tell the full story of my life. But it’s a snapshot into the madness that is my music mind. I feel a way about this and I haven’t quite wrapped my mind around it yet.

I don’t like the idea of paying one DSP for music for the rest of my life. Should we be going back to CDs, vinyl, cassette? Maybe that’s a conversation for another day.

Peace.

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Driverless, but not Directionless

I rented a Waymo for a week in LA.

As dystopian as that may seem, the ride was pretty cool. But there's something about the in-person human experience that can't be replaced with a driverless car.

Just because the future can steer itself doesn’t mean we should sit quietly in the back.